On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is barrister Peter Leonard who presents legal podcast, The Fifth Court and Michelle Murphy, Research and Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Phil Quinlan author of ''And a Bang on the Ear: Reclaiming My Life After a Brain Injury'. Together they discuss his story, his battle to rebuild his life after suffering a brain injury, and the provision of services for people who have experienced a brain injury in Ireland.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Adrian Weckler, Tech editor with the Irish & Sunday Independent and host of the 'Big Tech Show' podcast. Together they discuss the Government's decision to restrict the use of TikTok on official devices amid concerns about how data gathered on the app might be used.

In the history of Irish publications, few are as important as 'The Bell'. It launched careers and annoyed plenty of people. When its founding editor stepped aside, he joked he was bored of “abusing our bourgeoise, Little Irelanders, chauvinists, puritans, and Celtophiles” among others. Now, a new publication 'The Writers Touch', brings together 'The Bell' and Ireland’s current leading literary mag...

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly will bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday based on a recent report regarding the insufficient provision of abortion services in some areas of the country. To discuss the issues involved Gavan is joined On the Record by Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland & Eilís Mulroy, Pro-Life Campaign Manager.

Joining Gavan Reilly On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Gina London, Communications Specialist and Sunday Independent Columnist & political journalist, Aoife Moore.

Any visit by a sitting American President is undoubtedly a positive thing for Ireland. From strengthening our relationship, renewed calls for a return to government in the North and further peace, to the general good feeling about the place. But do presidential visits have any tangible effects on the tourism sector? Can we expect a Biden bounce? Joining Mandy Johnston to discuss this is Paul Kelly...

France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. While this may be considered a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation, it could prove quite damaging to his leadership. Joining Mandy Johnston to discuss is Lara Marlowe, Paris Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Everything this week has revolved around the visit of an American President to Ireland. There were plenty of nods to history within it all, including a reference to Benjamin Franklin, but what you may have missed in Ballina concerned Wolfe Tone. One historical artifact shown to Joe Biden came from the tragic end of Theobald Wolfe Tone but to one U.S. Democrat interviewed in the 1980s, Tone was a p...

The “Joe Show” may have come to a close but what did our American friends make of all the fuss and how has the visit gone down in Northern Ireland and across the water in Britain? Amanda Ferguson, Belfast-based freelance journalist, and Reuters NI correspondent & Will Hutton, political economist, and journalist join Mandy Johnston to discuss.

Joining Mandy Johnston On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Natasha Fennell, Director at Stillwater Communications & Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid. Donal Fallon joins Gavan and talks us through some of the infamous stories surrounding the archbishop who had a unique influence over the governments of Ireland.

Former secret service agent Timothy Miller talks to Gavan about the in`'s and out's of being in the secret service for the president. We ask him, "is there really a microphone when agents speak into their sleeve?"

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Rachel Lavin of the Sunday Times, journalist and author Valerie Cox, account director DHR Communications Siona Cahill, and Killian Woods of the Business Post.

Retired diplomat David Donoghue was one of the Irish government’s negotiators for the Good Friday Agreement, and reminds us how the talks came about. He is the author of ‘One Good Day: My Journey to the Good Friday Agreement’.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Paul Brandus of West Wing Reports. Together they discuss former U.S. President Donald Trump who is now facing indictment with more than 30 counts related to business fraud and what this might mean for his presidential bid for 2024.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Stella Assange. Together they discuss the ongoing fight for Julian's release from prison, the circumstances surrounding his arrest, as well as her new documentary film 'Ithaka'.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Eamon Ryan TD, Leader of the Green Party & Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications, and Transport. Together they discuss the need for further investment in green energy alternatives, the ever-growing challenge of keeping global warming to 1.5C & the government's decision to lift the eviction ban.

Today, April 2nd marks World Autism Awareness Day. Gavan speaks of the challenges faced by families looking to access a timely assessment for their child, the failures within disability services for people who are neurodivergent, and the obstacles in finding a pathway to diagnosis.

It was an explosive week in American politics, with the news of Donald J. Trump’s indictment. But if Trump were to be jailed, could he potentially run for the office of U.S. President from behind bars? If he did, he wouldn’t be the first person to do so. A little-remembered name today, Eugene V. Debs was once the most famous political radical in America and during his lifetime, had some interestin...

Joining Gavan On the Record to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Gabija Gataveckaite, News reporter at Independent.ie & Tanya Ward, Children's Rights Alliance Chief Executive.

Joining Gavan On the Record is Wayne Stanley, Executive Director at the Simon Communities of Ireland to discuss the impact of the lifting of the eviction ban.

Joining Gavan On the Record to discuss the ongoing efforts to rebuild following the Türkiye–Syria the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the region six weeks ago is Dr. Georgina Jordan, GOAL’s Emergency Response Lead currently based in Adana in Southern Türkiye and leading the GOAL response and aid distributions there.

Joining Gavan On the Record to discuss Donald Trump's election rally in Waco as well as Rupert Murdoch and the Fox News/Dominion $1.6bn defamation lawsuit is Anthony Zurcher, BBC's senior North American correspondent.

Did you didn’t know that Ireland is home to a museum of time? Or that the island was once home to multiple time zones? Ireland's relationship with time and timekeeping is a storied one, one that is also inextricably linked to social and political changes during the 19th and 20th centuries. But could there be problems ahead if our neighbours were to abandon the likes of Daylight Savings Time? Gavan...