On The Tonight Show with Kieran Cuddihy:

The collapse of Fastway Couriers delivers a “body blow” to an already struggling industry, with hundreds of jobs lost. Is the business a casualty of green taxes and government policy?

On the eve of COP30, are public attitudes toward climate change shifting as policies retreat? And in the wake of the presidential election, do the high numbers of spoilt ballots signal a growing anti-democratic force in Irish politics?

🏛️ John Clendennen TD, Fine Gael

👨‍🏫 Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and Founder at Ireland Thinks

🏛️ Cllr Linda de Courcy, Independent Ireland

📰 John Gibbons, Journalist & Author

🚚 Ger Hyland, Irish Road Haulage Association President

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On The Tonight Show with Kieran Cuddihy:

With the presidential election over, the fallout has begun.

Government parties are counting the cost of defeat, with Fianna Fáil facing renewed internal unrest and whispers of a no-confidence motion against Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Meanwhile, Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly has accused his party of “shafting” him, deepening the coalition’s woes.

Plus, Stripe co-founder John Collison says Ireland is “stuck” - caught in a web of agencies and red tape that’s stalling progress on housing and infrastructure.

The panel debates: is he right, and have our leaders lost sight of the basics of running a country?

🏛️ John Connolly TD, Fianna Fail

🏛️ Senator Patricia Stephenson, Social Democrats

📰 Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, Irish Examiner

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Tensions remain high in Citywest, where protests continue outside a centre for asylum seekers. Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has promised a “robust response” to any violence as concerns grow over public safety and community division. Joining the discussion are Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, Sinn Féin TD and Justice Spokesperson Matt Carthy, and Eimer McAuley, News Correspondent with The Journal.

Later, outrage after a deepfake video of presidential candidate Catherine Connolly, falsely claiming she had quit the race, spreads online. Could AI manipulation truly sway voters? Adrian Weckler, Irish Independent Technology Editor, and Dr. Susan Leavy, Assistant Professor at UCD’s School of Information and Communication Studies, explore how deepfakes threaten democracy.

Unrest on the ground, deception online — all on The Tonight Show.

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