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Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1 with @SarahAMcInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra features the day's top news, current affairs and sports stories.
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Here's the audio of @SarahAMcInerney speaking this evening to journalist, Eoghan Harris, after his contract with the Sunday Independent was terminated, because of his involvement with an anonymous Twitter account.
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After 14 years presenting Drivetime, the wonderful @Mary___Wilson signs off tonight on her next adventure to the early mornings on @morningireland - we wish her the very best!
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"The bottom line is Donald Trump has kept his word to the American people" @SebGorka tells #DrivetimeRTE.
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Listen Back ⬇️⬇️ . @SarahAMcInerney speaks to the Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuri Filatov on #DrivetimeRTE @RTERadio1 .
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In the latest few minutes, the HSE has confirmed to our programme that a ransom has been demanded but in line with state policy, it will not be paid. @RTERadio1 @rtenews.
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"what's happening in the last couple of weeks, is that I have a new tumour, first one in two and a half years" says @PhelanVicky.
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Hollywood actor John C. Reilly spoke to us on @drivetimerte @RTERadio1 this evening about the death of his friend Séamus Begley. They had struck up a friendship and recorded the Percy French song Eileen Óg along with @teadamusic. John also sent us this lovely picture of them
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Coming up after 5.30 @SarahAMcInerney will be speaking to Andrew McGinley @conorsclips on his call for more family involvement in mental health treatment. @RTERadio1 @rtenews.
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"If you have 200 passengers and your plane can only hold 150, you wouldn't employ more pilots". @Antcon7062 Consultant Anthony O'Connor on the need to prioritise more beds in the health service.
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Do you wish Julian chose an easier path in life? . ‘No. My job is to do everything I can to ensure Julian is not extradited to the United States.’ . Julian Assange’s father John Shipton speaks to @drivetimerte
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Tanaiste @LeoVaradkar admits that @FineGael prior to him becoming leader, would have done similar anonymous polling activity like @sinnfeinireland but that it has been discontinued. @rtenews @RTERadio1.
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"This is Ireland, it's not Moscow" says Michael Healy Rae in relation to a possible ban on take-away drinks.
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"If there is a complete u-turn by Fianna Fail, I wouldn't serve in that government" says @OCallaghanJim.
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On medical cards for terminally ill patients - "words don't help, my lobbying is done, I don't want to spend the final chapter of my life fighting" says @walls2.
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Latest on FG-SF contacts on government formation: @MaryLouMcDonald tells @DrivetimeRTE “The Taoiseach has been in touch twice – he texted, then he wrote to me. He has made very, very serious and very, very false allegations against SF and against me personally. 1/2.
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If you just missed Olivia O'Leary's column, you can listen back here
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Listen Back ⬇️. @Conor_The_Geek joined @SarahAMcInerney to share his experience of difficulties being an openly gay teacher in schools with a Catholic ethos. @RTERadio1 📻.
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On this evening's Drivetime we heard powerful testimony from Lisa Murphy - @lisaemurphy - about her 12 year struggle with an eating disorder. If you'd like to know more about Lisa & her campaign, you'll find details here, as reported in @echolivecork.
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"It's absolutely pathetic" @SebGorka tells #DrivetimeRTE on the prospect of a government shut down in the United States.
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Huge reaction to our item on #Backpain . There is hope if you have back pain! Listen back to our item with @UL physio lecturer 👨🏫 @kieranosull
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12 year old Miley McKee from Wicklow is waiting for urgent #scoliosis surgery for over 2 years. Now her family have been told it can’t go ahead due to the lack of a post-op nurse. Her mother Ann joins Cormac on @drivetimerte after 5.30pm
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Listen now to #drivetime on @RTERadio1 to hear Bill Clinton's reaction to the death of #JohnHume . @rtenews
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‘Every time I saw him I felt this great tide of admiration and affection. But it also inspired me to keep going. This is the face that the Irish present to the world.’ President Clinton remembering John Hume earlier on @drivetimerte .Full interview -
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On today’s programme, @fergalrte reports from Weaver Park with @SeeryKearney and from @TallaghtRFC with Stephen Heaney following vandalism last night at both amenities. Coming up this evening on #drivetime . 📷 by Tommy Hamzat
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#SummerReading @JackieLynam joined #Drivetime to reveal the list of Most Borrowed Books from Irish libraries - the list is:. 1. The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter .2. Nora by Nuala O'Connor .3.Sally Rooney's Beautiful World, Where Are You .4 Again Rachel by Marian Keyes.
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"It's a runaway train" says @RoisinShortall on the costs of the new national childrens hospital. estimated legal costs for this year and next are €15million not counting other additional claims of around €200million.
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.@reginadoh says new public services card "not compulsory but mandatory"; @cearta says "extraordinary piece of Orwellian double-think".
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Father of murdered Detective Colm Horkan tells Drivetime, “We miss Colm, we do. He lived at home with me and I’m going to miss him. He was something special. It has been brought home to us in the last few weeks. I never knew he had done so much for people until he had died.”.
