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Jul 14, 2025 • 5min
Monday Riff: The legacy of Live Aid
Live Aid at 40. Ciara and Shane has a interesting discussion on the legacy of Live Aid.
Jul 14, 2025 • 11min
Is the government planning a new approach to Asylum seekers?
Asylum-seekers who are working should have to contribute to the cost of their accommodation in direct provision centre. With more on this we heard from CEO of Doras, John Lannon and Independent TD for Cork North-Central, Ken O’Flynn.
Jul 14, 2025 • 6min
Can the EU strike a deal before U.S. tariffs hit?
The EU is pushing for a last-minute trade deal after President Donald Trump declared plans to impose 30% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from the EU starting next month. Joining Shane to discuss further was John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Jul 14, 2025 • 3min
No more plastic netting on fruit and vegetables!
Plastic nets on fruit and vegetables and single-use plastic packaging for condiments such as ketchup sachets, will be banned by the end of the decade under new EU rules. We get reaction from Tad Kirakowski, CEO of Voice Of Irish Concern for the Environment.
Jul 14, 2025 • 4min
Is Ireland ready for Soviet-style apartment blocks?
This week, the housing Minister unveiled new rules allowing studio flats as small as 32 square metres. But are these moves for smaller apartments harkening back to Soviet style housing models? All to discuss with Orla Hegarty, Architect & Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.
Jul 14, 2025 • 5min
Tuam mother and baby home exhumation begins today
The exhumation of remains at the former Tuam Mother and Baby Home begins today. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Breeda Murphy, PRO of the Tuam Mother & Baby Home Alliance.
Jul 11, 2025 • 4min
Supermarkets have pushed back against claims of price gouging
Supermarkets have pushed back against claims of price gouging, saying their prices remain competitive and their profit margins are slim. We discuss further with Charlie Weston, Personal Finances Editor with the Independent.
Jul 11, 2025 • 6min
What are the rules of beach etiquette?
With temperatures hitting 30 degrees this weekend, beach trips are a no-brainer but do you know your seaside do’s and don’ts? Features Journalist at the Irish Independent, Kirsty Blake Knox tells us.
Jul 11, 2025 • 7min
Research shows Stigma around addiction still very real
81% of Irish people say the drugs problem is out of control in this country – that’s according to new research published by Merchants Quay Ireland. It also shows that stigma remains a real and pressing concern for those in addiction in Ireland To discuss further Ciara spoke to Eddie Mullins, CEO of Merchant’s Quay.
Jul 11, 2025 • 6min
Calls for legally defined temperature limits in the workplace
Many will be embracing the warm weather facing us this weekend, but Labour Party health spokesperson Marie Sherlock is calling for legally defined temperature limits for all workplaces to protect employees. Marie spoke to Ciara this morning.
