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Nov 17, 2025 • 6min
We speak the former coach of Troy Parrott!
There was five minutes, and 12 seconds of additional time played when Parrott poked a Liam Scales header, from a Caoimhín Kelleher hit and hope, into the Hungary net. What a moment it was!Henry McKean met Troy Parrott's friends and family at the Bridge Tavern in Portland Row after they watched Troy's hat-trick. We also spoke to the former coach of Troy Parrott from his early days at Belvedere FC Cameron Moules.
Nov 17, 2025 • 4min
How influencers are swaying our purchasing decisions
Black Friday is just 9 days away, and new research by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission shows that influencers are swaying our purchasing decisions. All to discuss with Newstalk tech correspondent Jess Kelly. With thanks to Renault.
Nov 17, 2025 • 6min
Government need to keep its promise to reduce childcare costs
Creches could close indefinitely until the Government keeps its promise to reduce childcare costs. That’s the warning from the Federation of Early Childhood Providers, whose chair Elaine Dunne discussed further with Ciara this morning.
Nov 17, 2025 • 4min
Trump tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files
Donald Trump has called on Republicans to vote for the release of the Epstein files. This is a major reversal from his previous position. He now says the files should be public and the republican party has nothing to hide. We discuss further with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of the Guardian.
Nov 17, 2025 • 6min
Tragic road crash that claimed the lives of five young people
We return to that tragic road crash that claimed the lives of five young people in Dundalk on Saturday night. Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte joins us from Co.Louth.
Nov 17, 2025 • 5min
Six out of ten couples seeking fertility treatment
Six out of 10 couples seeking fertility treatment are trying to conceive a second child. That is according to leading fertility doctors. For more on this we heard from Dr John Waterstone Medical Director of Waterstone Clinic.
Nov 17, 2025 • 7min
Is there a sense of anti-Americanism on the Irish left?
David McWilliams wrote an interesting piece over the weekend regarding why there is an anti-Americanism on the Irish left Some of it is about foreign policy, some about ideology, but all of it raises big questions about how we see ourselves on the world stage, and how our closest economic partner sees us. All to discuss with Law lecturer from University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal, Larry Donnelly.
Nov 17, 2025 • 4min
Keep kids safe with their Christmas gift choices
Parents should take care to keep their kids safe with their Christmas gift choices. That’s the warning from CyberSafeKids, as it releases its new ‘Gadget Gift Guide’. Speaking to Shane this morning was their CEO, Alex Cooney.
Nov 17, 2025 • 7min
Five young people have died in a road crash in Dundalk
Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth. The three men and two women who died were all under the age of 25 and have been named as Chloe McGee,Alan McCluskey, Dylan Commins, Shay Duffy and Chloe Hipson. To pay tribute to the victims was Padraig McGovern, Principal of O'Fiaich College, Dundalk and Michael Gallagher Sinn Féin Councillor in Drumconrath.
Nov 14, 2025 • 4min
How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual
Bedtime stories are slipping away. Recent UK literacy surveys have shown a clear drop in how often young children are read to at home. All to discuss with Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin.
