With the sad passing of Chuck Feeney this week on Taking Stock Mandy Jonston examines the life and generosity of the billionaire who gave away a fortune, much of it here in Ireland when she speaks with former Diplomat Ted Smyth. Is the Taxman about to get tough on debtors? Jon Ihle of the Sunday Times tells Mandy how the Revenue are cracking down on a blasé attitude to tax that took hold during the pandemic. As hostilities in Israel and Gazza intensify, Mandy examines the origins of the conflict and look at the geo-political interests of everyone in this escalating crisis when she talks to Allison Meakem  who is an associate editor at Foreign Policy.