Liveline
RTE Ireland
Discussion and debate with the Irish public about affairs of the day. Have you got a story to tell? If you’d like to talk on-air about an issue that concerns you then we want to hear from you. Email liveline@rte.ie. Listen live Monday to Friday at 1.45-3pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Networks:
RTE Ireland
Description:
Discussion and debate with the Irish public about affairs of the day. Have you got a story to tell? If you’d like to talk on-air about an issue that concerns you then we want to hear from you. Email liveline@rte.ie. Listen live Monday to Friday at 1.45-3pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Twitter:
@talktojoe1850
Language:
English
Contact:
1850 715 815
Website:
http://www.rte.ie/
Email:
joe@rte.ie
Episodes
Binge drinking - Clamping - Digital detox - Stroke - Older parents
9/25/2025
Emma warns people about the slippery slope that drinking can be. Mary was clamped even though she had paid for parking. Do you need a digital detox? Philip had a stroke while covering Pope Francis' funeral in Rome earlier this year. Listeners tell us about their parents who had them later in life.
Duration:01:08:27
Presidential Election - Becoming a father later in life - Irish language exemptions
9/24/2025
Listeners react to the news that Maria Steen will not be on the ballot paper in the upcoming presidential election. Dara explains what it's like to become a father in your 50s. A number of students in Irish schools are receiving Irish language exemptions.
Duration:01:02:11
Autism - Rural school numbers - Election posters - Teenage vaping
9/23/2025
Listeners react to US President Donald Trump's claims about links between paracetamol and autism. Patricia is principal of a school in Clare that needs more pupils. Should we have election posters during the Presidential Election? Prof. Marcus Kennedy is worried about the danger vaping is causing to young people.
Duration:01:09:12
SNA redeployment - Waterford weather map - Pitch vandalism - Silent 999 calls
9/22/2025
Listeners are worried about the redeployment of SNAs in schools. Noel has noticed something about Waterford's position on the map during the television weather bulletins. Dave explains what happened to the pitch where he trains soccer in Co. Leitrim. Sgt. Caitriona Holohan explains what a silent 999 call is.
Duration:01:06:53
Childminders - Minimum wage - Passion projects - Donegal rescue
9/19/2025
Angela was recently shocked to see a childminder on a phone while crossing a road with children. Reaction to an expected recommendation of a 5% increase to the National Minimum Wage. Listeners share their passions with us. Matthew explains what happened when he came across a woman in distress in Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal.
Duration:01:04:01
Alcohol at the Ploughing - Belfast Culture Night - Ireland's oldest school - Emigrating teacher
9/18/2025
Ramona was shocked by the amount of underage drinking she saw at the National Ploughing Championships this week. Adam Turkington of Belfast Culture Night. Teacher Emer has been working on a history project with her students in Kilkenny. Eimear is a secondary school teacher and moving to Australia this weekend.
Duration:01:07:14
Pharmacy crime - No GP - Lamenting
9/17/2025
Pharmacists around the country are highlighting the increasing levels of crime they are witnessings. Ferdia has moved from Dublin to Wexford but cannot get a GP. Following last night's episode of The Traitors we discuss the old Irish tradition of lamenting the dead.
Duration:00:59:48
Eoin Hayes - Vaping - Log cabins - Bás Beatha booklet
9/16/2025
Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes has apologised for wearing brown make-up while dressed up as former US president Barack Obama. Should vaping be banned in public spaces? Some concerns have been raised about the contruction of log cabins in gardens. Richie and Frances remember the Bás Beatha booklet being distributed.
Duration:01:06:49
Cyclist attack - Public warning system - President's Irish - Racism - Manners
9/15/2025
Eamon was attacked while cycling in Dublin City. Frank is concerned about our level of preperation in the event of an emergency. Listeners are divided on whether or not the president should be able to speak Irish. Dr. Liqa Ur Rehman tells us about the racism he and his colleagues are facing. Would you give up your seat on the bus?
Duration:01:05:47
Phone etiquette in Theatre - Surviving grief
9/12/2025
Phone Etiquette in Theatre - Surviving grief
Duration:01:04:57
Westlife to be featured on Stamps! - Ballina Tidy Towns robbed - Presidential Election - Orla Foley on coping with the death of her brother
9/11/2025
Westlife to be featured on Stamps! - Ballina Tidy Towns robbed - Presidential Election - Orla Foley on coping with the death of her brother Anthony Foley
Duration:01:05:15
Disabled parking spaces - College Student Commute - Irish girl sparks Hamilton Tik Tok trend - Dealing with grief after suicide
9/10/2025
Listeners get in touch with Liveline. For anyone affected by these topics, help is available. Please visit https://about.rte.ie/ie/helplines/
Duration:01:06:56
Threats againsts politicians - Dealing with the loss of a loved one - IDF attack on Qatar
9/9/2025
Listeners got in touch with the show over threats to our public representatives, and Nicole Greer talked the loss of her husband.
Duration:01:06:10
David McWilliams Scam - Kicked out of the National Museum! - Presidential Election date - AI is helping Farming
9/8/2025
Listeners get in touch with Liveline.
Duration:01:07:22
Is your job AI safe?
9/5/2025
Listeners get in touch to explain how their jobs are safe from the AI evolution.
Duration:01:09:02
Extortionate Vet costs
9/4/2025
Listeners got in touch to talk about the high fees they have had to pay to get their animals treated at the Vets.
Duration:01:06:30
Student accommodation - Alopecia
9/2/2025
Students right around the country are scrambling to find accommodation. Danielle and Brenda outline their alopecia journeys.
Duration:01:06:06
The Traitors Ireland - School secretaries and caretakers on strike - Standing up to crime - EP proposal
9/1/2025
Many listeners were surprised what contestants on The Traitors Ireland would spend the cash prize on. School secretaries and caretakers are on strike. Community activist Joe Mooney on how he and others are standing up to crime. Clare caught a sweet moment on camera at Electric Picnic.
Duration:01:05:37
Marriage proposals - Movie soundtracks - Unwanted medicines
9/1/2025
In the wake of this week's Taylor Swift news listeners tell us about their marriage proposals. Derek O'Connor, Culture Editor, RTÉ joins us to run through the greatest movie soundtracks that have been made. What should you do with medicines you no longer require?
Duration:01:09:24
Masseuse messages - UNIFIL withdrawal - Strike action - The Speed Project
8/28/2025
Marie is annoyed by the messages and requests her company is getting. Listeners share their thoughts on what the withdrawal of UNIFIL will mean for Lebanon. School secretaries and caretakers have begun indefinite strike action. David and his friends ran from Chamonix to Marseille in France which is 465km and took 32.5 hours.
Duration:01:09:36