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The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)
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The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#931 No Babies, No Future? Ireland’s Population Time Bomb!
Is Ireland Facing a Population Crisis, and Is Immigration Really the Answer? Ireland’s birth rate has fallen well below the level needed to replace its…
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#932 Is It Selfish to Break Up a Happy Family Just Because You're Unhappy?
Should You Stay in an Unhappy Marriage for the Sake of Your Children? Is it better to stay in a loveless marriage for the sake of your children, or walk away…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#929 No God, No Morals? Are Secular Schools Failing Our Children?
Should Religion Be Removed From Irish Schools, Or Is It Part Of Who We Are?** Religion has been at the heart of Irish education for generations, but is it time…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)Ho Ho Hold On! Has Christmas Started Far Too Early?
Has Christmas Gone Mad? Are We Celebrating Too Early and Forgetting What It's Really About?** Halloween is barely over, and already the Christmas decorations…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#927 Is Ireland Finally Waking Up? The Rise of the Right!
Is Ireland Swinging to the Right? Has the Political Pendulum Finally Turned? Is Ireland witnessing the beginning of a major political shift? After decades of…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#928 Are We Raising Teenage Girls or High-Maintenance Divas?
Are Teenage Girls More Spoiled Than Ever, or Have Parents Only Themselves to Blame? Are today's teenagers becoming increasingly spoiled, demanding and…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#925 Kirk Loco Breaks His Silence: The Truth Behind His Arrest and Court Battle!
Is Free Speech Under Attack in Ireland? Kirk Loco Breaks His Silence After Court Victory Is freedom of speech becoming a thing of the past in Ireland? Are…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#926 Aontú Surges as Fianna Fáil Sinks! Peadar Tóibín on Ireland's Political Future!
Peadar Tóibín on the Collapse in Government Support and the Rise of Aontú Is the Irish Government losing the confidence of the people? And if a general…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#923 Are We Witnessing The Biggest Demographic Change In Irish History?
Ireland is facing a population crisis as birth rates continue to fall, raising serious questions about the country's economic future, ageing population and who…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#924 Six Figure Salaries, Seven Figure Budgets And Still No Plan For RTÉ!
RTÉ Wants The Public To Come Up With Ideas For Its Future. Isn't That What We Pay The Executives For?** RTÉ is asking the Irish public to help shape its…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#921 Triple Lock: Is The Government Selling Out Irish Neutrality?
In this episode, Niall Boylan is joined by Independent Councillor Noel Thomas and Dr Cathal Berry, former Independent TD and retired Army officer, to debate…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#922 I Love Him To Bits, But I'm Not Washing His Knickers!
In this episode, Niall Boylan takes calls from listeners about a relationship dilemma that raises an interesting question. Can you have a happy, committed…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#920 When Did Hugging Your Grandchildren Become Controversial?
SHOULD GRANDPARENTS ASK PERMISSION BEFORE HUGGING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN? In this episode, Niall talks to Eddie Punch about the latest government funded campaign…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#918 Should Taxpayers Continue To Subsidise Well Paid Council Tenants?
ARE SOCIAL HOUSING TENANTS BEING PUNISHED FOR WORKING HARDER AND EARNING MORE? Residents in Leitrim are up in arms over rent increases under a new council…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#919 10 Years Without A Pay Rise! Is His Boss Taking The Piss?
Imagine working for the same company for over ten years without a single pay rise, while the cost of living keeps going up and your wages stay exactly the…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#916 Empty Cycle Lanes, Furious Drivers and Dodgy Drinking Decisions
Are Ireland’s Cycle Lanes a Waste of Money, and Could Pub Breathalysers Encourage More Drinking? Are taxpayers being taken for a ride with Ireland’s growing…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#917 No Bangers, No Bonfires, No Bloody Fun!
Halloween Spoilsports! Are Politicians Taking All the Fun Out of Halloween? Are Ireland's politicians turning into the Halloween fun police? Or have bonfires…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#914 France Is Burning and Should Offensive Opinions Land You in Prison? With John MGuirk
In this episode, Niall is joined by journalist John McGuirk to discuss the violent riots sweeping across France, where widespread protests have descended into…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#915 Online Dating: Looking for Love or Just Looking for a Ride?
