Morning Ireland

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British govt announces stimulus package

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports that British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling is set to cut taxes in response to the shaky British economy

Economist Alan Ahearne from NUI Galway discusses how the package will impact on the British economy

Gardaí begin Christmas road safety operations

Noel Gibbons, Mayo County Council Road Safety Officer, reveals his plans for a novel approach to raising safety awareness

Garda Superintendent Frank Clerkin discusses the Christmas enforcement campaign which begins in Dublin today

Speculation over BoI future plans

David Murphy, Business Correspondent, reports that international groups are weighing up investing in Bank of Ireland

Reserve officers commissioned at the Curragh

Cian McCormack reports from the Curragh where 15 new reserve officers could become the first part-time soldiers deployed overseas

Four PSNI officers die in crash

Assistant Chief Constable Judith Gillespie discusses the worst loss of life in one incident since the end of the Troubles

Dundalk suffering commercial downturn

Bill Tosh of Dundalk Chamber of Commerce reveals that Dundalk businesses are suffering as shoppers cross the border in search of bargains

Drug seizures on the increase

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on two major drug and ammunition seizures in Dublin and Wicklow and a shooting in Finglas

Michael Jackson settles court case

Max Clifford, PR expert, discusses Michael Jackson's settlement with an Arab sheikh who sued him for breach of contract

Ireland could experience major climate changes

Dr Kieran Hickey, geographer from NUI Galway, discusses his view that climate change will result in more extreme weather for Ireland in the future

Vocations increasing in number

Fr Paddy Rushe, national co-ordinator of diocesan vocations for the Catholic Church, reveals that numbers entering the seminary in Ireland are increasing