The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today : From Cheers to tears…..there were shocks galore at the Meath CO Council  Count  yesterday as a number outgoing councillors lost their seats with Sinn Fein being the biggest losers.  We looked back on an eventful day  as we discussed the new look council and spoke to Ireland's  first black councillor Yemi  Adenuga. Kevin Callan who won two seats...

Yemi Adenuga, the newly elected Fine Gael Cllr in Navan shared her delight with Michael about making Irish political history by becoming the first black female to be elected to a local authority in this country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thrills, spills and everything else in between – it can only mean one thing - it's ELECTION TIME. Today, we had reaction and analysis from the Louth Local Elections where all 29 seats have been filled in a bruising dog fight which saw five outgoing councillors lose their seats and we came live from the Meath count where only 15 of the 40 seats so far had been filled. We looked at the Eur...

Today:  Theresa May's long goodbye,  support for EU plans to introduce speed assistance technology, protesting against Trump's visit , and major garda activity in Louth and Meath targeting criminal gangs.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Ahead of the European elections vote M chael  host to back to back debates live in studio with eight candidates in the Midlands-North West Constituency including Dominic Hannigan (LAB),Peter Casey (IND),Fidelma Healy Eames (IND) Diarmuid Mulcahy (IND), Luke Ming Flanagan (IND),Matt Carthy (Sinn Fein) Brendan Smith (Fianna Fail) and Dr Dilip Mahapatra (IND) Hosted on Acas...

Today : Party leaders Micheal Martin, Eamon Green, Peadar Toibin and Brendan Howlin spoke to us with two days to go until polling, , both sides in the referendum camp Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Brian Flanagan of the Catholic Association  debated the referendum, candidates from the Ardee Electoral area laid out their stall, and the plight of a local 13-year-old autistic bo...

On today's show as voting day draws ever nearer our political correspondent Sean Defoe joined us to take a look back the local and European campaign trails, Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy was in studio for the last of our one-to-one interviews with European hopefuls and local election candidates from the Kells electoral area debate the key issues facing people in their community - all of...

Earlier this month Seamus Marley, an alleged IRA member, was jailed for seven years for raping and sexually abusing two boys in the 90's at a republican safe house. Today one of his victims Paudie McGahon  waived his anonymity to  speak for the  to the Michael Reade Show. Also toda:y housing campaigner Fr Peter McVerry joins us following the raise the roof protest in Dublin ove...

Paudie McGahon, sexual abuse survivor waived his anonymity to speak with Michael this morning following the sentencing of Seamus Marley and he called on the Garda Commissioner to fully investigate claims that Sinn Fein members tried to pervert the course of justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, protest in Navan over school buses, crime problems in Louth and the need to protect ATMs, families of Dublin and Monaghan bombing victims still seeking justice 45 years on, Fidelma Healy Eames on her European Election Campaign and candidates from Drogheda lay out their stall.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should hospital car parking charges be abolished after it emerged that over €60,000 a day is collected by hospitals in parking revenue, with Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital making a whopping €618,000 in one year! Also today: Olive O'Connor of Families Speak Out discusses her European Parliament bid and candidates from Meath will be discussing the big local issues. Hosted on Acast....

Today:  Drogheda gang boss escapes gun attack in Dublin, we got details from Niall O'Connor of the Irish Mirror , Fianna Fail European Parliament election candidate Brendan Smith discussed his campaign, Brendan Ogle of Unite Trade Union on his hard-hitting remarks at the union's policy conference,   and continuing our local election coverage candidates from the Laytown...

Today on the show : The Vintner's Federation of Ireland accuse Government of abandoning rural communities with new drink driving legislation, Group Political Editor with the Irish Independent Kevin Doyle discusses proposed changes to how the State will deal with cases of familicide in the future and our election coverage continues when European Parliament Candidate Diarmaid Mulcahy joins us in...

On today's show: Shots fired in Dundalk over the weekend, amger as Drogheda's Thatch Pub is set on fire again. Fine Gael's approach to the North South Interconnector to be highlighted at a public meeting organised by the North East Pylon Pressure Campaign in advance of the elections. Renua's Michael O Dowd joined us in studio to discuss his EP19 bid and candidates from the Ard...

Today: Fine Gael and Sinn Fein go head to head over the National Broadband Plan,  no excuses – government launches three year anti sexual harassment campaign, Dundalk based European Parliament Independent election candidate Dr Dilip Mah a patra lays out his stall and local election  candidates from the Kells Electoral area were in studio to discuss the issues affecting their commun...

Today: 2.5 million euro worth of cannabis and two hand grenades discovered during raid in Gormanston,  we had further reaction to the government's  national broadband plan, Labour's Dominic Hannigan was live in studio to discuss his European Parliament Election campaign and local election candidates from the Dundalk Carlingford Electoral Area debated the issues affecting t...

Today: Clampdown on additional fees being charged by nursing homes,  from the Rose of Tralee to the world of politics - Fine Gael European Election candidate Maria Walsh discusses her campaign and we were joined in studio by candidates from the Navan Electoral Area to debate the issues affecting their community.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's D-day for Government on the National Broadband - Timmy Dooley gives his thoughts on how the project has been managed thus far. We hear from the Drogheda Stands Together Against Violence Demo at the weekend. European Election Candidate Cyril Brennan lays out his stall and we're joined by Drogheda Urban candidates for the latest LE19 debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Today: Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan reassured Drogheda people that he will tackle the crime gangs involved in the local fued, Junior Minister English was quizzed on the worsening homeless figures, European election canddidate James Miller outlined his campaign issues and Michael spoke to local election candidates from the Trim Electoral Area Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Today: Housing minister under pressure as figures show record number of homeless people last month, revenge porn and upskirting could soon be a criminal offence, Green Party candidate Saoirse McHugh will discussed her European Parliament Election Campaign and our local election panel debate focussed on issues concerning Dundalk South Electoral area.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

With the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris due to send an additional 25 gardai to Drogheda in the coming weeks and the elite Emergency Response Unit already deployed to the town - will this be enough to deal with the current gangland feud? We discuss this with Government TD Fergus O Dowd.  Also today: yet another data breach at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, the National Youth Council o...

Garda Derek O'Donoghue is a guard based in Drogheda and is the GRA CEC Representative for Louth, he speaks with us from their AGM where the gang feud in Drogheda had led to renewed calls for better training, equipment and facilities for their members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: :  Drogheda gang feud under spotlight at annual Garda Representative conference, European election candidate Peter Casey outlines his campaign issues, and  local election candidates from the Drogheda Rural Election Area spoke about the issues dominating their campaigns.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As fear on the streets of Drogheda builds pressure mounts on the Justice Minister to provide additional resources to deal with the ongoing gangland feud - local TD's Fergus O Dowd and Declan Breathnach give us their thoughts.  The local and European elections are just over three weeks away and we kick off our coverage of both with the first local debate dealing with issues from the Ashbou...

As the gang feud continues on the streets of Drogheda local TD's Fergus O Dowd and Declan Breathnach call for more resources for Gardai and action from the Justice Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.