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Dec 12, 2024 • 6min
Should Leaving Cert orals exams be held over Easter?
Despite opposition from teachers' unions and student representatives, Leaving Cert oral exams will continue during the Easter holidays for the next three years. We discuss with Michael Gillespie, General Secretary of Teachers Union of Ireland.
Dec 12, 2024 • 6min
Findings from a new report from the Injuries Resolution
A new report from the Injuries Resolution Board has found that cyclists and e-scooter users are 11 times more likely to sustain severe and serious injuries in road traffic accidents than motorists. In 2023 a total of € 9.8m in compensation was awarded to personal injury claims.Joining Ciara to discuss this is Martina Callanan, Deputy Chair of Galway Cycling Campaign and member of National Irish Cycling Campaign.
Dec 12, 2024 • 4min
The latest on the Kyran Durnin murder probe
A woman arrested by gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin has been released without charge. Gardaí investigating the murder probe expect to make more arrests in the case. We get the latest from Conor Lally, Irish Times Crime and Security Editor.
Dec 11, 2024 • 7min
Is time to scrap addressing teachers by their surname?
Addressing teachers as “sir” or “ma’am” and calling them by their surname is “Victorian” and it does not fit a modern education system. So, says Newstalk’s Own Simon Tierney in today’s Irish Independent who spoke to Ciara this morning.
Dec 11, 2024 • 6min
Ireland’s energy-related emissions has reached their lowest in 30 years
Ireland’s energy-related emissions were down 8.3 per cent in 2023 to its lowest figure in 30 years – but there must be a faster rate of change if we want to meet our legally binding climate commitments. So says the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Margie McCarthy, Director of Research and Policy Insights with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
Dec 11, 2024 • 9min
Eoin Hayes to sit as independent after suspension by Social Democrats
Eoin Hayes has confirmed he will join the Dáil an Independent TD and try to “earn back the trust” of the Social Democrats after he was suspended from the party yesterday. He was suspended after admitting he only sold shares in a US software company supplying the Israel Defence Forces just one month after being elected as a councillor last June. We discuss this further with People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy.
Dec 11, 2024 • 6min
Should you avoid buying gifts this Christmas?
Christmas ramps up consumerism to even sickeningly dizzy heights, building into a crescendo of consumption that sees us spend vast amounts of money to prove we care about each other by swapping items we have no need for. We discuss this further with Helen Coffey, Senior Features writer for The Independent UK.
Dec 11, 2024 • 7min
Syria's interim leader takes charge
The head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has sought to reassure the international community about the future of Syria, telling Sky News that the world has no reason to fear a new Syrian government. We discuss this and more with Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics.
Dec 11, 2024 • 4min
30 minutes of daily exercise can boost your memory!
New research by The University of London has found that just 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous daily exercise can boost your memory for up to 24 hours. Shane spoke to by Ciaran O Fearraigh, a Donegal based GP about these findings.
Dec 11, 2024 • 4min
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Kyran Durnin
A woman in her twenties has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Kyran Durnin. The eight-year-old boy was reported missing from his home in Co Louth in August, however, gardaí believe he was murdered more than two years ago. For more on this Ciara spoke to Conor Gallagher, Crime and Security Correspondent with The Irish Times.
