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Jan 8, 2025 • 4min
Should parents should get holiday leave priority over child-free colleagues
Parents should get priority over child-free colleagues on booking annual leave particularly when children are off school. That’s according to freelance journalist Rhiannon Picton-James who explained why to Newstalk Breakfast.
Jan 8, 2025 • 5min
Housing prices to continue to inflate in 2025
A new DNG report is predicting that housing prices are to continue to inflate in the coming year. Joining Ciara to discuss further was Marian Finnegan, Managing Director of Sherry Fitzgerald.
Jan 8, 2025 • 7min
Temperatures could read -5 this week!
A status Orange low-temperature alert was issued for 25 counties yesterday evening, with Met Eireann suggesting temperatures could reach minus 10 degrees this week. We get the latest on the weather situation with Rebecca Cantwell is a Forecaster with Met Eireann.
Jan 7, 2025 • 6min
Are we seeing the end of woke politics?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation.As we look ahead to Donald Trump’s inauguration on the 20th of January, are we seeing the end of woke politics? We discuss all with Ian O’Doherty, Columnist with the Irish Independent.
Jan 7, 2025 • 5min
Proposed new bylaws banning on-street services for homeless people
Proposed new bylaws banning on-street services for homeless people, could end up costing lives. That’s according to Glenda Harrington, of Dublin-based soup run Friends Helping Friends.
Jan 7, 2025 • 5min
Cold snap persists across the country!
Weather warnings are ‘likely’ to be upgraded while temperatures could fall to -8 degrees later in the week. We get a weather update from Rebecca Cantwell, Met Eireann Forecaster and also Aoibhinn Twomey,the Public Relations Lead with The Road Safety Authority.
Jan 7, 2025 • 9min
Women still paying for monthly supply of HRT
Women are continuing to pay between €30 and €70 for their monthly supply of prescribed hormone replacement therapy , despite being told it would be free of charge from the beginning of this month. What has gone wrong here? We discuss this with Sheena Mitchell is Owner of Milltown Total Health Pharmacy and Host of the WonderCare Podcast.
Jan 7, 2025 • 6min
Renewed call for referendum on public ownership of Uisce Eireann
SIPTU has renewed calls for the Government to hold a referendum on public ownership of Uisce Eireann. The previous Government committed to a referendum. is there any hope the next one will? We discuss with SIPTU local authority sector organiser Brendan O’Brien and John Fitzgerald Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Jan 7, 2025 • 6min
“Talking about mental health is different in Ireland"
“Talking about mental health is different in Ireland". That’s according to psychotherapist Jared Gottlieb, who moved here from America five years ago.
Jan 7, 2025 • 5min
Experts recommend CAO reform
Now, with major changes planned for the Leaving Cert, the Senior Cycle Redevelopment Delivery Board has also recommended reforming the CAO. Its report recommendations include potentially integrating apprenticeship applications with the CAO into a single common system for both higher and further education.