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Minister Simon Coveney @simoncoveney tells us that the Irish mission has concluded in Afghanistan and a total of 36 people have been evacuated @RTERadio1 @rtenews.
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Irish-born Palestinian Khalid El-Astal lost his wife Ashwak along with his mother and brother in airstrikes in #Gaza in recent days. His two young children are still there. He's arrived back to Dublin today & our reporter @UnaKelly3 spoke to him - coming up on @RTERadio1 next
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.@antoabs of the Association of Garda Sergeants & Inspectors speaks to @SarahAMcInerney on #drivetime how they have received 'no consultation or guidelines' about their role in the state's new mandatory quarantine system. @RTERadio1
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Very proud of @johncookeradio whose exceptional work for Drivetime has been recognised tonight at the @IMRORadioAwards #IMRO21.
Congratulations @johncookeradio of @drivetimerte on being crowned News Reporter of the Year at #IMRO21.
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On today's @drivetimerte . @BarryLenihan examines the killing of Aidan McAnespie and one family’s quest for justice over 35 years.
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Saying Goodbye today to our Series Producer Tom Donnelly. Moving on to new challenges in RTE @RTERadio1 . Ten years on @drivetimerte and six years as Series Producer. Great days. Good luck Tom.
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Muslim clerics and scholars are gathering in Dublin this evening to present a united front in their condemnation of the illegal practice of Female Genital Mutilation. Ifrah Ahmed, a survivor of FGM, spoke to #DrivetimeRTE.
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'A culture of jobs for the boys, bonuses for the boys. '.'I don't know where you're quoting from' @DonnellyStephen
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At 4.50pm today, we'll be speaking to @ProfDevereux.about the results of new research into music and personality type. Take the test yourself and let us know what you discover: #drivetimeRTE.
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ASTI directs members to members to teach remotely, @alankellylabour says he is not surprised, he can't see teachers being sanctioned and calls for a common sense approach. @rtenews.
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She said that she had no idea what @EamonRyan was talking about when he told @KatieGHannon on @RTERadio1 that Gardaí were already playing a role in monitoring people who are quarantining at home -'we simply don't know what he's talking about when he says the Gardaí are checking'.
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Asked by @Corktod about challenge of travel to Tblisi for World Cup qualifier, Roy Keane says: "we're on a private plane - it's not torture".
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Broadcasting live from the beach @drivetimerte next! #HEATWAVE2019 #lovelylahinch @ClareTourism @wildatlanticway
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Drivetime's @BarryLenihan caught up with @TanDhesi after 'that' question in the House of Commons! @rtenews
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Labour Leader @alankellylabour says he thinks the country should go to Level 2 in the run up to Christmas. He said 'we have to look at what type of level 2, rather than IF we bring in level 2 .' . @RTERadio1 #drivetime #Covid_19 #Christmas2020.
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There has been a rise in the number of young people reporting problems with anxiety - according to Jigsaw - the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. @BarryLenihan visited a #Jigsaw centre to find out more #DrivetimeRTE
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Coming up on @drivetimerte today, ‘Blackrock Boys’’ David Ryan remembers his brother Mark who passed away last week, and outlines his outstanding legacy on behalf of abuse survivors with @BarryLenihan . #BlackrockBoys @RTEdoconone @RTERadio1
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ON AIR Now- @SarahAMcInerney with First Debate Panel of European Candidates for #MidlandsNorthWest Constituency @MariaWalshEU @MacManusChris @paulinegalway @Toibin1 @RoryHearneGaffs
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@AlanFarrell Like our coverage of the Naas tragedy, homelessness, NAMA, obesity, bus strike, pollution, North Carolina and drink driving?.
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Coming up…. We speak to @bfcdublin about the Irish children with intellectual disabilities participating in the first Special Champions League this weekend in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
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Listen back here to Cllr. Catherine Stocker's story about lack of maternity leave for politicians.
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"There needs to be a political intervention" on the Childrens hospital project says @RoisinShortall.
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"We are a nation and we have a right to self-determination," @anna_arque tells #drivetimeRTE as the #Catalan parliament declares a republic.
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On today's @drivetimerte. Cormac speaks to @AsIAmIreland CEO @AdamPHarris. about tomorrow's #AsIAmConf23 and the barriers Autistic people face daily.
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Dr Denis McCauley, Donegal based GP says it is 'disingenuous' of the CMO Tony Holohan to say 'dogs in the street' know that some behaviour in the county is not appropriate #COVID19 "I'm a bit annoyed by that. I think it's wrong". @rtenews @RTERadio1.
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On today's @drivetimerte . Republic of Ireland Women’s National Football Team chosen as Grand Marshal for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2023! . @SarahAMcInerney speak to Team Manager @verapauw .
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The Galway seaside village of Kinvara has become the first place in Ireland where businesses are collectively boycotting Israeli goods.
