The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today on the Michael Reade Show - Govt are accused of not doing enough to help those struggling financially. Evictions remain the single biggest issue facing private renters according to Threshold. Demands on our health services have created a "rationing of care" and no election before Christmas in Northern Ireland - these stories and more covered this morning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Today on the Michael Reade Show - We get an update on Govt's Housing for All plan with Min Damien English. Our newsroom has the latest on the arrests made in the alleged assault of a local baby in Sept . Concerns grow over the impact of Avian flu on bird stocks as Xmas approaches Local Cllr Brian Fitzgerald calls for dezoned land to be reinstated as residential in a bid to tackle the housing crisi...

Today on the show : The implications for the Taoiseach and Fianna Fail of Marc Mac Sharry's resignation, the continuing discussions on the political future of the North. Local Cllrs spoke to us on the recent study which shows that crime stats increased over Covid and they outlined what they believe will have to be done to tackle this growing problem. Journalist Ronan Gargan brought us the latest d...

Today on the show : Doras call on politicians to think before they speak when it comes to addressing the refugee housing crisis. An election in the North looms as hopes of reaching resolution continue to fade. Local emergency services are kept busy with a shooting in Dundalk and arson attacks in Navan over the weekend and charities outline why the double social welfare payments due out today will...

Today on the show : Paul, the taxi driver caught up in an altercation on Peter St this week told us this is not the first time he's been attacked while working. The ESRI say that average rents have increased by 84% in the last 9 years. Senator Mark Wall calls on Govt to take action on supports for cohabiting couples and Dr Brian Feeney joined us to discussing the everchanging political landscape i...

Today on the show : We've reaction from local Cllrs to a vicious altercations on Peter St in Drogheda. As the ECB prepare to raise interest rates yet again John Ihle of the Irish Independent tells us how it will impact on mortgage holders. Author and Journalist Eamonn Mallie brought us up to speed on the latest developments in the Northern Ireland talks and the RSA told us how they hope the doubli...

Today on the show : We spoke with Justice Minister, Helen McEntee on the new licensing laws from Govt. Colm Markey discussed the merits of the retrofitting scheme. Noeline Blackwell of DRCC decribed the recent increase in the number of reported spiking incidents as worrying and Peadar Toibin challenged the Taoiseach on Govt's response to the housing crisis - these stories and more covered today Ho...

The election of the new British Prime Minister and the implications for the NI Protocol, the Ukrainian Accommodation crisis, new guidelines for the treatment of obesity in Ireland , SF's transport motion and the family of Gavin McShane speak to us about their campaign for justice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Border poll and Bertie Ahern's comments, 4% hike to Diesel, data centres to qualify for payment to help energy costs, calls for increase in living wage and Carlin Hall heating concern were among the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU Energy summit, the Living Wage, proposal to ban smoking in parks and on beaches and Shane Ross' new book on the Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald....just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Redress of Mother & Baby Homes survivors, Junior Cert results, increasing the living wage and anti-social behaviour in Ratoath were just some of the topics covered today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delays in additional needs payments, pedestrian Safety concerns on Dundalk's Armagh Road, u-turn on the concrete levy and relaxation of the Central Bank's mortgage rules - just some of the topics discussed today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinn Fein's Dail motion to ban energy disconnections, parents embark on protest walk from Ballivor to Trim over the shortage of school bus places, apprenticeship centre announced for Drogheda and Louth Co Council officials instructed not to attend meetings of residents of Dundalk Hallidays Mills and Co-operative Housing Ireland...just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Ireland's neutrality, delays at NCT centres, mistreatment of refugees, the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and shortage of HAP accommodation were just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Picket by the Save Navan Hospital Campaign group today at HSE head office, the plight of third level students, the challenges facing rural women, and issues impacting dog welfare in Ireland were among the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pay increases for the community and voluntary sector, cost of energy, minimum wage V the living wage and student walk out to highlight the cost of accommodation....some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The HSE's plan for our hospitals this winter, one in five women worry about being attacked by a stranger in public, the cost of light and heat the Killarney refugee controversy - just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The issues to dominate today's cabinet meeting, need for additional autism places in secondary schools, book of condolences for the victims of the Creeslough tragedy opens in Meath, vacant property tax and automatic enrolment to pension were among the topics discussed today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tragedy in Creeslough, the NI Protocol, rural crime in Meath, and ban on evictions were among the topics today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bishop Michael Router explained why Bishops have taken the step to urge people to lobby against poverty amid the cost of living crisis, the Irish Dancing scandal, potential black outs and protocol talks were just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The possibility of electricity being disconnected, child poverty, call for free public transport and the fatal stabbing at Tralee funeral .....just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tragic death of Dunboyne native Rory Mason in Ukraine, energy prices, and child deprivation were among the topics covered on the show today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinn Fein's motion to scrap the concrete levy, the latest on the NI Protocol, property prices and adopted people getting access to their birth certs...just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The main talking points of the FF Ard Fheis, European Commission to step up its action against Ireland over turf cutting, should free contraception be extended to U16s, Navan Hospital and windfall tax .....just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Navan Hospital, Cyberbullying , the FF Ard Fheis, local bus services being stoned and frustration at not being able to tax more than three buses in Dundalk......just some of the topics discussed today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.