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    Arson attack in Finglas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 2:18


    Stephen Breen, Crime editor with the Irish Sun

    Israel threatens to ban some NGO's delivering aide in Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 6:55


    Oliver McTernan, Director of Forward Thinking - a mediation and conflict resolution organisation in the Middle East

    New Year's Eve Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 3:39


    Gerry Murphy, Met Éireann Meteorologist

    Road Safety Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 8:45


    Barry Lenihan, RTÉ Reporter

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    INMO on Trolley Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 10:08


    Phil Ní Sheaghdha, INMO General Secretary

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    Pension Auto-Enrolment

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 7:57


    Pauk Kenny, Programme Leader at the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland

    New Year's Eve Celebrations on TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 4:34


    Olivia Fahy, Entertainment Journalist

    Aontú call for an end to M50 tolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 10:31


    Peadar Tóibín, Leader of Aontú.

    Exercise and Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 7:56


    Una Kelly, Drivetime reporter.

    Will power and New Year resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 7:24


    Prof. Ian Robertson, Fellow Emeritus, TCD School of Psychology.

    Two brothers in their 80s die after house fire in Co Sligo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 3:09


    Paul Deering, Editor of The Sligo Champion

    "Maybe very close” to ending Ukraine war?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 9:52


    David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian, and Shona Murray Europe correspondent with Euronews

    Life Hack helps from your Smartphone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 7:00


    Elaine Burke host of Tech's Sake Podcast

    Supermarket Butter Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 2:27


    Conor Pope, Irish Times Consumer Correspondent

    Impact of Storm Eowyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 7:32


    RTÉ Reporter John Cooke

    Renewing your health insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 10:24


    Dermot Goode, Health Insurance Expert with healthinsuranceireland.ie

    The Christmas commute

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 12:28


    Hugh Hick, traffic reporter; Graeme McQueen of the DAA; and Claire Percy of Dublin Port

    Overnight attacks on Ukraine leave three dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 6:44


    Lisa Yasko, Ukrainian MP

    Do you leave your Christmas shop until the end?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 8:50


    Dr. Emma Howard, Behavioural Economist at TU Dublin

    Thousands of new Epstein-linked documents released by US Justice Dept

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 9:23


    Simon Marks, Chief Correspondent for Feature Story News in Washington

    Christmas at Coolmine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 8:56


    Lorraine Higgins, Team Leader at Ashleigh House, Coolmine Therapeutic Community

    Baby names for December

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 7:30


    Rebecca Horan, broadcaster and podcaster on parenting

    Staying safe on the roads at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 12:59


    Leo Lieghio, road safety campaigner & Sam Waide, CEO of the Road Safety Authority

    Your guide to last minute Christmas food preparation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 9:24


    Caitriona Redmond, food writer and consumer columnist for the Irish Examiner

    Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 5:32


    Rachel Morrogh, Chief Executive Officer of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

    Following the soaps at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 11:01


    Scott Bryan, TV critic and broadcaster & Neili Conroy, Sharon Collins in Fair City

    Chris Rea dies at 74

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 7:53


    Singer Chris Rea has died at the age of 74. Music journalist Simon Maher reflects on the music legends career.

    Dublin Congestion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 8:22


    Dublin in now the 11th most congested city in the world. Professor Brian Caulfield is from the Centre for Transport Research at Trinity College Dublin.

    18 to 25 year olds are among the most affected by loneliness…

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 9:53


    Professor Andrea Wigfield, is director of the Centre for Loneliness Studies at Sheffield Hallam University.

    Christmas traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 18:47


    Michael Fortune, Folklorist and author of The Folklore of Wexford looks at some of our older Christmas traditions.

    Flu Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 12:03


    Tony O' Brien- Former Chief Executive of the HSE

    Christmas Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 6:16


    Alan O'Reilly from Carlow weather looks ahead to what we can weather-wise over Christmas.

    Russian General dies in car bomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 7:26


    Russian general dies in Moscow car bomb Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics at UCD's Clinton Institute reacts.

    TV viewing at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 10:42


    journalist and TV fanatic Olivia Fahy runs down her top TV viewing tips this Christmas.

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    Privatising prison tagging

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 7:12


    According to reports electronic monitoring – or tagging - of prisoners is to be overseen by a private company. Saoirse Brady Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

    Cocaine use surge at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 8:37


    The Gardai have said cocaine is 'pouring' into Ireland to supply the Christmas market. Jason fun de Felde is an Emergency Medicine Doctor with Cork University Hospital.

    High Court dismisses challenges on 'super junior' ministers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 4:32


    Orla O'Donnell RTE's legal affairs correspondent has the details from the high court.

    Paul vs Joshua fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 4:10


    Boxer Anthony Joshua will take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a heavyweight bout in Miami tonight. Kevin Byrne, Boxing writer with the Irish Sun & host of ‘The Rocky Road' podcast.

    How to take great night sky photos

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 4:45


    How can we take great photographs of the night sky with our smartphones. Caitriona Mosc from the Connemara Dark Skies and a member of the Connemara Astronomy Club tells Drive Time more

    Fianna Fail Fall Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 11:16


    Michael Martin remains as Fianna Fail leader despite continuing disquiet over his handling of Jim Gavin's botched Presidential Election campaign. Drivetime's Barry Lenihan reports.

    Parenting at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 9:11


    Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune on her advice for parenting at Christmas.

    Ukraine EU deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 15:17


    Bill Browder, Putin's Number One enemy and Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign & Dr. Patrick Bury, Senior Associate Professor in Security at the University of Bath.

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