Will energy prices continue to rise?

Fiona Mitchell brings us the latest updates on the conflict as it reaches day nine. We then hear from the Beirut-based correspondent Rania Abouzei.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aontú held its Ard Fheis in Laois yesterday and Peadar Tóibín, the party's leader, speaks to This Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At their peak, there were around 3,000 partially built housing estates in 2008 and 2009. Figures obtained by This Week show that at least 58 remain throughout the country. Eithne Dodd has been taking a look at the legacy of unfinished housing developments, known as ‘Ghost Estates’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On August 27th 1979, the provisional IRA bombed Lord Mountbatten's cruiser at Mullaghmore harbour in Sligo, killing the British statesman along with his daughter, grandson, and 15-year-old Paul Maxwell. Paul's mother, Mary Hornsey, gives a rare interview on the event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The conflict in the Middle East has caused substantial increases in the cost of oil and gas. Liz Bossley, who has fifty years of experience in international oil markets, gives her view on the current situation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from Reza Sayah (France 24 Correspondent in Tehran); Sebastian Usher (BBC Middle East Analyst); Dr Roja Fazaeli, Professor of Law and Islamic Studies at the University of Galway; Jackie Fox (Washington Correspondent); and Dr Edward Burke (Assistant Professor in History of Warfare at UCD).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Irish citizens stranded in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait, we speak to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest of our interviews with the leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined by Roderic O'Gorman, leader of the Green Party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a US Supreme Court ruling struck down previous tariffs, Donald Trump has announced new 15% tariffs on imported goods. Laura Noonan from Bloomberg News explains the new measures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest of our interviews with the leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined by Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn FéinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.