Measures to track submarines in Irish waters, and our other top stories on New Years Day

On this day in 1926 2RN, the radio station which became RTE, was launched for the first time. Dozens of devices could be dropped into the waters off Ireland’s coast to track Russian submarines in Irish sovereign waters.  And in a New Year interview with The Irish Times, Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald rejects charges that a stronger line by the party on immigration means it isn’t a left wing party.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.