The Claire Byrne Show

Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has hope he will get out of prison as the Parole Board is reviewing the case.  Sky News Correspondent and Author of ‘No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason' Martin Brunt has been corresponding with Bronson for years and he joined Claire this morning on the show.

Storm Éowyn brought record breaking gusts of over 180 Kilometres  caused over €200 million worth of damage and left 800,000 homes and businesses without power. At one point a million people had no phone, data or broadband. Henry McKean visited a community in West Cavan who struggled for the best part of a month with no electricity. The power went back on this week a year ago. Henry been back to West Cavan.

About €295bn in wealth is set to be transferred to family and others over the next couple of decades in Ireland. So making sure your will is right is really important. All to discuss with  Elaine Byrne, Solicitor specialising in Wills & Probate. 

Eight skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California – the deadliest in four decades. And similar avalanches have been happening in the Alps here in Europe over the last few weeks. To discuss this with Claire was Henry Schniewind a ski instructor and avalanche expert based in the French Alps.

How smartly should you dress at work? This perennial topic has raised its head once again, with a call to tackle leisurewear in offices. So how big of an issue is it? To chat about this, Claire spoke to Model Agency Owner, Celia Holman Lee, and Founder of Goss.ie, Ali Ryan. 

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. We get more on this with  LBC Presenter Shelagh Fogarty. 

The European Union will take part in today’s inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, but a spokesman insisted that Brussels would not be joining as a member. For more on this meeting Claire was joined by Robert Jimison, Congressional Correspondent with The New York Times. 

The Washington Post recently went through mass layoffs, resulting in many journalists finding themselves suddenly out of work. Sam Fortier, a US-based sports journalist, was one of them, and he went viral online after he uploaded a video of himself receiving the news. Sam joined Claire this morning.

UN human rights rapporteurs have strongly criticised An Garda Siochana for purchasing ‘double strength’ pepper sprays. These were then used on protesters near the Dublin Tunnel last year. So do they have a point?  Or should the gardai be allowed to use whatever force is necessary? Claire discussed further with Dr Lucy Michael is principal investigator at the Lucy Michael Research Training and Consultancy and former member of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Also on the line is former Detective Pat Marry. 

Louis Copeland & Sons has been a family business for four generations, but what does it take to be a top-notch tailor?  All to chat about and more with Louis Copeland.