The hospitality sector has outlined four key priorities it urges the next government to address. We ask what are those priorities with Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, Chief Executive at Irish Tourism Industry Confederation.

Social Democrats councillor Elisa O’Donovan has stood by her claim that women who ran for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in Limerick were “handmaidens” whose only jobs were to get men elected. The Limerick City councillor claimed she was being subjected to a “witch-hunt” and embarrassingly poor journalism when asked to comment on the remarks. We get reaction from Erin McGreehan, Fianna Fáil TD for Louth.

The Environmental protection agency has today published its Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2022. We discuss the findings with Warren Phelan, Programme Manager with the EPA. 

Yesterday the Israeli Foreign Minister announced they would be closing the Israeli Embassy in Ireland because of supposed “extreme anti-Israeli policies” from the Irish Government.  We discuss this move further with Seán Fleming, Minister of State for International Development and Lynn Boylan, Dublin MEP and Chair of EU Delegation for Relations with Palestine. 

Women are still finding it hard to find balance and fairness at work and at home that's according to Alana Kirk, Author and Midlife Coach.

Schools under new guidance may no longer use seclusion as a way of dealing with challenging behaviour involving vulnerable students. We discuss with Carl O’Brien, Education Editor for The Irish Times.

A report by the UK’s Chief Medical Officer has recommended a tax on unhealthy food to tackle childhood obesity and Ireland should follow. So we ask should Ireland introduce a tax on all junk food with HSE Clinical Lead on Obesity Professor Donal O’Shea.

Irish stores will see shortages of goods in the run up to Christmas as Holyhead Port remains shut 'indefinitely', following Infrastructural damage which was caused to ferry berths during Storm Darragh. We speak to David McRedmond An Post CEO on how they are trying to clear the backlog on deliveries and also by Eugene Drennan, Spokesperson for the Irish Road Haulage Association. 

The Dutch Central Bank has issued an unprecedented warning to the public to keep cash in their homes because of the increasing risk of cyberattacks, particularly from Russia. So is it possible that our own digital payment structure could be disrupted in a potential cyber-attack? We discuss all with Paul Dwyer CEO of Cyber Risk International.  

A man is still being questioned in connection with the disappearance and murder of schoolboy Kyran Durnin. We get the latest on the investigation with Conor Lally, Irish Times Crime and Security Editor.