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Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Networks:

RTE Ireland

Description:

Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Language:

English

Contact:

RTÉ Donnybrook Dublin 4 185 071 5105


Episodes
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Man guilty of murdering 87-year-old John Mackey in London

11/13/2025
Mark Paul, London Correspondent for the Irish Times

Duration:00:04:08

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The rise of non-alcoholic drinks

11/13/2025
Olivia Farrelly of 'No More Booze' podcast and Cormac Healy of Drinks Ireland

Duration:00:13:29

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Female Killers

11/13/2025
Tríona O'Connor, criminologist and Host of Real Lives Untold

Duration:00:05:20

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What's your favourite 90s dancefloor banger?

11/13/2025
Jenny Greene, DJ and presenter of The Greene Room on 2FM

Duration:00:10:59

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Significant flooding likely as Orange alert issued for three counties

11/13/2025
Michelle Dillon of Met Eireann; David Martin from the Road Safety Authority; and Tom Byrne of the IFA

Duration:00:13:00

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Ireland v Portugal Preview

11/13/2025
David Sneyd of the42.ie

Duration:00:06:21

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Government unveils housing plan without targets

11/13/2025
Sarah Burns, Irish Times news reporter; Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin O'Broin; and Ann-Marie O'Reilly of Threshold. Then we hear from John Cummins, Minister of State for Local Government and Planning.

Duration:00:33:16

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Christmas baking - when should we start?

11/12/2025
Graham Herterich, The Cupcake Bloke

Duration:00:09:23

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Investigation into X

11/12/2025
Report from Brian O'Donovan, Work and Technology Correspondent

Duration:00:06:39

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The Claudia Effect - how a celebrity endorsement can breathe life into small business

11/12/2025
Lauren Aston, Lauren Aston Designs and Maria McCarthy, Maria’s Wool Shop

Duration:00:13:06

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What are nicotine pouches and should we be worried for our teens?

11/12/2025
Jen Hogan, parenting columnist with The Irish Times, and Paul Crone, Director at National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals

Duration:00:07:49

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50,000 Housing Targets

11/12/2025
Report from John Cooke followed by Barra Rowntree, Assistant Professor from the Department of Economics at TCD, and Conor O’Connell, Director of Housing and Planning with the Construction Industry Federation and Director of Irish Home Builders’ Association

Duration:00:14:39

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Dedicated Metrolink Agency – will it deliver the much delayed transport link?

11/12/2025
Brian Caulfield, Professor in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin

Duration:00:09:16

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Should 16-year-olds get the vote?

11/12/2025
Eoin O’Malley, Associate Professor in political science at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University & Reuban Murray, National Youth Council of Ireland

Duration:00:11:54

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Milk, Meat and Macaroni – how the cost-of-living crisis is being felt around the world

11/12/2025
Report from Una Kelly followed by Sarah Morris (France 24 reporter) in Spain; Arthur Sullivan (Business Correspondent with Deutsche Welle) in Germany; and Simon Marks (Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News) in the USA

Duration:00:13:50

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'I prefer to leave the pudding in the oven another hour' - FF members meet as we await Presidential campaign report

11/12/2025
Report from Barry Lenihan

Duration:00:06:43

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Top series' to watch before you die

11/11/2025
Dave Hanratty, host of 'No Encore' podcast

Duration:00:09:35

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Do singletons pay more for everything?

11/11/2025
Édaein O'Connell, journalist

Duration:00:05:24

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Be wary of Buy Now, Pay Later coming up to Christmas

11/11/2025
Darragh Gallagher, Head of Communications from bonkers.ie

Duration:00:05:24

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Whooping Cough Breakthrough

11/11/2025
Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD

Duration:00:05:33