Jack Quann

Podcast: What's in Budget 2026 for you?

The measures in Budget 2026 are not going to change the amount of money in people's pockets, economist Kate English has told Behind the Story.

Behind the Story • 07 Oct

Podcast team sitting discussing the latest topics

Podcast: Government spending and Taylor Swift thoughts!

As the Government puts the final touches on the Budget, this weekend's episode of Behind the Story takes a look at public spending and an innovative database that is helping to keep track of public money.

Behind the Story • 03 Oct

RTÉ’s Brian O'Donovan tells Katie and Fran about the Appeals Centre Europe on Behind the Story

Podcast: Europe's 'best kept secret' on tech complaints

Tech companies are not making it easy for social media users who want to complain to the Appeals Centre Europe, Brian O'Donovan has told Behind the Story

Behind the Story • 01 Oct

New York Times video journalist Alex Stockton talks to Behind the Story about the MAHA movement

Podcast: RFK and the rise of 'MAHA'

People can fall down a 'MAHA rabbit hole' after starting off their health journey with good intensions, a New York Times journalist has told Behind the Story.

News Headlines • 22 Sep

David, Katie and Fran talk to UCD's Orla Hegarty on Behind the Story

Podcast: Should housing targets be changed?

UCD's Orla Hegarty tells Behind the Story there is a mistaken belief that supply will reduce price.

Behind the Story • 18 Sep

Podcast: The Ploughing, succession and social media

Behind the Story recorded a bonus episode from the National Ploughing Championships this morning.

Behind the Story • 16 Sep

David, Katie and Fran talk to Prof Jonathan Tonge on Behind the Story

Podcast: How Tommy Robinson's protest got so much support

Protests like those seen in London at the weekend could become "a weekly headache" for authorities, a politics expert has told Behind the Story.

Behind the Story • 15 Sep

Dr Patrick Bury speaks to David, Katie and Fran on Behind the Story

Podcast: Is Russia testing NATO with drones in Poland?

Russian drones entering Polish airspace was likely an attempt to "map gaps" in NATO's air defences, Dr Patrick Bury told the Behind the Story podcast

Poland • 11 Sep

RTÉ’s Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely joins Katie and David on Behind the Story

Podcast: The search for the missing boy in Donabate

Behind the Story takes an in-depth look at the search for a child, missing and presumed dead, in north Dublin.

Behind the Story • 05 Sep

Writer and endometriosis campaigner Lisa Tierney-Keogh speaks to Behind the Story

Podcast: The 'silent, quiet crisis' of endometriosis

Writer and endometriosis campaigner Lisa Tierney-Keogh speaks about her struggle to get treatment and how she ultimately ended up having to travel to the US for surgery.

Behind the Story • 03 Sep