Donald Trump, North Korea and Ukrainian desertions. Could this be the beginning of the end for Ukraine’s resistance against Putin’s military invasion?   

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Is Volodymyr Zelensky’s ability to resist Putin’s invasion starting to fade?

As a journalist and mum of three, Melanie Finn was too busy to take much notice of the headaches and falls she’d been having. Then, in the summer of 2023, her condition deteriorated rapidly, and doctors discovered a cyst on her brain. She speaks with Ellen Coyne on emergency surgery, the long road to recovery and how, ultimately, she feels changed for the better.  

‘I kept passing out on the school-run, but I was too busy to be sick' Melanie Finn on the rare colloid cyst that threatened her life 

Remains exhumed from a grave in County Monaghan are being DNA tested to determine whether they include those of Joe Lynskey. One of the ‘disappeared’, the former monk turned IRA man was abducted, murdered and secretly buried in 1972. Lynskey is understood to have tricked a fellow IRA man into shooting a love rival – also a member of the IRA. The IRA ‘court martial’ sentenced him to death. Today on The Indo Daily Allison Morris, Security Correspondent with The BelTel joins Ciarán Dunbar to tell Joe Lynskey’s story.  
This podcast was produced by our sister podcast The BelTel.  

Joe Lynskey: The monk who joined the IRA and was 'disappeared’ over trying to kill his love rival 

Horse-trading begins for a place at the table with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, but you can expect Simon Harris to be Taoiseach for Christmas before handing the office back to Micheál Martin in the new year. But what about long-term? How many seats do Fianna Fáil need to earn to sideline Simon Harris into a full-time Tánaiste roll?

Is Volodymyr Zelensky’s ability to resist Putin’s invasion starting to fade?

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