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Mar 12, 2025 • 7min
Today Taoiseach Micheál Martin visits the White House
Today Taoiseach Micheál Martin has his long awaited meeting with Donald Trump at the White House. Our Political Correspondent Sean Defoe has been following the Taoiseach’s delegation and sent this report from Washington.
Mar 11, 2025 • 4min
Let your green grass grow!
The sun is finally starting to show a bit more and many people will be excited to get the lawn mower out to cut the grass. But people shouldn't be in a rush to manicure their garden, according to Dr Éanna Ní Lamha, Environmentalist and PRO of the Tree Council of Ireland.
Mar 11, 2025 • 6min
A dramatic rise in applications for some Leaving Cert courses
CAO applications for third level courses have risen by nearly 9%, with many courses seeing more than 20% more applications compared to last year. That’s according to new data released this morning. We discuss these findings with Gemma Lawlor, Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow.
Mar 11, 2025 • 4min
All Things Considered: Are water charges necessary?
Households could face charges for excessive water use this year. But are water charges necessary? Shane and Jonathan discussed this morning,
Mar 11, 2025 • 6min
Water charges for waste on the way!
Households could face charges for excessive water use this year. The charges, expected to be capped at €500 per year, and will apply to homes using abnormally large amounts of water. We get reaction to this new charge with Conor Reddy, People Before Profit Councillor.
Mar 11, 2025 • 9min
A new diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine
Saudi Arabia is to host talks today between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push to end the war. With more on this Shane spoke to Emmanuelle Chaze, Ukraine correspondent for Radio France Internationale and France24.
Mar 11, 2025 • 6min
Why are more mothers getting c-sections in Ireland?
Maternity services need to reduce the “medicalisation” of childbirth, according to a report from the Birth Rights Alliance. One of the report authors Rachael Bermingham told us more about their findings.
Mar 11, 2025 • 4min
What can we expect from tomorrow's White House visit?
Taoiseach Micheal Martin will continue his five-day US visit with a White House visit tomorrow. What can we expect from tomorrow's White House visit? Shane asked David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian.
Mar 11, 2025 • 6min
Three-fold increase in autism diagnosis
Department of Education figures today show that about one in 20 schoolchildren are being diagnosed with autism, a threefold increase in less than a decade. We discuss these figures with Carl O’Brien, Education editor with the Irish Times who has the story this morning.
Mar 11, 2025 • 4min
Latest on the ship collision off the East Yorkshire coast
Thirty-six people have been brought ashore after a cargo vessel collided with an oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast. It's emerged that the cargo ship was carrying 15 containers of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide. We get the latest with Vincent McAviney London based journalist.
