Newstalk Weekend

The impact of the planned Aer Lingus pilot strike is continuing to bite the airline, its staff and the travelling public. Yesterday the number of flights cancelled between Wednesday and Sunday next week rose to 244, with the number of affected passengers now close to 15,000. Joining Anton was the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Aer Lingus Donal Moriarity and Ialpa President and airline captain Mark Tighe

Kitty Holland in the Irish Times details the amazing story of Séan Killeen. Séan and his father-in-law Joe Beardmore were travelling as part of a dream fly fishing holiday in remote Alaska. As part of the itinerary of the trip, the two were flying out from Lake Clark after a day of fishing in a small DHC-2 single-propeller Beaver plane. A few minutes into the flight disaster struck. After suffering an engine failure, the plane was forced to crash land into the Alaskan wilderness. Joining Anton to tell the story was Séan.

In the '80s and early '90s, hundreds of thousands of young Irish emigrated all over the world in search of better lives, many of them ending up in the United States under unsuitable visas like the Morrison visa, leaving them effectively undocumented. The issue of undocumented Irish never really went away. Joe  Biden this week took executive action to help document those who have been in the States for significant time. We thought we look back on the undocumented Irish and get updated on the present immigration issues facing Irish in the States Anton to discuss was John Fole, a Leading Boston-based immigration Lawyer.

Joining Anton with the latest information and developments on the Aer Lingus Pilot Strike as well as to offer practical consumer advice was Conor Pope Irish Times Consumer Affairs Correspondent

Anton sits down with journalist Valerie Cox; political commentator, Ursula Ni Shabhais; and Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU to discuss the main stories in the Sunday papers.

Joining Anton to answer all your legal questions was Sonia McEntee, Principal Solicitor at Sonia McEntee Solicitors and chair of the Law Society PR Committee.

Over 240 Aer Lingus-operated flights from Wednesday to Sunday Next week are to be cancelled. Industrial action is to be undertaken by the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) over pay disputes. With many flights inbound from North Atlantic and Europe cancelled those in the Irish tourism industry especially in rural areas are fearing the worst. As well as business the cancelled flights will also hurt those looking to travel and sadly to those set to get married. Anton was joined by Gerry Byrne aviation journalist, Clare Dunne- The Irish Travel Agents Association CEO, and general manager of Buswell's Hotel in Dublin, Padraig O’Ceidigh, owner founder Aer Lingus regional and former senator, Bridal Shop owner Laura Erskine and bride to be Dolores Flynn to discuss the impact of the strike.

Mankind has been trying to explain the phenomenon of supernatural for centuries. With the plethora of famous stories, books and films illustrating our intrinsic desire to explain the unexplainable. Danny Robbins is a supernatural investigator, expert and host of Uncanny: I Know What I Saw which is playing in the Bord Gais on the 28th of June. Anton was joined by him to discuss through what he does and supernatural stories and investigations.

Joining Anton to run through the main stories from the Saturday papers is. Craig Hughes Political Editor Irish Daily Mail  and Barbara Scully, Broadcaster and  writer  

On Thursday Serving Defence Forces Member Cathal Crotty, 22 was given a three-year suspended sentence and a fine of €3000 after pleading guilty to assaulting 24-year-old Natasha O'Brien. Mr Crotty hit Nathasha six times, after she requested him to stop shouting homophobic abuse at another individual. The Outcome of the case by Judge Tom O'Donnell has drawn widespread criticism from women’s rights groups and the public. Anton was joined by Kathleen Chada, Member of Safe (Domestic Violence Services Network) Ireland to discuss the case.