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Oct 23, 2025 • 2min
A second night of disturbances at Citywest
23 people were arrested during a second night of disturbances at the Citywest accommodation centre in Dublin. Our reporter Stephanie Rohan is at Citywest this morning and reported how the situation is there this morning.
Oct 22, 2025 • 8min
Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov
Donald Trump has said he did not want a "wasted meeting" after a plan to have face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine were put on hold. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yury Filatov.
Oct 22, 2025 • 4min
A rundown on last night’s final presidential debate
Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly both made pitches to undecided voters in the final TV debate of the Presidential campaign last night. For a rundown on the debate we heard from Newstalk’s Political Correspondent Seán Defoe.
Oct 22, 2025 • 9min
Reaction to violence at large protest at Citywest
Six people have been arrested after violence broke out at large protest outside an accommodation centre for international protection applicants at Citywest Around 2,000 people attended the protest, but shortly afterwards hooded and masked men threw missiles and fireworks at gardaí, vandalised the Luas stop and a garda van was set on fire. Reporting for us who were at the scene last night was our Chief Reporter Barry White and also Newstalk Reporter Henry McKean. We also spoke to Declan Higgins, The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors President.
Oct 22, 2025 • 5min
A review calls for event bans under status orange wind warnings
A review by the National Directorate of Fire and Emergency Management has found that public events should be cancelled in counties under Status Orange wind warnings. All to discuss with Alan O’Reilly, Carlow Weather.
Oct 22, 2025 • 4min
'Unprecedented rise' in demand for addiction treatment
There was a sharp rise in people seeking drug and alcohol treatment services last year. That’s according to a new report from Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Irelands National Drug and alcohol treatment centre. Speaking to Shane this morning was their CEO Pauline McKeown.
Oct 22, 2025 • 6min
Appreciating the little things
It'll be life's mundane moments that will make our memoirs” so says LifeStyle Editor at The Irish Examiner Esther McCarthy. Esther explained this more with Shane.
Oct 22, 2025 • 8min
Garda van burned and fireworks launched at police at Citywest Hotel
Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte was at Citywest last night and explain what was last night like.
Oct 21, 2025 • 5min
Reaction to the release of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir is released today, offering new insight into her experiences as a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network and the years-long fight for justice that followed. We get reaction to the memoir with Royal Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams.
Oct 21, 2025 • 6min
Price of electricity to come down from December
The price of electricity is set to go down slightly from December, thanks to a reduction in the Public Service Obligation levy. But what will that mean for people’s bills every month? We discuss further with Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at the UCD School of Economics and the UCD Energy Institute.
