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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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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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English

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RTÉ Donnybrook Dublin 4 185 071 5105


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The Road Safety Authority answer your questions about new laws around e-scooters which kicks in on Monday

5/17/2024
New regulations allowing the use of electric scooters in public place will come into effect on Monday after being signed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. A public information campaign on e-scooters will roll out from next Monday. For more on this, Director of Partnerships and External Affairs, with the Road Safety Authority Sarah O'Connor

Duration:00:12:44

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Dublin Monaghan bombings memorial

5/17/2024
PSNI Jon Boutcher has ruled out the prospect of any future prosecutions relating to the 1974 Dublin Monaghan bombings. Earlier, the President Michael D Higgins told a memorial event to mark the 50th anniversary, how it was unacceptable that nobody has been held accountable for the massacre. Reporter Barry Lenihan was at the event, on Talbot Street.

Duration:00:12:16

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Minister Anne Rabbitte on claims that key positions in healthcare are left unfilled because of the recruitment embargo

5/17/2024
Earlier this week, we spoke to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland who said several specialist nursing posts were not being filled because of the HSE recruitment embargo. Meanwhile, thousands of children are waiting months for special needs assessments and there are now huge waiting lists, Minister for Disability Anne Rabbitte.

Duration:00:16:25

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Scottie Scheffler arrested and charged with assaulting officer

5/17/2024
World No1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has been charged with assaulting a police officer after trying to navigate a traffic cordon outside Valhalla Golf Club early this morning. For the latest from Valhalla by RTE sports Greg Allen

Duration:00:06:00

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As Summer swimming season is upon us we look at the good and bad bathing sites according to the EPA..

5/16/2024
Climate changing bringing us heavier summer rain the Environmental Protection Agency the report shows the overall quality of bathing water in Ireland is high but there are still problems with discharges from wastewater and sewage. For more on this, journalist with The Journal.ie Lauren Boland and the Director of Coastwatch &Swan Karin Dubsky.

Duration:00:14:57

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Remembering victims along on one of the country's deadliest roads - John Cooke reports from the N20 in Charleville

5/16/2024
A town in North Cork is holding a gathering of solidarity this evening to remember road victims killed on the N20 through the years - with renewed calls for a long-promised bypass. Reporter John Cooke was live from Charleville Town Centre who are with locals frustrated at the pace of much needed road safety.

Duration:00:08:26

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Minister Martin Heydon on attempts to meet farmers' demands and climate commitments

5/16/2024
The Taoiseach said today that the agriculture sector was making ‘relative progress’ compared to others in terms of cutting emissions. He was speaking at an event to mark the publication of a report from Fine Gael’s National Agricultural, Food Rural Development Forum. To discuss this Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture

Duration:00:15:47

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Should adult children living at home be charged rent?

5/16/2024
With record rents here in Ireland and more and more adult children being forced to live at home, is there ever a good time to charge children rent? Journalist Claire Ronan tells us more.

Duration:00:06:21

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We speak to UNRWA from Rafah as Israel sends more troops

5/16/2024
The Israeli military has depicted Rafah as the last Hamas stronghold. According to the United Nations, around 600,000 Palestinians have been driven out of the city since the beginning of last week. To discuss the latest from Gaza Sam Rose, director of planning with UNRWA.

Duration:00:07:35

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Proposal to accommodate asylum seekers at Thornton Hall

5/16/2024
The Taoiseach Simon Harris has said the Thornton Hall site in north Dublin would be a "logical" location to provide large-scale tented accommodation for those seeking international protection. To discuss this Aubrey McCarthy, the founder of Tiglin.

Duration:00:05:28

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A new study dubbed 'Game of Stones', has found financial incentives may help men living with obesity

5/15/2024
A new study dubbed 'Game of Stones', has found financial incentives may help men living with obesity to lose weight and could be a future alternative to traditional weight-management programmes. Dr Margaret Steele - a postdoctoral researcher in University College Cork's School of Public Health gives her view.

Duration:00:06:08

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New E-Scooter legislation introduced

5/15/2024
Children aged under 16 will be banned from using electric scooters in public spaces from next Monday under regulations signed into law by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. Paul McAuliffe Fianna Fail TD & John Fullham, Public Engagement Manager Irish Wheelchair Association discuss and debate the new legislation.

Duration:00:10:51

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Launch of the Report of the Task Force on Safe Participation in Political Life

5/15/2024
A survey on abuse encountered by TDs and Senators has found that 94% of respondents experienced some form of threat, harassment, abuse or violence during the course of their work. Elizabeth Farries is Director of the UCD Centre for Digital Policy and was a co-author of the survey outlines the findings.

Duration:00:07:01

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Amsterdam the latest tourism destination introducing measures to lower visitor numbers

5/15/2024
Amsterdam is the latest tourism destination introducing measures in a bid to lower visitor numbers . In Italy, Venice recently introduced a visitor fee, while in Spain there have been a number of anti-tourist protests in Ibiza and the Canary Islands. Pól Ó Conghaile, Travel Editor with the Irish Independent discusses.

Duration:00:06:03

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Shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico

5/15/2024
The Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot. The shooting took place as he was meeting a small group of supporters after a government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia. Ian Willoughby is an Irish journalist with Radio Prague International.

Duration:00:04:40

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Parliament in Georgia has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests

5/14/2024
Parliament in Georgia has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. Petre Tsiskarishvili, the former Georgian Minister for Agriculture and the political secretary of U.N.M. - The main opposition party in Georgia speaks to Cormac.

Duration:00:07:40

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Spreading the Cupla Focal outside the classroom

5/14/2024
Pilates through Irish, trips to the Aran Islands and even X-Factor as Gaeilge! Just some of the activities run by school committees that were presented with a Gaelbhratach or Irish Flag, at a ceremony in Limerick today. John Cooke Reports.

Duration:00:06:28

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As hundreds of thousands flee Rafah we hear about conditions on the ground from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society

5/14/2024
Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week, the United Nations says, as the humanitarian situation worsens daily. Meanwhile, new Israeli operations in northern Gaza have displaced another 100,000 people. Nebal Farsakh of the Palestine Red Crescent Society talks about the latest situation in Rafah.

Duration:00:07:44

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Reaction to the plans to cut payment rates for all Ukrainian refugees living in state accommodation

5/14/2024
The Government has estimated that 27,000 Ukrainian refugees who benefit from temporary protection will receive reduced payments within three months following a Cabinet decision. For more on this, Fine Gael Senator John McGahon and CEO of the Irish Refugee Council Nick Henderson.

Duration:00:13:03

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Is it humorous or humiliating behaviour, on this side of the Dublin-NY portal?

5/14/2024
Changes to the way Dublin's 'Portal' installation operates are in effect after Dublin City Council said there had been some inappropriate behaviour in front of the live video link between Dublin and New York. The portal is located between O'Connell St. & North Earl St.in the city centre our reporter Una Kelly is there the thoughts from some people.

Duration:00:06:29