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Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of murdering his wife Tina, for more on this Ralph Riegal, Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent & Criminologist Trina O' Connor, followed by Sarah Benson, CEO of Women's Aid

Seamus McGrath, Fianna Fail TD and Donnachadh Ó Laoghaire Sinn Féin TD discuss the latest homelessness figures another record high recorded today

The family of Robert Delaney is making a plea for any information about what happened in 2008. Reporter Una Kelly has more.

The UN Security Council heard testimony this week from a US surgeon who says he treated children who were deliberately shot in Gaza. To discuss this Dr. Feroze Sidhwa

An Irish MEP has confirmed he used artificial intelligence to write a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, urging the EU to deliver more aid to Gaza for more, Ciaran Mullooly, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North-West

A US trade court yesterday blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs on imports. For more I'm joined by Law professor at the University of Minnesota Richard Painter - who also served as chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration and Peter Burke the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

The "Not on my Flight" campaign is targeting unruly behaviours on flights to discuss this Jim Gavin, Chief Operations Officer of the Irish Aviation Authority

Two months ago President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government. To explain how this is going- Patsy Widakuswara Voice of America White House bureau chief.

Single-use vapes will be banned in Northern Ireland and the UK from this coming Sunday and the Irish Heart Foundation are calling for legislation to be fast-tracked here. To tell us more Mark Murphy is Senior Policy Manager with the Irish Heart Foundation

A record number of people were treated for drug use in Ireland last year, with cocaine the most common drug outside of alcohol. To discuss this Jo-Hanna Ivors, Associate Professor in Addiction from the school of medicine in Trinity College Dublin.

Alan Kelly, Labour Party TD for Tipperary North and chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee and Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fail TD for Wicklow Wexford and member of the Oireachtas Media Committee.

Locals in a Co. Tipperary village are vowing to continue their protest outside a former hotel housing International Protection Applicants – a year after their demonstration first began. Drivetime's John Cooke has been back to the Tipperary Village of Dundrum

The Russian government said this afternoon that it had proposed another round of talks with Ukraine to be held in istanbul which would start on June 2nd. For more on this Maria Mezentseva Member of Ukranian Parilament

Hen parties are facing a backlash, not over bad behaviour but burnout. The modern hen do is fast becoming a "hen don't" for many women who are put off by the price, the travel and the organisational chaos. Jessica O'Sullivan Editor of One Fab Day tells us more.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said that three members of the board of Children's Health Ireland have resigned this morning, and a fourth resigned in the last week. For more on this Padraig Rice, Social Democrat TD for Cork South Central and Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems at Dublin City University.

The ESRI have said they are forecasting only 34,000 homes will be delivered this year and only 37,000 next year. Cormac spoke to John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

The Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has apologised on behalf of the State to the family of Monaghan man Shane O'Farrell. The 23-year old was killed in a hit-and-run incident - by a drug addict out on bail in Carrickmacross in August 2011. Our reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more.

Imagine a school where students get to design their own class, focused on learning about the important issues that matter to them. First Year Pupils at a number of Secondary Schools in Limerick, Galway and Kerry have been doing as part of a Junior Cycle pilot project called Needs. John Cooke has been speaking to some of those involved.

For reaction to this Eoin O Broin, Sinn Fein's Housing Spokesperson and Michael O'Flynn, Chairman & CEO of the O'Flynn Group and former member of the Housing Commission.

"A properly structured 100% mortgage could turn long-term renters into homeowners and provide dignity and stability to countless families" To discuss this Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Cork North Central and Spokesperson on Housing and Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland Party TD Party Chairperson and TD for Cork North Central.

Senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Arts, Media, Sport & Communications says it's the common-sense approach to comfort and choice in sport and physical activity. Senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn spoke to Cormac and Sarah.

Aid collected in Ireland for Ukraine has been destroyed in a Russian drone strike on a humanitarian warehouse near Kyiv. For more on this Ukrainian Action co-founder Anatoliy Prymakov and Kira Rudik - Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of Political party Holos on the Russian drone attacks over the weekend.

Victoria Rose,who is a British surgeon currently working in Nasser Hospital in Gaza. In the Nasser hospital she works alongside Palestinian doctor Alaa Al Najjar who lost nine of her ten children in an israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday and whose husband and surviving 11 year old son are currently being treated by Dr Rose and her colleagues.

