The Week in Politics

Presenter @lawlor_aine bids farewell after over 40 years at RTE, offering a heartfelt thanks to #RTETWIP's audience: 'Thank you to all of you, our viewers, who have bothered over the years to tune into The Week in Politics' she said, 'it has been a privilege'.

Presenter @lawlor_aine asks @MichealLehane about the future of #Aughinish Alumina #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @RTEOne

Labour TD @ConorSheehan93 labels the recent discourse surrounding the year Helen Ogbu arrived in Ireland as 'an obession over an arbitrary timeline'. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @rteone

'The only people that can beat Fianna Fáil are Fianna Fáil' says Minister for Further and Higher Education @lawlessj, evading questions surrounding Micheál Martin's future as party leader. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @RTEOne

Áine Lawlor asks TD @conwaywalsh if the fuel protests were a 'blip'. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @RTEOne

'I believe one man is stopping this and that man in Micheál Martin', says @conwaywalsh, referring to the recent failure to pass the unity bill in the Dáil. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @RTEOne

Minster @lawlessj says Sinn Féin backbenchers 'laid into' the Taoiseach during Tuesday night's unity debate, a reaction which he deemed 'nasty' and 'unhelpful'. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @RTEOne

Presenter @lawlor_aine asks Limerick TD, @ConorSheehan93 if he supports Limerick Mayor John Moran's calls for a public forum on Aughinish Alumina. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:30 tonight on @RTEOne

Today marks @lawlor_aine's last #RTETWIP and we discuss #Aughinish, #unity and the year in review. Minister @lawlessj, TDs @conwaywalsh and @ConorSheehan93 form our panel, with Political Correspondent Micheál Lehane joining in part 3. 📺 12:15 and 23:30 (rpt) @RTEOne

For @lawlor_aine's last #RTETWIP, we will be covering #Aughinish, #unity and the year in review. Minister @lawlessj, @conwaywalsh and @ConorSheehan93 form our political panel. Political Correspondent @MichealLehane joins in part 3. 📺 12:15 and 23:30 (rpt) tomorrow on @RTEOne.

Political reporter @Ocionnaith says the Taoiseach's decision to extend his leadership of Fianna Fáil will not come as good news for the party's rebels. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

Political reporter @Ocionnaith explains why an invitation to speak at the Dáil may not be extended to President Trump if he visits Ireland in September. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

Minister of State @nealerichmond says he would speak to Trump about his administration's cuts to aid organisations should the opportunity present itself. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

'Unfortunately, he's the worst possible representation of the States' - @OCallaghanCian on President Trump amid the 250th anniversary celebrations of the US. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

'I'm more likely to be with the protestors', says @loreillysf, speaking about the prospect of welcoming Trump if he visits Ireland in September. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

Presenter @lawlor_aine asks the political panel if they believe the government should pursue the social media ban for under 16s. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

Sinn Féin's @loreillysf says the 'vast majority of ordinary people' will be concerned with the cost of the European Presidency. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

Social Democrats' deputy leader @OCallaghanCian: 'We're one of the very few European Union countries that have increased our exports to Russia since Putin invaded Ukraine.' #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

Minister of State @nealerichmond states there is a 'legal and moral obligation' to investigate the charges made against Aughinish Alumina before placing sanctions on the refinery. #RTETWIP repeats at 23:35 tonight on @RTEOne

#RTETWIP's panel today includes Minister of State @nealerichmond, Sinn Féin's @loreillysf and Soc Dem's @OCallaghanCian. @Ocionnaith joins in part 3. #Ireland2026EU #Aughinish #energyprices and #Trump will be up for discussion. 12:00 and 23:35 (rpt) on @RTEOne