Middle East conflict fuels prices here, the Oval Office visit complexity and Phil Hogan to seek top UN job.

What is the "appropriate intervention" the Government is mulling over while opposition TDs  rear up over fuel price rises in the Dáil, Micheál Martin survives his White House encounter and SNA provision remains a sensitive subject for the GovernmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oil price pressure ups the temperature in Dáil and pushes prices at the pumps,  what Trump might say to the Taoiseach on St Patrick's Day, all is forgiven as the Government backs Phil Hogan for  a top UN job, and voters give their opinion on how the presidential election was conducted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dáil revelations about future rental profits, more ado about SNAs, maritime security and political fallout from football flares..and what will the students say about shouty Dáil discourse?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opposition seizes on SNA review which Government pauses, IFAC issues warnings again on corporation tax and another Siege of Limerick?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No amendments accepted as Government pushes through the Residential Tenancies Bill,  Killarney excluded from the  short term rental rules,  and singing for housing outside the DáilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The RTÉ politics team discusses those beefy exchanges over Bord Bia at the Agriculture Committee, the  clamour for flood defences  and new scrambler laws soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Government found wanting on scrambler law, the blame game on flooding forecasts and flood defences and will farmers or Government prevail in the row over Bord Bia?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump's toys with European leaders and climbs down, another obstacle to Mercosur and in the Dáil discussion of housing, rents and motorway woes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politicians and regulators grapple with Grok AI, a challenging White House visit looms for the Taoiseach, and is it a case of easy come, easy go with public expenditure and Ministerial pay mistakes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wranglings and the resolution around the Government decision on Mercosur,   grappling for answers to  Grok, and  Bridgets Day until Halloween..seeking tourists from Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.