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The proposed Mental Health Bill could deny patients with serious mental illnesses access to life-saving medical treatment, according to the Irish Medical Organisation.  The IMO will bring these concerns to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health. Ciara spoke to Brendan Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist for the IMO and Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin. 

In a brutally honest piece for The Independent, writer Bill Linnane shares what happened when he said yes to hosting a house party for his teenage son.  From puke everywhere to a mysteriously “shifting wall”, it raises the big parenting question, is allowing teens to drink at home safer, or just a messy illusion of control?  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Lisa Shaw is a blogger at ModernIrishMom on Instagram.

Armoured vehicles were deployed and water cannons used as violence has erupted for a second night in Ballymena, County Antrim with around 300 protestors gathering following a vigil over an alleged sexual assault.  We get the latest on the situation there with Amanda Fergusson, Freelance Journalist based in Belfast.

Fine Gael Councillor for Donegal, Jimmy Kavanagh is calling for Ireland’s third patron Saint, Saint Colmcille to get his own bank holiday at the beginning of July. Ciara discusses this further with John Barry, Director of MSS the HR people and is on the National Council for ISME.

What is the secret to happy marriage? Could it be living separately? Author and journalist Joanna Moorhead says herself and her husband have been happily married for 37 years. But they don’t live together” Joanna explained how this works for them.

Film maker Jim Sheridan's latest project, Re-Creation, takes on one of the country’s most talked-about murder cases, the 1996 killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.  The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this week and has already sparked major reaction. Particularly from Sophie’s family, who say it’s based on ‘questionable evidence’ and could interfere with ongoing investigations.Ciara spoke to Jim about this film and also too Alain Spilliaert is a lawyer representing the family of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The entire country is set to be designated as a Rent Pressure Zone following a major change agreed by Government leaders. Ciara discussed this further with Mary Conway, Chairperson of the Irish Property Owners Association.

Dublin City Council has approved Fáilte Ireland’s planning application to transform the vacant St Andrew’s Church on Suffolk Street into a vibrant new food hall in the heart of the capital. Get get reaction to this news with Dee Laffan, Food Journalist and Editor of Scoop Food Magazine. 

About 500 Marines are being deployed to Los Angeles to support National Guard troops in protecting federal buildings. There was a major escalation in the military’s role amid ongoing protests despite objections from California Governor Gavin Newsom. We get the latest on the situation there with Martha Kellner, US Correspondent for Sky News.

Poor budgeting mostly to blame for the rise in Government spending. So says the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in their Fiscal Assessment Report. To discuss this further with Ciara was the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Chair Seamus Coffey.