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Description: Primary schools are the focus once more in the ongoing battle with Covid. From today, antigen tests can be used in primary schools, and recommendations for masks and vaccines are on the way. So, what do you need to know about these newly revised guidelines? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology, Sheena McGinley, Irish Independent Columnist, and Rob...

Matching pyjamas at the ready! As The Late Late Toy Show airs tonight, the Indo Daily looks back on how it came about and why it’s a national treasure. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Irish Independent writers, Kirsty Blake Knox and Chris Wasser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For some, Black Friday is a great opportunity to bag a bargain – but for others it’s just another example of consumerism gone mad. This year some independent retailers in Ireland plan to push back at what they see as a big squeeze from the online giants. Host Kevin Doyle talks to Technology Editor Adrian Weckler and Consumer Journalist Siobhán Maguire about the retailers who are misleading shopper...

Precious Rukundo has been living in Direct Provision accommodation since 2016. But The Indo Daily finds out how this budding baker hasn’t let this dampen her dreams, with her own online shop on Instagram @precious._bakes and Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Sedurida Rukundo, Precious Rukundo, and Dr Niall Muldoon, Ireland’s Ombudsman for Children and organisers of the Child Talks initiative. See omn...

Elaine O'Hara was murdered in August 2012 by Graham Dwyer. Irish Independent Special Correspondent Paul Williams tells the story of the victim at the heart of one of Ireland’s most notorious murders. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Elaine O'Hara was murdered in August 2012 by Graham Dwyer. The case is back in the news because Dwyer’s appeal of his conviction has gone all the way to the European courts. Iris...

It’s Monday, so that means another week of classroom chaos for parents ahead of next week’s new rules on antigen testing in schools. The Indo Daily has all you need to know about the ‘test-to-stay’ approach. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Katherine Donnelly, Irish Independent Education Editor, and Liz Kearney, Irish Independent Feature Editor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Indo Daily looks at Britney Spears who has been released from a 13-year conservatorship set up by her father. The termination of the legal agreement means she is now back in control of her finances, career and personal life. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Melanie Finn, Irish Independent Entertainment Correspondent, and Andrea Smith, feature writer for the Irish Independent. See omnystudio....

This week killer Patrick Quirke has lost an appeal against his conviction for the murder of love rival Bobby Ryan. Quirke murdered Mr Ryan, a part-time DJ known as ‘Mr Moonlight’, so he could rekindle an affair with Mr Ryan’s girlfriend Mary Lowry. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Catherine Fegan: Irish Independent Special Correspondent and author of “The Murder of Mr Moonlight” See omnystudio.com/listene...

The Indo Daily brings you the latest on today’s new Covid restrictions and what they mean for you. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Philip Ryan, Political Editor at the Irish Independent; Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology at Dublin City University, and Deirdre Robertson from the Behavioural Research Unit at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Sean Quinn was once Ireland’s richest man. Now members of the former billionaire’s family are using a privacy law to erase from Google much of their past, including lavish spending and court battles over the collapse of the Quinn empire. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor of the Irish Independent and Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor of the Irish and Sunday Independe...

There is growing speculation that the UK is planning to use Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the coming weeks. The Taoiseach Micheál Martin says such a move would be "reckless and irresponsible". But what is Article 16? does anyone really know? In this podcast host Kevin Doyle quickly explains all you need to know about this complex mess... Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: John Downing: Iri...

It’s the final day of COP26, the global conference desperately seeking a solution for climate change. But it’s also a timely reminder of the role Ireland can play is making a difference which is why The Indo Daily todays puts a spotlight on plastic pollution, and why it’s never been more important to recycle properly. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Caroline O’Doherty, Irish Independent Environment...

Ireland meet Portugal in a blockbuster sell-out at the Aviva Stadium tonight, but there’s one footballer we’ll be watching closely – Cristiano Ronaldo. Today’s Indo Daily looks at the international superstar and looks at the man on- and off the pitch. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Aidan O’Hara, Deputy Group Head of Sport at the Irish Independent and Melanie Finn, Irish Independent Entertainment C...

