On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

Hidden Histories: Sybil Connolly

March 21, 2021 12:07 - 13 minutes - 807 Bytes

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Sybil Connolly, perhaps the most famous name in the history of Irish fashion. In a career that had her work showcased by Jackie O. and Tiffany & Co - Connolly put Ireland, and Irish materials, on the world stage. In her day her work was more designed than that of Dior in New York City, and even since her passing has remained fashionable. Donal Fallon joined Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Re...

Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE

March 21, 2021 11:40 - 22 minutes - 1.34 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by HSE CEO Paul Reid to discuss the AstraZeneca vaccine safety, the vaccine rollout and targets, Covid numbers, restrictions and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

"It's not great for the Tánaiste"

March 14, 2021 12:45 - 10 minutes - 615 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Hugh O'Connell, political correspondent with the Irish Independent to discuss the latest with the Garda's upgrading their inquiries into Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s leaking of a confidential Government document to a friend into a full investigation. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on ...

"There's no reason why you wouldn't give another vaccine for a second dose"

March 14, 2021 12:13 - 15 minutes - 944 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, to discuss the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in Ireland, what are the blood clotting concerns and what happens to those who already took the first dose. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk...

Karina Butler on AstraZeneca vaccine suspension in Ireland

March 14, 2021 12:06 - 13 minutes - 829 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Professor Karina Butler, chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to discuss the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in Ireland, what are the blood clotting concerns and what happens to those who already took the first dose. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on ne...

Citizens’ Assembly meeting on Gender Based Violence

March 14, 2021 11:31 - 14 minutes - 872 Bytes

Chief Executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Noeline Blackwell joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the Citizens’ Assembly meeting on the issue of Gender Based Violence. A serious and important issue which has increased with the restrictions caused by the pandemic. Now it was already in the calendar as part of the group's deliberations on the broader issue of Gender Equality. But it’s become even more timely; given the conversations that have been taking place here and in the UK as a result o...

Hidden Histories: Oonah Keogh

March 14, 2021 11:17 - 12 minutes - 752 Bytes

We’ve been hearing a lot in the news in the last couple of weeks about stockbrokers and some of the things they’ve been up to in recent years. But because it’s International Women’s History Month, let’s talk about someone who broke the glass ceiling in that particular profession, and discuss the life of Oonah Keogh. In 1925 - Oonah stood on the floor of the Dublin Stock Exchange - becoming one of - and potentially the very first - female stockbroker in the world. Her admission to the floor ca...

Roisin Shorthall, Co-leader of The Social Democrats

March 07, 2021 12:27 - 16 minutes - 1018 Bytes

Co-leader of the Social Democrats Roisin Shorthall joined Gavan Reilly to discuss Covid vaccine rollout and delivery delays, government opposition, reform of the healthcare system, Sláintecare and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstal...

Hidden Histories: Creative Commons & The National Gallery of Ireland

March 07, 2021 10:51 - 15 minutes - 950 Bytes

The National Gallery of Ireland may be temporarily closed, but in a remarkable gesture it has just made 1000 high resolution images of artworks available online under Creative Commons. This bold gesture means that work by some of Ireland’s leading artists - out of copyright - is now available to be transformed and reimagined by the general public. So what’s up there, and what could potentially be done with them? Donal Fallon joined Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. htt...

Professor Philip Nolan of the NPHET on phased reopening

February 28, 2021 12:11 - 18 minutes - 1.09 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by Professor Philip Nolan, chairman of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group and member of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), to discuss phased schools reopening, Covid numbers in Ireland, the new variants, where can we expect to stand by April 5th, vaccine rollout and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. Yo...

Varadkar: "This is a global health emergency that requires emergency actions"

February 28, 2021 11:43 - 23 minutes - 1.36 KB

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the ‘Path Ahead’ plan, vaccine rollout, lockdown extension and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Hidden Histories: Dublin Airport

February 28, 2021 11:39 - 15 minutes - 909 Bytes

Usually when we hear about Dublin Airport these days it has to do with the number of people picking up fines for travelling unnecessarily but there is still a decent level of traffic in our skies servicing people who claim to have essential reasons - although not even close to how busy it usually is of course. Dublin Airport has come a long way since it was first opened up in January 1940, undergoing extensive renovations and additions along the way, but the original building still stands and...

