Recruitment expert Louise Campbell , Director at Robert Walters Recruitment on how to answer the all important strength's and weakness questions during job interviews

Una Kelly reports on the impacts of delays to Bariatric Surgery .

Major General Patrick S. Ryder, Pentagon Press Spokesperson speaks to Cormac about the three US army deaths sustained in the Israel Hamas war and the US response.

Neale Richmond, Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment & Retail on the latest developments in Northern Ireland as power sharing resumes.

GAA clubs are beginning to receive money from the 32 million euro donation made by JP McManus. Counties were given until yesterday to conclude the payment process and send details to the McManus' on how the money was distributed. Our reporter Una Kelly has been looking at this

Study Hub is back!! Evelyn O’Rourke is back at the helm to tell us all about the new series. Episode 1 features English Paper 1 with Conor Murphy from Skibbereen Community School, Music with Dr Susan McCormick from Trinity College Dublin, and looking after yourself with Jen Trzeciak from Way Ahead Therapy.

Alice Doyle, Deputy President of the IFA and Grace O'Sullivan, Green Party MEP.

Have you ever dreamed of singing and dancing but don't have the confidence. One performer is encouraging children to take a break from their phones and to get involved in singing and dancing clubs in a bid to boost their social socials and build confidence. To discuss this more is Tenor Paul Byrom.

Today in the House of Commons, legislation aimed at eliminating trade barriers and restoring Northern Ireland's executive has been approved. Joe Kennedy, the Third, is the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs.

Jack Chambers, Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Road Safety.

Is a "complete re-think" needed on how rural GPs are recruited in Ireland? Dr. Martin Daly, GP in Galway and former president of the Irish Medical Organisation & Dr. Jerry Cowley, Former TD for Mayo and chair of Rural, Island and Dispensing Doctors of Ireland.

The UK government has published the package of measures designed to ease concerns over Northern Ireland's post-Brexit status, saying the new arrangements would ensure unfettered trade between Northern Ireland and Britain. Minister of State for European Affairs & Defence, Peter Burke.

The Irish Red Cross is calling on the government to reverse its impending 90 day accommodation rule, which will limit the supply of state-provided accommodation for new arrivals from Ukraine. The comments were made at a briefing held in Leinster House, our reporter Una Kelly was there.

Public Order Policing has been in sharp focus following recent protests across the country. Recently on Drivetime we went on patrol with Gardai in the Capital to look at their role and this evening. John Cooke spent a day and night on patrol with Gardai in Limerick City.

Britain has published the package of measures designed to ease concerns over Northern Ireland's post-Brexit status, saying the new arrangements would ensure unfettered trade between Northern Ireland and Britain. DUP MP for East Londonderry, Gregory Campbell and SDLP MLA for South Belfast Matthew O'Toole.

Sinn Fein MLA, Conor Murphy on the return of power sharing in Northern Ireland.

UN Special Rapporteur for food warned today that famine in Gaza is being made ‘inevitable. Michael Fakhri- UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

Multiple reports that Israeli special forces disguised as civilians killed three militants at West Bank hospital. Nour Odeh, Political analyst and commentator in Ramallah, West Bank.

Power-sharing in Northern Ireland could be restored within days. We talk to Minister Simon Coveney about the breakthrough in Belfast.

Yesterday we heard Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has been forced to close her Bandon constituency office permanently due to security concerns. Elected representatives say personal safety is an now ongoing issue in their lives - allowances have been made available to politicians to increase their personal security.

Two countries are to be added to Ireland's list of "safe countries", under a plan brought to Cabinet today by the Justice Minister Helen McEntee. The countries are Algeria and Botswana , Jim O Callaghan, FF Justice Spokesperson & Nick Henderson, CEO Irish Refugee Council.

Matt Carthy, Sinn Fein TD and spokesperson on Foreign Affairs & Defence & Claire Hanna , SDLP MP.

Playing a musical instrument or joining a choir is linked to better memory and thinking skills in older age, new research has found. Dr Shane Cassidy, Founder of Neurolinks

More than 80% of first-time applications to the labour market by asylum seekers have been granted since access first became available - but barriers remain to applicants taking up work. Our reporter Una Kelly can tell us more.

Is putting things in a scrapbook becoming a lost art?: Author and presenter, James Kavanagh.

Tom Magee, President of Liberty Saints Rugby.

Shereen Alsabbagh, Irish Citizen appealing for help to bring her family to safety from Gaza

Garrett Ahearn, Fine Gael Senator & Seanad Spokesperson for Enterprise & Trade & Rose Conway Walsh, Sinn Fein TD and Spokesperson Public Expenditure debate the new public sector pay deal.

Cormac Walsh , Host of The Lure Fishing Podcast on the joy of fishing.

Novelist Ally Bunbury reacts to new research which shows that handwriting may boost brain connections more than typing does.

Eylon Levy, Israeli Government spokesperson.

Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid on the ICJ ruling on the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Martyn Ziegler, Chief Sports Reporter for The Times reacts to the news That Jurgen Klopp is to step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season.

Are you a Loud Budgeter?? We investigate the newest thing in money management. Kel Galavan - Money Mindset Coach.

Niamh Smyth, FF Chair of the Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht & Seamus Dooley, chair of the NUJ discuss the report released today into Toy Show The Musical.

Isabelle Duff is an Irish woman living and working in London and she's written about this for the Irish Independent today.

There is dangerous gun and rocket fire daily between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defence Forces in Southern Lebanon which has escalated tensions for the peacekeeping Irish troops based there. We speak to the commanding officer of the 123rd Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Stephen MacEoin.

Preparing Medical Students and the emergency services for scenarios like the Dublin Riots - John Cooke reports from a major emergency drill in Limerick.

Victims of the Creeslough Tragedy plea to save Donegal Counselling Service from closure. John Cooke reports.

Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fail Senator and Spokesperson on Housing & Sean Moynihan, Alone CEO.

Anne Marie Caulfield, Gambling Regulator.

At Westminster yesterday a health committee heard that men’s life expectancy in the UK has fallen further than that of women since the Covid pandemic and part of the reason was a macho attitude towards health. Phone Dr. Illona Duffy, Monaghan GP.

Zak Hania, Irish/Palestinian citizen stuck in Gaza.

Conor Sheehan, Labour Councillor for Limerick City & County Council & Cathal Crowe, Fianna Fail TD for Clare discuss the overcrowding issues at ULH

Siobhan Butler - Owner of First Aid for Everyone and former nurse on the importance of providing free first aid training for new parents.

New analysis shows how the time people spend in their cars getting to work is continuing to rise. Reporter Barry Lenihan

Bertrand Bouniol from his home in France.

Drivetime reporter Una Kelly reports on the latest from the Gazza/Israel conflict and the continuing difficulties of treating patients across hospital's in Gazza.

Senator Marie Sherlock, Seanad Whip and Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Media, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht & Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive ISME.

Kieran O’Donnell, Minister for local government and planning.

A Status Yellow wind warning remains in place for six western counties after Storm Isha - while some face Orange warnings tomorrow as Storm Jocelyn approaches. Drivetime's John Cooke joins us live from Co. Galway.

