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Feb 18, 2025 • 5min
Ukraine not invited to peace talks
Negotiations between US and Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine get underway in Saudi Arabia today although no officials from Kyiv have been invited to peace talks.Shane discussed this further with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.
Feb 17, 2025 • 6min
Henry McKean at the BAFTA's 2025
We get all the news from last night's BAFTA awards. Henry McKean was on the red carpet and he told us about the winners, losers and surprises from the awards evening.
Feb 17, 2025 • 7min
EU leaders to meet for an emergency summit today
French President Emmanuel Macron will host European leaders today for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war after U.S. officials suggested Europe would have no role in any talks on ending the conflict. We discuss further with Patrick Bury, Senior Security lecturer at the University of Bath, Former NATO Analyst and Army officer.
Feb 17, 2025 • 11min
Is enough being done to police our capital?
The killing of 34-year-old Quam Babatunde last Friday on South Anne Street in Dublin city centre has come a huge shock and has raised already present concerns over the safety and security of our capital. But is enough being done to police our capital? Shane discusses this with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour MEP and Dublin Spokesperson and also Trina O’Connor, Criminologist and Lecturer in Criminology.
Feb 17, 2025 • 7min
Calls to address the “serious vulnerability” of Ireland’s narrow tax base
Officials at the Department of Finance have warned the Minister for Finance that major structural changes to the tax system will be required to support growing spending pressures on the state and to address the “serious vulnerability” of Ireland’s narrow tax base. To discuss further Shane spoke to Seamus Coffey, Chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Lecturer in Economics in UCC.
Feb 17, 2025 • 8min
Does parents remote working contribute to school absenteeism?
The chief inspector of the school's watchdog in England, Martyn Oliver has said that widespread change in working habits among parents is worsening school attendance But with the growth of hybrid working, does our education system need to catch up ? All to discuss with Dr Richard Hogan, Family Psychotherapist and author of “Home Is Where The Start Is”.
Feb 17, 2025 • 4min
Driver re-educational courses instead of penalty points
Drivers could face being sent on re-educational courses instead of accumulating penalty points. With the department of transport reportedly considering such a measure. Is it a good idea? Shane discusses this with Brenda Bolger of Bolger School of Motoring.
Feb 17, 2025 • 9min
The latest on the weekend stabbing in Dublin city
The man killed in the weekend stabbing in Dublin city has been named as 34-year-old Quam Babatunde, an asylum seeker from Nigeria. For more on this Shane spoke to Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times.
Feb 14, 2025 • 6min
Ireland is going to see more deportation orders this year
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said yesterday Ireland is going to see more deportation orders issued this year, signaling a tougher approach to immigration. Shane get reaction to this with John Lannon, CEO of Migrants’ Right Organisation Doras.
Feb 14, 2025 • 5min
Why not get that special man in your life flowers!
“This Valentine’s Day, can we dismantle the antiquated relationship we have with flowers? Why not get someone who is special to you, a man, a little bunch of beautifully scented blossoms” So wrote Simon Tierney, Newstalk’s Own in today’s Irish Independent..
