As 2018 comes to a close, we take a look back on some of the biggest news stories of the year in our annual news review.

Lise Hand, columnist with The Times Ireland Edition, Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers and Breda Brown, PR Director with Unique Media, joined us to reflect on the year's events at home and abroad.

Stories include:

• Weather events, from storms to snow
• Donald Trump and Brexit
• The Belfast rape trial
• The abortion referendum and the Pope's visit
• The CervicalCheck scandal and Vicky Phelan's key role in bringing it to light

To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen