The Michael Reade Show : Podcast Archive

Today on the show - Darren O rRourke joined us to discuss the Government's plans to use Thornton Hall as accommodation for asylum seekers. Media reports suggest Gardai cannot cope with the volume of road traffic crimes being committed, we discuss this with Susan Gray of the PARC road safety group and our local election coverage continues with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See...

Today on the show - Imelda Munster joins us with details from the PAC hearing on the delays to the Children's Hospital, Fergus O'Dowd on the criteria for asylum seeker accommodation and we hear from more local election candidates from across Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Gino Kenny discusses discusses neutrality & the Triple Lock , the Independent Electoral Commission talk to us about the importance of voting on June 7th and candidates from Louth & Meath join us in studio as we continue our coverage of the upcoming local elections Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Fergus O Dowd joined us to discuss the reproposing of a former pub in Drogheda for asylum seeker accommodation, Ibrahim Alagha gave us his reaction to the ongoing conflict in Gaza and we continued our election coverage with in studio panel discussions with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - We discussed Budget 2025 speculation with political correspondent Gavan Reilly, Lisa Chambers of FF outlined what she'll be concentrating on if elected to Europe and we continued our local election debates with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Social Justice Ireland tell us why social infrastructure must keep pace with population growth, Ruairi O Murchu spoke to us on the issue of border controls and we continued our local election coverage with in-studio debates with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - A new Garda system to crack down on uninsured drivers comes into effect today we'd reaction from Susan Gray of PARC, Senator Malcolm Byrne outlined why he's proposing a bill banning protests outside private residences and our local election coverage continued with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Damien English talked to us about the abuse election candidates from a migrant background are facing on the election trail, local mother Mandy Kelly on her ongoing campaign to get her sons back and we kicked of our local election coverage with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - SF Housing Spokesperson Eoin O Broin joined us to discuss the SF Dáil motion on housing & the findings of the report by the Housing Commission, we'd reaction to Government's recognition of Palestine with Ibrahim Alagha and Fergus O Dowd spoke with us about Govt's plan to bring the Dart to Drogheda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Imelda Munster spoke with us on garda numbers in Drogheda, the Ukraine Civil Society Forum are calling on Gardai to be tougher on violent protest & intimidation and the Irish Property Owners Association reacted to the findings of the latest rental reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - The Immigrant Council of Ireland spoke with us about the record number of local election candidates running this year who come from a migrant background, the Children's Rights Alliance called on Govt to invest in social welfare payments in the budget and Ronan Lyons talked to Michael about the latest rental property figures from Daft.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Today on the show - The National Women's Council tell us sex for rent exploitation is happening across the country & is affecting the most marginalised women, UNICEF discuss the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Simon Communities of Ireland highlight the problem of hidden homelessness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - We looked at the new regulations on e-scooters & road safety with Senator Gerard Craughwell, we marked the upcoming anniversary of the Dublin Monaghan bombings with Justice for the Forgotten and Re-Turn spoke with us about hitting a record 3M returns in a single day and how the scheme is performing after some initial teething problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Today on the show - The Children's Rights Alliance call on EU election candidates to ensure they set a high bar to regulate social media giants & protect children, Senator Barry Ward discusses Govt's track record on migration & cuts to migrants payments and Senator Erin gives us her thoughts on the Narrow Water Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - We discussed the proposed cuts to payments to migrants with Doras Ireland, Smokers rights group Forest Ireland slammed plans to raise the legal age of sale of tobacco and TD Darren O Rourke told us there's an urgent need to address bus mechanic shortages as service cancellations in Meath continue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - With new legislation on the sale of tobacco products due we spoke with Benny Gilsenan of Retailers Against Smugglers, Peter Fitzpatrick gave us his thoughts on how Govt are handling immigration and we looked at the ongoing conflict in Gaza with Frances Black Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Ged Nash was with us to discuss how Govt are handling immigration, Michael Taft of SIPTU discussed public attitudes towards the current pension system and we looked at the dangers associated with vaping with Prof Donal O'Shea of the RCSI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - The Coalition Against Hate Crime called on Govt to pass the Hate Crime Bill as a matter of urgency, TD Gary Gannon spoke with us about the migrant encampment at the Grand canal and Tony Fitzpatrick of the INMO outlined some of the key issues being raised by members at their AGM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Fergus O Dowd spoke with us on Govt's record for dealing with the accommodation crisis for migrants , Malcolm Byrne discussed the future for RTE following the release of a highly critical review and Threshold detailed how they supported over 9,300 households in the first 3 months of 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Jim Roche of Academics for Palestine spoke with us about the ongoing student protest at Trinity, local TD Ruairi O Murchu told us of the shock locally after a hatchet attack on 3 local women over the weekend and Cllr Dermot O Leary called for action from Government to tackle the growing numbers of tents popping up along the Grand Canal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Today on the show - We discussed the changes to the immigration laws with Lucky Khambule of MASI, Deputy Ruairi O Murchu told us he fears the sheer volume of passport applications could lead to people missing holidays and the RSA joined us to call on motorists to take care on the roads this long weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - Gavan Reilly brings us details of & reaction to the latest changes in legislation to the immigration system, ESB Networks appeal to political parties to think before erecting campaign posters on electrical poles and Barry Cowen joins us to discuss the "Triple Lock" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - The latest national survey from Aware show continued high rates of depression & anxiety, the INMO told us 4,106 nurses & midwives were assaulted in a 13 month period and Amnesty International Ireland called on the British Govt to repeal the Legacy Act as a matter of urgency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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