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
Property Tax - Blood and Milk Donations
10/16/2025
Anne Marie is staring down property tax on her family home / Orla was compelled to donate to a milk bank
Duration:01:05:37
Miscarriage - Enhanced Games
10/14/2025
Callers share their experiences of miscarriage. Retired Paralympian Ellen Keane gives her opinion on the Enhanced Games due to take place in 2026.
Duration:01:08:48
Good Deeds - Miscarriage - Grey Hairs
10/13/2025
Callers reflect on kindness and compassion such as helping a stranger after an accident, coping with miscarriage, and embracing grey hair with pride.
Duration:01:04:09
Sober Dating - Stoma Bags - Acts of Kindness
10/10/2025
Callers talk about sober dating and social life, share acts of kindness, and how they live well with stoma bags.
Duration:01:07:40
Stoma Bags - Tariffs - Gaza - Slane Headliner Announced
10/9/2025
Living with stoma bags, tariff struggles for businesses, Luke Combs at Slane, and a Palestinian woman in Ireland reacts to the news of a peace deal.
Duration:01:05:39
Callers React To Budget 2026
10/8/2025
Callers speak about the effect tariffs are having on their businesses and how the budget has affected them.
Duration:01:08:37
Jim Gavin Withdraws From Presidential Race
10/6/2025
Listeners reacted to John Gavin's withdrawal from the presidential race. Plus, we remember author Jilly Cooper.
Duration:01:06:50
Taylor Swift Album Reactions – Carer Support Struggles – 60 Years of The Blue Max
10/3/2025
Swifties react to Taylor’s new album, a carer shares his struggles, and we mark 60 years of Irish-shot film “The Blue Max.”
Duration:01:04:16
The Heartache of Pet Loss - Energy Bills
10/2/2025
Listeners open up about the heartbreak and healing that comes with losing a beloved pet. Siobhán is struggling to understand the decision made to restructure her energy bill repayments.
Duration:01:06:36
Next Week's Budget - Rescue - Boyzone
10/1/2025
Listeners called in with their concerns about what might be in the budget next week. Frances and her 15-year-old son Declan speak to John about Declan's heroism when he saved a swimmer in trouble. Boyzone fans expressed their disappointment that the band are planning to host their final ever show in London, rather than Dublin.
Duration:01:07:25
Creeslough Explosion Anniversary - Budget Issues - Dolly Parton
9/30/2025
Family members of victims of the Creeslough explosion speak to John as we near the third anniversary. A number of listeners got in touch with the programme wondering what the Budget will mean for them. Listeners talk of their love for Dolly!
Duration:01:05:28
Suicide - Spitting in Public - Disabilities
9/29/2025
Laura and Mary spoke about their experiences of losing a loved one to suicide. https://about.rte.ie/ie/helplines/ / Philip wants to know why some men feel that it's ok to spit in public / Callers described how people can make assumptions about disabilities and how it affects their daily lives.
Duration:01:09:03
Working with a disability - Sandwiches - The Living and the Dead
9/26/2025
Saoirse and Amy talk about how tough it can be to work with a disability. What's your ultimate favourite sandwich? Author Conor W. O'Brien tells us about his new book 'The Living and the Dead: Tales of Loss and Rebirth from Irish Nature'.
Duration:01:06:53
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