On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

Joining Gavan On the Record is Aidan Delaney, Weekend Producer with Off The Ball. Together they discuss the final day of the Irish Open as well as the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2024 Qualifier with Netherlands at the Aviva Stadium today.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Nora Owen, Former Minister for Justice of Ireland, and Gary Gannon, Dublin Central TD and Social Democrats Spokesperson for Education, Higher Education, Arts, Social Protection, Foreign Affairs & Defence. Together they discuss the Local Community Safety Partnerships Plan as well as the efficacy of previous plans for the inner city over the decades.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Damian Corless, author, playwright, and scriptwriter who has penned more than a dozen volumes on Irish history and culture. Together they discuss the 50th anniversary of IRA's Mountjoy jailbreak and the subsequent Wolfe Tones' Christmas No.1 hit based on the incident.

Joining Gavan Reilly On The Record to go through the biggest stories in the papers today is John Lee, Executive Editor of the Daily Mail Group & Joan Mulvihill, Digitalisation Lead at Siemens. Gavan also speaks to Peter Power, Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Morocco following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday and Aisling O’Reilly from Off The...

Damian Corless takes us back to a time where pop music was finding it difficult to penetrate through a wall of conservatism and traditionalism. Confronting social movements, matters of equality, and shaking up conservatist thinking, Damian talks us through the State’s ill-fated war on pop music. Damian Corless is an Irish author, playwright and scriptwriter. He has penned more than a dozen volumes...

The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use and Electric Picnic are both happening this weekend, so we discuss the arguments for legalising drug possession as well as the current state of our drug support services across the country. Dr Ian Marder, School of Law and Criminology and Dr Jo-Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor of Addiction at the Department of Public Health, Trinity go head-to-head on the issues...

The Taoiseach is urging stricter enforcement of road safety laws following the tragic deaths of 126 people this year. This is an alarming increase on the 102 fatalities last year, compared to 87 deaths in 2019. Emmet is joined by Sarah O'Connor, Director of Partnerships and External Affairs at the Road Safety Authority, to discuss this pressing concern.

Ahead of what is going to be a tense and tightly fought Rugby World Cup, journalist and author, Sam Peters joins Emmet to talk about his new book ‘Concussed’. By recounting the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaper history, which turned concussion in professional rugby from a niche issue into front- and back-page news, Concussed poses the questions all sports lo...

Joining Emmet Oliver On The Record to take a look at the biggest stories in the papers today is Hugh O'Connell, Deputy Political Editor with the Irish and Sunday Independent and Aileen Hickie, barrister and CEO of Parentline.

The Druid Theatre Company is touring the country to perform the iconic Dublin Trilogy of plays by Sean O'Casey. The writer lived and worked in Ireland during a period of immense change. During his life, he was both loved and loathed. Not known to many, the famous filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock produced his own adaptation of Sean O’Casey’s 'Juno and the Paycock'. Joining Gavan to discuss O'Casey's lega...

The World Athletics Championship comes to an end in Budapest. Team Ireland has shown promise, most noticeably with Rhasidat Adeleke missing out on a podium position. How has Irish athletics grown over the years? What needs to be done to expand the sport into our communities? Joining Gavan to discuss was Paul McNamara, the Irish Athletics Performance director.

This week, Donald Trump’s mugshot was released following his surrender in the state of Georgia, catching the attention of all in the process. But many will be surprised to hear that the first Republican Presidential Candidate Debate also took place this week, although without Mr Trump attending. Joining Gavan to give the rundown on the debate was Joan E Greve, senior political reporter for Guardia...

In preparation for the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Ireland achieved a 17-13 victory against a strong Samoan side. Joining Gavan to reflect on a worrying Irish performance was former rugby international, Shane Byrne.

With students up and down the country receiving their Leaving Cert results, many will be heading to university, but should students consider an apprenticeship? Joining Gavan to discuss the positives of apprenticeships was Dr Mary-Liz Trant, Director of the National Apprenticeship Office, and Tadhg Crowley, President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors.

Joining Gavan On the Record to discuss the leading stories from the Sunday Papers was Valerie Cox, and Declan Power.

Joining Gavan On the Record to discuss the top stories from the Sunday papers is Breda Brown, Co-Founder / Communications Director of Unique Media and Chair of the Irish Writers Centre as well as Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU.

According to a recent report authored by economist, Jim Power, an additional 11,500 tourist beds will be needed in Ireland by 2032 to meet demand. Joining Gavan to discuss is Jim Power, as well as Noel Cunningham, Ambassador to Harvey's Point in Donegal.

Joining Gavan On the Record to discuss the current state of our second-level and primary-level school and examination systems is Aodhán O’Riordan, TD for Dublin Bay North and Labour Spokesperson on Education & Justice; Jack McGinn, Student going into 6th year and former officer with the Irish Second-Level Students Union; and Brian Mooney, Irish Times education columnist and career guidance cou...

If you were asked to think of the Louvre in Paris and to think of a piece of artwork inside it, what would you think of? Most likely the Mona Lisa - the most renowned artwork in the world. But what you might not realise is that the Mona Lisa’s fame is derived in part from the fact that it was stolen on this day in 1911. That was one of many art heists of the 20th century, something we’re no strang...

Donal Fallon is back with Gavan to talk about the anniversary of the Berlin Wall being built. In its infancy, it was a much cruder structure than the one which came to be one of the most photographed - if not the most photographed - national border in the world. Today, parts of the Berlin wall can be found all over the world - including here in Ireland. And while the Berlin wall is now gone longer...

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire joins Gavan to discuss the money behind the league. From branding, to transfer deals and addiction issues, this makes for a very interesting conversation.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin joins Gavan to discuss the Luke Kelly Festival. This festival is a celebration of the Dublin music legend through an engaging and entertaining mix of live music performances, interesting discussion sessions and family-friendly arts & crafts.

Eoin O’Broin, Sinn Fein T.D. for Dub Mid-West & Spokesperson on Housing, Local Government & Heritage joins Gavan to discuss abolishing by-elections and the state of the private rental market.

Joining Gavan to discuss the top stories hitting the headlines today is John Cunningham, Relationship Director with Morgan McKinley & Chairman and Country Director for Lysis Group and Joan Mulvihill, Digitalisation Lead at Siemens.

Donal Fallon, presenter of the Three Castles Burning podcast joins Mandy on the anniversary of Hiroshima in 1945. It is a defining moment in human history which is currently being told on screen in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Fallon discusses the impact it had on Ireland and the rest of the world.