Chris and Garvan Walshe catch up on how they handled lockdown, what to expect next, and what has changed since they last recorded the podcast together, in November 2018. Just as it did two years ago, the Northern Ireland backstop features heavily in Lie of the Week. Also, will the Conservative Party have the good sense to ditch its current leader?

UK Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as Tory leader. The Brexit Party came up short in the Peterborough by-election. US President Donald Trump visited three countries. RTÉ Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Fiona Mitchell and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin look at a busy (but surprisingly calm) week.

The UK Prime Minister announced that she is to step down on June 7. How did the long goodbye unfold? Who will come next? And what will it mean for Brexit?

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott ponder another chaotic week in Brexit. The team tackle the PM's worst week yet and ask the big question of the day: Will Nigel Farage make it to space in a Tesla? Meanwhile Geri brings all the milkshake lobbers to the yard and demands: "Stop throwing drinks!" And, of course, another Brexiteer of the Week is crowned.

Theresa May has written to the European Union to request a further delay to Brexit until 30 June.

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to analyse another ridiculous week of Brexit mayhem. The team try to make sense of another blockbuster few days and Geri profiles speaker John Bercow after his Brexit bombshell. And, of course, another Brexiteer of the Week is crowned.

With Brexit literally hours away, we convene Leaver-turned-Article-50-Revoker ROLAND SMITH and law and policy expert DAVID ALLEN GREEN to stare into the abyss. / May blames Parliament... / Why John Bercow’s Eskine Mayhem isn’t a constitutional crisis... / David discusses the Meaningful Vote in terms of Thanos’s Infinity Stones. The fooling of Arron Banks. Chained to a radiator with Seumas Milne.

We visit Alyn Smith MEP in his offices, surrounded by boxes, for what might be a farewell chat, and reflect on another absolutely hatstand day in Brexit's endgame. Theresa May ... asking for a short extension and managing to annoy everybody on all sides; and (at time of recording) we're hiding behind the sofa waiting for her latest excruciatingly awful podium address to the nation.

Theresa May returns to parliament today after a last ditch dash to Strasbourg to win fresh concessions on her deal. So will the deadlock finally be broken this week? Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Sonia Sodha in London explain how the process could now pan out.

After defending the Withdrawal Agreement as the only deal on the table, UK Prime Minister Theresa May turned against it, directing MP's to vote for it to be amended. ... There is no room to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement, no appetite to pile pressure on Ireland and no viable alternative coming from the UK, says the EU.

What a week it has been! In the space of 24 hours Theresa May suffered a historic humiliation in Parliament and then promptly won the support of her party and the DUP. Will she cling doggedly to the current agreement text and hope the ticking clock will bolster domestic support? Will an extension to the Article 50 deadline be needed? Or is a second referendum now more likely?

The arrival of a White Paper, the departure of cabinet members and US President Donald Trump's Sun interview all making waves for UK Prime Minister Theresa May. / And what are the dangers of a punitive Brexit deal for the UK? Oxford University Professor of European Studies Timothy Garton Ash gives us his view

Theresa May narrowly avoided a critical defeat in parliament. / Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary, using his House of Commons speech to implore MPs to "save Brexit". / BrexitCentral's Hugh Bennett says that despite fury in the Tory ranks, Mrs May is still on course to deliver on her White Paper. / Aidan Flynn on 80% of Irish/EU exports going through the UK.

As UK Theresa May headed to EU Summit in Salzburg this week, the expectation was that her Brexit Chequers White Paper would be met with a muted, but not hostile response, relieving her of some pressure before her party's conference later this month. Europe Editor Tony Connelly talks to Brexit Republic from Salzburg and we'll hear from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's (war?) dance at the Tory Party conference; DUP leader Arlene Foster's "blood red lines"; Boris Johnson's "Chuck Chequers" speech and the Taoiseach's meetings in Brussels with Council President: How healthy are the prospects for a Brexit breakthrough ahead of the October 17th summit?

This week Brexit Republic looks at UK PM's survival after a week that predicted her political demise in violent terms. Northern Ireland business representatives went to Westminster to bluntly outline their 'no-deal' fears. EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is optimistic of a deal and buoyant about EU unity "despite provocation".

Three defeats for UK PM Theresa May in one day - what hope now for the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration passing muster next week?

The Meaningful Vote that never was; the no-confidence vote that answered one question, but raised many more; the European summit and 'that' row over "nebulous" - all packed into a bumper Brexit week.

Theresa May's shocker at the European Council, and why it happened. Plus: Tony Blair, huh, what he isn't good for. And some home truths on what the Article 50 ruling means and what it doesn't mean. Finally, a few cracking Lies of the Week, and an absolute zinger as Tweet of the Year.

Nick Crosby joins Chris to wonder whether and how the House of Commons might yet find a way to reject the Withdrawal Agreement and #StopBrexit. Also Hostile Environment Lady jumps the Lie of the Week queue.

Did the last week seem even crazier than normal, even for the bumper bonanza of bonkers that is #Brexit Britain?