With ten days to go until Ireland votes for its next president, the race for the Áras is wide open. Catherine Connolly is ahead in the polls, but can Heather Humphreys close the gap in time? 
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The government scrambles to contain the fallout from its SNA allocation controversy, announcing a late night funding reversal but has lasting damage already been done? Plus, Sinn Fein selects Janice Boylan for the crucial Dublin Central by election as Gerry The Monk Hutch gears up for another run. What does it all mean for the political landscape? 
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Irish brothers and self-made billionaires Patrick and John Collison are shaking up the world of e-commerce. Rumours are swirling that Stripe, their online payments platform, is sizing up a takeover of rival PayPal - the original online payments company. So just how did two brothers from rural Tipperary build a tech giant now valued at almost €135bn? And what could this potential takeover mean for Ireland’s tech sector and PayPal’s 1,500 Irish employees?  

Host: Tessa Fleming. Guest: Adrian Weckler  

Irish brothers and self-made billionaires Patrick and John Collison are shaking up the world of e-commerce. Rumours are swirling that Stripe, their online payments platform, is sizing up a takeover of rival PayPal - the original online payments company. So just how did two brothers from rural Tipperary build a tech giant now valued at almost €135bn? And what could this potential takeover mean for Ireland’s tech sector and PayPal’s 1,500 Irish employees? &nbsp;
Host: Tessa Fleming. Guest: Adrian Weckler &nbsp;

How the Collison brothers became the richest people in Irish history

The criminal Dublin collective known as the Gucci Gang appeared to be in ruins, only for a new leader to emerge – a man by the name of Mark Salmon. Clean cut and soft spoken, Salmon seemed an unlikely candidate for the helm, yet he has steadily built a violent and intimidating reputation in the pursuit of drug debt. But is his reign already over?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan

Guest: Ken Foy 

The criminal Dublin collective known as the Gucci Gang appeared to be in ruins, only for a new leader to emerge – a man by the name of Mark Salmon. Clean cut and soft spoken, Salmon seemed an unlikely candidate for the helm, yet he has steadily built a violent and intimidating reputation in the pursuit of drug debt. But is his reign already over?
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Host: Fionnán Sheahan
Guest: Ken Foy&nbsp;

Spin, strategy and ‘smears’: Can Connolly hold her lead as Humphreys fights back?

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