When four-year-old Australian girl, Cleo Smith, disappeared at a campsite in Western Australia, a massive police rescue operation got underway to find the young child. In today’s Indo Daily, we look at how the story of Cleo Smith and how her abduction became global news. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Narelle Towie, an Australian journalist based in Perth and journalism lecturer at Murdoch Universi...

Fermanagh businessman Kevin Lunney was abducted, tortured and dumped at the side of the road in 2019. Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Irish Independent news journalist Robin Schiller and Andrew Phelan about the brutal attack and the turbulent and complicated Quinn company history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Spencer, the latest movie about Princess Diana, is released, the Indo Daily asks why the British monarchy keep us talking. Love or loathe them, they have become a permanent fixture of fascination. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Irish Independent columnists, Ian O’Doherty and Sinéad Ryan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Sunday, November 7th, 2021, is the deadline for filing the property tax. But what is exactly is being asked of homeowners and how do you file? Today’s Indo Daily is joined by Irish Independent’s Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor, and Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, to explain what you need to do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Micheal Martin, Leo Varadkar, Mary Lou McDonald, Eamon Ryan, Stephen Donnelly and Tony Holohan are just some of the public figures who have seen protests outside their homes in recent months Host Kevin Doyle asks if protesters gathering outside politicians' homes has crossed a line? Host: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Irish Independent Political Correspondent John Downing, Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne...

Workers in Ireland’s rail network are not happy about increasing incidents of anti-social behaviour in 2021. Today’s Indo Daily finds out what is happening and asks how we make public transport safer for everyone and avoid strike disruption to services this Christmas. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Allison Bray, Senior News Reporter at the Irish Independent, Dermot O’Leary, General Secretary of th...

Last week notorious criminal John Traynor died. The drug trafficker was a key player in organized crime for over forty years and along with John Gilligan, Traynor was involved in the murder of Veronica Guerin. Paul Williams tells the story of the two criminals who shaped modern gangland. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Paul Williams, Irish Independent special correspondent and author of Gilligan: Th...

The third season of the hit HBO drama, Succession, is back on our TVs and back on the discussion table. But why have we fallen back in love with TV and what do our viewing habits say about us? Find out on today’s Indo Daily. Host Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Chris Wasser, Irish Independent columnist, Jennifer Gannon, journalist, and Leisha McGrath, psychologist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

As COP26 gets underway in Glasgow, the Indo Daily asks what we can expect from the 12-day UN conference billed as the “last best chance” to prevent runaway climate change. Host Denise Calnan is joined by Minister for Environment and Climate, Eamon Ryan, who talks COP26, Greta Thunberg, and his own carbon footprint, while the Irish Independent’s Caroline O’Doherty tells us why the event is a make-o...

Facebook is set to announce a company name change this week. There have been many controversies for the ‘big blue app’ in recent years - hate speech, Russian-interference in the 2016 US presidential election, posts inciting genocide in Myanmar and human trafficking in the Middle East. But do consumers actually care about these scandals? Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Irish and Sunday Independent Techno...

The global supply chain is in crisis with a shortage of Christmas favourites from toys to decorations. Today’s Indo Daily looks at how this has happened and why you should heed the warnings and start your Xmas shopping now. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Wayne O’Connor, news reporter with The Sunday Independent, Damien O’Reilly, Lecturer in Retail Management at TU Dublin, and Duncan Graham, Managi...

The world is facing into a new ethical dilemma as third vaccines are rolled out by wealthier countries, including Ireland, while the world’s poorest are still waiting on any vaccine at all. The Indo Daily investigates. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, Trinity, Daniel Rosehill, who speaks with us from Israel, and Caoimhe de Barra, CEO of Trocáire....