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• Inside the McGregor appeal

  In an unexpected turn of events at the Court of Appeal, Conor McGregor withdrew the so called new evidence. McGregor is appealing the finding of a civil case where a jury found he had raped Nikita Hand in a hotel in 2018. Orla O’Donnell, RTÉ's Legal Affairs Correspondent, was in the appeal court this week and she joins Fran and Katie to tease out the details of the appeal and where the case might go now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The politics of college fees and tears in Westminister

  David, Katie and Fran take a look at the politics behind the row over college fees. Earlier this week, Minister for Higher Education James Lawless confirmed there are no cost of living measures to support the continued reduction in fees but that Budget 26 negotiations were ongoing. The opposition isn't happy with that position and wants clarity. The trio also discuss UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves tough time during Prime Ministers questions in the House of Commons today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• A stormy year for Starmer

  Labour's win over the Tories last summer was described as a 'loveless landslide' and as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks one year in office, David, Katie and Fran discuss his short lived political honeymoon. Recent polls suggest he has some of the lowest approval ratings of any recently elected PM. The trio are joined by George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times to examine Starmer's political wins and losses. Also George reveals what it is like to play football with the Prime Minister. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• A school beating, defence spend and 27 dresses!

  A school beating that lingered: Paul Cunningham reveals his personal story of what happened to him as a ten year old child and how recent changes to child protection guidelines are helping to address some of the issues victims were experiencing when contacting their former schools. Katie and Paul also discuss Ireland's defence spend and why government are getting involved in an EU procurement scheme. And 27 dresses - the Bezos/Sanchez wedding! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• NY Mayor's race and where have all the nightclubs gone?

  The race to become the next Mayor of New York took a surprising turn when a relative unknown candidate topped the Democratic primary - David, Katie and Fran discuss what that might mean for the Democratic Party. Later, the trio discuss the report in the decline of the nightclubs and the cost of gigs this summer. David and Fran also talk to Katie about the cancellation of the TV show Upfront and what might happen next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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