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There are calls for more clarity on a new policy regarding roadside memorials for victims of road accidents. Michael Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Tipperary South and Chairperson of the Dail Transport Committee and Susan Gray, Founder of PARC road safety group discuss.
Joe Neville, Fine Gael TD, Kildare North, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD, Galway East, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Mary Regan, Political Editor, the Irish Independent.
Joe Neville, Fine Gael TD, Kildare North, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD, Galway East, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Mary Regan, Political Editor, the Irish Independent.
Joe Neville, Fine Gael TD, Kildare North, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD, Galway East, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Mary Regan, Political Editor, the Irish Independent.
Our panel tonight is Joe Neville, Fine Gael TD, Kildare North, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD, Galway East, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Mary Regan, Political Editor, the Irish Independent.
Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O'Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.
Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O'Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.
We hear from Joan Carthy, Irish Wheelchair Association's National Advocacy Manager and our panel of Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Minof State for International Development & the Diaspora and and Cian O'Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.
Michael Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Tipperary South and Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Pa Daly, Sinn Féin TD for Kerry and Party Spokesperson on the Environment, Energy and Transport, Michael Collins, Leader of Independent Ireland, TD for Cork South West, Brian Mahon, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail.
Michael Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Tipperary South and Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Pa Daly, Sinn Féin TD for Kerry and Party Spokesperson on the Environment, Energy and Transport, Brian Mahon, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail.
The National Transport Authority will begin a phased rollout of contactless payments on Local Links from today, which they expect to be fully operational across all 15 Local Link offices by the end of 2026. Speaking to Shane this morning was Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West.
The National Transport Authority will begin a phased rollout of contactless payments on Local Links from today, which they expect to be fully operational across all 15 Local Link offices by the end of 2026. Speaking to Shane this morning was Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West.
Tuesday marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, yet this week alone, headlines have carried news of multiple attacks on women. Domestic and gender-based violence remains a pressing issue in Ireland, with the Tánaiste stating this week that “we have an epidemic of violence against women” but what do the figures show us about instances of violence, have we made progress, and what more needs to be done? To discuss, Anton is joined by:Mary Hayes, Project Coordinator of Women's Aid's ‘Too Into You' ProjectEllen O'Malley-Dunlop, Member of Grevio, the Council of Europe Human Rights Group on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and former CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis CentreBarry Ward, Fine Gael TD and Criminal Barrister
A recruitment campaign for Therapists to the new Education Therapy Service has been launched today by the Government.Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Minister for Disability, and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West, Emer Higgins.
Joe is joined by Joe Cooney, Fine Gael TD for Clare and Maurice Quinlivan, Sinn Féin TD for Limerick City, to discuss a meeting between the Minister for Health and local politicians regarding UHL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
he Tánaiste is leading tributes to former Minster of State and Clare TD Donal Carey, who passed away overnight, at the age of 88. The clarecastle native was first elected to Clare County Council in 1974 and served as a TD for the Clare constituency from 1982 to 2002, while he also served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1981 to 1982. In 1995, he was appointed by the Rainbow Government on the nomination of John Bruton as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility for western development and rural renewal and Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, holding the posts until the change of government in 1997. His son Joe Carey was a Fine Gael TD for Clare from 2007 to 2024, while his daughter Leonora Carey ran for Fine Gael in last year's General Election. Fine Gael Leader, Tanaiste and Minster for Finance Simon Harris says Donal Carey's “legacy of service and his contribution to Irish public life and to the Fine Gael family will always be remembered”. Paul Murphy, Fine Gael Councillor spoke with Alan Morrissey on Wednesday's Morning Focus. Photo (c) Simon Harris via Facebook
Cabinet is set to approve immigration measures on Wednesday, which are expected to include new rules, meaning someone won't be able to apply for citizenship until five years after being granted asylum.It's as EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner visits Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan today in CityWest.Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this is Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for the Cavan Monaghan Constituency and the party's spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire.
Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.
Our panel of Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West are joined by abuse survivor Sonya Stokes.
Our panel of Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West are joined by Mark Sweeney, Donated Goods Strategy Manager, Oxfam Ireland.
Emer Currie, Fine Gael TD for Dublin West, Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare North, Aubrey McCarthy, Independent Senator and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent, Radio na Gaeltachta.
We hear from Fiona Jennings, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at ISPCC as well as the panel Emer Currie, Fine Gael TD for Dublin West, Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare North, Aubrey McCarthy, Independent Senator and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent, Radio na Gaeltachta.
As the country battles with a cold snap our panel of Emer Currie, Fine Gael TD for Dublin West, Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare North, Aubrey McCarthy, Independent Senator and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent, Radio na Gaeltachta discuss what is being done to tackle the cost of living.
Our panel of Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, Fianna Fáil Deputy Lead in the Senate, Donnchadh O'Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South, Independent Senator Eileen Flynn and Christina Finn, Political Editor, The Journal are joined by Joe Neville, Fine Gael TD for Kildare North to discuss the news that Paschal Donohoe is resigning from politics.
The Government today published its new housing plan: 'Delivering Homes, Building Communities: An Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness'.It aims to deliver 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030 which the Government has described as “ambitious, but also realistic”.John Cummins is Minister of State for Local Government and Planning and Fine Gael TD for Waterford. He joins Ciara Doherty to discuss.
Edward Timmins, Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party leader and TD for Dublin West, Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo and Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, Irish Examiner.
Our panel of Edward Timmins, Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Roderic O'Gorman, Green Party leader and TD for Dublin West, Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo and Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, Irish Examiner discuss the new housing plan which was unveiled by government today.
Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway, Mary Regan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers.
Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway, Mary Regan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers.
Our panel of Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo Leitrim, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway, Mary Regan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers and Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, Lecturer in Law at the South East Technological University discuss today's inauguration.
Transport for Ireland currently has five applications for smartphones, which include a journey planner, a leap card top-up, taxi driver database, an app for public transport tickets, and an app for local services in parts of Mayo, Limerick and Kerry. But is it time that the TFI rolled all of these apps into one single, user-friendly platform? That's the call from Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West, Grace Boland.
We hear from Tara Shine, CEO at Change by Degrees on what happened this week at COP 30 and our panel of Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford-Westmeath and Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West.
Our panel this week are Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford-Westmeath and Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West.
Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford-Westmeath and Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West.
Almost a quarter of Uisce Éireann staff earned a salary over one hundred thousand euro last year.Officials from Uisce Eireann appeared before the Public Accounts Committee earlier today outlining how over four hundred staff earned one hundred thousand euro or more last year…Uisce Eireann also outlined that it will be beyond 2030 before the Greater Dublin Drainage Project will be up and running, which was identified as necessary over a decade ago.Newstalk's Chief Reporter Barry Whyte was monitoring this meeting, and joins Ciara Doherty to give the latest updates. Also joining to discuss is James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South, and member of the PAC committee.
The Government has been accused in the Dáil of using rhetoric that is fueling anti-immigrant sentiment. This follows claims from Tánaiste Simon Harris that opponents are trying to ‘shut down' debate on immigration For more on this, we heard from Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration & John Clendennen, Fine Gael TD for Offaly.
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie has lodged an appeal against his conviction for raping a woman while in Boston for the St Patrick's Day celebrations last year.Some 88 pages of character references for Crosbie were provided to the court, including testimonies from his wife, parents and many people who worked with him in Dublin.His uncle and his younger brother Kiefer Crosbie, a former UFC fighter, also submitted character references, as did a former primary school teacher, a school principal and a member of the Capuchin Order.But, should we allow character references similar to those submitted in this case to be read out in court?Joining Andrea to discuss is Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD and Criminal Barrister, Noeline Blackwell, Human Rights Lawyer, Consultant and Online Safety Coordinator with the Children's Rights Alliance, Miriam Henry and Paula Doyle.
Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay North // Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal // Jennifer Bray, Sunday Times Political Editor // Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Independent.ie
Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central and Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire, discuss Tánaiste Simon Harris' comments on immigration.
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working, and Government should reconsider its policies "in a very serious way. To discuss this Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth and Vice-Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee.
Joining Brendan to analyse the Sunday newspapers and Catherine Connolly's election are Irish Times' political editor, Pat Leahy; former Fine Gael TD, Noel Rock; Sunday Times' columnist, Alison O'Connor; VP of Academic Affairs at Mary Immaculate College, and former Labour candidate, Niamh Hourigan; and former Fianna Fáil minister, Mary Hanafin.
Cabinet heard yesterday how several councils made no compulsory purchase orders of homes or sites, in 2023 or 2024. For more on this Minister of State in the Department of Housing, with responsibility for Planning and Local Government and Fine Gael TD for Waterford.
Our panel of Maeve O'Connell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Richard O'Donoghue, Independent Ireland TD for Limerick County and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent Raidió na Gaeltachta discuss the meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Maeve O'Connell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Richard O'Donoghue, Independent Ireland TD for Limerick County and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent Raidió na Gaeltachta on the final Presidential Election Debate which is taking place tonight.
Yesterday evening, Fine Gael posted a video on its X account where it questions Catherine Connolly's previous career as a Barrister. Titled ‘Catherine Connolly's hypocrisy', the video shows some of Connolly's Dáil dealings when working on housing and the banks in a legal capacity.Many in opposition have criticised this type of video and type of politics…Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Louse Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, and later to give his reaction, Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire.
Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Fine Gael TD for Limerick County
There were heated scenes in the Dail today about the cost of energy. To discuss this Fine Gael TD for Offaly John Clendennen and Sinn Fein MEP for Dublin Lynn Boylan.
Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development & Diaspora and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown / Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs & Migration. TD for Cavan Monaghan / Alison O'Connor, Journalist and Commentator / Emma Howard, Economist at TU Dublin
Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire and Peadar Tóibín, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath West
With the Aer Lingus College Football Classic last month and Ireland's first NFL game at the end of this one, Neale Richmond kicks off the episode with a timely gridiron tale.“I'm not just a very old and average rugby player, but I'm the only member of the Irish Parliament who's played American football. I was a defensive tackle for the Dublin Rebels and proud holder of a Shamrock Bull medal from 2016,” says the Fine Gael TD for the Dublin Rathdown constituency and Ireland's Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora.The sport-mad Minister shares examples of the ways these imported American events boost Ireland's economy and provide an ideal platform to advance his ministerial goals of fostering stronger international relations, diaspora engagement, and economic growth.He tells of growing up in a Protestant family with Ulster-Scots roots, right down to his Orange Order grandfather, which hasn't blunted his fatherly pride in his son's embrace of Gaelic Football and the Irish language or his own commitment to a united Ireland.“I'm a passionate United Irelander. I want our country to be united as an independent republic, as part of the European Union. I think that it's in the interest of the over 7.2 million people of all backgrounds that live on this island,” he says, adding, “but one thing I'm really very clear about is that United Ireland will be different. It'll be a new Ireland; it won't be like the republic that I proudly live in today.”He highlights the significance of Ireland's international aid programs particularly in Africa, the evolution of Ireland's diaspora, and the necessity of supporting Irish citizens abroad, including the extension of voting rights for the diaspora in presidential elections.He wraps with an unorthodox “Seamus Plug” for the United Nations, saying that despite its problems, the UN provides a critical forum for international dialogue and that the work of its agencies for Human Rights, Refugees, Family Planning for Women, and its World Food Program all remain vital.Join us!Links:Fine Gael WebpageInstagramFacebookX LinkedInEpisode Details: Season 7, Episode 27; Total Episode Count: 130