On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

President Kennedy presented an Irish Brigade flag from the American Civil War to the Irish people in 1963. The flag was the second green colour of the fighting 69th of New York, whose motto was “The Union, Our Country and Ireland Forever”. The president said that he would now like the Irish people to have the flag in recognition of what the Irish Brigade and millions of other Irish have done for h...

Gavan is joined by Maureen “Mo” Ryan to discuss the “secretive” Hollywood Foreign Press Association, rumours that money can buy you awards and the ongoing writers’ strike. Mo is an American film and television critic, writer and reporter. She has been a TV critic for the Huffington Post, the Chicago Tribune and Variety. She is currently a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, and her book, ‘Burn It...

Up to a quarter of registered homeless people in Ireland are employed. Peter McVerry joins Gavan to give his analysis of the latest record-breaking homeless figures.

Day 11 of the RTÉ controversy and more damning details have emerged in the papers today. Joining Gavan to go through the latest updates on the situation is Niamh Smyth, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and TD for Cavan Monaghan and North Meath, along with Jane Suiter, Professor in the School of Communications DCU.

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories hitting the Sunday papers is Rachel Lavin, Data Journalist with The Times and The Sunday Times, and Peter Leonard - Barrister and presenter of the Business Post's 'Law in Trial' podcast. Gavan also takes a call from former RTÉ political correspondent, David Davin-Power to discuss the ongoing fallout from the RTÉ pay scandal.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Jane-Ann McKenna, CEO at Dóchas. Together they discuss calls for the government to devote 0.7% of Ireland's Gross national income (GNI) to overseas aid as quickly as possible.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Brian Stanley, Sinn Fein TD, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee; Séamus Dooley, Irish secretary of the National Union of Journalists in Ireland & journalist and author, Valerie Cox. Together they discuss the damage done due to the RTÉ pay scandal, what questions need to be answered, and what steps the broadcaster can take to regain the public...

The name of Harland and Wolff was evoked this week with the tragic loss of the Titan and its crew. But earlier in the year, you may have missed the news that the company - once the most significant of its kind in industrial Belfast - had received an enormous new contract, one which will see the first ships constructed by them in Belfast for decades. Recent times have been difficult for H&W, but co...

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories hitting the Sunday papers is Breda Brown, Co-Founder/Communications Director with Unique Media, and Chair of the Irish Writers Centre & Michelle Murphy, Research and Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland. Gavan also took a call from former RTE correspondent, Ciaran Mullooly to discuss the ongoing fallout from RTÉ pay scandal & Declan Po...

Joining Gavan On the Record is former RTÉ correspondent, Ciaran Mullooly to discuss the ongoing fallout from the RTÉ pay scandal as well as his experiences working with the broadcaster over the years.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Newstalk's Henry McKean who is currently in Berlin reporting on the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games taking place between June 17th and June 25th.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fail MEP & Grace O’Sullivan, Green Party MEP. Together they debate a new European law aimed at restoring ecosystems for people, the climate, and the planet.

Today, June 18th, marks the anniversary of Sean T. O’Kelly becoming President of Ireland. In a sense, he was Ireland’s first elected President, time in the Áras being transformative for Ireland’s place on the world stage. It was in O’Kelly’s time that Ireland became a ‘Republic’, making him the first recognised head-of-state in a way beyond his predecessor, Douglas Hyde. Donal Fallon joins Gavan f...

Joining Gavan On the Record is Justice Minister, Helen McEntee. Together they discuss the implementation of facial recognition technology, President Higgins' comments on Irish neutrality, and the proposed Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill.

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories hitting the Sunday papers is Aileen Hickie, barrister and CEO of Parentline & Louisa Meehan, HR and Dispute Resolution expert and owner of Woodview HRM.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Sally Hayden, the Irish Times' Africa Correspondent & author of 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route'.

This Saturday Harry Styles played to a crowd of 80,000 adoring fans in Slane Castle, Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden spoke to some of the attendees.

Sixty years ago this month, the eyes of the world were on Ireland - as an American President arrived. But at home, the pressing political issue of the day was a worsening housing crisis. June 1963 witnessed the collapse of several tenement houses across Dublin, with the loss of four lives, and led to a frantic panic which witnessed dozens of Georgian houses pulled down in the weeks that followed....

Following the merger of LIV and the PGA this week many have been left wondering how has Saudi become such a big player in the world of sport? To offer some insight into that question Gavin was joined by Padraig Reidy, Freelance writer with The Guardian, The Observer, The Irish Times.

This week on the show Gavin spoke to Ashoka Mody, Indian economist and chief IMF representative to Ireland during bailout who gives his thoughts on Ireland's current economic standing.

Joining Gavin to review the biggest stories of the day was: - Aoife Barry, Journalist and Author of 'Social Capital: Life Online in the Shadow of Ireland's Tech Boom' - Declan Power - Security and Defence Analyst

In this week’s Hidden Histories, Gavan and Donal Fallon delve into the life and legacy of John Henry Foley, the influential Irish sculptor. Known as Queen Victoria's favourite artist, Foley created iconic statues like the Albert Statue and the O'Connell Monument. However, his work has recently faced criticism and calls for removal. Join Gavan and Donal as they explore the global debate surrounding...

The Department of Children announced this pilot scheme at the start of the year. Joining Gavan to discuss how the selected group of parents are reacting to what's inside the box is Dr Rachel Iredale, Consulting Director at RSM Ireland.

Graeme McQueen, DAA media relations manager joins Gavan to give him an update on how the airport have been handling the busiest weekend of the year.

Have you ever wondered where the Wild Atlantic Way got it's name? Deputy Michael Ring joins Gavan to look back on the success of Ireland's natural tourist destination since it was established ten years ago. He discusses the impact it has had on the tourism industry over the last decade, and how the idea got going when he was in government.