Despite global turmoil, the focus of Irish politics in 2026 is set to remain on matters close to home.

Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to identify the main challenges facing the Government this year, particularly those on the desks of Minister for Housing James Brown, Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien and Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, and how global events could impinge on those domestic affairs.