Show overview
This Week launched in 2025 and has put out 175 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 30 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 12 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-IE-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 136 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 136 episodes published. Published by RTÉ.
From the publisher
A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.