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Sep 27, 2024 • 5min
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the states
Hurricane Helene made a historic landfall as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend. We get the latest on this with Jacqui Goddard, US correspondent from the Times of London.
Sep 26, 2024 • 8min
‘Take a Minute Before You Bin It’ campaign
‘Take a Minute Before You Bin It’, a new campaign by MyWaste which aims to tackle the disconnect between our good intentions and actual binning habits. We get the details from Dr. Joanne Rourke, spokesperson from MyWaste.
Sep 26, 2024 • 7min
Calls for fair and equitable access for all students to Transition Year
Today the Ombudsman for Children’s Office is calling for fair and equitable access for all students to Transition Year. For more on this we heard from Eric Nelligan, Teacher, assistant principal and Aontu Spokesperson on Education.
Sep 26, 2024 • 11min
Sinn Fein’s alternative budget
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein’s Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for finance joined Shane this morning on the show to discuss to discuss plans to abolish the hated USC ‘bank bailout tax’ on earnings up to €45,000, as part of Sinn Féin’s alternative budget 2025.
Sep 26, 2024 • 9min
Leo Varadkar has called for all parties to make pledge on Irish unity
Leo Varadkar has called for all parties to make pledge on Irish unity. The Former Taoiseach says new ideas like the Dáil sitting in Stormont at times or British passport-holders in cabinet need to be considered. We get reaction from Doug Beattie, Ulster Unionist Party Justice Spokesperson and MLA for Upper Bann.
Sep 26, 2024 • 5min
How do you feel when you see someone recording in the gym?
More and more gyms are having to introduce policies around phone use. In particular, fitness influencers/‘content creators’ are causing stress and disturbances for some gym goers with their tripods and selfie lamps. How do you feel when you see someone recording in the gym? Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been finding out.
Sep 26, 2024 • 7min
People accessing eating disorder support services increases
Bodywhys, the eating disorder association of Ireland’s annual report has seen an increase of 19.5% accessing eating disorder support services. Speaking to Shane this morning was Harriet Parsons, Psychotherapist and Training and development manager at Bodywhys.ie.
Sep 26, 2024 • 5min
Israel puts it’s troops on alert
Israel's military chief has told troops that airstrikes in Lebanon will continue in order to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and to prepare the way for a possible ground operation by Israeli forces. We get the latest on the situation there with Edmund Bower, Times Reporter and Journalist in Lebanon.
Sep 25, 2024 • 6min
Health insurance regulators plans to reduce the number of plans in the Irish market?
The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) is determined to get providers to reduce the overwhelming number of plans in the Irish market. There are currently 349 schemes on offer, making it difficult for consumers to compare them. We discuss this with Dermot Goode, Total Health Cover which is a Lockton company.
Sep 25, 2024 • 6min
Conflict in Lebanon escalates
Israel reportedly killed a top Hezbollah yesterday amid bombings that have left over 500 dead far. To discuss the latest updates was Professor Emeritus of peace studies at Bradford University Paul Rodgers.
