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Oct 6, 2025 • 5min
Psychotherapy bodies concerns over new minimum training standards
Psychotherapy bodies are warning that new minimum training standards set by the regulator will be “dangerous” for patients. Ciara discussed this further with Belinda Moller, Chair of Irish Council for Psychotherapy.
Oct 6, 2025 • 6min
Jim Gavin withdraws from the presential election
Fianna Fáil's candidate Jim Gavin has announced he is withdrawing from the Presidential Election "with immediate effect". Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he fully understands Gavin's decision and believes "it is the correct one". We get the latest on this with Seán Defoe, Newstalk’s Political Correspondent.
Oct 3, 2025 • 7min
Taylor Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl” is officially out!
Fans eagerly counted down the days, and Taylor Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl” is officially out. The album broke records for the most pre-saves on Spotify at five million saves. But does it live up to the hype? Newstalk’s own Taylor Swift superfan Kathleen Keane tell us.
Oct 3, 2025 • 3min
Funding requirements for reinstatement of Irish Rail catering services?
The National Transport Authority should provide clarity on its budgetary requirements and decision-making process regarding the re-instatement of catering services on all Irish Rail intercity routes. That’s the call from Mark Duffy, Fine Gael Senator, spokesperson on Transport in the Seanad and Member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport.
Oct 3, 2025 • 7min
The latest developments on the Presidential race
Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has confirmed she employed a woman convicted by the Special Criminal Court for unlawful possession of firearms. She defended her decision to hire her for a six-month period in 2018, and claimed no one from An Garda Síochána contacted her to say the person was unsuitable for the role. Pat Leahy, Political Editor of The Irish Times brought us the latest on this.
Oct 3, 2025 • 6min
Preparations are underway for the arrival of storm Amy
Storm Amy is enroute to Ireland, and Status Orange Weather warnings are in place from 2pm in five counties in the west, while the entire country will be under a Status Yellow warning from noon until midnight. To tell us what we can expect from the impact of this storm was Keith Leonard Director of fire and emergency management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Oct 3, 2025 • 7min
Should Ireland introduce a State-owned grocery service?
People Before Profit have called on the government to introduce a publicly owned, non-profit State Grocery Service, beginning with a pilot in communities most affected by food poverty and chronic disease. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Conor Reddy the People before Profit Councillor for Ballymun-Finglas, and a co-author of the policy.
Oct 3, 2025 • 4min
The latest on the terror attack in Manchester
Two men are dead and three are in hospital after a man drove a car at members of the public before stabbing people outside a synagogue in Manchester. The suspected attacker, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, is also dead after being shot by police, while three others have been arrested on suspicion of instigation of terrorism. Joining us with the latest is London Based Journalist Vincent McAviney.
Oct 3, 2025 • 3min
Storm Amy is enroute to Ireland
Storm Amy is enroute to Ireland, and Status Orange Weather warnings are in place from 2pm in five counties in the west. The entire country will be under a Status Yellow warning from noon, although Galway and Kerry will be under the warning from 9am this morning. We get the latest on the storm with Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.
Oct 2, 2025 • 3min
6,000 complaints about the so called 'ghost buses'
Almost 6,000 complaints were submitted to the National Transport Authority about delayed, cancelled, or so-called “ghost” buses in just the first five months of the year. We discuss these figures with Conor Faughnan, CEO at Royal Irish Automobile Club and commentator on transport.
