Today, Niall opens the phone lines to tackle a dilemma many people quietly live with but rarely talk about openly.

We received an email from a man who has spent twenty years in the same job. He feels undervalued, underpaid, and stuck—but with a wife and two children depending on his steady income, he’s terrified to take the leap and start his own business. His wife says go for it. Some of his friends agree. Others tell him it would be reckless.

So Niall asks the listeners: What would you do?

And more importantly—how many of us are actually happy in our jobs?

Callers share their own stories of staying, leaving, risking, regretting, and rebuilding. From people who walked away after decades to those who held steady for security, we hear real-life experiences, hard-learned lessons, and heartfelt advice for someone standing at a crossroads after twenty long years.

If you’ve ever felt trapped, undervalued, or afraid to take the next step, this is the episode you’ll want to hear.

On today’s show, Niall speaks with Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín following his fiery contribution in the Dáil yesterday — a speech that has already stirred intense debate nationwide.

Tóibín claimed that members of the Government have become “brainwashed by trans activists” and that not one of them is willing to answer what he calls a “simple question”: “What is a woman?”

In this candid conversation, Niall presses Tóibín on:

Why he believes the Government is unwilling to discuss gender definitions openly

Whether phrases like “brainwashed by activists” help or harm public debate

The reaction from Government benches — and why no minister engaged with his question

What Aontú wants to see change in schools, healthcare, and legislation surrounding gender identity

How families, women’s groups, and trans advocates have responded to his remarks

This episode dives into one of the most polarising cultural debates of our time. Whether you agree with Tóibín or strongly oppose him, his comments have sparked a conversation the country is now grappling with — and Niall asks the questions listeners want answered.

This week, Niall sits down with Cllr. Albert Deasy for a frank and timely discussion on a question many Irish households are quietly asking this winter: Why can the Government find another €125 million for Zelenskyy and Ukraine, yet refuse to fund energy credits for its own citizens—citizens who are facing some of the highest energy bills in the world?

While €125 million is being sent abroad, 1.8 million Irish households have been left without the €250 energy credit they received last year—just months before an election. The Government argued it wasn’t feasible this time, yet Sinn Féin estimates it would cost roughly €400 million to support every home. They managed it when they needed votes; this year, they didn’t.

Niall and Cllr. Deasy unpack newly released FOI documents obtained by Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan, revealing that Government officials actually advised that the case for energy credits was stronger this year than last. Despite this:

Average energy bills rose from €1,556 to €1,877—an increase of €321.

Costs remain €205 higher than the peak of the 2022 energy crisis once adjusted for inflation.

A targeted energy scheme was drafted but withheld from release because it “would not be in the public interest”.

Sinn Féin argues the Government has “put politics before people”, ditching credits now that the election threat has passed—leaving families to absorb the €321 shortfall in the middle of a cold winter. Meanwhile, Government leaders claim they are simply “targeting resources” and that universal credits are “not fiscally sustainable”.

We ask the real question: Are you avoiding turning on the heating and lights on these cold, dark winter nights? And what does it say about priorities when households are told to tighten their belts while tens of millions more flow out of the country?

Tune in for an honest, grounded conversation about bills, politics, and the people caught in the middle.