After plunging the pound with a disastrous mini budget, Downing Street has now reversed plans to scrap the 45pc top rate of tax. But the crisis has put the necks of the new Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on the line after just four weeks. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests; Donal O'Donovan and Enda Brady

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Poundland: Can a budget u-turn from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng save Sterling's downfall?


The countdown is on to the release of Budget 2025 and despite the Government's claims to the contrary, many are already calling it a "giveaway budget". In this episode, we take a look at what information has been given away already, who will benefit and who will continue to feel the pinch.
Host: Fionnán Sheahan | Guests: Gabija Gataveckaite and Charlie Weston.

Budget 2025 - will it fire the general election starting gun? 

You might think Mr Beast is the name of a character from a children's story or the moniker of a gangland figure but you'd be wrong. Although you might not have heard of him, he is one of the world's most popular internet personalities. The 26-year old has built a global YouTube empire around; bingeable eye-catching videos, eye watering production budgets and impressive brand deals. So why are the cracks beginning to show? 
 
Host: Dave Hanratty | Guest: Darragh Nolan 

MrBeast: The 'misogyny and sexism' lawsuit engulfing YouTube's biggest star

First dreamed up decades ago, the National Children’s Hospital has become an ongoing crisis passed from one health minister to another, all at the expense of the Irish taxpayer. Now, a snag list has emerged, detailing a litany of problems with rooms that were supposed to be finished. Meanwhile, the cost of the hospital has spiralled out of control and the latest deadline for completion has been missed. The builders will probably be finished next May, but the fit-out will take another six months on top of that.  

 Host: Ellen Coyne Guest: Fionnán Sheahan  

Poundland: Can a budget u-turn from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng save Sterling's downfall?

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