# Podcast
Last year
2022
# In full
Listen to the first episode of our new rugby show - The Front Row - with Rob Kearney
Seán Burke, Murray Kinsella and Eimear Considine were joined by Irish rugby royalty to kick off the series, in partnership with Guinness.
# Podcast
The Explainer: What’s driving the rising prices in Ireland?
Listen in to hear what it has to do with inflation – and what inflation is – on this week’s podcast.
# Recommended listening
'Plenty of chats and laughs': Join us for our brand new Ireland rugby show, The Front Row
Grand Slam winner Rob Kearney is our first special guest on the podcast, in partnership with Guinness.
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Rugby Weekly: Sexton bombshell, Carbery's chance, and the view from France
The Munster man will wear Ireland’s number 10 shirt on Saturday.
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The Football Family: Euro hosting and FAI strategy
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
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The42 GAA Weekly with Marc Ó Sé: The High Stakes League
Enjoy a clip from the latest episode of our weekly Gaelic football podcast, exclusive to The42 Members.
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The Explainer: What can Ireland do to become a safer place for women?
We speak to Orla O’Connor, director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland to get a sense of what more can be done – from the courts to domestic abuse services – but how ultimately there are no quick fixes.
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The Football Family: Irish youngsters with Italian ambition
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
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The Explainer: Why is Ireland reopening now - and how do people feel about it?
Listen in to hear behavioural scientist Pete Lunn and immunologist Christine Loscher give us the latest info and research on the reopening.
# The42 Rugby Weekly
Rugby Weekly: Carty or Carbery? What's up with Welsh rugby?
The Irish provinces’ progress in the Champions Cup was also discussed on The42 Rugby Weekly.
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Fit-again Dara O'Shea should 'walk back into' the Championship's best defence
The Ireland defender returned to action yesterday after a five-month absence due to a fractured ankle.
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The Football Family: Why has Seamus Coleman been so loyal to Everton?
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
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The Explainer: Healthcare staff on what it's like working during the Omicron wave
Click to listen to a GP, a paramedic, an emergency medicine consultant, and the head of an intensive care unit talk about how our hospitals are coping with the Omicron wave.
# Podcast
The42 Rugby Weekly: Making sense of Jason Jenkins' Leinster move, and assessing Ireland's squad
Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey to dig into the week’s rugby news on our Thursday pod.
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The Football Family: Premier League clubs climbing aboard the Knight train
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
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The Explainer: What led to violent unrest in Kazakhstan?
Click to listen to our interview with former Kazakhstan resident, and expert in post-Soviet countries, professor Donnacha Ó Beacháin.
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The42 Rugby Weekly: Should the URC introduce a salary cap?
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey talk rugby every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Football Family: Celtic-bound youngster Johnny Kenny 'can go really far in the game'
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
# the explainer
The Explainer: What can we learn from South Africa’s Omicron wave?
Can we say for definite now that Omicron is milder than other variants?
# Podcast
The42 Rugby Weekly: Better-coached Connacht find missing ingredient, and what do Munster do next?
The band is back together as Gavan Casey is joined by Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella for the first pod of the new year.
# funding fertility
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Why are people still paying thousands for fertility treatment?
Noteworthy’s Maria Delaney tells Susan Daly about how the private fertility sector is making millions as patients are left in debt.
All time
# Podcast
The Explainer: Our favourite explanations of the year
Here are some of the best bits of The Explainer from 2021.
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The Explainer: RTÉ's Brian O'Donovan looks back on Biden's first year as US President
As he prepares to return to Ireland, the Washington correspondent shares his thoughts on the year in US news.
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The Explainer: Is Euroscepticism stronger or weaker after Brexit?
Has Britain’s experience been a motivating force – or turned people off?
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The Explainer: Why has no one won the Lotto jackpot yet?
Is it easier to to win now – or harder?
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Munster's mission, Byrne's status, Ulster worries, and Mack Hansen
Bernard Jackman and Niamh Briggs predicted 3 wins from 4 for the provinces this weekend.
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The Explainer: Does global vaccine inequality put us at risk of new Covid variants?
Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Kim Roberts, and Dimitri Eynikel from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ‘Access’ campaign join us on the podcast this week.
# Podcast
Rugby Weekly: Munster set sights on Wasps after Ulster make fools of experts
The latest episode of The42 Rugby Weekly is out!
# These go to 11
An improving Ireland side have 'gone up a few levels' in 2021
Vera Pauw’s team are now well-placed to earn a play-off spot as they pursue World Cup qualification.
# Podcast
The Football Family: Ireland v Georgia debrief
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
# Special K
'She's top quality, she's box office, but we need to get more out of her'
Could Katie McCabe be even better for Ireland in a different role? The Football Family podcast discusses.
# Podcast
The Football Family: World Cup hopes suffer Slovakia setback
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
# The42 Rugby Weekly
Ireland/England/France/Wales November reviews, and who should replace Larkham at Munster?
Gavan Casey and Bernard Jackman are joined by The42′s Garry Doyle to reflect on the autumn and look ahead to a massive weekend in the URC.
# Podcast
The Explainer: Why do we need another dose of a Covid vaccine?
Will everyone get a booster vaccine, and how long will booster immunity last?
# Keeper of the faith
Chasing the World Cup dream with Ireland 'means the world' to US-born Brosnan
The Ireland goalkeeper appeared on The Football Family podcast ahead of Thursday’s clash with Slovakia.
# Podcast
The Football Family: Ireland v Slovakia, 2023 Women’s World Cup qualifier – preview
A free clip from the latest instalment of our football podcast, which is available exclusively to members.
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The Explainer: What is the stand-off at the Belarus-Poland border about?
Thousands of migrants are travelling to the border, with some deaths reported in recent weeks. We explain what’s behind it.
# The42 Rugby Weekly
A special day at the Aviva, Remorseless Rassie, and farewell to Ciara Griffin
Bernard Jackman, Gavan Casey, and Murray Kinsella bask in the warm afterglow of Ireland’s big win.
# The last days of Maradona
Death of Diego Maradona to be examined in new Spotify podcast series
The English language version of the series, which will be released this month, is to be hosted by Thierry Henry.
