On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories hitting the Sunday papers is Dawn Leane, CEO Leane Empower, Former Director of People and Resources with Chartered Accountants Ireland, and John Lee, Executive Editor Daily Mail Group. David O’Leary, General Manager of the Women’s Mini Marathon also stops by ahead of the race in Dublin city.

Donal Fallon, Presenter of the Three Castles Burning podcast joins Gavan to discuss the Irish connection to the global non-governmental oganisation. Amnesty International Day is marked on May 28 every year. They seek to advocate for human rights and spread understanding of their violations and how our daily choices affect them.

Gavan is joined by James Casserley, who has embarked on a mission to travel to all 32 counties in Ireland on public transport. As a wheelchair user, he aims to use his campaign to alert different companies and government on how to make their transport systems more accessible.

Gavan chats with comedian Rory O’Connor about his goal to train GAA to prisoners in Mountjoy. He teamed up with GAA star Philly McMahon as part of the TV documentary series, Gaelic in the Joy for RTÉ. The new show will explore the lives of the prisoners, their stories, and the issues of crime and addiction on their lives and in our communities.

Gavan sits down with Joe O'Brien, the Minister of State with Responsibility for Community Development and Charities, to discuss a startling revelation from the recently conducted 'Red C Poll.' The poll reveals that a staggering three-quarters of people living in Ireland believe the country has taken in too many refugees.

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories hitting the Sunday papers is Tanya Ward, Children's Rights Alliance Chief Executive and Paul Hayes, CEO Beachhut PR. Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post also joins in on the discussion.

Donal Fallon, Presenter of the Three Castles Burning podcast joins Gavan to discuss Ireland’s boxing past in the run up to ‘Counterpunch’- an exhibition made with women boxers and their coaches from Corinthians Boxing Club, created by visual artist Sharon Kelly.

Sinn Féin have made history in Northern Ireland, emerging as the largest party in local government. At the end of the count Sinn Féin emerged with 144 seats, an increase of 39 from the last council election in 2019. Joining Gavan to discuss the past few days and potential future for Northern Ireland is David McCann, Deputy Editor of the website Slugger O’Toole, and Alex Kane, Unionist Commentator...

Magowna House Hotel in Inch, Co Clare, has been the centre of controversy this week over the arrival of asylum seekers. As the blockades have been lifted today, Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley shares his thoughts on the matter.

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of Ireland, Roderic O'Gorman joins Gavan to share his thoughts on direct provision, asylum seekers in Ireland and the recent protests in County Clare this week.

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories hitting the Sunday papers is John Cunningham- Relationship Director of Morgan McKinley & Previous Chair of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, and Adrienne Sweeney- Director of Powerscourt Springs Health Farm and News Reader at Newstalk, and Daniel Murray- Political Correspondent at the Business Post.

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Deputy Political Editor with the Irish and Sunday Independent, Hugh O'Connell & journalist and author, Valerie Cox. Also joining Gavan to discuss the burning of refugee tents in Dublin City on Friday night is Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council.

Joining Gavan On the Record is John O'Brennan, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration at Maynooth University. Together they discuss whether Ireland is neutral in name only and what measures should be undertaken to safeguard the country from potential bad actors in the years ahead.

Twenty years ago this year, a headless body was discovered by a County Offaly farmer. It quickly became apparent this was a case for archaeologists and not Gardaí and as it turned out, the ‘Old Croghan Man’ was not the first so-called ‘bog body’ to be discovered that year either. On display today in Dublin’s National Museum of Archaeology on Kildare Street, 2003 proved to be an incredible year for...

How can Ireland learn from Sweden's recent dominance at the Eurovision Song Contest? Reflecting on last night’s win and giving his thoughts was Irish freelance journalist, broadcaster, and author living and working in Stockholm, Philip O'Connor.

As voters go to the polls in Turkey to elect a new parliament and president, Gavan speaks to Andrew Wilks, a freelance journalist based in Ankara.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Aoife Barry, Freelance writer & journalist. Together they discuss her new book 'Social Capital: Life Online in the Shadow of Ireland’s Tech Boom'.

Yesterday King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned with cheering crowds in front of Buckingham Palace. Thousands packed the Mall despite the rain, after a sombre religious Coronation service at Westminster Abbey and a procession through central London. The King and Queen waved to the crowd from the Palace balcony as the Red Arrows painted the sky red, white and blue. Henry McKean was there to c...

Joining Gavan On the Record is Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Fingal. Together they discuss her forthcoming motion to the Dáil with the aim of tackling the cost of groceries in Ireland.

This weekend marks the anniversary of an event that shook British politics to its very foundations. The Phoenix Park Murders, on 6 May 1882, grabbed the attention of the world, when a secret assassination society - "The Invincibles" - targeted the Chief Secretary of Ireland and the Permanent Under Secretary as they walked along Chesterfield Avenue. Today, a cross marks the spot in Phoenix Park but...

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Dr Rachel Iredale, Consulting Director at RSM Ireland & Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway. Gavan also speaks to Phil Ní Sheaghdha, General Secretary of the INMO regarding the union's annual delegate conference which took place this week.

Is Ireland in a position to bring in congestion charges? Transport Consultant, Conor Faughnan explains to Gavan unless we have public transport alternatives, we are bringing in a dead weight tax on movement.

Over the last few weeks, there have been initiatives to start a new party which would protect people living in “rural Ireland”. Gavan hosts a head-to-head between Senator Roisin Garvey, Green Party spokeswoman on Rural Development and Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent TD for the Roscommon-Galway Constituency who thinks farmers are being forgotten.

The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropist (1914) was the semi-autobiographical novel by Irishman Robert Noonan. It had a defining influence on the British labour movement, with George Orwell considering it one of the most important books of its time. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.

Can the housing crisis get any worse? Peter McVerry thinks it is "beyond depressing" and an explosion of homelessness is on the way, as the numbers keep going up and up and up.