The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)

A continuation of todayys topic in Part Two of the podcast On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall is joined by Paul Lawless to discuss a controversial move by the Government that has sparked fierce debate across the country. Plans are underway to introduce legislation that would remove the public’s right to object to planning when it comes to housing asylum seekers and refugees. At...

On today’s episode, Niall is joined by John McGuirk, editor of Gript Media, for a hard-hitting discussion on the rising cost of living and the public’s reaction, or lack of it. With property taxes increasing, health insurance premiums climbing, and fuel prices surging dramatically in recent weeks, many households are feeling the squeeze like never before. Energy costs are expected to rise even fur...

On today’s episode, Niall opens the lines to callers after a flood of messages sparked by yesterday’s discussion on the upcoming Artemis II mission. What should have been a celebration of human achievement quickly turned into something else, with many listeners insisting we never went to the Moon in the first place. So why do conspiracy theories hold such a grip on people? Niall dives into the wor...

On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall reads out a fiery email from a listener whose wedding anniversary dinner didn’t quite go to plan. What was meant to be a quiet, romantic evening turned into a frustrating experience when a nearby table had a crying baby that, according to the listener, never settled. She says the situation escalated further when the mother began breastfeeding a...

On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall is joined by journalist and founder of the The Iona Institute, David Quinn, to debate a growing and controversial question: is mainstream media really impartial, or has it lost the public’s trust? The discussion follows a recent piece in the The Irish Times which argues that in an age of misinformation, fake news and AI-generated content, socie...

On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall opens the lines on a debate that goes right to the heart of democracy: who should be allowed to vote, and how should they prove it? The discussion comes as Donald Trump continues to push the proposed SAVE America Act in the United States. The legislation aims to tighten voter registration rules by requiring individuals to provide documentary pr...

On today’s episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall is joined by journalist Laura Perrins to discuss how one simple mistake can have devastating consequences online. Laura shares her own shocking experience after her X account was hacked and completely wiped out, losing her profile, her content and all of her followers in an instant, all after clicking on what seemed like a harmless link. It’s a...

On today’s show, Niall speaks to Councillor Gavin Pepper and property expert Karl Deeter about a case that has sparked real debate around tenants’ rights and landlords’ powers. Councillor Pepper highlights the situation of a woman and her children being evicted from their home after the landlord decided to sell the property. While this case predates the new legislation introduced on March 1st, whi...

On today’s show, Niall speaks to callers about a major High Court ruling that could have serious consequences for thousands of Irish households using so-called “dodgy boxes”. This week, the High Court ordered Revolut to hand over the names and details of 304 Irish customers and 10 resellers to Sky, as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal streaming. These devices, which have surged in popularity...

On this episode of The Niall Boylan Podcast, Niall speaks with journalist and founder of the The Iona Institute, David Quinn, about a surprising new report commissioned by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference which suggests Ireland is still more religious than many people might think. The report, Turning the Tide? Recent Religious Trends on the Island of Ireland, examined a wide range of data so...

Ten years ago, Niall had one of the most outrageous and hilarious episodes in the show’s history. A caller rang in with a story that had everyone in stitches — and maybe slightly horrified. She was fed up with what she called the “supermarket runway”: women in lycra wandering the aisles, bending over and allegedly rubbing parts of themselves on the bread, and young men and women strutting around l...

On this episode, Niall reads a powerful email from a listener who says she feels completely torn about the future of her marriage. The woman explains that before they got married her husband admitted he once had a gambling problem but promised he had stopped. Ten years later, while planning a family holiday, he told her he was short of money despite earning a good salary. Curious, she checked his...

Niall sits down with social commentator Paul Treyvaud to unpack one of the most talked-about political debates in Ireland right now: Should President Donald Trump be given a full Irish welcome — including official engagements with the Oireachtas — when he visits later this year? The talk began when former Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl warned the Taoiseach that inviting Trump to address a joint...

