https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:03:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1124/1418304-life-as-a-hostage-a-former-captive-on-the-psychological-impact/Stories about ceasefire deals and hostage releases are dominating the news agenda. Katie Hannon spoke to Theo Padnos to give an insight into what it's like to be detained by an armed group, and the mental toll of life in captivity.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:53:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1124/1418304-life-as-a-hostage-a-former-captive-on-the-psychological-impact/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1117/1417072-what-drives-people-to-commit-acts-of-gender-based-violence/Urgent Improvement is needed in how Ireland tackles gender-based violence according to the Council of Europe. But what drives this type of violence and is the problem getting worse?Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:30:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1117/1417072-what-drives-people-to-commit-acts-of-gender-based-violence/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1110/1415821-why-are-subsea-cables-off-ireland-causing-continental-concerns/Three-quarters of all subsea cables in the northern hemisphere pass through or near Irish waters, but who is responsible for protecting this crucial continental infrastructure and how vital is for Ireland?Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:58:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1110/1415821-why-are-subsea-cables-off-ireland-causing-continental-concerns/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1111/1415843-should-primary-school-aged-children-be-banned-from-usin/New guidance urging parents not to buy smartphones for their primary school age children has been introduced by Minister for Education Norma Foley. While some people believe the guidelines don't go far enough, others believe they're lazy and shortsighted.Sat, 11 Nov 2023 07:00:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1111/1415843-should-primary-school-aged-children-be-banned-from-usin/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1103/1414470-negotiating-with-hamas-and-israels-endgame/What was the motivation for the Hamas attacks and what is the endgame for Israel? Katie Hannon speaks to long time peace campaigner Gershon Baskin, one of very few people to have had close contact with both the Israeli authorities and Hamas.Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:37:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1103/1414470-negotiating-with-hamas-and-israels-endgame/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1027/1413171-did-the-citizens-assembly-on-drug-use-go-far-enough/The Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use has recommended that people found in possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use would be diverted to a health-led system, rather than the criminal justice system. But some believe they could have gone further.Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1027/1413171-did-the-citizens-assembly-on-drug-use-go-far-enough/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1020/1411944-humanitarian-catastrophe-facing-gazas-50-000-pregnant-women/More than 50,000 women are pregnant in Gaza with an estimated 160 women giving birth every day. Katie Hannon spoke to Soraida Hussein-Sabbah in the West Bank about the crisis.Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:11:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1020/1411944-humanitarian-catastrophe-facing-gazas-50-000-pregnant-women/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1016/1411238-more-than-one-quarter-of-home-care-wait-list-in-cork-and-kerry/People waiting for home care services in Cork and Kerry make up more than one quarter of the national waiting list, according to an analysis of Health Service Executive figures by RTE's Upfront with Katie Hannon.Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:40:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1016/1411238-more-than-one-quarter-of-home-care-wait-list-in-cork-and-kerry/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1013/1410701-colum-mccann-book-subjects-heartbroken-by-return-of-conflict/With the Israel-Hamas conflict now entering its sixth day Katie Hannon spoke to writer Colum McCann, who made many trips to the region during research for his Booker Prize longlisted novel Apeirogon.Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:11:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1013/1410701-colum-mccann-book-subjects-heartbroken-by-return-of-conflict/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1013/1410760-should-ireland-legislate-for-assisted-dying/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked two people to join our WhatsApp group to discuss whether Ireland introduce legislation for assisted dying.Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:11:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1013/1410760-should-ireland-legislate-for-assisted-dying/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1006/1409444-housing-a-genuine-crisis-of-enormous-proportions/Katie Hannon speaks to Philip Lawton, Assistant Professor in Global Urbanism at Trinity College Dublin about the global housing crisis and how to solve itFri, 06 Oct 2023 18:45:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1006/1409444-housing-a-genuine-crisis-of-enormous-proportions/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1006/1409455-could-restricting-airbnb-help-solve-the-housing-crisis/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked two people to join our WhatsApp group to discuss Ireland's short-term letting market and it's role in the housing crisisFri, 06 Oct 2023 19:09:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1006/1409455-could-restricting-airbnb-help-solve-the-housing-crisis/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0929/1408016-donie-osullivan-dont-be-complacent-with-conspiracy-theories/CNN correspondent Donie O'Sullivan says that it is "not a time to be complacent" about conspiracy theories in Ireland with US or UK groups potentially spreading them hereFri, 29 Sep 2023 10:16:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0929/1408016-donie-osullivan-dont-be-complacent-with-conspiracy-theories/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0929/1408144-is-it-time-to-end-our-meat-production-and-consumption/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked two people to join our WhatsApp group to discuss Ireland's meat consumption and productionFri, 29 Sep 2023 18:08:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0929/1408144-is-it-time-to-end-our-meat-production-and-consumption/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0922/1406744-ni-shuilleabhain-grateful-for-women-speaking-out-on-brand/UCD professor Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shuilleabháin spoke to Katie Hannon about Ireland's biodiversity loss and her experience of workplace sexual harassmentFri, 22 Sep 2023 12:09:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0922/1406744-ni-shuilleabhain-grateful-for-women-speaking-out-on-brand/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0919/1406109-watch-farming-the-climate-crisis-and-care-at-temple-street/Ahead of the National Ploughing Championships getting underway in Laois, Katie Hannon was joined live by a studio audience and guest panelists to discuss nitrate derogation and Ireland's water qualityTue, 19 Sep 2023 11:35:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0919/1406109-watch-farming-the-climate-crisis-and-care-at-temple-street/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0915/1405589-channel-4s-dna-is-based-on-risk-taking/RTÉ announced a hiring freeze this week leading to calls for the national broadcaster to sell its Montrose base and to adopt a publisher-broadcaster model similar to Channel 4 in the UK. But what is Channel 4's broadcasting model? And how does it work?Fri, 15 Sep 2023 23:55:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0915/1405589-channel-4s-dna-is-based-on-risk-taking/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0912/1404802-watch-rtes-summer-of-turmoil-and-recent-climate-protests/Upfront has returned for a new season, with host Katie Hannon joined live by a studio audience and guest panelists to discuss a summer of turmoil at RTÉ and the nature of recent climate protests.