Swipe Right for Love or Just a Bit of Fun? Is Online Dating a Waste of Time? Whatever happened to meeting someone in the pub, chatting them up at a party or…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#913 My Husband Became a Woman and I Became a Trans Widow
I Married a Man, Then He Left Me to Become a Woman: The Story of a Trans Widow** In this powerful and emotional episode, Niall Boylan speaks to Tracey Shannon…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#911 Should We Shut Ireland Down for 24 Hours to Make the Government Listen?
Yesterday’s national public sector strike brought widespread disruption, with thousands of workers walking off the job in one of the biggest industrial actions…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#912 25 Years Married and a Listener Caught With His Pants Down Online!
25 Years Married and She Catches Him Sex Chatting With Other Women! Is It Cheating?** In this episode, Niall speaks to callers about a marriage in crisis after…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#909 All Drugs Decriminalised? Has Ireland Completely Lost the Plot?
Should Ireland Decriminalise All Drugs for Personal Use? In this episode, Niall speaks to Dublin City Councillor Gavin Pepper about the growing controversy…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#910 Too Common for Our Daughter? Mum's Snobbery Sparks Outrage!
Is Her Daughter Dating Beneath Her, or Is Mum Just a Snob? In this episode, Niall speaks to callers about a controversial listener's dilemma that raises…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#907 Farage Declares War on the Asylum System. Should Ireland Join Him?
Niall Boylan is joined by journalist and commentator Laura Perrins to discuss Nigel Farage’s controversial proposal to suspend the UK asylum system for up to…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#908 Are Women Better at Raising Kids, or Am I Just a Sexist Dinosaur?
Are Women Naturally Better at Raising Children, or Is That Just Sexist Nonsense? Niall Boylan takes calls from listeners after a heated disagreement with his…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#905 RTÉ: Reform It, Sell It or Shut It Down?
Should the Revenue Commissioners be turned into debt collectors for RTÉ, or is it time to pull the plug on the State broadcaster altogether? In this episode…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#906 Four Council Houses Rejected. Is This Mother Taking the Piss?
In this episode, Niall discusses a controversial email from a mother of three who says she's facing the possibility of losing her Housing Assistance Payment…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#902 Do Parents Really Know What Their Children Are Being Taught in School?
In this episode, Niall speaks to Jana Lunden from the Natural Women’s Council about an upcoming Education and Family Forum taking place on October 17, which…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#903 Should Limerick Student Vandals Be Expelled and Jailed?
Student Rampage in Limerick: Should Those Responsible Be Expelled from College? In this episode, Niall speaks to schoolteacher Eric Nelligan about the shocking…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#904 Mental Health in Ireland: Are We All Talk and No Action?
Mental Health in Ireland: Are We Really Listening to Those Who Are Struggling? In this episode, Niall speaks to Dr Mary Honan, researcher, broadcaster and…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#900 €20 for a Packet: Has the War on Smokers Gone Too Far?
Niall is joined by Eric Nelligan to break down Budget 2027, looking at the winners, the losers and whether the Government has actually done enough to tackle…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#901 Pet Friendly Ireland or Hygiene Nightmare?
Niall is joined by Karl Deeter to discuss two very different stories that have sparked plenty of reaction. First, they look at the controversy surrounding the…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#898 Ireland’s Budget Illusion: More Supports, Less Money in Your Pocket
Niall talks to journalist Laura Perrins about Budget 2027 and asks whether it will actually make any meaningful difference to households struggling with the…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#899 A Living Wage or a Death Sentence for Small Business?
Niall talks to business owner and podcaster Paul Treyvaud about the Government’s expected decision to increase the minimum wage by 79 cent to €14.94 an hour…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#896 Christa Pike Committed a Horrific Murder, But Should We Kill Her?
Niall talks to callers about the death penalty following the disturbing case of Christa Pike, who is reportedly critically ill in hospital after an attempt by…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#897 Emigration Out, Immigration In, Is This Ireland’s New Normal?
Niall talks to Cormac Lucey, economics commentator with The Sunday Times Ireland, about growing concern that Ireland is becoming increasingly unaffordable for…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#894 The Right to Housing: Protection or Pandora’s Box?
Niall talks to housing campaigner Peter Dooley about a proposal from Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne to put a constitutional right to housing before the Irish…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#895 Artificial Intelligence: Our Greatest Invention or Biggest Mistake?
#895 Artificial Intelligence: Our Greatest Invention or Biggest Mistake? Niall talks to Podcaster Nick Delahanty about the growing debate surrounding…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#892 Dear Taxpayer, You're Going to Die, But Here's a Free Booklet!
