The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today on the show: We discuss the 1 st day of Parliament and the trade deal of beef from South America with Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy, Senator Gerard Craughwell talks about the defence forces pay rises and why it had to go ahead and Margaret McCormick tells us about rent pressure zones and what to expect with these new announcements  - these issues & more along with comments & texts f...

Today on the show : We discuss the controversy surrounding the filling of the last vacant seat on Meath County Council with some of the Councillors involved, Fianna Fail's Spokesperson on Mental Health Deputy James Browne says it's unacceptable that young people are facing a "postcode lottery" when it comes to accessing treatments and Karen Coleman of EuroParlRadio tells us why s...

Today, as new laws on minimum pricing are set to be fast tracked by Government Alcohol Action Ireland discuss recent research showing Ireland is dearest EU country to buy booze and local TD's Fergus O'Dowd & Peter Fitzpatrick join us to discuss recent gang activity in Drogheda, these stories & more from 9-11 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: FF's Ann Rabbitte discussed how  the cost of the National Children's Hospital going to impact on HSE services,  the plight of a homeless family of nine being moved from hotel to hotel and Deputy Michael Fizmaruice spoke about Eir's claims in relation to the National Broadband plan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Should Ireland's participate in a German led battle group next year - we discussed with SF's Aengus O Snodaigh while Catherine Cox of Family Carers Ireland discussed depression among carers.  Deputy Imelda Munster outlined details of her nursing home charges bill  and Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan was quizzed on the government's summer economic statement...

Today: The government has published its summer economic statement  and our political correspondent Sean Defoe had all the details and also discussed the politics of the health support workers' strike while Oireachtas representatives from Fine Gael and Fianna Fail debated the issues surrounding  the dispute, Sean Moynihan of Alone the impact that any cuts to home help h...

Today:   10,000 health support workers set to strike tomorrow after talks ended without agreement, - Michael spoke to Paul Bell of SIPTU,  the IFA claims that Irish farming is being sold out by the EU in a proposed new trade deal with South American countries, single parents and people with disabilities facing unlawful discrimination in the rental sector, according to a new rep...

Today: Local Oireachtas members spoke about the ongoing gangland feud in Drogheda and expressed concerns that not enough was being done to tackle the gangs, increase in First Communion spend, Cllr Joanna Byrne discussed period poverty and a new initiative that Louth County Council is considering and Michael O' Keeffe from the BAI spoke about online regulation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan and Fire Chief Eamon Woulfe spoke about the shooting in Drogheda and the petrol bomb attacks respectively while local councillors Pio Smith and Kevin Callan responded to the latest developments in the gangland feud.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today:   Siptu 's Paul Bell discussed the planned strike by 10,000 hospital support staff being been called off so more talks can take place, local TDs Fergus O'Dowd and Thomas Byrne went head to head over Fine Gael's claim that Fianna Fail would scrap key road projects given half the chance, and a record number of  third level students are receiving  counselling for m...

Today : Noeline Blackwell of the Dublin Rape Crisis Cetnre discussed the Ana Kriegel murder case following the guilty verdict yesterday. Deputy Imelda Munster spoke about the current state of affairs within Sinn Fein as pressure mounts on the party leader and the government's plans to tackle insurance fraud was discussed with Neil McDonnell of ISME Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Today: The Government's Climate Action Plan – what does it mean and how will the ordinary person be impacted we discussed with Timmy Dooley of Fianna Fail and Hildegarde Naughton of Fine Gael, Senator Gerald Nash spoke about   the  podiatry clinic in Drogheda being slashed from four days to one, and Louth Co Council's newest councillor Declan Power joined us after his con...

Today: Fine Gael deputy Bernard Durkan on pending strike by hospital support staff   sex education in Catholic Schools, the damaging affects of home help cuts and and what's happening to Sinn Fein as latest opinion poll shows significant drop in support for the party while Fianna Fail is on the rise.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, insurance costs up 204% in 5 years, Focus Ireland report finds 9 out of 10 recently homeless families lived in their last home for over a year and Deputy Peadar Toibin on the Holles Street termination case. These stories and more.      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cllr Kevin Callan discusses why he has decided to propose Declan Power to fill his seat in the Drogheda Rural area on Louth Co Council. Also on the show Michael spoke to the mother of Danny Ryan who died four days after being born in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 2017   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Sinn Fein Senator Paul Gavan and Adrian Cummins of the Restaurant Association of Ireland discussed the controversy surrounding tips for hospitality workers,  we got reaction to the latest report on the Cervical  Smear check scandal and Fine Gael  under pressure to back ban on fur farming.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Water charges could be on the way back with plans to hit households for 'excessive' use , enticing old people to downsize in order to ease the housing crisis., the mental health of men, and suicide prevent - just some of the topics covered today  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Rockall fishing dispute, restoring the institution in the North, cocaine use in Ireland & gang feud in Drogheda, commuter hell hurting family life & should we have gender quotas in elections? These stories and more  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's brief and divisive visit to Ireland comes to an end, contaminated horse meat investigation leads Gardaí to search seven premises in five counties and the number of motorists disqualified for drug-driving rose by 12% last year - do we need harsher penalties to curb the growing numbers of people driving under the influence? These stories and more on today's Michael Reade Show&...

Today, cannabis seizure in Co Meath, Hospital support workers to down tools later this month, should our defence forces be better paid? And, he's here....we have all the details of President Trump's arrival to Ireland plus, we discussed the sending of intimate images - have you ever had a sexual image of yourself shared online without your consent or do you know someone who has?...

IT's all about one man today as Donald Trump makes his first visit to Ireland as President of the USA.   We spoke to Peter O'Connell, Editor of the Clare Champion to find out how locals in Co Clare are preparing for his arrival, and got reaction from newly elected  MEP Clare Daly and Catherine Devitt of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition  while  people on the s...

After insulting the London Mayor and dining with the Queen the 'Trump Show' is set to roll into town, local councillor Paddy Meade vows to protect the right of way to Bettystown Beach and petrol prices are at their highest in 6 months as the AA look for more Gardai on Irish roads. These stories and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Junior Housing Minister and Meath West TD Damien English responded to the latest housing figures which show record levels of homelessness in Ireland, parents unhappy over the use of ipads at Ratoath College, violent and aggressive customers are proving a huge concern for a many newsagents in Ireland, and Deputy Peadar Toibin on Aontu's election results Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Today|: We discussed the gangland feud with Sinn Fein's David Cullinane, anti-social behaviour  in Trim with Cllr Noel French, his re-election as an MEP with Luke Ming Flanagan and criticism of children getting a smartphone for their communion present with Laura Erskine of Mummypages.ie  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today:  The Irish Independent's Kevin Doyle  discussed the Maria Bailey debacle and the Taosieach being described as a 'media whore' ' reform of our immigration system needed according to a new report and Drogheda getting Fleadh ready. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.