Lifting The Lid On John Delaney's Excessive Spending As FAI Boss

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All eyes were on Ellen DeGeneres when her talk show returned for a new season, as she finally addressed the toxic workplace allegations that emerged over the summer. DeGeneres opened with a joke that her summer had been "terrific", before apologising to "the people who were affected." She also added: "I've let myself down and I've hurt myself as well." But the presenter's apology did not sit well with former employees of the show, who complained about incidents of sexual harassment, racism and intimidation. Jennifer Gannon and Joe O'Shea discussed this and more in our weekly TV slot. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/09/25180941/LW-Ellen.mp3"][/audio]

An Garda Síochána have seized 4,000 TV set top boxes during a European-wide operation cracking down on intellectual property rights infringement. These so-called dodgy boxes are used as a way of getting subscription TV for free. So could this spell the end for the dodgy box? How will it impact the pirate alternative to subscription TV? Adrian Weckler, technology editor with the Irish Independent, joined us to discuss this. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/09/25175146/LW-Dodgy-Boxes.mp3"][/audio]

Those who received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment or who were on the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme now have more information about how much tax they will be expected to pay back, and when. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe today confirmed that people can pay what they owe in a lump sum or alternatively spread the cost over four years. Norah Collender, Professional Tax Leader at Chartered Accountants Ireland, joined us to explain the situation in detail. Priscilla Lynch, clinical editor of the Medical Independent, also updated us on the latest COVID-19 news. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/09/25172741/LW-Tax.mp3"][/audio]

An old TV set was found to be responsible for 18 months of daily broadband outages in a Welsh village. The residents of Aberhosan mysteriously lost their broadband every morning at 7am. When engineers investigated, they discovered that electrical interference from one householder's second-hand TV was to blame. The unnamed resident, who was said to be "mortified", agreed not to use the TV again. Pat Fitzpatrick and Laura Byrne joined us for The Week Trending to look at this and some of the other stories making the news this week. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/09/25170432/LW-Old-TV.mp3"][/audio]