The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Patricia Callan of Drinks Ireland and Eunan McKinney of Alcohol Action Ireland discuss the state of play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee-Anne Kierans of Kierans Coach Hire in Drogheda highlights the plight of private school bus operators due to Covid-19 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinn Fein's Imelda Munster challenges Fianna Fail's Jack Chambers to publicly outline his party's stance on the state pension age and accuses Fianna Fail of going back on their election promises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leader of Aontu Deputy Peader Toibin spoke to Michael about the Government's plans to unlock the country and their failure to address public concerns over cuts to the Covid 19 payment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Local TD's Fergus O Dowd and Ruairi O Murchu joined Michael to discuss how Government handled the outbreak of Covid in nursing homes across the country Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Divisional Organiser with SIPTU Health, Paul Bell spoke to Michael about the need to include healthcare workers into the mix for the Nursing Home expert panel - he says all sides involved in looking after and caring for patients must be included. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinn Fein President Deputy Mary Lou McDonald joined Michael to talk about the easing of Covid restrictions and the economic impact of the virus. She also spoke about the reaction to her comments on the IRA and Republicanism in a recent newspaper interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noel Matthews of Matthews Coach Hire is urging the government to engage with companies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Ahern, Legal and Policy Officer with the Children's Rights Alliance discusses the findings of the last WHO survey on life satisfaction among teens and outlines some of the main issues worrying Irish teens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fr Sean Healy of Social Justice Ireland outlines why they believe the number of those already living on the breadline in Ireland will increase significantly in the months following on from Covid. The uneven impact of the virus will be apparent and the gap between the wealthy & the less well off will widen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shona McManus of Drogheda & District Chamber and Paul McCaul of County Meath Chamber join us on Day 1 of Phase One of the re-opening of the country and discuss what this means for business locally / nationally and how they can get back on the road to recovery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The report from Child Protection Expert Ian Elliot reveals that sex offenders dominated leadership of scouting in Ireland for decades Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MEP Mairead McGuinness discusses the new EU travel guidelines   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Loved ones of those who died from Covid 19 want an investigation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dermot O Leary, General Secretary of the NBRU discussed a number of issues including plummeting passenger numbers and the financial implications Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following Friday's announcement cancelling the Leaving Cert exams this year Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Education Deputy Thomas Byrne says while the decision was the fairest one, many will not be happy about it and Govt could face legal challenges on the decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deputy Ruairi O Murchu has called for a preliminary investigation before the RCSI move out to ensure all mistakes are caught and best practices are being implemented Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The GP who contracted Covid-19 spoke about the severity of the virus on someone like her who doesn't count as old or have an underlying illness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'It is really difficult trying to keep Covid out of nursing homes when people are asymptomatic' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amid talk that the RCSI Hospital Group is to hand back control of Dealgan House Nursing Home , the Sinn Fein TD is calling for a preliminary examination as to what happened there and at other affected nursing homes across the State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chamber PRO speaks of the struggles facing business people Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Aontu leader blasts the government for not achieving its objective yet of 100,000 Covid-19 tests per week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan Ogle of Unite Trade Union raises concerns over this and other issues relating to workers at the fruit company Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark McGowan of the Restaurant Association of Ireland highlights the supports that are needed amid fears that 90% of restaurants face going out of business permanently Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinn Fein Deputy Imelda Munster has flagged the situation with the Minister as she believes guidelines have been breached Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.