The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today on the show: Social Justice Ireland say house costings and utilities are the biggest burdens on tenants and home owners. Research from AA Ireland shows that the majority of drivers have witnessed a road rage incident. Retail Excellence give us their thoughts on the hauliers protest in Dublin today, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick joins us to discuss private health insurance and local Cllr Padraig F...

Junior Minister Damien English discussed the extended government supports for those affected by Covid while local Labour Deputy Ged Nash discussed his campaign for a Covid testing centre in Drogheda and we spoke to John Dolan of the Disability Federation of Ireland about the cost of disability - just some of the issues covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local TDs Peadar Toibin and Fergus O'Dowd discussed the proposed Commission of Investigation into the management of covid in nursing homes while Deputy Imelda Munster discussed the ongoing situation at Sruthan House in Dundalk. We also covered shots being fired in Dundalk on Sunday, and got reaction to the new funding model for Childcare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Storm Barra, Covid vaccines for children, the overnight petrol bomb on a house in Drogheda's St Finian's Park and the 'do not consume' notice for the Greenmount Treatment plant in Mid-Louth were just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got reaction to the new government Covid restrictions from a number of guests including the European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne, local publicans Wayne Harding and Collette Nugent, restaurateur Mark McGowan, and Paddy Malone of Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Junior Minister Damien English discussed the latest Covid recommendations from NEPHET, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee outlined details of her new scheme for the undocumented in Ireland, and Averil Power of the Irish Cancer Society on concerns that progress on cancer survival is at risk due to Covid disruption. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The People Before Profit Ventilation Bill, average industrial earnings, Covid issues at the Parliamentary party's meetings, Barnardo's response to children having to wear face masks in schools and the updated situation at Tara Mines were among the topics discussed today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discussed the requirement for children aged nine years and up to wear face masks in school with a number of guests including Liam Herrick of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Annmarie Ford, principal of Scoil Naomh Colmcille in Togher, Joe McKeown of the INTO, parenting expert Laura Erskine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reports of a members of a violent dissident republican group operating as vigilantes in part of Co Meath, the latest on Covid ahead of the Cabinet meeting, protest outside Dail today calling on government to support vaccine equity, and the worrying health experiences of marginalised Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Children's Rights Alliance Chief Executive gave their view on the recommendation from NEPHET that children aged nine and over wear face masks in school, travel restrictions imposed on South Africa due to new Covid variant, confusion over new speed ramps in Drogheda and why pregnant women should get vaccination - just some of the topics covered today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Concern over the new variant of Covid detected in South Africa and NEPHET's latest recommendations for children, and the work of the Dundalk Counselling Centre were among the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Accusations that the Social Democrats' Sex Education Bill is anti Catholic, a local haulier outlined why he took part in the truckers' protest yesterday, the Covid situation in our schools , the situation at Tara Mines and Minister Patrick O'Donovan's visit to parts of Louth and Meath today - just come of the topics covered on today's show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Petrol and Diesel prices being a record high, the plight of medical card holders trying to access dental treatments , Covid concern in Drogheda over the high rates of infection and the main talking point of the GRA annual conference - some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee spoke about the current Covid situation, Principal of Scoil Eoin Baiste in Nobber, Anne Marie McKenna told how she had to keep a class of students at home yesterday because she couldn't get a substitute teacher, Vivienne McNally on why the families of those who died during a Covid outbreak in Dealgan House Nursing Home have written to the CEO of the HSE and Gareth Fi...

The current Covid situation, substitute shortages in schools, calls for help to SVP at highest level in years and why is the rescue helicopter flying over Drogheda so much lately? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show: Louth TD's Fergus O Dowd and Ruairi O Murchu discussed the rising Covid case numbers and how Louth has some of the highest numbers in the country. The RAI spoke to us about their hopes for tonight's Cabinet meeting to review the support services to the hospitality sector , the IFA told us what drove their members to take to the streets of Dublin, the INTO told us how Covid / inc...

Dr Illona Duffy spoke about the current covid situation, Anne Dempsey fromThird Age gave her reaction to the story that thousands of older people face spending Christmas on the sidelines because they were so late in receiving the second AZ vaccine and now have to wait for booster, Michael Brennan on what the Taoiseach said/didn't say about teachers who are close contacts - just some of the topics...

We got reaction to the government's new Covid measures from a number of guests including Junior Minister Damien English, Labour's Aodhan O'Riordain, Padraig Cribben of the VFI and Aoife McLysaght of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Covid measures, school principal refuses to take one Special Needs Assistant off one child to give to another, the high number of Covid cases in the North East, and how hair and beauty salons are helping victims of domestic violence.....just some of the topics covered on today's show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Labour Party Conference, extending the use of Covid Certs, questions over the controversial sale of Seapoint Golf Club and the Northern Ireland Protocol were just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Kifca McNamee spoke to Michael about how she is having to stay in a nursing home due to a shortage of support care packages to enable her to live at home,Cindy Cunningham made an appeal in relation to her late sister's medical records, Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne spoke about the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol and we talked dealing with Covid with Dr Anthony Staines...

The Hospitality sector and Covid certs , vaccine hesitancy in pregnant women, turnaround of vacant social housing, and community and voluntary sector seeking 3% pay claim - just some of the topics covered on today's show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The President of the Irish Medical Organisation, Dr Ina Kelly, spoke about their concerns over the rising covid cases and the impact it is having on GP surgeries, Hospitals and ICU beds, our Courts Correspondence Frank Greaney reported on the Kevin Lunney Abduction trial while Deputy Richard Bruton spoke about the Government's Climate Action Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Justice Minister Helen McEntee, who returned to work last week after six months maternity leave, discussed a range of issues including the possible downgrading of Navan Hospital, the implementation of the Geiran plan for Drogheda and homelessness in Navan . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister Joe O'Brien and Sinn Fein's Climate Spokesperson Darren O'Rourke debated the government's new Climate Action Plan, European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne discussed the Northern Ireland Protocol amid growing fears that the UK government will trigger article 16, and Stephen Breen of the Irish Sun outlined details of the murder in Finglas - just some of the topics covered today Hosted on Aca...