The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today on the show : With the Public Services Card found to be in breach of several aspects of data protection law the Irish Council for Civil Liberties call on Government to fully disclose how they plan to fix the problems with the PSC system. As Gardai appeal to motorists to stop "killer behaviour" by using their mobiles while driving Conor Faughnan of AA Ireland joins us to discuss thi...

Today on the show as data shows that 27% of people living in Direct Provision centres are children Fianna Fail's Anne Rabbitte voices her concerns about the living conditions for residents in these centres. FORSA General Secretary Barry Cunningham outlines why staff at the Louth County and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitals have decided to take strike action at the end of the month over staffing is...

Today on the Michael Reade show we were joined  by Fianna Fail's Thomas Byrne  who slammed the Education Minister  for not tackling the third level funding crisis while  tractor safety, the push to get learner drivers to sit their driving test, and the need  for hate crime legislation were some of the other topics under the spotlight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Today: Our old age pensioners under attack in their homes, we discussed  the latest on the talks aimed at resolving the beef sector dispute with Pat O'Toole of the Irish Farmers Journal,  the leaving cert results are out today but students being urged not to  drink excessively by Drinkaware, internet porn and it's Tuesday so we paid  a visit to our weekly crime slot wi...

Today: Local councillors Maria Doyle and Emma Coffey spoke to us from Blackrock where they had been speaking to the famil y of the 93 year old man stabbed over the weekend, Deputy Shane Cassells discussed the car-jacking in Trim on Friday and concerns over a shake up of garda divsions while Joe Healy of the IFA and former Green Party MEP Patricia McKenna discussed the UN Climate change report .&nb...

Today on the show as UN tell us we should limit our meat intake to help save the planet Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice and Catherine Devitt of the Stop Climate Change Coalition debate the key findings of the UN report on climate change. Susan Gray of PARC calls on the authorities to do more to ensure that banned drivers surrender their licenses while local Labour Senator Ged Nash calls for a f...

Today: Dog fouling, Brexit, a united Ireland, insurance premiums and the plight of those in our defence forces - just some of the topics up for discussion  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today:  Shock and sadness at the death of a Navan teenager in a tragic fall in Lanzarote, concerns over plans to tender the TV licence service, and a report into the Cervical Check screening  programme has found that more women than originally thought have been affected by the IT glitch.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The DUP's Jim Wells joins us from his party's meeting with Boris Johnson at Stormont and other discussions on Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today:  Minister of State for European Affairs Helen McEntee joins us after Borris Johnson and Leo Varadkar finally spoke yesterday and disagreed over the the backstop and as the new Briisth Prime Minister meets political leaders in Northern Ireland this morning,  the motor industry warns that 12,000 jobs are under threat if the Government doesn't act,  ICSA President Edmond Ph...

Today: The poor condition of the country's mental health facilities, new approach urged to deliver traveller accommodation, reaction in Europe to Boris Johnson's election, two proseuctions at Dundalk court for illegally parking in disabled parking bays and a prisoner in garda custody escapes by jumping out a window at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital before being re-arrested.  Hosted on Acast. Se...

Today: Borris wields the axe as the risk of a no deal Brexit intensifies, unprecedented challenges facing the farming sector, Ray Butler's de-selection in Meath West and students warned to be on the alert for accommodation scams ahead of the new college year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today:  We had reaction from our Political Correspondent Sean Defoe and separately Minister Helen McEntee to Boris Johnson's election, thousands of social welfare recipients penalised over inadequate attempts to find employment, and is the removal of visitor books from major tourist attractions over GDPR fears a step too far - we heard from Fianna Fail Transport and Tourism Spokesperson M...

Today: Boris Johnson  is expected to take over as leader of the UK's conservative party today but what does it mean for Brexit and for Ireland, insurance threat for bouncy castle firms, Meath lagging behind in the provision of primary, community and long term health care services and we paid a visit to our weekly crime desk with local gardai.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Today: Horror at the Blessing of the Graves in Dowdallshill, Fianna Fail on the introduction of charges for excessive water use,  why unionists fear a united Ireland, and the mixed messages from government regarding the situation of Lisa Smith and her daughter.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Deputy Paul Murphy responds to the introduction of water charges for excessive use , is the public services card illegal, and Google suspends controversial ticket website from advertising.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Households who waste water will be hit with fines of up to e500 euro,  HSE shake-up,  Deputy Fergus O'Dowd on why the entire FAI Board should go and the  heartbroken sister  of Jillian Thornton talk to us after the man convicted of causing a road crash which claimed the 20 year old's life was jailed for 14 years yesterday.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Today: Tributes paid to former Fianna Fail councillor Tommy Byrne who died yesterday, we discussed Ursula von der Leyen's election as the first woman President of the European Commission with MEP Luke Ming Flanagan,  and as at least 26 of the women at the centre of the latest CervicalCheck computer glitch crisis have had to be sent for futher investigation after testin...

Today:  Fianna Fail's Stephen Donnelly on the government's plan to scrap the HSE and replace it with six regional structures,  Labour councillor in Louth Paul Bell wants to increase local property tax to help solve the housing crisis, back to school costs  and claims that vacant health posts at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is undermining hospital services.  Hosted on Acast...

Today: The minimum wage is likely to be increased by 30 cents an hour from next year but not everyone is happy,  the whopping cost of running a car,  we discussed the controversial  proposal to impose a complete ban on walking dogs off leash at any time on the east coast beaches of Laytown, Bettystown and Mornington, is it time to bring the Cervical Check screening  back under...

Today:  Senator Mark Daly spoke about the referendum to Unify the People of Ireland not being  dealt with in the Risk Assessment process, Deputy Declan Breathnach reacted to the sad death of a 10 year old boy in a drowning accident in Carlingford while members of the Drogheda BID plan discussed this critial point in their campaign Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Today on the show: Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee discusses the fears surrounding a No Deal Brexit, with beef farmers up in arms we speak with IFA President Joe Healy about the controversial Mercosur deal and Austin Stack, son of murdered prison officer Brian Stack joins us following the apology issued to his family yesterday by the Gda Commissioner Drew Harris - all of this along wit...

Many people joined us on the Michael Reade show today to pay tribute to Cllr Oliver Tully, who passed away suddenly.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Tributes paid to the late Louth Councillor Oliver Tully who passed away suddenly , Senator Gerald Nash spoke about the job losses at Coca Cola and the  Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney  discussed Brexit preparations.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Second man jailed for murder of Dundalk mum of three Irene White, should the FG report on Swing-gate be published, Jim Wells on Stormont, and Brexit memos to be discussed at cabinet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.