The Government is delivering 2.2 million copies of its new “Be Emergency Ready” booklet to households across Ireland, but is it sensible preparation for an…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#893 The EU's Latest Bright Idea: Tax the Socks Off Us!
Just when you thought there was nothing left to tax, along comes another charge on your online shopping! Niall Boylan is joined by podcaster and restaurateur…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#890 Punished at the Pump: Is Fuel Tax Destroying the Cost of Living?
Fuel prices are soaring again, with diesel reaching around €2.20 a litre in some areas and petrol close to €2, adding even more pressure to households…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#891 A Mother’s Shocking Confession: “I Hate My Daughter”
A listener has contacted the show with an admission most parents would probably be afraid to say out loud. She says she despises her own 14 year old daughter…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#888 Should Irish Players Be Forced Into a Political War?
Ireland defeated Israel 3–0 at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary, but the result on the pitch has done little to end the controversy surrounding the…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#889 When a Community Destroys Its Own Facilities, Who Pays the Price?
A playground in Darndale Park in north Dublin has been destroyed by fire, sparking anger over yet another attack on a community facility. Local TD Barry…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#886 Is The Dream Of A United Ireland Colliding With Reality?
Would A United Ireland Referendum Create More Problems Than It Solves? Niall talks to election candidate Eddie Punch about the growing debate over whether the…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#887 Would You Risk Your Child’s Brain For A Boxing Dream?
Would You Let Your Seven Year Old Daughter Take Up Boxing? Niall talks to Karl Deeter about a family disagreement sparked by the influence of Katie Taylor…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#884 Drugs Without Consequences: Has Ireland Gone Too Far?
Niall talks to Cork Councillor Albert Deasy about Ireland’s new Health Referral Scheme, which came into effect on 1 September. Under the new system, Gardaí can…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#885 Freedom or Public Safety: Should Driving Stop at 80?
Should Drivers Be Forced Off the Road at 80? Niall talks to podcaster and restaurateur Paul Treyvaud about a listener’s difficult dilemma involving his 85 year…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#882 Two Weeks Away From The Kids: Bliss Or Betrayal?
Should Parents Feel Guilty About Going On Holiday Without The Kids? Niall talks to journalist Laura Perrins about a listener’s holiday dilemma that has caused…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#883 Should Overtime Be Completely Tax Free?
Should Overtime Be Tax Free? Niall talks to Independent Ireland TD Michael Collins about whether workers should be allowed to keep more of the money they earn…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#880 If Gardaí Can’t Strike, Why Should Nurses And Teachers?
Public sector workers are warning that patience is running out over pay, and the threat of industrial action is becoming increasingly serious. Niall Boylan…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#881 Lindsay Clancy: Monster, Murderer Or Mentally Ill Mother?
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has gripped millions around the world, and the case is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury. Niall Boylan is joined by…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#878 Ukraine Gets Billions While Irish Families Struggle
In this episode, Niall Boylan speaks to Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn about Ireland’s continuing financial and political support for Ukraine. O’Flynn has…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#879 Ireland Is Getting Richer, So Why Do You Feel Poorer?
In this episode, Niall Boylan speaks to economic journalist with The Sunday Times Ireland, Cormac Lucey, about Ireland’s continuing cost of living crisis and…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#876 No More Hidden Faces: Is It Time For An Irish Ban?
Should Ireland follow Portugal and ban full face coverings in public? Niall Boylan is joined by journalist John McGuirk to debate whether Ireland should…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#877 Depression, No Sex And No Money: Should She Walk Away?
Why are men’s mental health struggles so often dismissed until they reach crisis point? In this episode, Niall Boylan talks to callers about a difficult…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#874 Stop Making Victims Out Of Deadly Joyriders
In this episode, Niall Boylan is joined by journalist Laura Perrins to debate whether the law is tough enough on young drivers who deliberately put innocent…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#875 Irish First, Married First: Is That Fair Housing Policy?
In this episode of The Niall Boylan Show, Niall opens the phone lines to listeners to debate a controversial question: should married couples with children…
The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)#872 Does the Leaving Cert Reward Memory Rather Than Intelligence?
Fewer Than 100 Points to College Lecturer: Are We Lying to Teenagers About the Leaving Cert? Niall talks to Cleo Knight, Ms Offaly 2026, who left school with…