Prime Time - Season 7 / Year 2025

Tonight Prime Time is in County Tipperary with ESB crews who are battling sub zero conditions to restore power to thousands of homes and businesses.

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A bump in the road as EV sales fall almost 25% in a year. 

HRT holdup - Women were promised free HRT - but it hasn't happened - who is responsible for the delay? And the big freeze continues but what will happen when the big thaw begins?

Rise of the scammer! With online fraudsters now working on an industrial scale we speak to those trying to catch them and to the victim of a €17,000 scam. 

And is Elon Musk going to buy Tik Tok.

Lacking ambition and light on specifics or a blueprint for economic stability - Prime Time assesses the programme for government 

As Donald Trump prepares to assume Office in the White House, is Ireland's influence in the US waning?

Tonight  Prime Time looks at Donald Trump's first acts as US President, what do they tell us about what to expect over the next four years?

And on the eve of a new government being formed, disability campaigner Joanne O'Riordan has a few home truths on what's needed in the new disability strategy. 

On an unprecedented day the Dáil fails to elect a Taoiseach.  Tonight's Prime Time special asks how did it come to this and what happens next? 

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

Gareth Hutch's mother Vera and sister Amy talk to Miriam O'Callaghan after his killer is jailed for life.  And the Cavan communities struggling without power and water in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

Tonight on Prime Time Angela Kerins the former CEO of Rehab talks about her appearance before the public accounts committee 11 years ago.  In an exclusive interview she talks about her Supreme Court case against the PAC - the courts ruling that the committee acted unlawfully, and the impact of the entire affair on her mental  health. 

Prime Time goes inside Ireland's first ever medically supervised injection facility which opened in December.  And can Trump bring a ceasefire to Ukraine? 

What now for the Occupied Territories Bill - campaigners are concerned legislation is being watered down. How did it get to this and can a bill progress?  And after the latest crackdown on 'dodgy boxes'  should owners be worried.

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

Prime Time covert filming reveals the extent of 'dangerous' red-light breaking.  What can be done to change driver behaviour?  And the British Ambassador to Ireland, Paul Johnston, is in studio to  discuss international diplomacy in the Trump Putin era.

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

Back to the office: Are the days of remote work numbered? And what will the pause in US military aid mean for Ukraine and for Europe. 

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports.

In an exclusive interview Kelly O'Brien tells Prime Time of her twelve year fight for justice for her husband and five-year-old daughter who died in an arson attack. And insights from inside the Oval office ahead of the Taoiseach's visit.

Tonight Prime Time has the latest as efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine continue, and Nasa's plan to bring home two astronauts who have been stranded in space for 9 months.

Prime Time meets the "Trumpugees" the US citizens moving to Ireland in search of a more moderate political climate plus the latest from the bitter Web Summit High Court case.

Bitter pill - what are the risks to Ireland's economy from proposed US tariffs on pharmaceutical companies?  Finance Minister Pashal Donohoe will be live in studio. 

With Trump's tariffs looming, can Ireland's economy deal with an impending major trade war?

And exclusive footage from inside Gaza - An Irish surgeon shows us the reality of life on the ground, as bombs land on the hospital while he works.

Prime Time speaks to Tanaiste Simon Harris about the impact of US tariffs on Ireland and Irish jobs, and brings you a special report into the activity of a teenage crime gang believed to be responsible for the theft of hundreds of cars nationwide.

Talks and trade war tariffs, what next for Ireland? Minister Jack Chambers will be in studio.  And we hear from sexual abuse survivor Sophie Brady on why she wants her abuser's sentence revisited.

A report from Kerry on the disappearance and search for missing Kenmare farmer Mike Gaine.

We'll also bring you the latest on the tariffs debate, and detail how Ireland has been targeted by a North Korean government scheme using undercover workers in the tech sector.

Prime Time has reactions from key individuals involved in the so-called 'Grace' case, looks at concerns that potentially unnecessary hip surgery was performed on children, and asks whether Ireland is getting too expensive for tourists.

Prime Time looks at gangland crime: After recent successes against major crime groups, what is coming next? 

And they speak to Dubliner, Hazel Behan, who is pursuing a major case to have the man she says attacked her - who is also the main suspect in the abduction of Madeline McCann - prosecuted.

Prime Time looks at the government's record on housing, hears from the manager of Northern Irish band Kneecap on the controversy about band's statements, and speaks to the family of Irishwoman Cliona Ward who has been detained by US immigration.

Tonight Prime Time looks at the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as the Israeli government plans more military attacks on the enclave. 

We examine the new coastguard helicopters - a former director of the coastguard expresses concern about their suitability. And Anna Geary speaks to us about the controversy around camogie skorts.

Tonight Prime Time speaks to the parents of Kiea McCann who was killed when the car she was in crashed while on the way to her debs. Her parents believe the driver should have received a longer sentence. We also speak to Minister Norma Foley about disability services, and hear the latest from Kenmare about the investigation into the killing of Mike Gaine.

Tonight, Prime Time hosts a special programme focusing on the impact on young Irish people of online influencers who promote a negative form of masculinity.

The programme will reveal research carried out over the last number of months by RTÉ journalists Kate McDonald and Jack McCarron, as well as current insights from teachers, experts, and individuals who have been personally affected.

President Trump's tariff plans have been paused by the courts. What could that mean for Irish jobs and businesses? 

Is it time to open the triple lock? We hear from government and opposition on calls to change what many consider the foundation of our military neutrality. And what does the extradition of a key Kinahan gang member tell us about efforts to bring down the cartel?

Tonight we hear from one of the families at the heart of the recent RTE Investigates nursing homes expose. They are speaking out for the first time, to raise concerns about their fathers' treatment. We also look at the latest proposal from government to sort the rental market.

Prime Time covers the latest developments in the Annie McCarrick murder investigation, and reports from the ground on the recent disorder in the north. 

Tonight: As Donald Trump appears assess his options, what next in the conflict between Iran and Israel?

Why are young people with brain injuries still living in nursing homes? We put key questions to the Minister for Disabilities, Norma Foley.

And the personal impact of toxic online rumours sites: We hear from fitness influencer Siobhan O'Hagan.

Prime Time has the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, and - using hundreds of internal documents - details how an historic Dublin GAA went from windfall to liquidation.

Age verification technology can now restrict young peoples access to parts of the online world but how does it work and do we want it?  And as EU leaders meet in Brussels, what now for sanctions against Israel and aid for Gaza.

We hear from an Irish family sheltering in Jamaica, as what's being called a once-in-a-century hurricane makes landfall.

Just weeks after his death, the parents of teenager, Daniel Maguire, speak out to raise awareness of the dangers to teenagers of inhaling aerosols.

And what now for politics and political parties, after the weekend's presidential election results?