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Nurses are now travelling in groups to and from work to try and avoid racially motivated abuse, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said. The claim by the INMO comes after new figures show that hospital staff have been subjected to racial abuse or prejudice on almost 200 occasions in the past five years. Figures released to The Journal Investigates by the HSE show that the number of inc...

A Fine Gael backbencher has defended the government's action on fuel protests. Protests will take place today outside the Dail by hauliers and farmers. The coalition has come in for criticism for how it handled both fuel prices and protests. This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Fine Gael TD Barry Ward, who told us that the government "did what they could". We also spoke to Sinn Fein TD for Louth...

Aontú leader and Meath-West TD Peadar Tóibín has said that the government's handling of the crisis has been 'a fiasco'. He says they're going to come under fierce pressure in this week's motion of no confidence. Deputy Toibin joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A business owner in Louth has said fellow fuel protesters “want to be heard” as disruption and delays on Irish motorways continued over the weekend. Shane Bowhan, who operates a small minibus company, said he was joining the demonstration because the rise in fuel prices is “just not viable”. HGV and tractor drivers have continued to impede journeys to express their discontent with the Government’s...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence & Meath-East Fianna Fail TD, Thomas Byrne, who gave us his reaction to Sinn Fein’s motion of no confidence in Government over their handling of the fuel protests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinn Fein is to table a motion of no confidence in the government over its handling of the fuel protests. The party’s TDs and Senators met over the weekend to decide its next action, with party leader Mary Lou McDonald labelling the handling of the protests and wider fuel pressures as “disastrous”. Shortly after Sinn Féin’s statement, other opposition parties Social Democrats and Independent Irela...

This morning on The Agenda we had our weekly edition of ‘The LMFM Roundtable’, where we were joined in-studio by 3 contributors to discuss and debate the big stories of the week. This week we discussed the fuel protests and asked if they support the protesters. We also discussed the ceasefire in Iran. Alos, calls for a clampdown on vape shops near schools in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Meath agricultural contractor & fuel protester Christopher Duffy to find out about the meeting which is due to take place today between Government and protester organisations. We also found out what will happen if their demands are not met at the meetings today and what they will do next. Christopher told us that they won''t be standing down until they ge...

It’s day four of ongoing protests over the government’s response to rising fuel prices. Already this morning, there is a full road closure in place on the M50 northbound and southbound, with motorists warned to expect long delays. A number of public transport services in the capital have also been affected by road closures. Major roads (including motorways and Dublin’s O’Connell Street) have been...

This morning on The Agenda we were contacted by a listener named James, who was stuck in traffic in Dundalk on his way to Dunlin airport to catch a flight with his wife and 3 young children. James told us about how because of the protesrs he would most likely not get to go on the holiday that he has been working the past year to afford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to a Dundalk protester (and Independent Ireland rep) who spoke to us live from the convoy. He told us exactly what protesters want and what he wants to see happen, and what will happen if Government don't meet them to talk immediatley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Property prices in Louth have risen by €15,000 in the last year, according to the latest MyHome Property Price Report. The report for Q1 2026, in association with Bank of Ireland, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is now €265,000. That means prices have stayed flat over the quarter. Asking prices for a 3-bed semi-detached house in the county rose by €15,000 in the las...

There is growing alarm in the Government as nationwide fuel protests escalate, with the Taoiseach describing the blockade of a key refinery in Cork as “national sabotage”. There is growing alarm in the Government as nationwide fuel protests escalate, with the Taoiseach describing the blockade of a key refinery in Cork as “national sabotage”. The Justice Minister has advised fuel price protesters t...

Fianna Fáil TD for Louth Erin McGreehan has called on the Government to introduce targeted measures to address rising fuel costs for those working in the agricultural and fishing sectors. Deputy McGreehan has written to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste outlining concerns raised by local farmers and fishers, particularly around the sharp increase in the price of agricultural diesel. She said the rising c...

The new national drugs strategy must “explicitly recognise” the connection between the harms caused by drugs and the poverty, inequality and violence in certain communities, a family organisation has said. Family Addiction Recovery Ireland (FARI) said the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029 — which has been put out for public consultation — “excluded” those communities and those families most...

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Journalist Paul Williams who wrote a piece in the Irish Independent this week titled: “Scrutiny of garda staffing resources shows changing landscape of policing in Ireland”. Paul told us about how garda resources are being stretched to the limit as the force tries to cater for new crime trends and offences and about how allocating finite personnel resou...

There are delays to public transport in Dublin city and fuel depots in Galway and Limerick have been blocked as fuel price protests cause a second day of disruption around the country. Multiple vehicles were left overnight on roads in Dublin city centre and protests were set to resume this morning, including possible road blocks to Dublin Airport and the Port Tunnel, gardaí said. A third day of pr...

Anti-bullying campaigner Jackie Fox has warned that the issue of online bullying is impacting younger teenagers, saying that both the victims of bullying and the bullies themselves are "getting younger". Ms Fox visits secondary schools across the country to tell the story of her daughter, Nicole 'Coco' Fox, who was relentlessly bullied both online and physically for a period of three years before...

A sweet shop can be “flipped” into a vape store “almost overnight,” a Louth councillor has warned, as concerns mount over the number of vaping retailers operating in town centres and close to schools. Councillor Robert Nash sounded a call for change to legislation at the latest meeting of Louth County Council, where he said “any corner shop” could be turned into a vape shop without the need for pl...

‘Outdated rosters, equipment and resources’ need to be radically improved for cancer services in Louth, Dundalk TD Ruairí Ó Murchú has said. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking during his party’s recent motion in Leinster House on the need for a better cancer strategy to be developed. He said that many people have ‘harrowing stories to tell’ and while many attest that the system is ‘brilliant once you g...

Motorists were warned to expect significant disruption to major roads today, as a protest took place over the price of fuel sought to slow traffic. The planned protest involved slow-moving convoys on the main roads leading to Dublin. The convoys, which began at around 8am, were organised by local activists who are protesting the price of diesel, petrol and home heating oil caused by the ongoing wa...

Families whose relatives died in nursing homes during the pandemic have criticised the Covid-19 Evaluation for continuing to ignore their experiences. While the evaluation held its first public session with expert advisers and academics on Wednesday, it has yet to confirm dates for meeting with families. These were expected to begin in February. Care Champions, the advocacy group representing doze...

On Monday on The Agenda, we spoke to Nuala Donland from Greyhound Action Ireland, who said that Greyhound racing could not survive in Ireland without State subsidy.  Earlier this month, the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments both announced bans on greyhound racing.  Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said the Government has no intention of doing likewise.  However, the Greyhound...

A garda crackdown in north Louth on boy racers at the weekend which saw a number of cars seized near the border has been welcomed by Sinn Fein councillor Antoin Watters. Gardai from the Dundalk Roads Protection Unit put a policing operation in place after observing so-called boy racers “driving in a dangerous manner and placing the public at risk over the weekend along the border Hosted on Acast....

We are joined on the programme now by Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora & Fine Gael TD, Neale Richmond, who is going to talk to us about the announcement yesterday that Ireland will provide a record €65m this year to respond to the war in Ukraine, providing humanitarian aid and long-term development for people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...