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May 28, 2025 • 4min
Lucia O’Farrell mother of Shane O’Farrell on the apology in the Dáil on Tuesday
Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan took to his feet in the Dáil yesterday to offer a public apology to the family of Shane O’Farrell, who was killed in a hit-and-run in 2011. We spoke to Shane's mother Lucia O’Farrell.
May 28, 2025 • 5min
EPA projections show Ireland off track for 2030 climate targets
Ireland is now projected to fall far short of its 2030 targets – that’s according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency report. We discuss the findings with Dr Eimear Cotter, Director at the Office of evidence and Assessment at the EPA.
May 28, 2025 • 4min
Wednesday Riff: Taking your husbands surname
Taking husbands surname any issue with it? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.
May 28, 2025 • 9min
Cocaine is the main drug of concern in 40% of all treatment cases
Cocaine is the main drug of concern in 40% of all treatment cases, according to the latest data from the Health Research Board with the number of women receiving treatment for cocaine use soaring by 426% since 2017. Jo-hanna Ivers, Professor in Addiction at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin discussed these findings with Ciara this morning.
May 28, 2025 • 5min
US embassies to stop scheduling interview for student visas
The Trump administration has ordered US embassies to stop scheduling interview for student visas, including the J1, as it considers stricter vetting of applicants' social-media profiles. To get the latest on this Ciara spoke to David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian.
May 28, 2025 • 6min
53-year-old man remains in police custody after Liverpool incident
A 53-year-old man remains in police custody suspected of attempted murder and drug driving after a car ploughed into a crowd of fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title win. Graham Wettone, Retired Metropolitan police with 30 years of experience and author spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on it.
May 28, 2025 • 7min
Our hospitals need at least 40% more beds
A New ESRI report projects that public acute hospitals will need to increase inpatient bed capacity by at least 40 per cent by 2040. We discuss the findings with Dr Aoife Brick, Senior Research Officer, ESRI.
May 27, 2025 • 7min
Calls for fox hunting to be banned
Animal protection groups will mount a demo outside the Dail later today in support of the first ever attempt to have fox hunting banned in Ireland. Ruth Coppinger TD will move the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025 which seeks to amend existing law under which fox hunting is permitted. We get reaction to this with Aideen Yourell, Spokesperson for the Irish Council Against Blood Sports and Michael Healy-Rae, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Independent TD for Kerry.
May 27, 2025 • 7min
Proposes extending planning permissions by up to three years for delayed developments
Minister for Housing, James Browne will bring forward measures to Cabinet today aimed at extending planning permissions for housing developments by up to three years. We speak to Gavin Lawlor, President of Irish Planning Institute.
May 27, 2025 • 6min
Call to approve draft bill banning imports from Occupied Palestinian Territories
Today, Tánaiste Simon Harris will ask the Cabinet to approve the drafting of the general scheme of a bill to prohibit the importation of goods from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. To discuss further along with Ciara was Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoighaire and Senior Counsel and Mairead Farrell, Sinn Fein TD.