Amanda Roberts National Bereavement Development Manager at Irish Hospice Foundation

Riham Jafari, Communication & Advocacy coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory with Action Aid.

Mr Bailey died yesterday after collapsing in Bantry, Co Cork where he lived. He was the chief suspect in the murder of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was found murdered outside her west Cork home near Schull in 1996. Our reporter Una Kelly tells us more.

How do you raise Irish children abroad? We talk to one Irishman about his experience, Eoghan Walsh living in Brussels.

Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD & Barry Ward, Fine Gael Senator debate the issue of policing the capital.

Prof Sinéad McGilloway, Director of the Centre for Mental Health and Community Research, Maynooth University Department of Psychology

Paul Caney, Médecins Sans Frontières Logistics Coordinator for Gaza outlines the continuing difficulty of delivering medical aid in Gazza.

Thousands of public sector workers in Northern Ireland have staged rallies during what was billed as the region's largest strike in 50 years. Our reporter Una Kelly has been spending the day at pickets and at the rally in Belfast

Aisling Larkin, TV Chef and Food & Wellness Consultant on breakfast trends in 2024.

Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Housing responds to housing and rent challenges identified as part of Drivetime's series on the housing crisis.

Collie Ennis, research associate at the Dept of Zoology at TCD.

Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine & Aontú leader, Peadar Tobín.

There was a heated debate in the Dail this afternoon about the government's actions in relation to Gaza. Ann Mushtaha Donnellan, mother of an Irish Palestinian family living in Galway.

All this week on Drivetime; our reporters are investigating the rental market across the country. Today Una Kelly is looking at the situation for people with disabilities finding accessible rental accommodation.

Jared Rowell, International Rescue Committee Yemen Country Director.

Can a nightcap help you get a better night's sleep? Professor Annie Curtis, Body Clock Expert, RCSI.

Dr Ciara Smyth- Lecturer, School of Law Programme Director, LL.M in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy, Irish Centre for Human Rights helps separate facts from fiction when it comes to international protection applicants.

Norma Sheahan is an Actor & Stephen Faloon, General Manager of the Bord Gais Energy Theatre.

Dr. Paula Byrne, Lead Researcher on the iHealthFacts Project

Locals in Roscrea in Co Tipperary continue their protest following the arrival of the first group of 160 Asylum Seekers insisting their town's health and social services can't cope with further arrivals. John Cooke is in Roscrea.

All this week on Drivetime; our reporters are investigating the rental market across the country. With rising Rents showing no sign of abating, and a lack of supply still an issue, the problems facing renters continue to grow

Donal Ó Caoimh - Grandson of Padraig O'Caoimh and Dr Declan Jordan, Senior Lecturer in Economics at UCC and Research Associate, Centre for Sports Economics and Law.

Prof Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation at Trinity College Dublin and Alan Farrell Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal debate the issue of urban car parking spaces.

Joe O'Brien, Minister of State for Community Development, Integration & Charities & Green TD for Dublin Fingal

As part of Drivetime's investigation into the rental situation around the country, Una Kelly has this report from Donegal.

First, a report at the scene from John Cooke. Later, we hear from Jackie Cahill, Fianna Fáil TD and Mattie McGrath, Independent TD.

Greg Swenson, Chair of Republicans Overseas UK & John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation

Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Human rights lawyer and Ireland’s Special Rapporteur on Child Protection

Tess Ingram, UNICEF spokesperson

Tom Bateman, BBC State Department correspondent in Washington

Doug Beattie, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and Conor Murphy, Sinn Fein MLA for Newry/Armagh.

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for the UNRWA (UN Agency for Palestine Refugees).

Prof. William A. Schabas, Professor Emeritus at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway.

Róisín Garvey, Green Party Senator in Clare and Spokesperson for Rural Development and Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Gina Murphy, Owner of Hugo's Restaurant in Dublin

Professor Silvia Giordani, Lead researcher School of Chemical Sciences at DCU.

First, a report from John Cooke. Then we hear reaction from Jackie Cahill, Fianna Fail TD for Tipperary; Michael Lowry, Independent TD for Tipperary; and Emma Lane Spollen, national co-ordinator of the Ukraine Civil Society Forum.

Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent

MEP Clare Daly & Chief Executive of UK Lawyers for Israel Jonathan Turner

Consultant Surgeon, Professor Nick Maynard - British surgeon just back from two week stint at Gaza's Al Aqsa hospital

Founder of Naíscoil na Seolta, Linda Ervine

Chair of Tusla, Pat Rabitte

Irish Times Business and Technology Journalist Ciara O'Brien

CEO of Women's Aid, Sarah Benson

Local Independent TD for Wexford Verona Murphy and by Fianna Fáil TD James Lawless.

Over 500 recently arrived Asylum Seekers arre currently without any state provided shelter as the freezing weather continues. John Cooke reports.

Riham Jafari, Communication and Advocacy Co-ordinator for Action Aid.

Do we resemble our names? And if so, what's the difference between a Bill and a Michael? Feargal Murphy, lecturer in linguistics at UCD.

Peter Finn, aka 'Pete the Builder' from Home Rescue

John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation

Pearse Doherty TD, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform

Founder of Paddy Power Betfair Stewart Kenny says there are worrying elements in the popular Cash Machine competition run across several Irish radio stations.Our Reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more

Could you commit to only buying five new items of clothing a year? Fionnuala Moran, Broadcaster and Sustainability Eco Queen.

Professor Helen Heneghan is Professor of Surgery at University College Dublin and Consultant Bariatric and General Surgeon at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin.

Mary Butler, Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People.

People in Northern Ireland have now been living without a functioning executive for nearly two years. So what are some of the big issues affecting lives in Northern Ireland as it remains in a political drift? Our reporter Una Kelly has been finding out...

Matthew Sealy, Chair of the Irish Electric Vehicle Association

A group of over 50 locals had been protesting outside a vacant hotel on the town's main street in Ballinrobe in Co. Mayo since Friday night - but have been disbanding their makeshift camp this afternoon. our reporter John Cooke is in Ballinrobe this evening.

An expert in Gambling Addiction says be believes the popular Cash Machine competition - run across several Irish radio stations - should be removed. Our reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more.

We talk to author of the seminal 90s book Dr. John Gray as he comes to Ireland to speak at the Pendulum Summit.

Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marin.

Colm Burke TD, Fine Gael Cork, North Central & David Cullinane TD, Sinn Féin, Waterford.

Dr Kazem Sharif Kazemi, the Charge d'Affaires and Head of Mission of the Iranian Embassy in Ireland.

A Limerick couple says the state's publicly funded fertility treatment scheme is inadequate and unequal as it focuses primarily on female reproductive issues and not male. Lorraine Horan and Seosamh Hurley contacted Drivetime with their experience of the treatment programme. Our reporter Una Kelly tells us more.

Restaurants and food outlets have hit back at the Agriculture Minister following his comments about portion sizes. Anthony Gray, Sligo Restauranteur.

