The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today: The plight of the ambulance service in the North East which was raised in the Dail following the revelations on the Michael Reade Show yesterday. was discussed again today with Deputy Declan Breathnach , Government to publish proposals today to limit damage of no deal exit,  fears that lives may be lost after Coastguarad staff and volunteers told they can no longer use blue lights...

Today: Ambulance services in the North East seriously compromised last night as a result of staff shortags due to roster changes , church leaders from around the world have been summoned by Pope Francis for a summit on how to deal with cases of sex abuse by clergy, health Minister Simon Harris as expected surives a no confidence vote , business confidence is plummeting as Brexit draws closer and f...

The  clock is ticking down to Brexit with only 37 days to go until Britain leaves the EU with or without a deal  -we discussed  the current state of play with the Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee who also gave us her reaction to the Supreme Court decision on the North South Interconnector yesterday,  Maeve o'Hanlon of the Pro Life Campaign on safe zones to prevent ca...

Fianna Fail Cllr Emma Coffey calls on Louth County Council to introduce bye-laws allowing for the provision of safe zones around clinics providing abortion services locally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meath Cllrs Paddy Meade and Wayne Harding joined us in studio to discuss the council's beach management plan for Meath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Anti-abortion campaigners may be prevented from protesting outside abortion service providers in Louth following a proposal  from Cllr Emma Coffey who spoke to us about her proposal to establish so called safe zones. We  discusssed housing with Sinn Fein's Eoin O'Broin. and we also spoke to Senator Paul Gavin about new legislation to protect the rights of hospitalit...

Row erupts after  local east meath councillors vote for a beach management  plan which includes a proposal to ban cars, dogs off leashes from beaches and includes a restriction on horses.  Cllrs Wayne Harding and Paddy Meade debated the controversial plan. A clampdown on learner drivers and fears for a return to violence in the event of a hard border if the UK crashes out of the Eu...

Today:   Harris apologises but  is it enough and what will the effects of the over-spend be for other capital projects,  families who turn down two offers of social housing now face a five year wait, under a  new government proposal  and  Theresa May denies trying to run down the clock as Brexit approaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

"Friday I celebrated a sense of closure, we've eventually arrived at justice for the victims and I hope now that I can get on with my life" Pat Cusack, victim of Michael Shine, speaks of his relief at the guilty verdicts handed down last week to the former Doctor.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Closure order placed on two kitchenette areas of  Our Lady's Hospital in Navan after a dead rat was found for the second time in two months, projects to suffer in numerous government departments as a result of the overspend on the National Children's Hospital, putting the North East on the map….Marie Kierans reports from the launch of the M1 corridor initiatve yesterday. &n...

On today's show, Deputy Sean Fleming, Chair of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee discusses the cost of the overspend on the National Children's Hospital project as Minister Simon Harris face a motion of no confidence from Sinn Fein. A major new M1 Corridor initiative is being launched today in Louth and Fianna Fail's Spokesperson on Urban Affairs outlines details of his proposal...

Today: As the impact of the nurses strike action begins to be felt we'll be discussing the escalating dispute with a number of guests while Marie Kierans took to the streets of Ashbourne to gauge public opinion. As pressure mounts on Simon Harris his former party colleague Peter Fitzpatrick said it was time for the Minister to go while FF'S Thomas Byrne said there is huge incompenece now being...

Today: It's the third day of the nurses strike resulting in thousands of patient appointments being cancelled, school secretaries campaign for fair pay, Minister Michael Creed on the launch of the regional enterprise plan today, mounting pressure on the government and the Health Minister over the cost over-run of the National Children's Hospital, a local GP discusses the protest by NAGP and&nb...

Today: The  head of Newry Chamber of Commerce responds to Theresa May'svisit to the North yesterday and fears over a hard Brexit,  Cllrs Kenneth Flood and Pio Smith on why Drogheda Borough Councillors failed to discuss a motion backing nurses in their industrial action, and  Lucia O' Farrell, mother of the late Shane, responds to the government announcement of a  scopi...

Today: Nurses take to the picket line again for a second day of strike action, households not registered with authorised bin collection companies could face fines, only nine fines for dog fouling were issued in Meath in 2018,  and pressure mounts on the government over the massive cost overrun of the new National Children's Hospital Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Louth County Council to consider banning posters during elections,  nurses step up their industrial action with two additional strike days announced,  a Sinn Fein bill protecting mortgage holders form vulture funds is passed despite the government voting against it, and the government is urged to establish a five year plan to eradicate poverty in Ireland.    Hosted...

Sinn Fein Cllr Joanna Byrne gives details of a proposal before the LCC Policy Committee to ban the use of election posters in future election campaigns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: Government to hold referendum to ease restrictions on divorce,  the Psychiatric Nurses hold a second day of industrial action today, the final cost of the new National Children's Hospital could top  2 billion euro and do you support the strikes by nurses – we took to the streets to get the views of ordinary citizens.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Today: “We don't get to go to the toilet somedays never mind breaks or something to eat”, nurses speak to the Michael Reade Show from the picket line.  Hear what they have to say on today's show when we also discussed the staggering cost of the new National Children's Hospital , the plight of our rough sleepers as the freezing temperatures look set to continue and as fear...

Today: The nurses strike and the vote by British MPS to reject the Brexit backstop are the two stories dominating the news agenda today and we covered both this morning while we also  discussed the move to change how sex is taught in our schools.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today: We spoke to  our Political Correspondent Sean Defoe and also to local MEP Mairead McGuinness on Brexit ahead of events in the UK today, the Chair of the Save Hospital Deputy Peadar Toibin discussed the nurses strike tomorrow and also the naming of his new political party.  Other topics covered including why people living with dementia are lonely and warning over bogus ca...

Today: It's another crunch week on the Brexit front as the British parliament gives its verdict on Theresa May's Plan B and Michael spoke to Sinn Fein's David Cullinane ahead of tomorrow's vote, we heard from a desperate school principal Enda McGorman who can't get substitute teachers to cover for three teachers on maternity leave and Deputy Imelda Munster  claimed that residents of priv...

Today:   Deputy Fergus O'Dowd and Senator Gerald Nash discussed the job cuts at Coca Cola in Drogheda , we spoke to Minister Helen McEntee on Brexit, Fianna Fail local election candidate, who worked for a summer in Coca Cola , discussed yesterday's shock announcement and a crime meeting he is hosting in Drogheda while we heard about the latest plans from Raise the Roof Campaign H...

Today: We were joined by Supt Andrew Watters of Drogheda Garda Station regarding the  drugs seizure in Termonfeckin,  Sinn Fein's Louise O'Reilly on the thousands of women who need repeat smears because their original test is now out of date due to backlog,  are gardai to be taken off the streets to man the border in event of no deal Brexit,  and we heard from repr...

  Today: Concern as the number of  homeless children attending A and E increases, we heard from Virgin Media Television's political correspondent Gavan Reilly on the latest Brexit developments,  the GAA up the cost of match tickets, will there be a St Patrick's Day parade in Dundalk this year and a survey highlights the problem of uninsured driving in Meath. &nbsp...