Former Top CIA China Analyst &amp; Current Professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown University in Washington DC, Dennis Wilder.

Mystery surrounds the disappearance from public view of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang

Mayor of County Cork &amp; Fianna Fáil Counsellor, Frank O'Flynn &amp; Managing Director of the National Ploughing Association, Anna Marie McHugh.

National Ploughing Championships organisers urged to allow cash payment for entry

Our reporter, Sharon Lynch.  Managing Director of Cool Running Events, Bill Cremin.  National Grain Chairman for the IFA, Kieran McEvoy.  Head of Climate Services Division, at Met Eireann, Keith Lambkin.

Levels of rain throughout July close to breaking records

Managing Director of Dowling Financial Mortgage Specialists, Michael Dowling.

European Central Bank announces ninth interest rate increase since last year

Sinéad O'Connor &amp; Eamon Dunphy in 2008.

Sinéad O'Connor in her own words

Chief Medical Officer at Webdoctor, Dr. Sylvester Mooney.

St. James' Hospital's decision to restrict blood testing sparks criticism amongst GP's

Fianna Fáil's Transport Spokesman, James O'Connor &amp; Pauline O'Reilly of the Green Party.

Growing tension between Green Party and Fianna Fáil over stalling of road projects

An attack on an American tourist in Dublin City Centre last week has prompted calls for more Gardaí to be put policing urban areas. We are joined now by the General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergants and Inspectors, Antoinette Cunningham who is in our Limerick Studio.

Policing in Urban Ireland 

The government’s spending watchdog - the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has expressed concern about the government’s plans to breach its own spending limits in October’s budget. The Chairman of IFAC Professor Michael McMahon recounts his concerns towards government. Finance Minister Michael McGrath joins us in studio on the topic.

IFAC Government Spending Concerns

The Campaigns Officer at the Irish Wildlife Trust, Pádraig Fogarty has resigned from his position after a blog he wrote, criticising farming organisations was edited, and parts of it removed.

Fogarty Wildlife Resignation 

A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Professor Aidan O’Sullivan, the head of the school of archeology at UCD tells us what the Ancient version of Hurling looked like.

Ancient Hurling 

An agreement between the European Union and Tunisia aimed at cutting of a key migration route to Europe has been heavily criticised by MEPs. Sally Hayden an award winning journalist  &amp; Barry Andrews, Fianna Fáil MEP for Dublin joins us in studio.

EU Migration Cut off

Raging wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes has forced thousands of tourists to shelter in schools and indoor stadiums after being evacuated from their holiday resorts.  Damian Mac Con Uladh reports.

Rhodes Wildfire evacuations

Assistant General Secretary of the National Bus and Railworkers Union, Tom O'Connor.

Electric Dublin Buses can't be deployed due to lack of chargers

Journalist Cliona O'Flynn and Director of Met Éireann &amp; Vice President of the World Meterological Organisation, Oein Moran.

Extreme heatwave sweeps southern Europe

Family Law Expert of Patrick J Farrell and Company Solicitors and Representative of the Law Society's Family Law Committee, Helen Coughlan.

The Family Courts Bill

Fintan O'Toole

Ryan Tubridy

Columnist with The Irish Times, Fintan O'Toole.

Fintan O'Toole on Ryan Tubridy's future

Solicitor and Irish Research Council Scholar at the UCD School of Law, Richard Bunworth and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Sport and Media, Niamh Smyth.

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission opens enquiry into GAAGO

Assistant Professor at the School of Communications in DCU, Dr Eileen Culloty.

RTÉ's funding model in doubt following Ryan Tubridy controversy

The Oireachtas' Public Accounts and Media committees will hold further hearings in the coming days, RTE's Political Correspondent Micheal Lehane joins us in studio.

RTE upcoming hearings in the coming days

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