Will climate change mean Ireland says goodbye to Puffins and hello to Mosquitos? Dr John Barimo, based at University College Cork and manager of Sustainable Development Solutions Network Ireland.

Leigh McGowran, Tech Correspondent with Silicon Republic

Majella Beattie, Care Champions and Sam McConkey Professor and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at RCSI.

Why are a growing number of independent restaruants and coffee shops closing their doors for the final time? Reporter Barry Lenihan and Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of the Restaurant Association.

Hildegarde Naughton, Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy

James O’Connor, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Transport

Tim Cullinane, IFA President & Damien O'Reilly, lecturer in retail management at TUD.

Would you be willing to upload passport details or other sensitive information to access certain websites? That could happen under new online safety regulations. Our reporter Una Kelly

Laura Mullet, Fashion Stylist and Broadcaster.

Danielle Bell, Head of Mission in Ukraine

David Kerr - Founder and Group CEO Bonkers.ie

Prof. Colin O’Gara, Head of Addiction Services at St. John of God’s Hospital & Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD

Some Local people in Ringsend say a suspected arson attack on a former pub does not represent their community. Last month anti immigration protests were held at the building by people claiming that it was due to be used to house asylum seekers Our reporter Una Kelly is in Ringsend

Brian Cooke, Director General of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, & Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent.

Trina O’Connor, Criminologist & Co-Host of the Podcast ‘Real Lives Untold & Pat Marry, Retired Garda Detective Inspector.

Drew Duggan, Head Of Tourism at Trinity College Dublin

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesperson.

Sarina Bellissimo - Movie and TV reviewer, host of The Bellissimo Files podcast.

Dr Illona Duffy

Reporter Una Kelly

Vincent Jennings, CEO. Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association.

Garrett Ahern, Fine Gael Senator and Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Transport & Communications.

Lyse Doucet , BBC Chief International Correspondent.

Linda Hughes, Mét Eireann Forecaster.

Professor John Cryan, Professor at APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork.

Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent, Irish Independent.

A report by Suzanne Campbell.

Joe Gleeson, commanding Officer of the 123rd Battalion

Catherine Fulvio, Chef and owner of Ballyknocken House and Cookery School

General Patrick Ryder, Press Secretary for the US Department of Defence

Una Kelly, RTÉ Radio 1 reporter

Paul D'Alton, Associate Professor of Psychology UCD and Head of Psychology at St Vincent's University Hospital

Jo Linehan, Editor of CLIMATE Sunday Times Ireland

Colin O'Gara, Head of Addiction Services at St. John of God's and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD

LIS Jim Gavin, Independent Chairperson of the North East Inner City Programme Implementation Board and former Dublin GAA manager

David Brophy, Concert orchestra conductor and choirmaster

Professor Des Cox, Consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine at CHI Crumlin; Dr Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.

Colin O'Gara, Head of Addiction Services at St. John of God's and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD

Zak Hania, Irish citizen who is in Gaza

Una Kelly, RTÉ Radio 1 reporter

Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin housing spokesman; and John Cummins, Fine Gael Senator & Seanad Spokesperson on Housing

Bríd Graham, Splash Swim Schools Ireland

Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fáil Senator; and Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD form Cavan-Monaghan

Richie Power Junior on battling his gambling addiction

Una Kelly, RTÉ Radio 1 reporter

Nour Ashour, Irish based Palestinian woman who lives; and James Elder, UNICEF Spokesperson

Barry Lenihan, RTÉ Radio 1 reporter

Dr Paul D’Alton, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCD & St Vincent’s University Hospital

We're live in Rosscahill Co. Galway as Investigations continue into a fire at a hotel due to house 70 International Protection Applicants.

Yehuda Shaul, former Israeli Army commander turned peace activist documenting IDF abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.

Dublin City Council is appealing to people to stop paving their front gardens with concrete and tarmac due to negative impacts on the environment. Architect Róisín Murphy.

Why are young people leaving Ireland? And what will it take to entice Irish emigrants to return home? Those are the questions our reporter Barry Lenihan has been asking of young Irish in Australia - who say they want to come back to Ireland but can't see it happening in the near future.

Lucky Kambole - MASI // Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland and Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Green Party.

Integration Report by Barry Lenihan at East Wall

Peter Burke, Fine Gael Minister of State for European Affairs & Defence.

Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fail TD for Dublin North West and Vice Chair of the Housing Committee; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid West and Party Spokesperson for Housing;

John Cooke, RTÉ Reporter gives a report from Galway as Christmas shopping gets underway.

James Lawless, FF TD for Kildare North & Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice- Ex WhatsApp; Ronan Lupton, SC and specialist in media law

Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD & Spokesperson on Health & Peadar Tóibín, Leader of Aontú.

Motty Varghese, Sleep Physiologist from Sleep Therapy Clinic

This week on Drivetime we’re reporting on how integration is working in practice around the country for International Protection Applicants. In our fourth report in this series – Drivetime’s John Cooke has made a return visit to the town of Borrisokane in Co. Tipperary.

Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, from the University of Cambridge

Dr. Sheila Gilheany, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland & Sunil Sharpe, Spokesperson for the Give Us the Night campaign.

Almost three weeks on from the riot in Dublin, gardaí say they are focusing on high visibility foot patrols in the city centre. Our reporter Una Kelly spent the day yesterday with gardaí from Pearse Street garda station

Brian Leddin, Green Party for Limerick & spokesperson for Transport, Climate Action and Environment, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD and Climate Spokesperson.

This week we're reporting on how integration is working in practice around the country for international protection applicants. In our third report of the week, we go to Killarney County Kerry, our reporter Barry Lenihan.

We hear from the HSE on how to reduce the risk of infections and RSV in children this Christmas. Dr. Abigail Collins, National Clinical Lead for the HSE’s Child Health Public Health Programme (and Consultant in Public Health Medicine)

Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD and Imelda Munster, Sinn Féin TD & Imelda Munster from Sinn Féin.

Barry Andrews, Fianna Fail MEP, Anatoliy Prymakov, Co- Founder Ukranian Action Ireland.

Caroline O'Doherty Environment correspondent with the Irish Independent & Siobhan Curran head of policy and advocacy with Trocaire.

David Gauke, former Conservative MP.

10 months on from public protests over Direct Provision in Lismore, John Cooke asks about Integration in the Waterford town.

Linda Gordon, Chief specialist in Food Science at Safefood.

Jerry McEvilly , head of policy with Friends of the Earth; Caroline O'Doherty, environment correspondent with the Irish,.

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin - Professor of Law at Queen’s University Belfast // Former UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

Reporter Mike McCartney speaks to the residents of Letrim Village in the aftermath of yesterday's mini-Tornado.

France is to bring in new plans to punish parents for the criminal behaviour of their children. Under the plans parents whose children commit crimes will be ordered to do community service. Journalist with France 24, Sharon Gaffney.

This week we're reporting on how integration is working in practice around the country for international protection applicants. Our first report of the week Drivetime's Una Kelly has travelled to Rosslare to see how integration of international protection applicants has worked in practice.

