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    Iran Crisis - Latest updates as United States sinks Iranian vessel off coast of Sri Lanka

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 13:12


    Sam Kiley, World Affairs Editor for The Independent & Jasmine El Gamal, founder and CEO of Averos Strategies

    Flight from Dubai set to land in Dublin tonight

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 15:50


    Rosie Gowaran, stranded in Doha; Fiona Nicole Mee, journalist in Dubai; and Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel & airport security and safety auditor

    Chambers on the Infrastructure bill and Iran Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 12:11


    Jack Chambers, Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Iran Crisis – How is it hitting our pockets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 9:34


    Is Big Phil back in the game?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 9:44


    Report from Barry Lenihan

    Should pay transparency rules be delayed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 8:53


    Laura Bambrick of ICTU & Maeve McElwee of IBEC

    Natalie McNally murder trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 7:41


    Report from Una Kelly

    Court orders mother and sister of Enoch Burke to be arrested and jailed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 5:16


    Shane Phelan, Irish Independent Legal Affairs Editor

    TUI report says some schools dropping subjects because of teacher shortages

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 4:40


    How do we elevate our sad sandwiches?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 7:31


    Edward Hayden, chef

    Iran Crisis - Latest developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 12:33


    Secunder Kermani, Channel 4 Foreign Correspondent and David Blevins, Sky News Correspondent in Washington

    Iran Crisis - Energy fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 11:51


    John Stawpert, International Chamber of Shipping and Prof. Aoife Foley, Chair of Net Zero Infrastructure

    Iran Crisis - Ireland's response

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 7:48


    Report from Barry Lenihan

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    Iran Crisis - Latest analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 24:34


    David Wood, Senior Lebanon Analyst at International Crisis Group; Naysan Rafati, Senior Iran Analyst at International Crisis Group; and Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander

    Examining the surge in energy prices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 11:57


    Kevin McPartland, CEO of Fuels for Ireland and Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD

    Housing crisis in the Gaeltacht

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 9:09


    Report from Una Kelly

    How to fix the latest potholes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 8:15


    Paul Davis, Lecturer in the School of Business at DCU

    National Women's Council rally

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 6:18


    Doireann Crossan, Acting Head of Policy at the National Women's Council

    Ireland take on France in World Cup qualifier

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 4:07


    Julie-Ann Russell, former Irish international footballer

    Iran Crisis - What next for Tehran?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 14:10


    Negar Mortazavi, host of The Iran Podcast and senior fellow at the Centre for International Policy

    Iran Crisis - What are Israel's objectives?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 7:36


    Gideon Levy, Haaretz columnist in Tel Aviv

    Iran Crisis - The stranded Irish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 5:59


    Fiona Nicole Mee, journalist in Dubai

    Iran Crisis - British and American analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 29:06


    Emily Harding, Centre for Strategic and International Studies; Richard Dalton, former UK ambassador to Iran; and John Nicols, Executive Editor for the Nation Magazine

    Iran Crisis - Travel update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 8:50


    Graeme McQueen, DAA Head of Media Relations & Paul Hackett, Vice President of the Irish Travel Agents Association

    Iran Crisis - Energy and Oil disruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 7:01


    Justin Urquhart-Stewart, Economic Commentator

    IFA members end sit-in protest at Bord Bia offices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 1:51


    Aengus Cox, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent

    Natalie McNally murder trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 6:18


    Report from Una Kelly

    Office of the Confidential Recipient

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 7:57


    Report from Barry Lenihan

    Motor insurers may need to give detailed explanations for policy changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 7:17


    Robert Troy, Minister of State with responsibility for Insurance

    US tells its citizens to leave Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 5:41


    The United States has ordered the immediate evacuation of non-essential personnel from Israel as two carrier strike groups move into position for a potential strike on Iran. Dr Patrick Bury is Senior Associate Professor in Security at Bath University

    Sniffer dogs at League of Ireland games

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 7:12


    Kimberley Ward, from the Sniffer Squad explains how sniffer dogs can be used to help crowd control at League of Ireland games and other sports events.

    Learning self defence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 6:14


    A 21-year-old UCD student has launched an initiative aimed at helping people in Dublin feel safer in the city again. Joaquin Holland is offering free self-defence training to anyone who makes a charity donation in aid of the war in Sudan. Drivetimes Una Kelly went along to meet him.

    Growing It Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 9:42


    The cost of living, and Ultra Processed Food are just two of the issues that Mick Kelly tackles as “Our Farm - A GIY Story” returns to RTE TV next Tuesday. Mike chats to Drivetime ahead of the shows return.

    Prime Time investigates health concerns in the Aer Corps.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 9:48


    An investigation into health issues at the Aer Corp featured in a major Primetime report by Paul Murphy last night. Donnacha O' Laoghaire, Sinn Fien's spokesperson on Defence discusses the investigation.

    Dublin airports music wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 5:30


    Music journalist Simon Maher has the details on whose in and whose out on Dublin Airports new music wall.

    Health Insurance increase

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 12:20


    Two health insurance companies, Irish Life Health and Level Health, have announced price increases for their customers from April. Drivetime speaks to Dr Brian Turner, senior lecturer in economics in UCC & Brian Lee Chief Executive of the Health Insurance Authority.

    The Catch Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 18:02


    Freelance journalist Aisling Moloney and writer and broadcaster Maia Dunphy look back on another busy week across news, sport entertainment and more.

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    Harris on a potential Trump visit, the SNA reversal, new SIU scheme and State apologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 17:16


    Are we building too many data centres?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 11:04


    Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD & Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP

    Instagram to alert parents over harmful searches by children

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 9:16


    Elaine Burke, host of ‘For Tech's Sake' podcast

    Livestream 'peddled as an alibi' filmed four days previously, murder trial told

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 5:09


    Should RTÉ broadcast Ireland v Israel matches?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 6:17


    Sinead Gibney, Social Democrats TD

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