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Jul 16, 2025 • 15min
Calls for Government to resist delaying health labelling on alcohol products
The Government is expected to defer the implementation of health warning labels on alcohol products until 2029. Alcohol Action Ireland urgers the Government to resist calls to delay health labelling on alcohol products. For more on this Pat spoke to Dr. Sheila Gilheany, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland.
Jul 15, 2025 • 10min
Tech: Elon Musk's Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon
Five EU states to test age verification app to protect children. Also Elon Musk's Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row k, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defence confirmed. All to discuss in our tech slot with Jess Kelly,
Jul 15, 2025 • 7min
The household items that can be used as cleaning agents!
Now summer is often the time when many of us decide to tackle the chores we forgot during the year. Rather than reaching for supermarket cleaning product, it might be worth checking your cupboard! Vinegar and baking soda are just some the most effective cleaning agents you can use. Laura de Barra, Author of the Gaff Goddess tell us all.
Jul 15, 2025 • 5min
Dublin’s North Inner City is getting a revamped fruit and vegetable market
The €44 million redevelopment of Dublin’s Northside Historic Victorian fruit and vegetable market is underway. The two-year project will bring new life to the 127-year-old market on Mary’s Lane, restoring the site and adding new structures to accommodate around 80 stalls, a restaurant, a food demonstration. We get the details from Olivia Kelly Dublin Editor of the Irish Time
Jul 15, 2025 • 19min
Has Superman become too woke?
Fox News rages that the new Superman film has ‘pro-immigrant themes’. Jumping on board the latest MAGA outrage, Fox News took aim at director James Gunn. To discuss further Pat was joined in the show by Lorcan Nyhan, Head of training at the Communications Clinic and Sunday Independent Columnist.
Jul 15, 2025 • 9min
What happens next in the war in Ukraine?
With the announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump to send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, we are left asking what happens next. According to a report by the UN, June was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in nearly three years of the Russo-Ukranian war, with 232 fatalities and over 1,300 injuries. With no end in sight, Ukrainian officials have urged allies for support to defend themselves from Russian attack. We are joined by Emmanuelle Chaze, a French journalist living and reporting in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine to discuss this.
Jul 15, 2025 • 7min
Mortgage approval figures have reached a new high
Mortgage approval figures have reached a new high as new mortgage lenders are disrupting the market by offering loans to borrowers who would usually be rejected by banks. Pat was joined on the show by The Chief Executive of Broker Doddl.ie, Martina Hennessy.
Jul 15, 2025 • 21min
Should we be paying for excess water use?
Officials have stopped finalizing arrangements for an excess water use charge amid furore over the proposal. The Department of Housing said on Monday it was working out the last details of the household water conservation charge. We ask should we be paying for excess water use? All to discuss with Dr Jenny Lawler Assistant Professor in Bioprocess Engineering, DCU Water Institute and also Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD.
Jul 15, 2025 • 16min
Tánaiste warns of increased job losses if 30% tariffs with US materialise
An Tánaiste Simon Harris will this morning warn the cabinet that if 30% tariffs with the US materialise, job losses would accelerate here at a faster rate than expected. An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris spoke to Pat to discuss and we got more analysis from John O’Loughlin of PWC.
Jul 15, 2025 • 8min
Stephanie Regan on why siblings fall out?
Oasis Brothers reunion reminds us all of sibling fallouts and how tense they are for everyone around those siblings. Stephanie Regan shares why siblings fall out, the emotional impact on Family, the ways to repair the relationship. Finally how how others can support.
