On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

Wayne Stanley, Head of Policy and Communications at the Simon Communities of Ireland joined Gavan today on the show to discuss the recent report issued by Simon Communities on housing market and minimum properties that are available, especially for those who need housing assistance payment.

"Every individual TD will now have to assess what is the best thing to do, either to back the government for more of the same or to stand with us. It should just be said that so far most of the opposition have indicated that they will in fact support the no confidence motion, but I don't think that the outcome is a foregone conclusion. I think anything in political life is a foregone conclusion"....

For listeners of a certain age, the name of Peig Sayers could be enough to trigger Leaving Cert sweats - and even though she’s been gone from the syllabus for over 25 years, her name is still synonymous with the whole Leaving Cert process. But is it time to rethink Peig Sayers? A new exhibition at the Museum of Literature Ireland, MOLI, seeks to reintroduce her to us, placing this writer in her pr...

Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State for Disability in the Dept of Health & Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East joins Gavan to discuss the provision of services for children with disabilities.

Buried in Westminster Abbey, and remembered too with a statue in the corridor of The Palace of Westminster, Henry Grattan is undoubtedly the most honoured Irishman within the walls of the British Parliament. Born on this day in 1746, he was also undoubtedly once the most famous Irishman on the world stage. For someone so commemorated around us, Grattan - along with his brand of nationalism - is ac...

Joining Gavan to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers are Rachel Iredale, Consulting Director with RSM Ireland & Breda Browne, PR Director of Unique Media. Together they discuss the ongoing inflation crisis, the issues around having separate courts for civilians and military personnel, as well as the prospect of having a directly elected Mayor of Dublin.

George Parker, Financial Times Political Editor in London joined Gavan to discuss the rolling controversies plaguing the UK Conservative Government and the likelihood of Boris Johnson staying on as Prime Minister for another 12 months.

Mark Tighe, journalist with the Sunday Independent joins Gavan to discuss former FAI boss, John Delaney, trying to prevent investigators from accessing information on his business dealings and divorce.

Killian Woods, Senior business reporter with the Business Post, based in New York joined Gavan On the Record to discuss the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe V Wade and the potential long-term impact this could have on other politically partisan issues in the United States.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Pearse Doherty joined Gavan On the Record to discuss Sinn Féin bringing a motion to the Dáil next week, which will call for an emergency budget.

Joining Gavan to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers are John Lee, Executive Editor Daily Mail Group Ireland & Lauren Boland, Reporter from the Journal.ie. Together they discuss Sinn Féin widening its lead in the latest Red C poll, the cost-of-living crisis, and the latest Roe v Wade ruling in the United States. Mark Tighe, journalist with the Sunday Independent also took a call to...

The Freedom of the City of Dublin is an honour bestowed on names as diverse as Jack Charlton, Maureen Potter, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. In June 1973, it was bestowed on the duo of Hilton Edwards and Michaél Mac Liammóir - in its own way, that was an acceptance of their duality. In an Ireland before decriminalisation of homosexuality, Edwards and Mac Liammoir were undoubtedly Ireland’s most reco...

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined Gavan to discuss tackling the cost of living crisis, the prospect of any early budget measures, the ongoing impasse surrounding the NI Protocol, the progress being made with regard to building much-needed housing this year, and more.

Gavan was joined by Donal Fallon, co-founder of the 'Come Here To Me' website and host of the 'Three Castles Burning Podcast' for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss the life and influence of James Joyce's father, John Stanislaus Joyce.

Joining Gavan to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Liam Weeks, Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork & Liz Dunphy, Journalist with The Irish Examiner. Together they discuss the cost-of-living crisis, what the government might do in the coming weeks and months to address the ongoing housing crisis, and the rising cases of COVID-19 across...

Joining Gavan to go through the papers are Philip Ryan, Political Editor of the Irish and Sunday Independent & Rachel Iredale, Consulting Director at RSM Ireland

Catherine Murphy of the Social Democrats joins Gavan in studio

Donal Fallon joins Gavan in studio

As mass shootings and debates around gun control in the US hit the headlines continue - when it comes to gun violence, how will change be brought about? Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at NUI Galway joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.

Joining Emmet Oliver to discuss Ukraine's quest to reach the finals of the World Cup and the social impact it is having on the country is Andrew Todos, Ukrainian Football Journalist.

It was shortly after midnight on June 5th, 1968, that Robert F. Kennedy was shot at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. While the visit of his brother to Ireland five years earlier had captivated this country, Robert’s influence on Irish politics was instead among the Diaspora - convincing Irish America of its place in the Civil Rights movement. It was a battle that brought him into conflict with...

Joining Emmet Oliver to run through the Sunday papers is Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent with The Irish Examiner & Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Reporter for Independent.ie.

"Her contribution to writing, and to travel writing in particular, had a unique commitment to the value of human experience in all its diversity." - These are the words of President Michael D. Higgins upon the death of legendary travel writer, Dervla Murphy, who passed away this week aged 90. Best known as the author of the 1960s classic 'Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle', Murphy managed...

Joining Gavan on 'On the Record' is Joe Davies, a Liverpool supporter who was in Paris for the Champion's League Final. Together they discuss the issues faced by Liverpool fans which led to their Champions League final against Real Madrid being delayed.

Joining Gavan on 'On the Record' is Patrick Costello, Green Party TD for Dublin South Central. Together they discuss the vote to suspend him and Deputy Hourigan from the Greens parliamentary party.