Alan Hynes, Chief Executive Officer of the Catholic Education Partnership, to reflect on Catholic Schools Week 2026 and the role of Catholic education in Ireland today.   This year’s theme — “Catholic Schools: Normal Lives, Called to Holiness” — highlights how holiness and faith are lived out in everyday school life through prayer, service, kindness, and community. Mr. […]

Co-author of the book “The Beatles and Ireland” Mick Lynch to talk about one of the most anticipated music film projects in years — the ambitious Beatles biopic series directed by Sam Mendes.   Instead of a single movie, Sony and Apple Corps are producing four interconnected feature films, each focusing on one member of the Fab Four — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George […]

Grace Casey is from Bray in County Wicklow.   She adores dining out in restaurants, is a secret thrill seeker, and her garda vetting lists 29 different addresses, so she’s moved quite a bit.  She joined Kieran to chat about her faith. If you’d like to feature on the weekly “Life in 5” you can email: [email protected]

Jamie Farrelly from Water Safety Ireland to talking about staying safe around Ireland’s waterways as cold temperatures, rising water levels, and recent storms make conditions more unpredictable this February.   With water and air temperatures still low, risks such as cold water shock, hypothermia, and rough seas remain very real, even for experienced swimmers and coastal walkers — and following the latest safety appeals from […]

Dr Kevin Hargaden, Social Theologian of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Dublin.  Is here to talk about COP30 and continues to campaign for climate justice, housing rights and a theology that connects faith with pressing social and environmental challenges.   The Centre works on issues from ecological justice to housing policy, integrating theological reflection with advocacy and […]

Brandon Scott is with Aid to the Church in Need, reporting on the humanitarian and spiritual impact of the war in Gaza.   Through testimonies from local clergy — including a Catholic priest who has remained in the Strip — his work highlights the deepening humanitarian and health crisis and the urgent calls for an end to the […]

Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh and chair of the Council for Healthcare of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 34th World Day of the Sick.  The Pope is urging society to measure itself by how it cares for the most vulnerable — including the sick, elderly, addicted, […]

I’m joined now by political commentator Larry Donnelly to talk about the case of Seamus Culleton, a 42-year-old Irish man from County Kilkenny who has been held in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Texas for over five months despite holding a valid U.S. work permit, being married to a U.S. citizen, and having no […]

Today we remember six believers imprisoned across Iran, China, Eritrea, Vietnam, Pakistan, and North Korea—some without trial, some serving life, one awaiting execution—because they preached, prayed, or opened their homes in Jesus’ name.   Their stories expose the true cost of faith in today’s world. David Turner from Church in Chains joined Kieran to discuss.