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The capital's roads are now reopening and oil is leaving depots in Cork and Galway but it will take days for the country to get back to normal as commuters try to find petrol stations with full tanks. A deeper question now arises: Is this actually the end of the fuel protest or is it the start of something much bigger? Host: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Mark Condren, Ralph Riegel and Maeve McTaggart See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifty years on from its creation, what were Apple’s hits? Misses? And is AI use a no-go for journalists? Todays Indo Daily is brought to you by The Big Tech Show, as Adrian Weckler is joined by Darragh Nolan to mark 50 years of Apple, from the Macintosh to the iPod and iPhone, and what still drives its success today. They explore Apple’s design first philosophy, its resilience in the AI era. Also, the pair and debate the growing use of artificial intelligence in journalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the dramatic US military raid on Venezuela in January, the Trump administration has turned its attention to Cuba. The objective? To topple the island’s communist leadership. By cutting off vital oil shipments that once flowed from Venezuela, Washington has pushed Cuba into a deepening energy crisis. So, what fate awaits this Caribbean island of 10 million people, and its crumbling economy?
Host: Tessa Fleming. Guests: Ruaridh Nicoll, Helen Yaffe
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Today we are coming to you from O’Connell Street in a gridlocked Dublin city centre. For the past few days, this has been the hub of a nationwide protest by hauliers, farmers and contractors in the face of rising fuel costs. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the action as “national sabotage”, while insisting that “a gun won’t be put” to the head of the Government. As talk of Defence Forces deployment mounts, how much longer will this protest last?
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Host: Fionnán Sheahan
Guests: Ciaran Moran and Michael Farrelly
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At the start of the week, the London-based Wireless Festival was the hot-button ticket of the summer, thanks to three-night headliner Kanye West. Protests, debates and drama put the booking on the UK government’s priority list. Now West is banned from the country and the festival is cancelled entirely. How did this controversy unfold? Was the right call made? And can Kanye West ever truly be forgiven?


Host: Dave Hanratty
Guest: Jenn Gannon
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