The Group Chat

Lewis Goodall of The News Agents joins The Group Chat to try and breakdown what is happening with the British government. Also on the agenda, reaction to the new eviction ban, Leo Varadkar's meal prep triggers the internet's ire and James Corden is trending for the wrong reasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Group Chat this week, the guys are joined by VM Sport Bernard O'Toole to discuss a historic night for Republic of Ireland women's soccer team as Vera Pauw's side secured their World Cup qualification. Zara is Donegal as Creeslough begins the grieving process following last week's tragedy. Also on the agenda is the recent escalation in the Ukraine war and the latest on fiasco surrounding a S...

Zara, Gavan and Richard are joined by investigative journalist Nicola Tallant to go through the history and workings of Ireland's witness protection programme. Also on the agenda, Wagatha Christie returns, Fianna Fáil's identity crisis and Liz Truss faces the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe joins The Group Chat to discuss Budget 2023 and answers some of our listeners questions. Plus, Gavan, Zara and Richard discuss the biggest controversy in the world of chess and what is going on with our neighbours next door? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On The Group Chat this week, Zara joins the guys all the way from the United Nations General Assembly in New York. What is the story with garda drivers for Cabinet ministers? Gavan has the latest. Richard dishes on the behind the scenes of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. Also on the agenda is the situation in Russia after Putin has ordered a partial military mobilisation for Ukraine....

On the latest episode, Richard, Zara and Gavan hear some of the reasons why young people are looking to leave Ireland. Plus, they look at the return of the Dáil and the week that has been in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zara and Gavin are joined by Ireland AM's Muireann O'Connell on this week's Group Chat to discuss the hottest story in Hollywood - Spitgate. There is a new Prime Minister in the UK but what does that mean for us? Budget 2022 is on the horizon, but could a renter's tax credit be included? Plus, we pay tribute to the young people who lost their lives in Ireland recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

The Group Chat is back for season 2 as Zara, Gavan and Richard discuss the stories making the headlines! This week, they look at how the cost of living is affecting the lives of listeners, the energy emergency that faces Ireland, the fallout from Robert Troy's controversy and are you pro-spider? The podcast can also be found airing Thursdays on Virgin Media Two from 11pm. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

As the climate crisis begins to affect Europe in more and more extreme ways, governments around the world still aren't doing nearly enough to address a situation which involves the survival of the human species. In Ireland, emissions have gone up, even during the pandemic and the government are still trying to decide where best to tackle the issue whilst Joe Biden in the USA refuses to declare a c...

The race for new leadership of the Conservative party in Britain is hotting up as Tory politicians make their plays to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Richard Chambers, Gavan Reilly and Zara King discuss this week's news including the end of Dáil term and a motion of confidence for the Irish government. The Green Party and personal responsibility in the climate crisis is discussed whilst...

Boris Johnson is coming under increasing pressure as the resignations pile up in the Conservative party and friends and colleagues show up at 10 Downing Street. Michael Gove is the latest to depart the Tories as Gavan Reilly and Richard Chambers and Zara King discuss the fall of the British government and how the Chris Pincher controversy accelerated it all. In a busy news week, the Metrolink from...

Gardaí have said they will review the cold case of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. The murder in West Cork in 1996 still remains unsolved. Ian Bailey has been convicted in French courts but authorities in Ireland will revisit the case which has been told in True Crime series from podcasts to Netflix over recent years. Ralph Riegel joins Zara, Richard and Gavan to discuss. Dublin Airport are set to enli...

Zara joins from Stockholm this week and brings some sobering cost of living comparisons between Sweden and Dublin. Richard and Gavan are in studio and the price of everything from hotels, pints and sliced pans are on the menu. If 2022 is the year of sportswashing, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are making major moves in the sporting world. A look at what they're doing and why. Finally, Zara is hit with so...

On this week's Group Chat, Gavan, Zara and Richard look at the President's comments on housing with Ciarán Mulqueen of Crazy House Prices. They discuss Eamon Ryan's interview about contacting your social welfare office about support for fuel prices. Plus, the Northern Ireland protocol and the latest on Love Island. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Cara Augustenborg joins Zara, Richard and Gavan to talk about Ireland's climate action plan and how the country is falling short of its targets despite the current government's progressive stance on the matter. Also on the show, a 170% increase in the number of people being treated for cocaine use over the last nine years has been reported as the country tries to deal with this issue. And Boris...

On The Group Chat this week, Zara, Gavan and Richard discuss the chaotic queues at Dublin Airport which have dominated the headlines, the difficulty of getting a taxi in Dublin and whether or not Love Island is on their watchlists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On The Group Chat this week, Zara, Gavan and Richard take a look at 'Partygate' as Sue Gray publishes her report on breaches of coronavirus rules in 10 Downing Street and Westminster. Cillian de Gascun answers your questions around the Monkeypox virus. And following the latest mass shooting event in Texas, what is the American government doing to prevent it happening again in the future? Hosted on...

On this week's podcast, Zara King, Gavan Reilly and Richard discuss the latest in the Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney case, Wayne Rooney's apparent knowledge of events and how there are no winners, whoever wins. The curious case of Turkish Twitter accounts endorsing National Maternity Hospital updates is discussed as well as the Medical Lab scientists' strike before the show wraps with a Eurovision...

On the podcast this week, Richard, Zara and Gavan look at Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's 'Wagatha Christie' Trial, the continuing controversy surrounding the ownership of the National Maternity Hospital and Ireland's Eurovision Chances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the podcast this week, the ownership of the National Maternity Hospital comes under scrutiny, Tony Holohan and Robert Watt face the Oireachtas Joint Committee and what does Russian state TV's nuclear simulation actually mean for Ireland? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the podcast this week, Zara, Richard and Gavan discuss rising Irish rents, the investigation into Leo Varadkar and what Elon Musk's Twitter buyout could mean for free speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, the gang look at the closure MTK Global, Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter and how Netflix's share price has taken a hit. Plus they take a question from the audience on staying professional whilst covering emotionally challenging news stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crime and Defence Correspondent Mick O'Toole joins Richard, Zara and Gavan to discuss how the Irish, American and British law enforcement have launched a major joint action against the Kinahan cartel, and how this landmark decision has changed gangland crime in Dublin forever. Mick also found himself banned from the press event announcing the action as we get a feel for reporting on crime sto...

On the podcast this week, Gavan, Richard and Zara discuss the Ukrainian President’s address to the Dáil taking a closer look at Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal to the Irish Government, what it means, and what’s likely to happen next. New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize winner Malachy Browne becomes the first official guest to join The Group Chat. He’ll be telling the trio about breaking down misinformatio...

In the second episode Richard, Gavan and Zara discuss the latest in the war on Ukraine - with Richard in London on the trail of the oligarchs who are now having assets frozen and superyachts seized around the world. Richard speaks to a man named as Vladimir Putin's number one enemy - and the widow of a man who paid the ultimate price for getting on the wrong side of the Russian president. Back at...