The Agenda

Today on The Agenda we spoke to Fianna Fail Councillor, Shane McGuinness, who was highlighting the bank holiday road rage that has been taking place as a result of the shortage of greenway parking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just over €65m has been so far paid out under the mother and baby home redress scheme. However, renewed calls have been made to end the "arbitrary exclusion" from the scheme of people who spent less than six months in a home as well as those who were in institutions not named in the final report. Today on The Agenda we spoke to mother & baby home survivor and chair of the coalit...

Leading clinicians in child addiction have voiced alarm that vapes containing a cannabis-like substance are still on sale in Ireland, more than a year after doctors first raised their concerns. Professor Bobby Smyth, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist with the HSE addiction services, said HHC — a semi-synthetic cannabinoid with an effect similar to THC in cannabis — is now involved in a...

Fragments of human remains have been found at a site which is being investigated by the group seeking to locate the bodies of ‘The Disappeared’. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) launched a search of a site in Annyalla Graveyard, Co Monaghan last year with the ambition to locate the remains of Joe Lynskey. This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Eamonn Henry fr...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Fine Gael Councillor in Dundalk, John Reilly, who is calling for tenant transfers over anti-social behaviour by neighbours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Sinn Fein Cllr in Drogheda Debbie McCole, who told us about the recent surge in complaints from angry and concerned Drogheda residents over the presence of rats and ongoing hygiene Issues in the area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Ronan Lyons, author of the latest Daft report. Average asking prices for rents nationally rose by 3.4% between January and March of this year, going above €2,000 for the first time, according to the latest report from property website Daft. The findings indicate the latest increase is one of the largest in any three months in the last two decades, with averag...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Fianna Fail TD for Louth, Erin McGreehan, who gave us her thoughts on the controversial €335,000 Dáil bike shed value-for-money assessment findings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Fianna Fail TD has said he believes learner drivers should be allowed to drive without being accompanied in the car by a licensed driver.  Since 2018, it has been an offence for an unlicensed person to drive a vehicle unaccompanied.  Under the law, gardaí can seize a vehicle if a learner driver is discovered to be driving without a qualified driver present. This morning on The Agenda w...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Aontu TD for Meath-East, Peadar Toibin, who highlighted the fact that he budget for providing accommodation for asylum-seekers this year will reach €1.2bn. The figure will be about €100 a day per individual, according to new figures provided in the Dáil by Deputy Tóibín. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The voluntary committee which has organised and run the Dundalk St Patrick’s Day parade for the last eight years has announced that it is standing down. The decision was made earlier this year but the committee had waited until all outstanding invoices were paid and the accounts had been properly completed. This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Sinn Fein TD for Louth, Ruairi O'Murchú, who was als...

TRIGGER WARNING: SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND AUDIO UPSETTING/DISTRESSING This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Social Affairs Correspondent at the Irish Times, Kitty Holland, who spoke to us about the inquest into the death of Daniel McAnaspie and the verdict of unlawful killing being returned in Trim Court yesterday. We also spoke to Daniel's aunt, Sabrina, who gave us her thoughts on the inquest an...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to the National Coordinator of the Ukraine Civil Society Forum & Migration/Integration/Human Rights Advocate, Brian Killoran, about the impending closure of Ukrainian accommodation centres all across the country (including centres in Meath), which will impact 2,400 people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ability of companies to make applications for exempted development for properties they don't own has raised concern in light of recent exemptions sought for IPAS centres in the county. Following news last week that a company called Erin Park Ltd had made an exempted development application to transform the unit in the Oak Tree Business Park into a facility for international protection applican...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Minister of State with responsibility for International Development & Diaspora & Fine Gael TD, Neale Richmond, about the news that promised tax cuts in the budget may not happen if the EU Fails to Secure Tariff Deal with US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Labour’s workers’ rights Spokesperson Senator Nessa Cosgrove about her calls for the Government to give every worker a legal right to flexible and remote work, following comments from a prominent business figure who dismissed working from home as “a load of nonsense”. Senator Cosgrove says it is time for the Government to step into the modern w...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Sinn Fein TD for Meath-East, Darren O'Rourke, who (along with party colleagues) is introducing legislation to provide better water services and to hold Uisce Eireann accountable when water outages occur. The aim of the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2025 is to ensure that Uisce Eireann properly communicates with and supports households and businesses during...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to General Manager at SOSAD Ireland, Carol Murphy, who told us about how they are ‘heartbroken’ to introduce counselling fee amid their current funding crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Stephen Burke from Uisce Eireann about Dundalk facing another summer of Water discoloration as Uisce Eireann begins the flushing programme. Stephen told us about what areas will be affected by this and about how long they can expect this to affect them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on The Agenda we spoke to Investigative Journalist at TheJournal, Conor O'Carroll, about transgender healthcare in Ireland and a statement by Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill that it is not meeting people's needs. We also spoke to trans woman Paige Behan, who claims she was denied treatment at a Dublin hospital because she is a trans woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke Siobhan Payne from 'Trim Says No' about a second application which is now pending for another IPAS centre in Trim , which will house up to 180 people. We also spoke to Independent Councillor in Trim, Noel French, who gave us more information on what is known about this so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Independent Senator Sharon Keogan, about a bill that she is co-sponsoring to ban the sale of energy drinks to children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on The Agenda we spoke to Aontu TD for Meath-East Emer Toibin, who is calling on Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to ensure that all homeless accommodation funded by his Department across the county is required to meet minimum standards, including the provision of access to laundry and cooking facilities, in order to promote dignity, autonomy, and healthier living conditio...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Chief Executive of Meath County Council, Kieran Kehoe, who spoke to us about his vision for Meath over the next five years. We also discussed housing supply and waiting lists in the county, and about various issues with roads and traffic across the county. We found out about all of this and lots more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Dundalk BIDs manager, Martin McElligott, who is optimistic about the future of the town despite survey finding high rate of business closures in County Louth. Mr McElligott says that surveys like this paint a broad brush stroke and don’t reflect what is happening in individual towns and villages across the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...