Ireland is a country of breathtaking landscapes; mountains, rivers, forests, and seas. And yet, for all its beauty, we barely step into it. Unlike almost every other country, Ireland has no camping culture, no BBQ areas, no right to roam, and hardly any public facilities that make the outdoors accessible. Instead, generations have been told, directly and indirectly, that we can’t be trusted outside. In this episode, we explore why Ireland became a nation of “The Great Indoors,” how this disconnection affects our mental health and culture, and what we could gain by rebuilding a true relationship with the land. From saunas on our beaches to the absence of bins in our parks, this is a story about trust, freedom, and the need to step outside before it’s too late.

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Cork is Ireland’s fastest-growing city, but you wouldn’t know it from how it’s run. The basics, the functional, everyday parts of a city, aren’t being looked after.

Green spaces? Neglected. Paving? Patchwork. Maintenance? Slowed down by layers of bureaucracy. Even simple fixes, like painting poles or upgrading lighting, get lost in risk assessments and endless meetings.

We don’t lack opportunity, we lack the will to act. And until that changes, Cork will keep growing without ever truly improving.

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In this special report, we step inside the noise machine.

From cancelled singers to algorithm-fed outrage, from war headlines to your friend’s Instagram story — what even is news anymore? And more importantly… what is it doing to us?

Filmed in the style of a surreal newsroom broadcast, The News of the World is a satirical deep dive into the modern mind’s addiction to catastrophe. We explore:

• The Róisín Murphy controversy — and what it reveals about public reaction
• Antisocial media and the illusion of information
• Emotional fragility in the age of infinite opinion
• Why outrage spreads faster than truth
• And whether tuning out makes you heartless… or human

This isn’t about ignoring the world — it’s about surviving it.

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Why is Ireland spending more than ever, but delivering less?

From €1 million bike sheds to €14 billion windfalls, this episode uncovers how bloated middle management, broken systems, and toothless accountability are dragging the country into a slow-motion collapse.

We follow the money, trace the dysfunction, and propose a radical reboot: a leaner, smarter civil sector where local government is empowered, technology drives transparency, and frontline workers are finally respected.

👉 Featuring real-world scandals, sharp satire, and a vision for the future.

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The Coillte Effect is a deep dive into the hidden truth behind Ireland’s forestry policy — and the semi-state body tasked with managing it.

This episode exposes how Coillte, a for-profit logging company, has shaped Ireland’s forests into silent monocultures, prioritising short-term profits over long-term ecological health.

We explore how native woodlands were replaced with fast-growing Sitka spruce plantations, how public land was quietly sold to an English investment fund, and why Ireland now has the lowest native forest cover in Europe.

This is not just a story about trees — it’s a story about land, ownership, accountability, and the quiet erosion of our national resources.

Ireland was once a rainforest. It can be again. But only if we take back control.

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Ireland’s housing crisis didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of policy failures, political inertia, and a refusal to use the solutions already growing under our feet.

In Built From Nothing, we explore why timber and hemp — abundant, sustainable, and proven building materials — remain overlooked while thousands of homes lie vacant, rents soar, and homelessness rises.

Why do we export 90% of our timber? Why do we ban low-cost housing without alternatives? Why are we holding 200-year-old buildings to 21st-century rules that keep them empty?

This isn’t a crisis of resources. It’s a crisis of will.

👉 Watch, share, and ask: what are we waiting for?

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Cork is facing an irreversible transformation — and it’s not progress. This episode dives deep into the OPW’s controversial flood defence plan, the rejection of tidal barriers, and the institutional inertia that’s driving it all.

We explore how Cork was sidelined in its own future — and what that says about Irish democracy today.From the role of the ESB in the 2009 floods to the OPW’s dismissal of global best practice, this is more than a planning disaster — it’s a wake-up call.

Featuring insights from Dr. Aodh Quinlivan, who has written extensively on Ireland’s centralised system of governance, we ask why local authorities in Ireland have fewer powers than almost anywhere in Europe — and what that means for towns and cities trying to shape their own destiny.

🔍 Inside:

• The truth behind the OPW’s quay wall scheme

• Why a tidal barrier makes more sense

• The role of the ESB in Cork’s 2009 flood

• How a century-old governance model is still running Ireland

• What Switzerland, Denmark and Germany get right — and Ireland gets wrong

📍 This isn’t just about Cork. It’s about who gets to decide the future of Irish cities.

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#SaveCorkCity #TidalBarrier #CorkFloods #OPW #IrishPolitics #Localism #UrbanPlanning #CityOnTheEdgeOfForever #AodhQuinlivan

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Ireland has always been a nation of emigration—our people have built futures in every corner of the world. But now, for the first time in history, Ireland has become a destination. Immigration is at an all-time high, while emigration continues to pull away some of our best and brightest. What happens when a country built on leaving becomes a country of arrivals?

This episode explores the realities of modern Ireland—the brain drain hollowing out our institutions, the influx of new cultures, and the government’s complete lack of a strategy. Is Ireland thriving, or just barely staying afloat? Is multiculturalism working, or are we drifting into parallel societies? And most importantly, who is actually shaping Ireland’s future?

🔹 The famine that started the great Irish exodus

🔹 The brain drain: why our best minds are leaving

🔹 The influx: why people are coming, and why it feels different

🔹 The myth of automatic assimilation—does it actually happen?

🔹 The government’s grand social experiment (or total lack of a plan)

A future is coming. The only question is: will Ireland get to decide it?

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