'Shrinkflation' kicks into gear ahead of Easter
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Jan 28, 2026•10 min
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New learner driver rules in Northern Ireland
Ciaran Cannon, Former Fine Gael TD and president of Cycling Ireland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•6 min
Can we do a better job with storm preparation?
John Sweeney, Climatologist & Emeritus Professor at Maynooth University, Jonathan Hehir of insuremyhouse.ie, and then reaction from Rory Hearne of the Social Democrats See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•22 min
How to trace your family history for free
John Grenham, geneaologist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•9 min
Calls to end the use of schools as polling stations
Fine Gael councillor Aileen Browne See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•10 min
Health insurance hikes
Dermot Goode of healthinsuranceireland.ie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•5 min
Weather update
Siobhan Ryan of Met Eireann See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•3 min
Sumo Wrestling in Ireland
Report from Una Kelly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•6 min
Trump sends 'armada' to pressure Iran
Dr Patrick Bury, Senior Associate Professor in Security at Bath University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•7 min
Clean up after Storm Chandra
Michael Keogh from Aughrim, whose house was flooded, and Fianna Fail TD Malcolm Byrne See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2026•17 min
Study shows how menopause affects brain health
Dr. Caoimhe Hartley, GP and Clinical Lead for Women’s Medicine at Blackrock Health Women’s Health Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•4 min
How vape shops are changing towns across Ireland
Report from John Cooke See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•10 min
Government approves changes to rental rules
Seamus McGrath, FF Spokesperson on Housing and TD for Cork South Central & Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•8 min
Storm Chandra: the personal toll
Elaine Grant in Enniscorthy; report from Una Kelly; and Conor Swaine, owner of Btwenty7 cafe in Enniscorthy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•17 min
The characters that ruin TV shows and films
Sarina Bellissimo, radio presenter and broadcaster See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•10 min
Political update: Rental shakeup and the Triple Lock
Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter with the Irish Independent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•5 min
Is the White House in retreat over the Minneapolis tragedies
Caitríona Perry, Chief Presenter with BBC News in Washington & Zaynab Mohamed, Minnesota State Senator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•12 min
Representing Ireland at the Winter Olympics
Ben Lynch, Halfpipe skier set to represent Ireland next month See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•9 min
Latest on Storm Chandra
Linda Hughes, Meteorologist with Met Eireann; Sean O’Neill, Director of Corporate Communications with Transport Infrastructure Ireland; Graeme McQueen from DAA, the operator of Dublin Airport; Jane Cregan, Deputy Corporate Communications Manager in Iarnród Eireann; Una Kelly report; and Blake Boland from Dublin Bus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2026•17 min
CAO deadline looms – Government suggests apprenticeships as alternatives
James Lawless, Minister for Further and Higher Education See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•13 min
Mother jailed for 15 years for facilitating daughter's rape by uncle
Eleanor Burnhill, RTÉ Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•5 min
Inquest into death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe
Barry Lenihan, RTÉ Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•8 min
Is it time to scrap the visit to the White House?
Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•12 min
Trouble for Starmer as Suella Braverman quits Conservatives
Henry Hill , Deputy Editor Conservative Home and Lucy Fisher, Whitehall editor – The Financial times See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•9 min
Gardaí found not guilty of perverting course of justice
Pat McGrath, RTÉ Western Correspondent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•5 min
Weather: Will the rain ever stop?
Linda Hughes, Meteorologist with Met Éireann See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•4 min
Data centres – why our private information could be viewed by the CIA
Marietje Schaake, author of The Tech Coup, fellow at Stanford University and former Dutch MEP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•12 min
Political backlash grows in Minnesota
David Blevins, Sky News correspondent in Washington and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor of Law with the University of Minnesota and concurrently Professor of Law with Queens University Belfast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2026•10 min
The European school meals experience
As the school meals system became a talking point this week here at home just what is the system like in other European countries? Drivetime talks to a number of journalists and commentators based in different European countries to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 23, 2026•16 min
The Catch Up
Freelance Journalist Aisling Moloney and Gerladine Herbert Journalist with the Sunday Independent look back at the stories that got us talking this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 23, 2026•14 min
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