Dr Lucy Jessop, director of the HSE National Immunisation Office

February 21, 2021 11:39 - 12 minutes - 752 Bytes

Dr Lucy Jessop, director of the HSE’s National Immunisation Office, joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the vaccine rollout, efficacy, easing restrictions and what to expect going forward. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Covid numbers: How do we know the real impact of vaccination?

February 21, 2021 11:15 - 15 minutes - 925 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by John Burn-Murdoch, senior data-visualisation journalist with the Financial Times, to discuss Covid statistics, how they are measured and used to make decisions, the latest numbers, projections and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and as...

Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner for Financial Services

February 14, 2021 12:33 - 21 minutes - 1.25 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, to discuss the Covid vaccine rollout, the Northern Ireland Protocol and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play...

Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Ireland Member of Parliament

February 14, 2021 11:39 - 17 minutes - 1.03 KB

Jeffrey Donaldson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Lagan Valley in Northern Ireland, joined Gavan Reilly to discuss Northern Ireland Protocol, the calls from the DUP to scrap it and the EU and Ireland’s position. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play ...

Hidden Histories: The Relics of St Valentine

February 14, 2021 11:22 - 10 minutes - 654 Bytes

Today, the 14th of February is Saint Valentine’s Day. But did you know that some of his remains are right here in Ireland with his relics housed in the Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin City Centre. Born circa 226 AD in the Roman Empire, it’s a bit of a mystery how this Christian martyr came to be synonymous with love but even still, the romantic links to the celebration of his feast day go back surprisingly far. But how did his relics end up here? Gavan Reilly was joined by Donal Fallon for...

Cillian De Gascun, Chair of the Covid-19 expert advisory group at NPHET

February 07, 2021 12:25 - 17 minutes - 1 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by Cillian De Gascun, chair of the Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group at the Department of Health's National Public Health Emergency Team, to discuss the vaccine rollout, AstraZeneca’s efficacy in over-70s, the new vaccinations centres and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Ale...

Covid vaccine: How is the UK’s approach?

February 07, 2021 11:40 - 8 minutes - 493 Bytes

George Parker, political correspondent with The Financial Times, joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK as well the the latest on the Northern Ireland Protocol. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Hidden Histories: Irish-Chinese Relations Throughout The Years

February 07, 2021 11:35 - 14 minutes - 871 Bytes

This Friday we will enter into the Chinese Year of the Ox. This event will be celebrated by tens of thousands of people here in Ireland with the Chinese Lunar New Year Festival in Dublin going digital in 2021. You would be forgiven for thinking that the relationship between our two countries is a very modern one, but there is a surprising and complex history spanning generations, from culinary history to sports. To discuss the storied past relationships between ourselves here in Ireland and t...

Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein

January 31, 2021 12:27 - 20 minutes - 1.18 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by Sinn Fein Leader and TD for Dublin Central Mary Lou McDonald to discuss the Covid restrictions, how an all island approach could work and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Hidden Histories: On Raglan Road

January 31, 2021 12:11 - 12 minutes - 724 Bytes

Have you ever heard of the poem, ‘Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away’? You probably have, even if you don’t know it. It first appeared in print 75 years ago this year - but it’s better known by a different name: ‘On Raglan Road’. Last year, it was voted Ireland’s favourite song, but it began life differently. A poem of love lost, it was perhaps the masterpiece of Patrick Kavanagh. For a poet so synonymous with his native rural Monaghan, most of his poetry was written in the urban environment of Dubl...

Philip Nolan, chair of the mathematical team at NPHET

January 31, 2021 11:31 - 21 minutes - 1.24 KB

Philip Nolan, chair of the mathematical team at NPHET and also the president of Maynooth University, joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the realities of zero-Covid in Ireland, hospital and transmission numbers and what numbers we need to reach to start easing restrictions. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Ale...

Hidden Histories: Elvis, Pfizer and Cork

January 24, 2021 12:45 - 14 minutes - 854 Bytes

Calls for a travel ban, hostility to visitors moving between counties, school closures, an All Ireland Final in jeopardy. It’s not 2020 or 2021… it’s the story of the Polio epidemic in Cork in 1956. Thankfully the mid-50s polio epidemic ended with a rapidly distributed vaccine - so maybe there’s an omen there - but it wasn’t easy to get everyone to take it. On a global level, it took celebrities like Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan Show to get the public behind vaccination. But the story of ...

Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs

January 24, 2021 12:39 - 11 minutes - 704 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs and Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East, to discuss the vaccine rollout, the delay in the the AstraZeneca vaccine, Covid restrictions and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa...

Pete Lunn, Behavioural Economist with the ESRI

January 24, 2021 12:26 - 15 minutes - 936 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Pete Lunn, head of behavioural research at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and adviser to the public health authorities during Covid-19, to discuss the messaging around Covid restrictions and vaccination, how to manage our expectations for the months ahead and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen...

When will it be safe to reopen schools?

January 24, 2021 11:42 - 12 minutes - 750 Bytes

Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh University Medical School, joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the transmission of Covid-19, whether schools can be safe or not, travel restrictions, new variants and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and...

Hidden Histories: An Beal Bocht

January 17, 2021 12:54 - 13 minutes - 804 Bytes

In recent weeks and months we have covered some of the most significant historical anniversaries here in Ireland, mostly centenaries of the acts around the time of Ireland’s Independence. But the struggle for independence aside, there is another perhaps unknown anniversay that can be celebrated too. An Beal Bocht or 'The Poor Mouth' - a savage parody of the Gaelteacht island autobiography, was published 80 years ago this year borne in the mind of Myles na gCopaleen, aka Flann O’Brien, aka Bri...

Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health on Covid Vaccine Rollout, Hospital Capacity & Surge in Numbers

January 17, 2021 12:49 - 18 minutes - 1.07 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by Stephen Donnelly, Fianna Fáil TD for Wicklow and Health Minister to discuss the vaccine rollout, hospital capacity, recent Covid-19 surge and lockdown. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Stephen Frohlich, Head of ICU at Beacon Hospital

January 17, 2021 12:02 - 13 minutes - 788 Bytes

Stephen Frohlich, Head of ICU at Beacon Hospital, joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the rise in Covid-19 numbers in recent weeks, hospital capacity, the vaccine rollout and mass vaccination centres. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Roderic O'Gorman, Minister for Children

January 17, 2021 10:38 - 12 minutes - 732 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Roderic O'Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Green Party TD for Dublin West, to discuss the Mother and Baby Homes report, the government’s response, plans going forward and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the N...

Alan Kelly, Labour Party Leader

January 10, 2021 12:35 - 7 minutes - 459 Bytes

Alan Kelly, Labour Party Leader and TD for Tipperary joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the country’s current Covid-19 restrictions, the Government’s u-turn on the Leaving Cert students and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Hidden Histories: The College Green Riots of 1759

January 10, 2021 12:17 - 14 minutes - 856 Bytes

This week the world looked on in dismay as on of the bastions of western democracy came under attack from its own people. But the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington DC, while shocking, actually shares some commonalities with a scene that Dubliners were presented with all the way back in 1759. In that year the riots of College Green shocked Irish & British political circles and the press who were horrified by the actions of what were termed an “ill-appearing rabble". Donal Fallon j...

Professor Karina Butler, from Covid-19 vaccination task force

January 10, 2021 12:14 - 20 minutes - 1.2 KB

Gavan Reilly was joined by Professor Karina Butler, Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, member of NPHET and the high level task force on Covid-19 vaccination to discuss the vaccine roll out, the plans going forward and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstal...

Covid-19: What to expect in 2021

January 10, 2021 11:36 - 15 minutes - 945 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Dr Gabriel Scally, Public health physician, Former Regional Director of Public Health in England, Hon Professor of Public Health at University of Bristol & Professor Sam McConkey, Head of the Department of international health and tropical medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons to discuss what Covid-19 related developments we can expect in 2021. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download,...

Brexit: What happens next?

January 03, 2021 12:39 - 4 minutes - 273 Bytes

Brexit is finally done, but where do we go from here? Sean Defoe was joined by Enda Brady, Sky News correspondent to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Will we ever achieve COVID immunity?

January 03, 2021 12:34 - 17 minutes - 1.04 KB

Sean Defoe was joined by Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin to discuss the vaccines, the current Covid-19 situation in Ireland and new research on Covid immunity. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play News...

Hidden Histories: The Great Escape of George Blake

January 03, 2021 11:44 - 14 minutes - 849 Bytes

Earlier this week George Blake, former MI6 officer and Soviet spy, died at the age of 98 in Moscow. One of the most notorious double-agents of the cold-war era, responsible for exposing the identities of hundreds of western agents across eastern Europe in the 1950s, he solidified his legacy further through his daring escape from London's Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966. Donal Fallon joined Sean Defoe for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with...

Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport

January 03, 2021 11:37 - 23 minutes - 1.37 KB

Minister for Transport, the Environment, Climate and Communications and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan joined Sean Defoe to discuss what Brexit means for transport across the border, the vaccine rollout, the new lockdown and of course what to expect in 2021. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by addin...

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on Brexit Trade Deal & Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout

December 27, 2020 12:08 - 20 minutes - 1.2 KB

Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar joined Gavan Reilly to discuss details of the Brexit trade and secirity deal, the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, and the levels of restrictions me might expect in the coming months. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newst...

2020 End-of-Year Political Awards

December 27, 2020 11:16 - 32 minutes - 1.9 KB

Joining Gavan Reilly for the 2020 End-of-Year Political Awards is Christina Finn, Political Correspondent for TheJournal.ie & Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor of Independent Newspapers. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Hidden Histories: Commemorations in 2021

December 27, 2020 11:05 - 12 minutes - 771 Bytes

With the year 2021 just days away we will soon leave behind us an unforgettable year of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Brexit to one of contested commemoration here in Ireland. Indeed we now enter an unusual period in the 'Decade of Centenaries' - the final months of a bloody and bitter conflict but also the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. But what will the State be commemorating in 2021? Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen...

Cillian de Gascun, Chair of the Covid-19 expert advisory group at NPHET

December 20, 2020 12:41 - 14 minutes - 884 Bytes

Dr Cillian de Gascun, Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory and Chair of the Covid-19 expert advisory group at NPHET joins Gavan On The Record to discuss the Covid vaccine rollout, new restrictions, Covid numbers and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill...

A Farewell to Rule 27

December 20, 2020 11:46 - 16 minutes - 1011 Bytes

In recent weeks, we’ve been treated to some top class action in the GAA but looking to next year, 2021 will mark the 50th anniversary of a landmark moment in the history of the association. At its first Annual Congress to be held in Ulster, the Association ditched Rule 27 - ambiguous in its wording and always contested in its appliance. Rule 27 is better known as ‘the ban on foreign games’, but how seriously was it ever taken? Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Hist...

Hidden Histories: Castle Catholics, West Brits & Jackeens

December 13, 2020 13:39 - 14 minutes - 874 Bytes

This week the rather unlikely terms ‘Castle Catholic’ and ‘West Brit’ trended on Twitter. That two terms associated with the beginning of the twentieth century were ‘back’ sparked real debate - e.g. are they sectarian in nature? Both terms have been around surprisingly longer than one might expect, and looking at them allows us to examine language in a broader sense in Irish discourse but how do some pejorative terms like 'Jackeen' remain a part of our lexicon while others fade? Donal Fallon ...

David Wallace Wells on how we've had a vaccine the whole time

December 13, 2020 13:03 - 10 minutes - 632 Bytes

David Wallace Wells, deputy editor for New York Magazine joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the Covid vaccine, the Coronavirus situation in the US and of course his article, which you can find here. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Are we at the brink of a hard Brexit?

December 13, 2020 12:46 - 8 minutes - 500 Bytes

George Parker, Financial Times Political Editor and former Brussels bureau chief joined Gavan Reilly to discuss the latest developments around Brexit, if we can expect a deal or not and of course the repercussions of a hard Brexit. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and ...

Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Stability

December 06, 2020 12:24 - 15 minutes - 942 Bytes

Gavan Reilly was joined by Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union to discuss Brexit talks, Covid situation across Europe and more. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play New...

Hidden Histories: The Burning of Cork City

December 06, 2020 11:04 - 16 minutes - 993 Bytes

Imagine the sight of a City Hall engulfed by flames, amidst widespread looting, as firefighters are fired upon and even have their hoses cut to shreds. This is not a modern day war crime, but the events in Cork City a century ago this week - the Burning of Cork took place on Dec 11/12, 1920. In what one historian has termed “the arson capital of Europe” in 1920, an escalating series of outrages culminated in the destruction of much of Munster’s largest city. But did the world care, or had the...

Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health

November 29, 2020 12:30 - 17 minutes - 1.04 KB

Minister for Health and Fianna Fail TD for Wicklow Stephen Donnelly joined Gavan Reilly to discuss exiting Level 5, what December restrictions could look like, wet pubs and of course the vaccine - and its roll out. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, pl...

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