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    Healy-Rae resigns as Government survives confidence motion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 105:45


    Reporters Barry Lenihan and Una Kelly; Jerry O'Sullivan, Kerry FM presenter; Theresa Reidy, Professor at UCC; Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent; Finian McGrath, former Minister of State; Ger Howlin, Public Affairs Consultant; Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin TD; Danny Healy-Rae, Independent TD; and Timmy Dooley, Minister of State

    Reaction from around the country as fuel protests subside

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 24:20


    Reports from Barry Lenihan and John Cooke followed by Captain Sean Boyce, Marine Pilot; Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town; and Seamus Coffey, Chair of the Fiscal Advisory Council

    Renovations that could devalue your home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 6:50


    Peter 'The Builder' Finn

    Pope Leo and Donald Trump get into war of words

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 5:22


    Ailbhe Conneely, Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent

    US starts blockade of Straights of Hormuz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 7:02


    Cormac McGarry, Director for maritime security services at Control Risks

    Booking.com contacts Irish-based customers about possible data breach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 4:01


    Brian O'Donovan, Work and Technology Correspondent

    Seasonal allergies are back

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 9:03


    Professor Patrick Mitchell, respiratory consultant physician at Tallaght

    Political reaction to the fuel package

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 13:54


    Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fail MEP for Ireland South and Peadar Toibin, Aontu leader and TD for Meath West

    Holywood lights up as McIlroy defends Masters title

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 9:52


    Southport attack 'could and should have been prevented', inquiry finds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 6:59


    Vincent McAviney, London-based journalist

    Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 7:13


    Nick Thorpe, BBC Central European Correspondent

    Protests at fuel depots and gridlock on the roads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 52:04


    RTÉ reporters Barry Lenihan, Brian O'Connell and Petula Martyn / Peter Roche, Fine Gael TD for Galway East / Dan McCarthy, Independent Councillor on Kerry County Council who runs McCarthy's petrol station in Kenmare / John Morley, Presenter of Galway Talks on Galway Bay FM / Hugh Hick, RTÉ traffic reporter / Paula, Health Care Assistant, and more.

    Reactions to ongoing fuel protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 34:15


    Reports from Barry Lenihan, Brian O'Connell and Una Kelly. Niall Collins, Minister of State in the Dept of Justice, Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick / Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan Monaghan / Hugh Hick, RTÉ traffic reporter

    Iran-Pakistan talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 7:25


    Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute

    Fuel protests wreak havoc on travel across the country

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 42:28


    Brian O'Connell in Whitegate, Cork; Shane Gleeson, owner of Gleeson's Group in Limerick; Kevin McPartlan, Fuels For Ireland; Petula Martyn, Mid West Correspondent; John Morley, Presenter on Galway Bay FM; Hugh Hick, traffic reporter; Una Kelly and more

    Reaction to fuel protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 28:28


    Ger Carthy, independent councillor in Wexford; Máire Ní Murchú, CEO of Irish Self-Catering Federation; Thomas Byrne and Richard O'Donoghue debate; Fergal O'Brien of IBEC and Francie Gorman of the IFA

    Security response to fuel protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 7:34


    Professor Ray Murphy, Irish Centre for Human Rights at University of Galway and former Captain in the Irish Defense Forces

    What are your rights at work during protests?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 5:12


    Damien McCarthy, Managing Director at HR Buddy

    Rory McIlroy's Masters defence begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 2:38


    Greg Allen reports from Augusta

    Fuel protests snarl routes across the country

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 32:00


    Reports from Barry Lenihan; Petula Martyn and Una Kelly plus Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland; John Morley, Presenter of Galway Talks on Galway Bay FM; Hugh Hick, traffic and travel reporter; Blake Boland, Dublin Bus; and Gina Murphy, owner of Hugo's restaurant

    Minister of State Jerry Buttimer responds to the fuel protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 15:44


    Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development plus a further update from Barry Lenihan

    Shaky ceasefire between US and Iran begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 11:13


    John Bolton, former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump

    ‘It was never your fault' - Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's new banner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 7:37


    Rachel Morrogh, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre & Charlene Masterson, activist and survivor

    The right to protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 7:36


    Dr Illan Wall, Professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway

    Be wary of inferior e-bikes and batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 6:30


    Ciaran Cannon, former Fine Gael TD and President of Cycling Ireland

    What can we learn from climbing fish?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 7:18


    Kealan Doyle, marine biologist from Seahorse Aquariums

    Bringing home the bacon: saving money by choosing pork

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 109:59


    Caitriona Redmond, Irish Examiner consumer columnist

    Fuel protests across Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 18:56


    Barry Lenihan, Political Correspondent, Petula Martyn, Mid-West Correspondent and  Brian O'Connell.

    Wildflowers to attract wildlife

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 8:19


    Aedin Ni Thiarnaigh from Blathanna Fiaine on Inis Meain

    Impact of fuel protests on Dublin transportation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 11:27


    Blake Boland, Dublin Bus, Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town, David Hall, CEO of Lifeline Ambulance, Hugh Hick, Traffic Reporter

    Hospital car parking charges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 6:30


    Liam Quade Social Democrats TD from Cork East and spokesperson for Mental Health and Disability.

    View from the US on Iran War

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 8:10


    Amber Phillips, political reporter with The Washington Post and Professor Richard Painter, former White House ethics lawyer.

    Fuel protest Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 15:10


    Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland TD and Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist at the Institution of International and European Affairs and Columnist with The Currency.

    Artemis crew flies further than humans have before

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 8:14


    Danielle Wilcox Murphy, astronomy expert.

    What to expect as Trump's peace deadline looms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 9:40


    Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with The Independent, Ed Burke, Assistant Professor in the History of War at University College Dublin.

    Exchequer Figures

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 6:51


    Minister of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Mark Chambers.

    Iran latest – Impact on consumers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 15:46


    Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent, and Ger Hyland from the Irish Road Haulage Association

    What to do with all that left over Chocolate after Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 6:53


    Edward Hayden, Chef and lecturer

    Fuel price protest tomorrow morning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 6:54


    Sarah Slater, Irish Times Journalist, and David Conway, Chair of the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland

    NASA's Artemis II mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 5:55


    Abbie MacKinnon, curator of space technology with the Science Museum in London

    JD Vance flies to Hungary to save Victor Orban

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 8:36


    Nick Thorpe, BBC Central European Correspondent

    Storm Dave

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 10:35


    Drivetimes looks ahead to what we can expect from the weekend weather and its effects on tavil this bank holiday weekend.

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