Niall tackles a major and increasingly heated global debate: our role as consumers and whether we should stop buying ultra-cheap products to help protect the environment and human rights. From the massive environmental damage caused by single-use plastics to the explosion of ultra-fast fashion and rock-bottom goods from online marketplaces, this episode digs into whether cheap really is too costly...

Join Niall as he delves into a thought-provoking conversation with social commentator Karl Deeter in this week’s episode of "The Open Mic." They tackle a pressing issue: the recent research revealing that it would cost approximately €60,112 annually to hire someone to perform the myriad tasks of a stay-at-home parent. Years ago, Bertie Ahern proposed a salary for stay-at-home parents—primarily mot...

With energy bills on the rise again and households feeling the squeeze, Niall opens the phone lines to hear from listeners on a burning issue: who should get help? Recent statistics show energy costs continue to climb — thousands of households are now in arrears on electricity and gas bills, with people struggling to keep up as prices stay high after years of global volatility in oil and gas marke...

In this episode, Niall sits down with John McGuirk, editor of Gript Media, to unpack a comment that has stirred debate in Irish politics. A candidate for the Green Party in Dublin Central, Janet Horner, recently suggested that the Dáil Éireann needs fewer “confrontational hard men” and more women “working collaboratively.” But is that a fair assessment — or just gender politics dressed up as refor...

In this explosive episode, Niall speaks with UK security expert Will Geddes about the dramatic escalation in the Middle East. Following direct US action targeting military installations linked to Iran — and reports that tensions now involve threats around Ali Khamenei — the region stands on a knife edge. Retaliatory strikes have reportedly hit civilian areas, and fears are growing of a much wider...

In this episode, Niall sits down with social commentator Karl Deeter to examine the Government’s latest commitment to issue a State apology to Ireland’s thalidomide survivors. After the Taoiseach initially declined to confirm whether an apology would be forthcoming, a subsequent “constructive” meeting with representatives signalled that a formal apology is now on the way — potentially opening the...

In this episode, Niall speaks to education commentator Jana Lundan about the upcoming Convention on Education and the National Conversation on Education, a major initiative that will help shape the future of Ireland’s school system. Chaired by Anne Looney, the Convention will meet over four weekends in 2026 — March 21–22, May 9–10, September 26–27, and November 14–15 — bringing together 150 partic...

In this emotionally charged episode, Niall opens the lines after receiving a heartfelt email from a mother facing an incredibly difficult family decision. Her mother-in-law, who had been living with the family, passed away just two days ago following a long illness in hospital. Now, her husband wants to bring his mother home and hold a traditional open-coffin wake in the house, allowing neighbours...

In this episode, Niall sits down with Irish women’s rights activist,Catherine Monaghan a founding member of Wicklow Women 4 Women, for a wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversation on some of the most debated issues in Ireland today. Together, they explore the future of women’s single-sex spaces, the impact and implications of the Gender Recognition Act 2015, and the broader cultural and legal...

On this week’s episode, Niall is joined by social commentator Karl Deeter for a provocative discussion about free speech, censorship, and who really gets to decide the limits of public debate. The conversation centres on reports that the US has developed a new portal — freedom.gov — designed to allow users, including Europeans, to access content blocked under national or EU laws, including materia...

On this week’s episode, Niall is joined by Eric Nelligan from Aontú to unpack the latest provisional crime figures from the An Garda Síochána — and to ask whether they tell the full story. The Gardaí say crime is down across most serious categories, including robberies, thefts and sexual offences. But at the same time, fraud — particularly online fraud — has surged by a staggering 130%. So what’s...

In this powerful and unsettling episode, Niall sits down withjournalist and author and writer Dr Eoin Lenihan to unpack his reflections after spending a week in County Clare. Drawing from conversations with locals — including a farm supply merchant — Eoin recounts a stark and troubling story: cocaine has reached deep into rural Ireland, and the fallout is devastating families. He tells of a well-k...