Ireland gear up for crucial World Cup play-off in Prague

Once a highly unlikely outcome, Ireland have the chance to make it to the next World Cup. However, Czechia must first be defeated in Thursday's semi-final play-off in Prague to keep the dream alive. Former Irish international Ray Houghton previews the tieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war, targeting energy and fuel facilities in the Gulf. We hear from Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist, and Mark Mellett, former Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence ForcesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week speaks to members of Transfusion Positive, who were caught up in the Hepatitis C contamination crisis in the 1990s. We then hear from Cliona O'Farrelly, Professor for Comparative Immunology at Trinity College DublinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People Before Profit/Solidarity TD Richard Boyd Barrett has told its annual conference that he believes a real opportunity now exists for the first government of the left to emerge. He speaks to This WeekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With concerns over so many non-EU payment providers, the European Central Bank wants to launch a digital euro for citizens. So how will it work? Eithne Dodd reportsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are worries that an increasing number of PhD applications from Iranians are being rejected. Fatemeh Golpayegni is Iranian and also Associate Professor in School of Computer Science at UCD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Jackie Fox; CNN's Chief National Correspondent John King; and Danny McCoy, Chief Executive of IBECSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our reporter Eithne Dodd has been looking at the enforcement issues around dog control and dog attacksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To examine the collateral damage to the region we speak to Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent for the Financial Times, and The Economist's Gregg CarlstromSee 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.