Dean Murray, Youth Worker

Una Kelly, RTÉ Reporter, gave report from the Procession in Dublin and John Cooke, RTÉ Reporter, from the funeral in Tipperary

Nibal Farsakh, Spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society

Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fail Senator and Spokesperson for Housing & Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD and Spokesperson for Housing.

A young Listowel man who was wrongly prescribed a dangerous cocktail of drugs for over a decade he has told the Health Minister to do more for victims of the Kerry Child Mental Health Scandal. Reporter Barry Lenihan.

Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, leading Israeli women's rights campaigner and lawyer

John Brennan, former director of the CIA

This week, all four Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) sites at Temple Street, Crumlin, Tallaght and Connolly will be lighting up for Christmas, with a little help from patients, staff and some familiar faces, our reporter Una Kelly was at Temple St today.

Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics in UCD

Representatives from Meta, TikTok and Google appeared before the Oireachtas Media Committee today, to discuss online safety, disinformation and media literacy. Reporter Una Kelly was watching proceedings.

Josepha Madigan, the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Ex Dail and Derval McDonagh, CEO of Inclusion Ireland, Ex Whatsapp

Dr. Sohaib Safi, Médecins Sans Frontières Medical Coordinator in Gaza

The Taoiseach has been asked to order a statutory inquiry into the death of Coastguard Volunteer Caitriona Lucas today after an inquest jury returned a verdict of Death by Misadventure last week. Her family’s concerns about the circumstances surrounding her death were raised in the Dail today. Reporter John Cooke speaks to the family.

Christopher O’Sullivan, Fianna Fail TD & Member of the Committee on Media & Imelda Munster, Sinn Féin TD & Member of the Committee on Media.

Paul McAuliffe, Vice Chair of the Housing Committee & Fianna Fail TD for Dublin North West & Cian O'Callaghan, Social Democrats Housing Spokesman and TD for Dublin Bay North.

Rushan Abbas, Founder and Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs

Greg Allen, RTE sports golfing guru

Jo Linehan, Editor of climate at the Sunday Times Ireland.

Riham Jafari, Coordinator of Advocacy and Communication for ActionAid Palestine

Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs & Defence & Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State with responsibility for Office of Public Works and the Gaeltacht.

A new special school was officially opened by Tanaiste Michael Martin in Dublin today. Parents of pupils there say it's been a godsend, after they spent years struggling to find school places for their children. Reporter Una Kelly.

James Elder, UNICEF Spokesperson and Mark Regev, Senior Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister

Reporter Barry Lenihan speaking to Asylum seekers this afternoon at the International Protection Accommodation Service of the Department of Integration.

Nick Henderson, CEO Irish Refugee Council and Tanya Ward, Children's Rights Alliance Chief Executive.

John Fogarty, Irish Examiner's Gaelic Games Correspondent

Juliette Touma Director of Communications with UNRWA- the UN agency for Palestine Refugees on the resumption of armed conflict between Gazza and Israeli forces.

John cooke reporst on the issue of long waiting lists for public dental treatmnet for vunerable and distressed patients

Cormac is joined by Dr Ronan Wall, Manager of C-Space Centre in UCD live from California as they prepare to launcg irelands first satelite

Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill & Pa Daly Sinn Fein Justice Spokesperson debate Sinn Fein;s up coming no confidence motion in Justice minister Helen McEntee following last weeks Dublin Riots.

Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times joins Cormac to discuss todays issues with Taxi firm Free Now voucher campaign

Una Kelly reports on NGO's fundraising efforts this Christmas.

HSE clinical lead for termination services, Dr Aoife Mullally outlines the increase of facilities providing abortion services from next Monday.

Neil McCormick, music critic with the Daily Telegraph

Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Mirror, plus reaction from Martin Mannion, SIPTU Industrial Organiser, and Shane Cassells, Fianna Fáil Senator.

Report from Una Kelly

Mary Seery Kearney, Fine Gael senator and Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central

Report from John Cooke

George Lee, RTÉ Environment Correspondent reports from the conference in Dubai and we also hear from Sadhbh O' Neill, Senior Climate Advisor to Friends of the Earth Ireland.

Report from Barry Lenihan

Una Kelly reports on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris's appearance before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice. Later, we hear reaction from Brendan O'Connor, President of the Garda Representative Association.

Barry Ward, Fine Gael Senator & Vice-Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour Spokesperson on Education & Justice.

Peter Lerner, spokesman for the Israeli Defence Forces

Dr Liz O Sullivan discuses a new report into breastfeeding in Ireland.

Barry Lenihan reports.

UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

Dr Joe Whelan Assistant Professor , School of Social Work & Social Policy Trinity College & Sorcha Killian Co-Founder of The Hygiene Bank Ireland discuss hygene poverty.

Broadcaster Keith Walsh has some tips on how to stay off the booze this Christmas.

Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, on the truce between Israel and Hamas and how likely sanctions are for the participants afterwards.

Una Kelly reports and Fine Gael TD Alan Fareel responds to today's protests.

Dr Stephen Mc Ivor, Sport Psychology Consultant & Lecturer at TUD School of Biological Health and Sports Sciences

Janet Horner, Green Party, Dublin City Councilor for the North Inner City, Dáithí De Roiste, Lord Mayor of Dublin , Richard Guiney CEO of Dublin Town, Dublin City Centre's Business Improvement District.

Catherine Fulvio ,Chef and owner of Ballyknocken House and Cookery School.

Report by Barry Lenihan.

Report by John Cooke and Sarah Benson - Chief Executive of Women’s Aid.

Steven Matthews, Green Party TD for Wicklow & Kevin Maughan, CEO of Urban Volt

Gideon Levy, the Israeli journalist and author - and columnist for Haaretz newspaper.

Could laser technology and the use of a unique property marking scheme stop criminal gangs in their tracks and curb the sale of stolen property? A new pilot project run by Muintir na Tire in Counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick is aiming to do just that, Reporter John Cooke

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste, and Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon.

Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher and Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín.

Prof. Des Cox, Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at CHI Crumlin.

Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Ireland Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid

James O’Hagan, an LGBTQ activist who has shared his experience of body acceptance and Niamh Orbinski, a Nutritionist and certified intuitive eating counsellor

Ivana Bacik TD, Labour Party Leader and Spokesperson on Housing, Senator Mary Fitzpatrick & Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing.

The Taoiseach is being urged to do more to address early school leaving in disadvantaged areas. Reporter Barry Lenihan has the details

The campaign to Save a unique elderly care Community in Mayo, reporter John Cooke visits St. Brendan’s Village in Mulranny.

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, Israeli Defence Forces and Nour Odeh Political analyst and commentator (in Ramallah, West Bank)

Prof. Jane Suiter is Director of the Institute for Future Media, Democracy and Society at DCU; James Lawless, Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice

Helping older people avoid long hospital stays- we’ll hear about the Frailty at the Front Door Initiative in Galway, Reporter John Cooke.

Drive Times's John Cooke revisits Inch in Co Clare 6 months on from asylum seeker protests in the area.

Bernie Carter , Assistant Director of Nursing, Marie Keating Foundation.

Eylon Levy, Office of the Prime Minister of Israel.

Professor Ghassan Abu Sittah, plastic surgeon working in Gaza city.

