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Drivetime

Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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0:04:31

Researchers have announced a potential breakthrough...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/08

Dublin’s Trinity College researchers have announced a potential breakthrough in relation to a cancer that kills up to 50 people a year. The offending condition is called Mesothelioma the team lead is Prof Patrick Forde and he joined us from the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Barcelona.

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0:18:05

Presidential hopefuls make their pitch for nomination...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/08

Prospective candidates without an oireachtas or party nomination will need the support of City/County Councils to get their name on the ballot paper. This afternoon Kerry County Council hears pitches from those hoping to run. Drivetime’s John Cooke joined us live from Tralee where that special meeting of the council is ongoing-

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0:14:25

Former AGSI chief Antoinette Cunningham on being...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/05

Former General Secretary of AGSI, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors Antoinette Cunningham became the victim of what a judge yesterday called "vile social media attacks" Yesterday, a 38 year old man was jailed for those attacks. Antoinette spoke to Cormac about the risks of being in the public eye.

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0:08:22

Latest in the race for Aras an Uachtarain

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2025/09/05

Former weather presenter and meteorologist Joanna Donnelly has withdrawn from the Presidential election. And as we reach the 5pm FF deadline for presidential nominations, we hear criticism from within the party about how former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has been treated. Reporter Barry Lenihan has the latest.

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0:13:24

A mother of young children has raised concerns about...

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2025/09/05

A mother with young children lives next door to the workplace of a man who has been convicted for possession of child sex abuse images. The business directly overlooks her back garden. She is now calling for stronger safeguarding policies for companies where convicted child sex offenders are employed. Una Kelly spoke with her.

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0:10:38

Would you live in a modular apartment for a cheaper...

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2025/09/05

Modular apartment units went on public display in Limerick this afternoon as part of a proposal to speed up the delivery of affordable rental homes in the city. Our reporter John Cooke was there.

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0:08:19

A cyberpschologist warning against a teen ban on...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/04

Irish cyberpsychologist Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton is warning that banning smartphones for teenagers could do more harm than good arguing that the real issues behind rising youth mental health problems are far more complex. Instead of bans parents should focus on guidance, resilience, and open conversations. To explain more is Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton.

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0:11:00

How New Zealand beat a housing crisis

Drivetime ·

2025/09/04

House prices in New Zealand are falling sharply, with drops of up to 30% in cities like Wellington and Auckland. While Ireland’s housing market remains tight, might the New Zealand property landscape offer hope that could bring similar relief here? For more on this Kelvin Davidson Chief Property Economist at Cotality NZ.

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0:07:21

John Cooke reports on Ireland's First Wheelchair...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/04

Ireland's First Wheelchair Accessible Outdoor Pre-School Facility opened this week in the village of Straide, in Co. Mayo. Drivetimes reporter John Cooke went back to a new school with a difference .

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0:12:28

Social Workers association on why they want a...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/04

The Irish Association of Social Workers, the body representing social workers in both the public and private sector - has now called for a statutory review to be carried out into the case. To discuss this Caroline Strong, Chief Operations Officer with the Irish Association of Social Workers and Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats.

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0:08:01

Major EU project led by UCC to investigate false...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/04

A major project to investigate false memories which is led by University College Cork has today received significant EU funding. To tell us all about it Dr Gillian Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at UCC.

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0:05:37

Xi Jinping hosts Putin and Kim Jong Un while...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/03

China's leader Xi Jinping held an enormous parade of new weaponry while hosting Vladimir Putin of Russia, and Kim Jong Un of North Korea. Finbarr Bermingham, Europe Correspondent with the South China Morning Post, gives us the mood from China.

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0:11:13

Parents in Greystones struggle to get a secondary...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/03

A number of twelve-year-olds in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, remain without a secondary school place over a week since the term started. Barry Lenihan reports.

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0:15:37

Hildegarde Naughton on the new National Human Rights...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/03

The Minister of State with Responsibility for Disability outlines the new five-year strategy that aims to provide better accessibility for disabled people.

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0:10:10

Hunger in Gaza: A university lecturer on how he works...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/03

Ahmed Kamal Junina, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Head of the English Department at Al-Aq-sa University in Gaza and a Fellow at Bristol University, speaks to Drivetime about the daily struggle in Gaza.

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0:07:13

A dramatic surge in AI chabot use among children and...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/02

A new report reveals a dramatic surge in AI chatbot use among 8-15 year-olds, with more than a quarter of primary school children now engaging with the technology without adequate safeguards. For more on this Eoghan Cleary - Secondary School teacher and Online Safety Expert.

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0:11:20

Joanna Donnelly throws her hat in the ring for the...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/02

The date for the Presidential election is expected to be confirmed tomorrow as Friday the 24th of October. Former Met Eireann meteorologist, Joanna Donnelly has announced she will be putting her name forward.

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0:03:44

Calls for urgent scale-up in humanitarian response...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/02

A 6.0 quake hit the Kunar area in Afghanistan on Sunday has destroyed entire villages. A second earthquake struck south-eastern Afghanistan today.. prompting fears of further damage and destruction. For more on this Dr Abdul Qayum Popal from Medicins Sans Frontieres.

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0:15:41

A Belfast priest on why citizens in the North should...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/02

A Belfast priest has spoken about the unfairness of excluding Irish citizens in Northern Ireland from voting in the upcoming Presidential election. Parish priest of St Mary's Parish in Belfast, Fr Timothy Bartlett spoke to Sarah.

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0:16:41

We hear from politicians past and present on online...

Drivetime ·

2025/09/02

One in five candidates, who responded to a Coimisún na Meán study - were the subject of online attacks in last year's local and general elections. To discuss this Ciaran Cannon former Fine Gael Galway East TD &Senator and Janet Horner, Green Party member of Dublin City Council.

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