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Nov 4, 2025 • 4min
CAB sold 20 properties which were found to be the proceeds of crime
The Criminal Assets Bureau sold 20 properties which were found to be the proceeds of crime last year, the highest number sold in any one year. Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan is expected to bring the bureau's annual report to the Cabinet and publish it later. We discuss further with Conor Lally, Irish Times Crime and Security Editor.
Nov 4, 2025 • 6min
Uisce Éireann will be required to manage new privately built wastewater plants
Uisce Éireann will be required to manage new privately built wastewater plants under proposals Minister for Housing James Browne will bring to Cabinet this morning. The move is aiming to speed up the delivery of homes in rural towns and villages that currently have inadequate water services. Ciara discusses this further with Paul Davis, Lecturer in Public Procurement, DCU.
Nov 4, 2025 • 6min
Calls grow to slash school uniform costs
Sinn Fein is calling on the Government to support their legislation to cut school uniform costs. We discuss further with their Education Spokesperson Darren O’Rourke.
Nov 4, 2025 • 6min
Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice today, and it is calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to 14. For more on this we heard from Sean Egan, Procedural Rights Fellow with Irish Council for Civil liberties and Practicing Criminal Barrister.
Nov 4, 2025 • 3min
Young people across Ireland can apply for one of 40,000 free travel passes
Young people across Ireland can apply for one of 40,000 free travel passes available through the European Commission’s DiscoverEU initiative. So, what exactly are they? Eoghan Corry, Editor of Travel Extra.ie brings us the details.
Nov 4, 2025 • 8min
Hospitals cancel almost one million appointments in four years
Public hospitals have cancelled around one million patient appointments in the last four years. That's according to analysis from the Irish Medical Times ahead of Patient Solutions, a new conference dedicated to finding solutions to enhance patient care and outcomes. Ciara discusses this further with Professor Matthew Sadlier, Chair of the consultants committee of the Irish Medical Organization.
Nov 3, 2025 • 4min
Calls for tougher sentencing for dog theft
‘It should be recognised that the theft of a dog is more akin to the theft of a family member rather than the theft of an object. That should be recognised by the law.’ That’s the view of Pete Wedderburn, Bray Based Vet.
Nov 3, 2025 • 4min
The dos and don’ts of Black Friday deals!
It seems to be getting earlier every year, but the rush of Black Friday deals has already started, and many retailers are already pushing what they promise to be great deals. Is there value to be had and what should you be wary of? All to discuss with Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.All with thanks to Renault.
Nov 3, 2025 • 6min
What is the real cost of powering our future?
The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O’Brien has today announced the publication of the Interim Report of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce. Its work focused on energy affordability in the years ahead All to discuss with Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at University College Dublin.
Nov 3, 2025 • 10min
Security review of all IPAS centres after arson attack
A security review of all IPAS centres will take place speedily in the wake of an arson attack on a facility in Drogheda. Four children, including a baby, were among five people rescued from the top floor of a building housing International Protection applicants on Friday night. We heard from John Lannon, CEO of migrants’ right organization Doras .