Paul O’Brien, Head of Group Security, bank of Ireland

THERE'S a small but growing movement in Israel trying to encourage Jewish-Arab solidarity, their leader Uri Weltmann joins us on the line.

Nebal Farsakh spokesperson for the palestinian red crescent.

New documents released this evening reveal how the RTE Board never formally approved the staging of Toy Show The Musical; with no risk assessment of the production taking place either. Reporter Barry Lenihan.

Dr Caroline West, sex educator and host of the "Glow West" podcast.

Sheila Gilheany CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland, Pat Crotty - VFI Chief Executive.

Jenny Radcliff, expert on social engineering

23 Irish citizens have crossed from Gaza into Egypt today. Tanaiste Michael Martin

Senator Lynn Boylan, Sinn Fein spokesperson on Climate Justice and Alan Farrell, Fine Gael spokesperson on Climate.

Joanna Fortune, Psychotherapist and Author

Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee & Migrant Rights Director

Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Fein spokesperson on Housing

Director General Kevin Bakhurst

David Norris on his decision to retire from politics after 36 years in politics

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien

Ibrahim Alagha, Irish citizen in Gaza

Juliette Touma, UNRWA's Director of Communications

Counting the Cost of Storm Debi - John Cooke reports on the clean up in Galway

Professor Eamon Keenan, HSE National Clinical Lead, Addiction Services

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to hold a meeting with the family of Emily Hand this evening. Her father Tom Hand, who was born in Ireland, was in Dublin today along with other families of hostages taken during the Hamas attack on 7 October. Reporter Una Kelly

Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon working in Gaza & Dr Omar Abdel-mannan, British Egyptian Paediatric Neurologist based in London.

Cliona Sadlier, Rape Crisis Network

Amnesty International has gathered over a million signatures calling for an imediate ceasefire in Gaza, Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International's Senior Crisis Advisor.

Cathal Crowe, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Tourism and Aviation and TD for Clare & Brian Leddin, Green Party TD for Limerick City & spokesperson on Transport.

The funeral's have taken place today of both Allana Harkin and Thomas Gallagher, two Inishowen teenagers both just 18 years old, that were tragically killed in a single-vehicle car crash in the early hours of Monday morning. Fr. James McGonagle, retired Parish Priest in Culdaff.

Margaret Harris, WHO Public Health Doctor in Geneva.

Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing.

Nebal Farsakh, Spokesperson for the Red Crescent Palestine in Ramallah.

Paul Murphy, People Before Profit & Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD.

Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Patrick S. Ryder.

Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine

Mark Regev, Senior Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister and former Israeli Ambassador to the UK.

The Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said new hate crime legislation providing extra protection based on race, gender and sexual orientation could be in place by the end of the year. She was speaking at the Immigrant Council of Ireland's annual integration conference in Dublin today. Our reporter Una Kelly was there.

Peter Power, Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland

Local authorities and Irish Red Cross launch new appeal for accommodation for those fleeing Ukraine. Deirdre Garvey, Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross.

Aodhán Ó Riordáin, Labour TD, Mary Seery Kearney, Fine Gael Senator.

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Justice, Pa Daly, Fianna Fáil TD Niamh Smyth.

Enass Abu-Khalef, Médecins Sans Frontières Head of Communications for Middle East and North Africa.

Israel has been marking one month since the Hamas terror attacks of October 7. It was to prove to be the deadliest day in Israel's 75-year history. The Israeli embassy in Ireland today showed a compilation of footage of the attacks in a private screening to media. Our reporter Una Kelly.

Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West and Party Spokesperon on Social Protection, Aisling Dunne, Head of Public Policy for Bolt Ireland.

Reporter Una Kelly

Simon Lewis, Carlow Educate Together Principal

Gershon Baskin, an Israeli peace campaigner who has negotiated with Hamas for nearly two decades and Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic surgeon working in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

Richard Bruton, Fine Gael TD and Mervyn Taylor, SAGE, National Advocacy Group for Older People.

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to commit nearly 300 million euros to Manchester United's ageing infrastructure. Kieran Maguire football finance expert.

An Irish-born Palestinian man has said the world must focus on the humanitarian situation in Gaza after his wife Ashwak died on Wednesday after being injured in an airstrike. Mr El-Astal is an Irish citizen and had been working away from his family in Saudi Arabia. He landed at Dublin airport earlier and spoke to our reporter Una Kelly.

Juliette Touma -Communications Director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East

Fianna Fáil Senator Fiona O’Loughlin and Social Democrat TD Roisin Shortall

Eoin O Broin,Sinn Féin TD and Spokesperson on Housing; Pat Davitt, CEO, Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers

Liz Yeates, CEO of the Marie Keating Foundation

Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish -was born and raised in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. He is now a peace activist, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times and wrote a memoir, "I Shall Not Hate” Doctor Abuelaish joined Colm on the line from his home in Toronto.

This week, Russia bombarded 118 Ukrainian towns and villages. Many of the communities hit were near the front lines in the east and south. Vadym Ol-shor-enko is a Ukrainian soldier posted on one of those frontlines, he's currently home on leave in Dublin, where he has lived for the past 20 years. He's been speaking to our reporter Una Kelly

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson.

Peter Cardwell, Chief Political Correspondent and presenter at Talk TV and a former UK government advisor to four different cabinet secretaries.

Dolors Montserrat Chair Committee on Petitions, Colm Markey, Fine Gael MEP.

Players and representatives from the 1973 Republic of Ireland Women’s National Football Team were invited to the Central Bank of Ireland today for a special commemorative event, they were presented with a limited edition coin to honour their achievements. Reporter Una Kelly.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence and Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, was in Kilkenny today to review the members of the 123rd Infantry Battalion who will deploy to Lebanon as part of the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations. Reporter Una Kelly was there.

Ibrahim Alagha is Palestinian-Irish and is in Gaza with his wife and three children.

Chernobyl Children International and University College Cork have announced that the archives of Adi Roche and the charity she founded, have been donated to the university.

Nebal Farsakh, spokesperson from the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with Special Responsibility for the Office of Public Works.

The Scarcity of water is becoming life-threatening in Gaza, according to a charity working in the territory. Riham Jafari, Coordinator of Advocacy and Communication for ActionAid Palestine.

UN agency UNRWA reveals that 63 of their colleagues have been killed in Gaza since October 7th. The agency has said that the continuous suffering unfolding each day must stop now.. UNRWA's Director of Communications, Juliette Touma.

Orla Twomey, Chief Executive at the ASAI &Sandra Murphy, Influencer and lawyer.

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Ireland.

Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fail Senator & Spokesperson on Housing, Louise O 'Reilly Sinn Féin TD

CJ Stander and Brent Pope

Dr Nicole Basaraba, Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities at Trinity

Friederike van Dongen, Humanitarian Affairs Manager in Jerusalem with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders.

Dana Erlich, Israel’s Ambassador to Ireland.

Reporter John Cooke

Malachy Browne, New York Times Visual Investigations Team.

The Justice Minister is facing a showdown with members of her own Government; who are set to force a Dail vote for a public inquiry into the death of hit-and-run victim Shane O'Farrell.

