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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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0:20:49

Occupied Territories Bill debate

Drivetime ·

2025/07/25

Jonathan Turner, Chief Executive of the UK Lawyers for Israel; and Shay Brennan, a member of the foreign affairs committee and Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Rathdown.

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0:08:58

Barry Lenihan speaks to the family of Jimmy Laughlin...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/25

Barry Lenihan speaks to the family of Jimmy Laughlin, who was murdered in Sligo in 2018. The parents of the young DJ, who was beaten to death by a stranger, are seeking an urgent meeting with the Mental Health Minister over the lack of a HSE investigation into the killing.

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0:05:25

Michael Flatley's bid for the Presidency

Drivetime ·

2025/07/25

Gráinne Ní Aodha, Ireland reporter with the Press Association brings us the latest on Michael Flatley's bid, which unfolded in the High Court in Dublin today.

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0:07:02

The Gov launched its Action Plan today with 26...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/24

Improving pricing transparency ..and giving the Injuries Resolution Board more powers..are among the measures. To discuss this Robert Troy, Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance.

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0:17:34

Severe starvation grips Gaza!

Drivetime ·

2025/07/24

A fifth of the children in Gaza are malnourished and more than 100 people have reportedly died of hunger, the UN has said. The head of UNRWA said its staff are fainting from hunger as the starvation crisis deepens. For more Caroline Willeman is Project Coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontieres & Amjad Shawa, head of the Palestinian NGO Network.

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0:11:04

Parents of children with severe peanut allergies ...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/24

A drug named Palforzia has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, but currently there is no planned timeline to roll it out in this country. Some parents are travelling abroad at their own expense to access the treatment in countries like the UK, Germany and the USA. Reporter Una Kelly has more.

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0:07:54

The latest on the police investigation in Fermanagh

Drivetime ·

2025/07/24

Police in Country Fermanagh continue their inquiries into a suspected triple murder and attempted suicide yesterday. 45 year old Vanessa Whyte, and her two children, 14-year-old James Rutledge and 13-year-old Sara Rutledge, died in the shooting at their home in Maguiresbridge, John Cooke reports.

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0:14:00

Michael O'Leary of Ryanair, on why he says we don't...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/23

Nobody will use the planned MetroLink from Dublin city centre to the airport and it will cost taxpayers multiples of any budget allocated to the project - that's according to Michael O'Leary, group chief executive officer of Ryanair Holdings.

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0:10:51

Government to bring in ban on industrial overfishing...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/23

The Government is to bring in a ban on industrial overfishing of sprat in Irish inshore waters to combat marine biodiversity loss. For more on this Christopher O’Sullivan, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity & Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD and spokesperson.

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0:05:44

A former Clare hurling star not guilty of assaulting...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/23

A Former All Ireland Winning Hurler has walked free from court this afternoon after he was cleared of charges relating to the alleged assault of a 12 year old boy. Niall Gilligan from Co. Clare had denied assault and had used reasonable force to defend himself. Drivetime’s John Cooke was at Ennis Circuit Court for the verdict.

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0:15:43

Should the VAT rate for hospitality be cut?

Drivetime ·

2025/07/23

The Government plans to cut hospitality VAT back to 9% for Budget 2026 but economists warn that the billion-euro cost is economically illiterate & reckless vandalism of public finances. To discuss this Dr Barra Roantree, Director of the Masters in Economic Policy, Trinity College Dublin & Adrian Cummins, CEO of Restaurants Association of Ireland.

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0:08:16

Reaction from Roderic O'Gorman on how...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/22

Roderic O'Gorman who is Leader of the Green Party gives us his reaction to the National Development Plan.

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0:15:33

Minister Jack Chambers on the billions of euro...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/22

The revised National Development Plan of 275.4 billion euro. For more on this Jack Chambers T.D. Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.

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0:05:10

Details on the 102 billion euro revised National...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/22

The Government's flagship new plan to build infrastructure over the next five years. Reporter Barry Lenihan gives us a breakdoen of the details.

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0:06:37

A new study reveals our attitudes towards immigration

Drivetime ·

2025/07/22

The Economic and Social Research Institute has today brought out the results of research it has conducted into attitudes to immigration in both rural and urban settings. For more on this Keira Murphy is Senior Policy Officer with the ESRI and of the co-authors of this research.

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0:09:27

Will new safety rules keep kids safe on social media?

Drivetime ·

2025/07/21

New online safety rules came into force today which will require video sharing platforms to have effective age verification systems in place. From more on this Eoghan Cleary Templecarrig Secondary School & Member of the newly established Online Health Taskforce and Fiona Jennings, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at the ISPCC.

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0:08:56

Could co-housing for over 55s help in solving the...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/21

A new group is campaigning for more co-housing developments for older people in the belief it could potentially free up thousands of family homes. Our reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more.

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0:12:38

British surgeon on treating children shot in Gaza

Drivetime ·

2025/07/21

At least 49 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks. British gastrointestinal surgeon Nick Maynard is currently in Gaza working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. He spoke to Cormac about treating children who have been shot.

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0:11:59

Sinn Fein on their demand to restrict a housing...

Drivetime ·

2025/07/21

Sinn Fein is concerned that the number of properties being paid the Accommodation Recognition Payment (or ARP) Scheme is increasing. Sinn Fein's Matt Carthy says the ARP is distorting the private rental sector. Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Fein spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and John Lannon, CEO Doras.

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0:25:00

How drug treatment services can be improved

Drivetime ·

2025/07/21

A review published today of the National Drugs Strategy To discuss this Minister Jennifer Murnane Department of Health with Responsibilty for Public Health, Wellbeing & the National Drugs Strategy, Pauline McKeown, Chief Executive, Coolmine & Andy O'Hara, former drug addict and now Coordinator at UISCE, an organisation advocating for drug users.

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