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In Arcachon, @BarryLenihan has been visiting 'Martin's Army's'- a green, white and orange camper van #Euro2016 #IRL
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On #drivetimeRTE, @MOSullivanTD is contrasting the speed at which the Dail approved pub opening on Good Friday with the failure to pass the Public Health Alcohol Bill.
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Home Sweet Home: Is #ApolloHouse a vanity project by a bunch of celebrity do gooders or a real community drive to tackle homelessness?
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The bill to allow for a referendum on abortion has completed its progress through the Oireachtas and the date of the poll has been confirmed by government within the past few minutes. Voting will take place on Friday the 25th of May. @KevDoyle_Indo updates #DrivetimeRTE now.
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And not to be outdone. we are getting in on the act, @evelyn_orourke will be here with Drivetime's Study Hub for 2nd level students on Tues and Wed at 6.30pm from next week on @RTERadio1 email studyhub@rte.ie
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Coming up - A new café at the iconic Dun Laoghaire Baths in Dublin is hoping to lead the way in helping those with Down Syndrome gain better access to the workforce - @BarryLenihan reports next on #DrivetimeRTE @RTERadio1
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Volunteer @EimearMcCormack is in Catarroja helping with the clean up after last week's flash flooding in Valencia, and describes the scenes as something like a bomb site. (📸credits @EimearMcCormack)
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Yesterday on #Drivetime we talked about the surge of love for birdsong 🐦🎶.So we asked you to record the sound of birds singing outside your homes for last night's dusk chorus, and this morning's dawn chorus and here's the result! 😍.Tune in throughout todays show for more.
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"I don't think it was an appropriate statement. to say there has been no adverse impact" says @OrlaNWCI responding to Garda Commissioner saying 300 victims were contacted and no adverse consequences reported.
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"This stinks to high heaven of a cover up within the department" @PearseDoherty tells #DriveitmeRTE.
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'Why isn't there one list? Somebody in the #HSE and Min. Harris needs to explain what's going on' @alankellylabour ahead of #RTEInvestigates
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Code Red Warning with @MetEireann predicting a month's rainfall over the next 36 hours #StormDesmond
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‘I remember Phil Coulter singing ‘The Town I Loved So Well’ & looking at the eyes of the people. They wanted a different future. If you could just see it. It was chilling. It was one of those moving moments’ - President Clinton remembers Derry in 1995 @DrivetimeRTE.
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Remembering Bill O'Herlihy as @BarryLenihan takes a look through the @rte archive at some of Bill's career highlights http://t.co/XvxlvwpBDj.
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Last year @boucherhayes met Amer crawling out of the Aegean Sea, last week Amer was reunited with his family in the Netherlands
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"what heartened me today was the strong push back" [on @senatornoone comments says @AdamPHarris of @AsIAmIreland.
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Speaking to #drivetimeRTE, consultant Joe McKeever suggests that every hospital should have a GP practice on-site, so that non-emergency patients are not waiting in hospital EDs.
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Listen back to @drvconway and @Michael_O_Regan on the #kerrybabies case and the apology to Joanne Hayes.
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@PresidentIRL has suggested former Taoiseach John Bruton might withdraw his comments this morning. Mr Bruton has clarified his remarks in a statement to Drivetime.
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Coming up next on #drivetime:. We will be speaking to @LindaOkaythen, @hoeyannie, and @CarolineWest_IE about the non-consensual sharing of intimate images in forums online and the need for legislation to outlaw revenge porn. Listen live: @RTERadio1.
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Our @BarryLenihan is getting into the #Westlife spirit - tune in to hear his report shortly @RTERadio1 @rtenews
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"Degrees Not Fees". More than 5,000 students marched to an Taoiseach's front door earlier today, @brian_lally has more this hour @TheUSI
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First European 🇪🇺 election panels on @drivetimerte this evening @LNBDublin @DrUmarAlQadri @sineadgibney @BarryAndrewsMEP @Niall_Boylan
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We have all been moved by the photos of Omran Daqneesh, but how long do you have before the world forgets about him?
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We're in Louth for #GE24 talking employment, crime and immigration with candidates: Kevin Callan Ind, Alison Comyn FF, Paula Butterly FG, Ged Nash Lab, and Ruairí Ó Murchú SF. @SarahAMcInerney .@RTERadio1
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"I hope the #Catalan republic will soon be a practical reality," independence activist @anna_arque tells #drivetimeRTE.
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Drivetime's in the Waterford constituency for #GE24 as we talk regional development, the airport, housing, and health with: Conor McGuinness SF, Marc Ó Cathasaigh Greens, Matt Shanahan Ind, Mary Roche Soc Dems, Mary Butler FF, and John Cummins FG. @SarahAMcInerney.@RTERadio1
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Draw a line from Galway to Dublin. Donegal campaigner, Betty Holmes brought this map to our show from Sligo today
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