Following the dramatic US military raid on Venezuela in January, the Trump administration has turned its attention to Cuba. The objective?  To topple the island’s communist leadership. By cutting off vital oil shipments that once flowed from Venezuela, Washington has pushed Cuba into a deepening energy crisis.  So, what fate awaits this Caribbean island of 10 million people, and its crumbling economy?

Host: Tessa Fleming. Guests: Ruaridh Nicoll, Helen Yaffe

Following the dramatic US military raid on Venezuela in January, the Trump administration has turned its attention to Cuba. The objective? &nbsp;To topple the island’s communist leadership. By cutting off vital oil shipments that once flowed from Venezuela, Washington has pushed Cuba into a deepening energy crisis. &nbsp;So, what fate awaits this Caribbean island of 10 million people, and its crumbling economy?
Host: Tessa Fleming. Guests: Ruaridh Nicoll, Helen Yaffe

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Today we are coming to you from O’Connell Street in a gridlocked Dublin city centre. For the past few days, this has been the hub of a nationwide protest by hauliers, farmers and contractors in the face of rising fuel costs. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the action as “national sabotage”, while insisting that “a gun won’t be put” to the head of the Government. As talk of Defence Forces deployment mounts, how much longer will this protest last?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan

Guests: Ciaran Moran and Michael Farrelly

Today we are coming to you from O’Connell Street in a gridlocked Dublin city centre. For the past few days, this has been the hub of a nationwide protest by hauliers, farmers and contractors in the face of rising fuel costs. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the action as “national sabotage”, while insisting that “a gun won’t be put” to the head of the Government. As talk of Defence Forces deployment mounts, how much longer will this protest last?
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Host: Fionnán Sheahan
Guests: Ciaran Moran and Michael Farrelly

Extra: On the streets as fuel protests continue nationwide shutdown and Taoiseach decries “national sabotage” 

At the start of the week, the London-based Wireless Festival was the hot-button ticket of the summer, thanks to three-night headliner Kanye West. Protests, debates and drama put the booking on the UK government’s priority list. Now West is banned from the country and the festival is cancelled entirely. How did this controversy unfold? Was the right call made?  And can Kanye West ever truly be forgiven?




Host: Dave Hanratty 

Guest: Jenn Gannon  

At the start of the week, the London-based Wireless Festival was the hot-button ticket of the summer, thanks to three-night headliner Kanye West. Protests, debates and drama put the booking on the UK government’s priority list. Now West is banned from the country and the festival is cancelled entirely. How did this controversy unfold? Was the right call made? &nbsp;And can Kanye West ever truly be forgiven?
 
Host: Dave Hanratty&nbsp;
Guest: Jenn Gannon &nbsp;

The many sins of Kanye West

After days of rising tension and a looming US deadline, a last-minute ceasefire between the US and Iran has been brokered.
 
But while the headlines signal calm, the reality behind the scenes may be far more fragile.
What does this ceasefire really mean, and is it likely to hold? 
 
Host: Tessa Fleming Guest: Gregg Carlstrom

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