Professor Ghassan Abu Sitta - Plastic surgeon in Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City. Fionnuala Ni Aolain, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism.

Siobhan McInerney, Head of Equality, Roma and Social Rights Unit, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Leon Diop, Founder of Black & Irish.

Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office today show there was an increase of almost 9,000 in new homes being completed in the third quarter of this year - marking an increase of 14% on the same period last year. Reporter Una Kelly

Riham Jafari who is the Communications & Advocacy Coordinator with ActionAid Palestine, based in the West Bank.

Moshe Tur Paz, Israeli member of parliament, member of the Israel Ireland parliamentary Friendship Group.

Dr Conor Quinlan Senior Manager in the Climate Services team of the EPA

Juliette Touma, Director of Communications with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees

Reporter John Cooke

Paul Reid, Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs

Do you look back at life before having children and think what did I do with all my free time? Reporter with the Irish Sun, Nicola Bardon

A new report from the Traveller Counselling Service recommends a crisis out-of-hours phone-line for the Traveller community and their families should be set up and led by Travellers themselves. Our reporter Una Kelly

Sustainability Strategist, Writer and founder, Pat Kane.

Frederieke van Dongen, Médecins Sans Frontières Humanitarian Affairs Officer in Jerusalem.

Reporter Suzanne Campbell

Professor Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology with Dublin City University.

Lyse Douchet, BBC chief international correspondent and Shona Murray Euronews Europe Correspondent.

Report from Barry Lenihan in London

Nebal Farsakh of the Palestinian Red Crescent & Conor O'Neill, Head of Policy at Christian Aid Ireland

Dr. Ray Walley, GP and Associate Professor of General Practice at the UCD School of Medicine & Dr. Garrett McGovern, GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum

Gillian Nelis, Editor of Food and Wine Ireland and restaurant critic for the Business Post

Report by Una Kelly.

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with Special Responsability for the Office of Public Works.

Clare Daly, MEP.

Report by Barry Lenihan.

Report by John Cooke.

Dr Maragret Harris, World Health Organisation Public Health Doctor in Geneva.

The mother of a young intellectually disabled boy who was sexually assaulted in a HSE-funded residential care centre is demanding answers for what happened to her son. The 12-year old boy was victim of two separate assaults by another resident at the centre in recent weeks. Barry Lenihan reports.

Reporter Una Kelly was out and about today getting the reaction of students who received their results today.

A state of the art prison with a stronger focus on rehabilitation - John Cooke takes a tour of Limerick's new Female Prison.

Doctors at the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza have described being overwhelmed by the number of injured and killed last evening when it was hit with a rocket. Nour Odeh, Political analyst and commentator (in Ramallah, West Bank) and Jonathan Crickx UNICEF Chief of Communications in Jerusalem join Cormac.

Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson Lt. Col Peter Lerner.

Gaza is reeling from the massive explosion that devastated Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital. We speak again to Palestinian Irishman Ibrahim Alagha, who is desperately trying to organise safe passage out of Gaza with his wife Hamida, and their three young children, after they travelled over from Dublin to visit family members in June.

The latest on the trial of the man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy by Orla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent.

A severe weather emergency in southern coastal counties as storm Babet hits. Some homes and businesses are inundated with up to a metre or more of water and an emergency plan has been put in place in Cork city and County. Brian O'Connell, Reporter from Cork city, James O'Connor, East Cork TD.

The Israeli military said earlier today that they are preparing for the next phase of their offensive against Hamas in Gaza. We hear from Israeli Defence Forces spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner.

A group of voluntary and community organisations are calling for better services to help mothers and fathers navigate shared parenting. Our reporter Una Kelly has been speaking with some of those involved.

RTE Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham in Israel

Arguments about the impact of last week's limited budget for Healthcare rumble on, Roisín Shorthall, Social Democrat TD for Dublin North-West and Party Spokesperson on Health, Finance, and Public Expenditure and Reform & Prof. Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems at the DCU School of Public Health

What can be done to protect badgers and hedgehogs in our cities? Communities come together to help wild animals roam free, Lorraine Bull, Biodiversity Officer, Dublin City Council talks to us.

Enass Abu-Khalaf, MSF Head of Communications for Middle East and North Africa

Twenty One year old Almog Meir is one of the 199 Israelis that were taken hostage by HAMAS from the Supernova festival last Saturday morning. Almog rang his mother early on Saturday morning and told her that he loved her and promised to update her every half hour. Almog hasn't been heard from since. His uncle Aviram Meir joins Cormac.

Ivanna Bacik, Labour Party Leader and Steven Matthews, Green Party TD & Chair of Oireachtas Committee on Housing.

Dr Paul D’Alton, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCD and head of psychology at St Vincent’s University Hospital. This weeks topic is about Therapy.

Palestinian Irishman IBRAHIM ALAGHA in KHAN YUNIS amidst the chaos in Gaza. Ibrahim is desperately trying to organise safe passage out of Gaza with his wife Hamida & their three children, after they travelled from Dublin to visit family in June. He speaks about the toll the Israel/Hamas war has taken on him & his family. Una Kelly reports.

Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fail TD and Spokesperson on Justice.

Jennifer Horgan, Irish Examiner Columnist

Michael Broderick, CEO of First Home Scheme

aul Cunningham live from Tel Aviv, Gabriel Naumann, Advocacy Manager with Médecins Sans Frontières in the Palestinian Territories & Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD

Gordon D’Arcy, former Ireland rugby player

Jeff Conway, Reporter from LA by Forbes Hollywood and Entertainment.

Gideon levy, Israeli journalist.

Simon Harris Minister for Higher Education and Fine Gael TD for Wicklow.

Verona Murphy, Independent TD and Dr Roddy Flynn, Department of Communications at Dublin City University.

Brian Redmond Dancing with Stars Judge and Broadcaster.

A report by Una Kelly.

Fine Gael Senator John Cummins the party's Seanad Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Féin TD also a party spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

GP, Dr Nina Byrnes

Mary Griffin has opened up about how her young daughter Sarah was recently admitted to ICU and put in an induced coma after she had been vaping.

Aisling Larkin, Food Consultant and TV Cook

Niamh Delmar, Counselling Psychologist

Reporter by Una Kelly.

Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD,

Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth.

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath

Reporter Una Kelly

Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal and Party Spokesperson on Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform

Elaine McGinty , Labour Councillor in Meath and Liz Watson who is Running for Fianna Fail in Dublin SE Inner City.

Alex Bunting Director of Therapeutic Services at Inspire Belfast

Alan Shatter Author, expert on Israel & the Middle East and former Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence Chair of Magen David Adom Ireland and Matt Carthy Sinn Fein TD Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence

Reporter Una Kelly

Reporter Suzanne Campbell

Paul Dalton, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCD and head of psychology at St Vincent’s University Hospital. This week looks at Agoraphobia.

Prof. Sinead Holden, Assistant Professor and Programme Director of the BSc in Health and Performance Science in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science in UCD

James Lawless, Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson and Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Aodhán Ó Riordán, Labour Justice Spokesperson.

