After a bruising presidential campaign, Micheál Martin is facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his political life, after 14 years at the top is he finally running out of road? And how will we remember the 2025 Aras race? 
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News reports about the murder of four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway by his stepmother Tegan McGhee have made for disturbing reading. 

McGhee (32) was handed a mandatory life sentence on Wednesday for killing Mason, who was found critically injured on his bedroom floor and died in hospital three days later. 

Catherine Fegan and Eoin Reynolds join Fionnán Sheahan to discuss the tragic story of Mason O'Connell-Conway and ask what this case tells us about protecting children who cannot protect themselves.

News reports about the murder of four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway by his stepmother Tegan McGhee have made for disturbing reading.&nbsp;
McGhee (32) was handed a mandatory life sentence on Wednesday for killing Mason, who was found critically injured on his bedroom floor and died in hospital three days later.&nbsp;
Catherine Fegan and Eoin Reynolds join Fionnán Sheahan to discuss the tragic story of Mason O'Connell-Conway and ask what this case tells us about protecting children who cannot protect themselves.

The disturbing last days of Mason O’Connell Conway (4), as Tegan McGhee named as killer

All is not well in the kingdom of Posh and Becks. Eldest son Brooklyn has cut ties with his parents, insisting that communication be done exclusively through lawyers from now on. How did the seemingly picture-perfect family fall apart? Where does Brooklyn’s wife Nicola fit in? And what does it all mean for the lucrative and squeaky-clean Beckham brand?

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Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Maddy Mussen

All is not well in the kingdom of Posh and Becks. Eldest son Brooklyn has cut ties with his parents, insisting that communication be done exclusively through lawyers from now on. How did the seemingly picture-perfect family fall apart? Where does Brooklyn’s wife Nicola fit in? And what does it all mean for the lucrative and squeaky-clean Beckham brand?
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Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Maddy Mussen

After 14 years at the top, Is Micheál Martin finally running out of road?

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