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0912/1404802-watch-rtes-summer-of-turmoil-and-recent-climate-protests/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0603/1387159-should-price-caps-on-groceries-be-introduced/We invited People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy and senior lecturer at Technological University Dublin Damian O'Reilly to join the Upfront WhatsApp group to discuss whether a price cap on certain staples should be introduced.Sat, 03 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0603/1387159-should-price-caps-on-groceries-be-introduced/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0526/1385830-the-aristocrat-leading-irelands-rewilding-revolution/Randal Plunkett, the 21st Baron of Dunsany, speaks to Katie Hannon on Upfront: The Podcast about his rewilding project at Dunsany Castle and why Ireland needs to act now to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisesFri, 26 May 2023 14:35:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0526/1385830-the-aristocrat-leading-irelands-rewilding-revolution/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0519/1384483-the-woman-who-paved-the-way-for-katie-taylor/Deirdre Gogarty, the first Irish woman to win a world boxing title and an inspiration for Katie Taylor, chats to Katie Hannon about her incredible career, her unstable upbringing which led her to boxing and finally getting the recognition she deservesFri, 19 May 2023 10:13:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0519/1384483-the-woman-who-paved-the-way-for-katie-taylor/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0520/1384523-is-it-time-to-rid-our-roads-of-suvs/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked Conor Faughnan and Tom Spencer to join our WhatsApp group to discuss the sale of SUVs in Ireland.Sat, 20 May 2023 08:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0520/1384523-is-it-time-to-rid-our-roads-of-suvs/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0512/1383218-clare-dunne-from-invisible-homeless-to-head-of-the-kin-family/Kin star Clare Dunne tells Katie Hannon about playing Amanda Kinsella in the family crime drama, her journey to leading lady and the societal cancer that is domestic abuse.Fri, 12 May 2023 14:24:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0512/1383218-clare-dunne-from-invisible-homeless-to-head-of-the-kin-family/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0512/1383288-should-nightclubs-be-allowed-to-open-until-6am/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked Sheila Gilheany and Sunil Sharpe to join our WhatsApp group to discuss the proposed changes to licensing laws.Fri, 12 May 2023 15:35:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0512/1383288-should-nightclubs-be-allowed-to-open-until-6am/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0505/1380938-theres-not-a-traveller-that-hasnt-experienced-racism/Actor Christine Collins speaks to Katie Hannon about discrimination, why 'education is power' and self-determination for women within the Traveller community.Fri, 05 May 2023 13:35:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0505/1380938-theres-not-a-traveller-that-hasnt-experienced-racism/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0505/1381028-is-betting-tax-income-fairly-distributed/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked Kevin Blake and Daniel Lambert to join our WhatsApp group to discuss whether the tax on betting is fairly distributed in this country.Fri, 05 May 2023 21:05:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0505/1381028-is-betting-tax-income-fairly-distributed/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0429/1379776-do-we-need-to-reduce-our-national-herd/The number of cattle in Ireland increased by 0.5% in 2022. This is despite government plans to reduce such emissions from agriculture by 25% by 2030. We asked James O'Connor TD and climate activist Sadhbh O'Neill to discuss our national herd's size.Sat, 29 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0429/1379776-do-we-need-to-reduce-our-national-herd/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0421/1378201-the-thing-about-cocaine-is-you-just-want-more-and-more/Recovering cocaine addict David Gorman tells Katie Hannon on the latest episode of Upfront: The Podcast about racking up an €80,000 drugs debt and why the legalisation of drugs is not the answer.Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:00:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0421/1378201-the-thing-about-cocaine-is-you-just-want-more-and-more/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0422/1378219-is-a-cashless-society-a-cause-for-concern/As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked Michael Collins TD and John Lowe from Money Doctors to join our WhatsApp group to discuss whether concerns around a move toward a cashless society are merited.Sat, 22 Apr 2023 08:00:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0422/1378219-is-a-cashless-society-a-cause-for-concern/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0417/1377535-gangland-thrives-off-middle-class-drug-use/Mountjoy Prison governor Eddie Mullins talks to Katie Hannon for an in-depth interview on Upfront: The Podcast about the role middle class drug use plays in the drugs economy and overcrowding in the Irish prison system.Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:09:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0417/1377535-gangland-thrives-off-middle-class-drug-use/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0415/1377033-should-flavoured-vaping-products-be-banned/We asked two people to join our WhatsApp group to discuss whether a ban on flavoured e-cigarette products should be considered.Sat, 15 Apr 2023 08:00:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0415/1377033-should-flavoured-vaping-products-be-banned/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0407/1375586-should-good-friday-be-an-official-public-holiday/Ireland's total annual number of public holidays is ten. The average among EU member states is 12. We asked two people to join our WhatsApp group to discuss whether Good Friday should be an official public holidayFri, 07 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/0407/1375586-should-good-friday-be-an-official-public-holiday/Upfront