Professor Adrian Hill - Director of Oxford University's Jenner Institute

Dublin-based primary school students were able to speak live to an astronaut in the International Space Station. Reporter Una Kelly was at the TU Dublin in their Grangegorman campus.

Tracy McEnaney

Joe Cawley, Travel Writer based in Tenerife

1 year on from the devastating Creeslough Explosion, Reporter John Cooke speaks with the parents of Leona Harper who was tragically killed in the explosion.

Report by Una Kelly, Chris Macey, Director of Advocacy, Irish Heart Foundation, Vincent Jennings, Irish Convenience Store Newsagents Association.

Scott Bryan, TV Critic.

Reporter, Barry Lenihan.

Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, Ex Dail; Jason Poole, campaigner for Domestic Violence Register

21-year old Listowel man Davin Godfrey was on up to six different drugs simultanesouly while a patient at North Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - despite having no mental health disorder. Barry Lenihan, Reports

Pádraig Walsh, Behavioural Psychologist, Changable.ie

Miguel Delaney, chief football writer with the Independent

Geraldine Herbert, Sunday Independent’s Motoring Correspondent

“A village changed forever” 1 year on from the devastating Creeslough Explosion, John Cooke reports from Donegal.

Rose Conway Walsh, Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Public Expenditure, Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs and Defence.

Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Eoin O’Broin, Sinn Féin TD & Housing Spokesperson, Steven Matthews, Green party TD & Spokesperson for Planning and Local Government

Dr Primrose Freestone Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester

A young Listowel man was inappropriately prescribed heavy anti-psychotic medication for over a decade, despite having no mental health disorder has received a personal apology from the head of the HSE. Reporter Barry Lenihan

Peader Maxwell, Chartered Psychologist

Report by Una Kelly

Suzanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland

Dr Paul D’Alton, Associate Prof of Psychology at UCD & head of psychology at St Vincent’s University Hospital. The resources Paul mentioned in this piece: Overcoming Social Anxiety & Shyness by Gillian Butler. Quiet - The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. Is Social Anxiety Getting You Down? by Odhran McCarthy

Professor John Crown, consultant oncologist Ex phone; Paul McAuliffe Fianna Fail TD for Dublin North West

Ronan Slevin, General Secretary of GRA

James Waterhouse - BBC Ukraine Correspondent

James MacGuill SC Solicitor and former president of the Law Society

Neil McDonnell, CEO of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association; Colm Brophy, Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West;

Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with the London Independent

Sheena Mitchell - Pharmacist and founder of Wondercare.ie and WonderCare podcast

Neale Richmond Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail, Sean Moynihan, CEO of Alone

Dr Laura O’Philbin, Research and Policy Manager & The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Dr Fiona Skelly - Lecturer in Sport and Health Sciences in TUS in Athlone

Reporter Barry Lenihan

Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West & Party Spokesperson on Housing, Pat Davitt, CEO of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers

Paul Whittington, film critic for The Irish Independent.

Paul Murgatroyd DNG’s Director of Research

Alan Farrell, FG Spokesperson on Justice, Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central

Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with The Irish Mirror

Paul Reid, Chairman of the Assembly.

Louise Campbell Global Head of Learning and Development with Robert Walters Recruitment.

Susan Flavin, Early Modern Historian at Trinity College.

Neasa Hourigan, Green Party TD, David Cullinane, SF TD and party health spokesperson,

Dr John Cannon, President of the IMO.

Jack Power Irish Times

Father Iggy McCormack, Vocations Director for the Diocese.

Mary Johnston, Specialist in Counselling with Accord

Laura Dunleavy, Kinship Care Ireland Coordinator, Ann a Kinship Carer.

Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD, Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fail TD.

Eoghan Quigley, Drug Policy Analyst with the EU Drugs Agency European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with The Sunday World.

Professor Ken O'Byrne, Professor of Medical Oncology at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

Dr. Patricia McGrath lead researcher, Anita Toner from Travellers of North Cork.

John Lonergan, Writer and former Governor at Mountjoy prison, James Leonard, of the Two Norries podcast and a youth and community worker.

Reporter Barry Lenihan speaks to David Ryan.

Louise Crowley, Professor of Law UCC, Noeline Blackwell, CEO Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Dr. Martin Worthington - Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin // Expert in Ancient History,

Dr Deirdre Robertson, Senior Research Officer at ESRI

Jen Hogan columnist with the Irish Times

Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fail Senator and Roísín Shortall, Social Democrat TD.

Darren O'Rourke TD Sinn Féin spokesperson on Climate Action and the Environment, Pauline O'Reilly, Green Party Senator.

Joanne Kissane, Chief Officer of Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland

Hugh Lenihan - Writer with the Irish Times

Dr. Debbie Stanistreet, Associate Professor of Public Health in Royal College of Surgeons and a member of Irish Doctors for the Environment.

Dr Paul D’Alton, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCD and head of psychology at St Vincent’s University Hospital,

Vivian Geiran, Chair, Irish Association of Social Workers

David Cullinane, Sinn Fein Health spokesperson

Gerry Maguire, CEO of Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland.

Sean O'Connor, Statistician with the Central Statistics Office.

Bríd Smith, , People before Profit TD for Dublin South Central and Pat Leahy, former Assistant Garda Commissioner.

Report by Barry Lenihan.

Catherine Kenny, is Dublin Simon Community CEO.

Tadgh Daly, CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland.

Michelle Bergin, occupational therapist and PhD Student at UCC.

Lewis Goodall, Analysis and Investigations Editor.

Professor Denis Cusack, Director of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS).

Kenny Jacobs, CEO of the DAA and Eddie Wilson, Ryanair CEO.

Siobhan O'Donoghue, Hope & Courage Collective.

Amanda Coughlan, Founder & - Co-lead of the Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group

Pearse Doherty, TD for Sinn Fein, and Minister Peter Burke, Fine Gael.

Roisin Ni Chulain, School Principal

Professor Niall Moyna, School of Health and Human Performance, DCU

Julian De Spainn

Dr Aoibhinn Ni Shúilleabháin, Chairperson of the Citizens Assembly on Bio Diversity Loss, and Associate Professor in the School of Maths and Statistics

Dr Maureen Gaffney, Psychologist

Michele Puckhaber, Chief Executive of Crime Victims Helpline

Osgur Breathnach, miscarriage of Justice Victim, Liam Herrick, ICCL, Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Barry Lenihan RTÉ Lenihan

Colm O'Leary, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Adoption Authority Ireland

Sarah Keogh, registered Dietician

Barry Linehan, RTÉ Reporter

Dr Orla Conlon, Consultant Gynaecologist and the Irish Representative of the International Society for the Study of the Vulvo-Vaginal Disease.

Dr. Una May, Head of Sport Ireland

Barry Andrews Member of the European Parliament, Meaghan Carmody, Coordinator of Coalition 2030,

Gerry Maguire CEO of Spina Bifida Ireland, Paul Murphy TD

Sinead Brady, Career Psychologist

Paul Gordon, Director of Policy and Advocacy · National Youth Council of Ireland Noel Howard, Spokesperson for Social Care Ireland.

