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Drivetime

Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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    100 years of the National Anthem – time to change it?

    Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, and Conor McGuinnessSinn Féin TD

  2. 99

    Gaza students looking for visas to Ireland

    Laura Harmon, Labour Party Senator

  3. 98

    Fall in love with the foods that love you

    Edward Haydon, chef and lecturer

  4. 97

    INMO Waiting list tops 10,000

    INMO General Secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha

  5. 96

    European migrant crisis – what’s happening in Spain

    David Sharrock Journalist with The Times

  6. 95

    NAMA is wound up

    Prof. John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin

  7. 94

    World Cup sell out

    Rob Harris, Sports Correspondent, Sky News, and Alan Cawley, RTE Analyst & Retired Irish Footballer

  8. 93

    Hamas disarmament : Israel must honour peace deal

    Jim Muir Veteran Middle East Analyst in Beirut

  9. 92

    The Catch-Up

    Alan Barrett, Research Professor ESRI  and Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at SVP

  10. 91

    Ireland and Cocaine

    Report from Una Kelly

  11. 90

    Daniel Kinahan set to be extradited from Dubai

    Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel and Pat Leahy, former Assistant Garda Commissioner

  12. 89

    July the deadliest month on roads this year

    Dr Jason van der Velde, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Critical Care doctor in Cork; Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West; and Michael Sheridan, motoring journalist

  13. 88

    Limerick traders revolt over road closures

    Shane Gleeson, owner of Gleeson’s Group in Limerick and John Moran, Mayor of Limerick

  14. 87

    No sign of resolution in legal aid row as strike to continue

    Órla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent

  15. 86

    UEFA prepared to boycott World Cup over FIFA plans

    John Fallon, Irish Examiner Football Correspondent

  16. 85

    Concern after harassment of up to 70 female councillors

    Claire Murray Smale, Fianna Fail member on Offaly County Council and Megan Flynn Dixon, Communication Manager with See Her Elected

  17. 84

    Should we ban seasonal “controlled burning?”

    Fintan Kelly, Senior Land Use Policy Officer at the Irish Environmental Network and Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon-Galway

  18. 83

    How are you preserving water in the hosepipe ban?

    Joanna Donnelly, author and meteorologist

  19. 82

    How might the European wildfires affect prices here?

    Prof Thia Hennessy, Chair of Agri-Food Economics at Cork University Business School

  20. 81

    Missing the summer of sport? Watch these!

    Dee Reddy, culture and entertainment journalist

  21. 80

    Oscar-winner Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash

    Philip King, founder of Other Voices; Jack Lukeman, singer; Martina Niland, Port Pictures who produced 'Once'; Declan O’Rourke, singer-songwriter; Colm Mac Con Iomaire, founding member of The Frames; and Aoife Scott, singer and fan

  22. 79

    Under-18 ban for e-scooter users set to come into force

    Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State with responsibility for Rural Transport and Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin

  23. 78

    Kerry CAMHS update

    Report from Una Kelly

  24. 77

    EU fisheries ministers meet in Cork

    Aodh O’Donnell, CEO of Irish Fish Producers Organisation

  25. 76

    Trump administration open to psychedelics to treat medical conditions

    Luke O’Neill, School of Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD

  26. 75

    Gaza students with scholarships refused Irish visas

    Colm speaks to student Ahmed Abuhassan

  27. 74

    Ireland and cocaine

    Michael O’Sullivan, former Garda Assistant Commissioner

  28. 73

    France and Spain still struggle with wildfires

    Simon Hunter in Madrid; Claire Dunne, CEO of the Irish Travel Association; Steff Gaulter, Sky News meteorologist; and Dr Claire Bergin, ICARUS Climate Research Centre

  29. 72

    Should we change the length of school holidays?

    Rebecca Horan, broadcaster and podcaster and Aileen Hickie, CEO of Parentline

  30. 71

    Should the water restrictions apply to Dublin City?

    Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town and Gina Murphy, owner of Hugo’s restaurant

  31. 70

    Search for survivors as buildings collapse in Japan quake

    Brian Gaynor, freelance journalist in Japan

  32. 69

    Ghost brokers

    Report from Una Kelly

  33. 68

    Ireland and cocaine

    Aubrey McCarthy, senator and founder of Tiglin

  34. 67

    Oman presents plan for voluntary Strait of Hormuz fees to Iran

    Cormac McGarry, Director for Maritime Security at Control Risks and Simon Marks, Chief Correspondent for Feature Story News

  35. 66
  36. 65

    Long movies – what's the attraction?

    Dave Hanratty, Irish Independent and ‘No Encore’ podcast

  37. 64

    Mayo finally get Sam back after historic wait

    Una Kelly reports from Mayo; Mick Byrne of Byrne’s Bar in Castlebar; Ivan Carroll, owner of the Bay Leaf Cafe in Castlebar; Damien O’Meara, RTÉ Sport; Stephen McIvor, sports psychologist; Cathal Nolan, meteorologist; Leo Moran, The Saw Doctors; Paul O’Flynn of RTÉ Sport; and Marina Cahill, Mayo fan in Kerry

  38. 63

    Outrage over theft around Tipperary fires

    Michael Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Tipperary South

  39. 62

    Is it ok for kids to be bored?

    Joanna Fortune, psychotherapist and author

  40. 61

    Irishman shares his experience of French wildfires

    Alistair Brooke, Cap Ferret resident originally from Bangor

  41. 60

    Why is it hard to break the USA?

    Presenter on 8Radio.com

  42. 59

    Irish writers set for share of Anthropic copyright settlement

    Conor Kostick, Disputes Officer with the Irish Writers’ Union

  43. 58

    Cost of Metrolink could reach €19 billion

    Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at Trinity College Dublin

  44. 57

    The relationship between sleep and weight

    Ruth Freeman, Research Ireland

  45. 56

    The Catch Up

    Olivia Kelly, Irish Times Dublin Editor and Michael Sheridan, motoring journalist

  46. 55

    Latest on the bomb discovered in car in Monaghan

    Allison Morris, Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent followed by Pat Marry, former Detective Inspector for the Gardaí

  47. 54

    Efforts ongoing to get Tipperary fire under control

    Gary O’Flynn, homeowner at the base of the mountain; Perry Cummins, dairy farmer involved in fire-fighting effort; Ben Woodhouse, Acting Chief Fire Officer for Carlow County Fire and Rescue Service

  48. 53

    Government to launch nationwide review of childcare fees

    Elaine Dunne, Chair of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers

  49. 52

    AI Series - Should we be worried about it going rogue?

    Alan Smeaton, Professor of Computing at DCU

  50. 51

    Should there be reform of inheritance tax in the budget?

    James Sexton, End Discrimination in Inheritance Tax Campaign

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Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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