With a dramatic increase in school absenteeism since the pandemic, a community organisation in Tallaght in Dublin has launched a toolkit to combat school avoidance. Our reporter Una Kelly has been speaking to people involved with this new toolkit.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office, on the number of tourists arriving into the country, have been showing some significant drops which started last September. But the tourism industry itself has been claiming they haven't seen that decline in their business. CSO's expert on this, Senior Statistician Sam Scriven explained this.

Donald Trump's latest threat of a 50% tariff on EU imports to the US, starting on the 1st of June. For reaction to this Dr Nora Strecker is Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at UCD and Neale Richmond, Minister of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The independent audit into children's hip surgeries in Irish hospitals was published this afternoon. For reaction to the report Social Democrats' spokesperson on Health Padraig Rice.

We spoke with Palestinian Irish woman Sherin Alsabbagh earlier this week about her fears for her bother and his young family in Gaza as the bombardment and blockade persists. Cormac spoke with her brother Mohammed Alsabbagh and his children Abdelkareehe 19 years of ages, Retaj who is 17 and nine year old Najwa.

New research suggests siblings may play a more powerful role than parents do in shaping each other's success. For more on this Susan Dominus, staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and author of The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success.

The new National Children's Hospital in Dublin will not receive its first patients until at least June of next year, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has heard. John Brady, Sinn Féin TD and Chairperson of the PAC, and Paul McCauliffe, Fianna Fáil TD and member of the PAC, react to the latest delay.

The Government is working to establish the exact chain of events in relation to a flight carrying deportees from the US, which is understood to have stopped in Shannon Airport this week. John Cooke reports from Shannon Airport, and then we hear reaction from Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik.

Following a tense meeting at the White House, South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected US president Donald Trump's claims of a "white genocide". Kate Bartlett, a South African freelance journalist, gives us the view from the country.

Flights could be kitted out with new "standing seats" as soon as next year, according to reports. These upright seats would allow passengers to lean at an angle without completely sitting down while in-flight. Retired lieutenant colonel Kevin Byrne, airport safety and security auditor, gives us his verdict.

Should communities boycott the owners of holiday homes, to pressure them into selling? That was the proposal from Tom Gilligan at Mayo County Council today. For reaction Máire Ní Mhurchú, CEO of the Irish Self-Catering Federation & Peter Flynn, Fine Gael Councillor for Westport, and chairman of Mayo County Council's strategic housing policy group.

Palestinians based in Ireland are getting increasingly worried about the wellbeing of loved ones as bombing intensifies and blockades continue. Sherin Alsabbagh who recently got her 74 year old mother Najwa out of Gaza to Ireland and Morgan McMonagle, Irish vascular and trauma surgeon just back from Gaza - spoke with Cormac.

To discuss lowering the voting age we're joined now by Social Care Ireland's Noel Howard and The Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly who introduced the "Reduction of the Voting Age to Sixteen Years Bill 2025" in the Dail today.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said while progress has been made, it is concerning that measures to identify victims of trafficking are not being implemented quickly enough, and there are not enough services to support victims. Reporter Una Kelly tells us more.

The supervised injection centre in Merchants Quay in Dublin opened last December has seen over 4,000 people come through it's doors which allows them to take drugs in a safe, supervised facility. There have been calls for more centres to be rolled out across the country. For more on this Eddie Mullins, Chief Executive of Merchants Quay Ireland.

One of London's top chefs - but call's Ireland home, and when he's not in the kitchen, Luke Ahearne is on the terraces at Selhurst Park, leading the Crystal Palace ultras. Luke spoke to Cormac about how he balances Michelin-starred precision with his match-day passion.

According to the latest Daft.ie survey it's a 48% increase on the comparable figures from before the Covid pandemic, so what does it mean for the future of the market? Maurice Deverell Committee Member of the Irish Property Owners' Association & Social Democrats TD & the party's spokesperson on Housing, Rory Hearne.

British passport holders will soon be allowed to enter EU-only border crossings at European airport checkpoints. It is one of the many agreements struck between the UK and the EU in a new post-Brexit deal on trade. To discuss this Timmy Dooley, Minister of State for Agriculture, Foods and the Marine with responsibility for Fisheries.

Concerns are being raised as to why the majority of Ministers of State have no legal powers over five months since the general election. The Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Independent coalition contains 23 Junior Ministers. Reporter Barry Lenihan has more.