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The Claire Byrne Show

The Claire Byrne Show

By: Newstalk
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Summary

Claire Byrne explores the big stories through the lens of real life.

This podcast brings context, consequences and clarity to the issues shaping Ireland today.

Covering politics and current affairs alongside the human stories behind them, Claire asks the questions people are thinking, but don’t always hear answered.

From housing and health to work, family life, well-being and culture, you’ll hear smart, engaging discussion and moments of light relief - connecting the dots between what’s happening and what it means for you.

Newstalk Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The Ireland’s links with Barbados run deep

    The Ireland’s links with Barbados run deep
    May 12 2026

    The Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has officially opened the nation’s embassy on Baggot Street in Dublin. Ireland’s links with this Caribbean nation run deep, with thousands of our forefathers being forcibly sent to Barbados four hundred years ago, to serve as indentured servants.

    Writer, Academic and Filmmaker, Professor Bríona Nic Dhiarmada told the story of the Irish in Barbados.
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    9 mins
  • To freeze or not to freeze that is the question!

    To freeze or not to freeze that is the question!
    May 12 2026

    What you should freeze, and what you shouldn’t. With some tips on how to get the most out of our freezer was Orla Drumgoole is the author of ‘Irish Mammy Cooks’.
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    8 mins
  • The oil revolution happening in the United States

    The oil revolution happening in the United States
    May 12 2026

    America is producing huge amounts of oil, more than it uses, and fracking has also led to so much gas being produced that they don’t have the pipelines in place to transport it.

    Could this have made Donald Trump’s decision to go to war in the Middle East a more feasible option? Claire discusses this with Ed Conway, Economics and Data Editor at Sky News.

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    13 mins
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