Darren Kennedy, Style expert.

Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, SMU

Billy Kelleher MEP and Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD Green Party

Barry Madden, Houseboat Resident and Patrick Harkin, Inspector of Navigation with Waterways Ireland

Stephen Bradley - Shamrock Rovers Manager

Adrian Weckler, Technology editor with the Irish and Sunday Independent, Philip Arneill Head of Education with Cyber Safe Kid

Justin McNulty, SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh

Minister Jack Chambers, Minister of State at the Department of Transport

Louisa Meehan, Woodview HRM

John Cooke, RTÉ Reporter

Lauren Stuart, Scientific Officer, UN's World Meteorological Organisation

Ricardo Pire Head of Emergencies at Unicef Global and Omar Ben Khiaron a consultant geriatrician at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast

Barry Lenihan, RTÉ Reporter

Olivia Kelly Dublin Editor with The Irish Times and Cllr Michael Pidgeon, Green Party

Brendan O'Connor, GRA president and Pa Daly, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Justice

Liz Gleeson - Grief Psychotherapist

Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town

Sara Cassidy, Head of Clinical Services at Aiséirí

Senator Shane Cassells Fianna Fail and Senator Marie Sherlock Labour

Jon Worth

Pat Fitzpatrick, FF Councillor Kilkenny // National President of the Ass of Irish Local Government (AILG)

Liz O'Donnell, RSA Chairperson, Elaine Houlihan, national president of Macra Na Feirme

Green Party TD for Dublin Central, Neasa Hourigan and Fianna Fail Senator, Mary Fitzpatrick

John Cooke, Drivetime Reporter

Cohen Taylor and Caitlin Faye Maniti

Dr Helen McAvoy - IPH Director of Policy

Rose Conway Walsh Sinn Féin TD Spokesperson Public Expenditure and Garret Ahearn Fine Gael Senator

Claire Ronan, Broadcaster

Barry Lenihan, Reporter RTÉ, and Nick Henderson, Irish Refugee Council.

Anthony Foley Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Dublin City University Business School

Ray Houghton

Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin and author of How Confidence Works

Brian Rushe, Deputy President of the IFA

Congressman Richard Neal Serving the 1st District of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives

Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland Deputy Director, Eugene Reavey and Patsy Kelly Junior

Minister of Agriculture Charlie McConalogue

Dr Stephen Millar -Lecturer in Anthropology and Ethnomusicology at Queen's University Belfast and author of '"Sounding Dissent: Rebel Songs, Resistance, and Irish Republicanism."

Michael McDowell, Independent Senator and DeCoy Artist,

Malachy Brown - Senior Story Producer on NYT Visual Investigations Team

Dr Sarah Hamill, Assistant Professor at the School of Law in Trinity College Dublin

Supt. Gerry Murray

Ivana Bacik-Leader of the Labour Party and Barry Ward-Fine Gael Senator ex phoner

Orla Walsh - Dietician

Nicola Tallant from Crime World Podcast and Investigations Editor, Sunday World, and Michael O'Sullivan, former Garda Assistant Commissioner in charge of organised crime

Rose Wall, CEO Community Law and Mediation .

Barry Lenihan, RTÉ Reporter

James Badcock - Madrid-based freelance journalist

Fiona Looney - Columnist

Dr. Caroline West, Sex Educator and Host of Glow West Podcast

Eddie D'Arcy Youth Worker, Dr Ray Walley

Lisa Chambers, TD. Fianna Fail

Trina O'Connor-Criminologist

Irish Journalist Jim Colgan who is at Burning Man

Colum Eastwood, Leader of SDLP and Doug Beattie, Leader of UUP.

John Cooke, Drivetime Reporter

Professor Eamon Keenan, HSE National Clinical Lead, Addiction Services

Dr Ciaran Byrne, Director of National Retrofit at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

John Fitzpatrick, chair of the Irish Farmers Organization in Laois

Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council.

Joanne O'Riordan, sports columnist at the Irish Times; Orla McElroy, sports editor with the Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail on Sunday

Barry Lennihan reports

Ellie Donnelly, Senior Business Reporter with the Business

Psychotherapist and Author, Joanna Fortune

Holly D’Altono, chef and director of Conbini Condiments

Geraldine Lavelle, Disability Rights Campaigner & Author

Eamon Ryan, Minister for Environment, Climate Action, and Communications.

Niall Collins, Minister of State Department of Further and Higher Education.

Barry Roche, Southern Correspondent with The Irish Times.

Oisin Coghlan, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Ireland; Sarah Cullen, Energy systems Engineer and co-founder of 18 for 0.

JJ Cornish, South African based journalist.

Barbara Scully, writer and broadcaster and previous worked in the travel industry.

Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland.

John Cooke, RTÉ Reporter.

Ray Silke, former All Ireland winning captain for Galway and a teacher of Economics & Business at Coláiste Iognáid in Galway.

Maurice Deverell, spokesperson from the Irish Property Owners Association; Stephen Kinsella, Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick and Chief Economics Writer at The Currency.

Audrey Dalton, professional dog photographer.

Sami Squires - ABC7 Meteorologist

Helen Vaughan, Maynooth Counselling & Psychotherapy

Orla McElroy, sports editor with the Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail on Sunday

Dermot Goode, from Total Healthcover.ie, part of the Lockton Group

Amanda Ferguson, Freelance Journalist based in Belfast

Barry Lenihan and Eoin O'Malley, Associate Professor of Public Policy, DCU

Professor Pol O’Dochartaigh, Deputy President and Registrar of the University of Galway and Malcolm Byrne, Senator & Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education

Barry Roche, Southern Correspondent with The Irish Times

Niamh Dwyer, guidance counsellor at Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luchra, in Rathmore. Member of Institute of Guidance Counsellors.

Mike McCartney reports

Annie Hoey, Labour's spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science,

Joe Dunne- director of Hale Vaping, Lyndsey O'Donnell, Voice Ireland,

Alan Farrell, Fine Gael Justice Spokesperson // TD for Dublin Fingal

Sarah Keogh, Registered Dietician

Neil O'Riordan, Sports Editor for The Sun

Marie Sherlock, Labour Party Senator; Orla Lenihan, Assistant Professor in Governance, Sustainability and Finance at University of Galway.

Dr Sabina Brennan, Psychologist, Neuroscientist & Author

Simon Lewis, principal of Carlow Educate Together national school and presenter of the If I Were Minister for Education podcast

Report by Barry Lenihan

Eoghan Corry, Editor, Air & Travel Magazine

Colm Burke, TD for Cork North Central and Fine Gael spokesperson for Health; Professor Matthew Sadlier, Chairman of the IMO Consultants Committee.

Dr Trudy Meehan, Senior Clinical Psychologist and lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,

Stephen Maguire, editor of the Donegal Daily

Barry Cowen Fianna Fáil TD for Laois-Offaly and Gerry Duggan former Manager of Energy Policy for the ESB and fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering

Herb Scribner, Features Reporter with The Washington Post

Barry Lenihan, RTE reporter

Niamh Delmar, Counselling Psychologist