RTÉ ONE, Tuesday & Thursday 9.30pm
Prime Time
Tuesday, 20 April 2010Presented By Miriam O'Callaghan
Volcanic ash brings Europe to virtual standstill
Donogh Diamond investigates whether it was necessary to put a blanket ban on commercial flights in many areas of the continent
Ólafur Grímsson, President of Iceland, says it is almost impossible to predict the volcano's activity on a day-to-day basis
Richard Montgomery, a Dublin man stranded in Barcelona, Enda Corneille, Director of Corporate Affairs, Aer Lingus, and Ulick McEvaddy, Chief Executive, Omega Air, discuss the handling of the crisis
Work permit system traps migrant workers
Katie Hannon reports that the system, which ties workers to one employer, can lead to serious exploitation
Dara Calleary, Minister for Labour Affairs, and Bill Abom, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, debate the problems facing migrant workers
RTÉ.ie Extra: President of Iceland extended interview
Previous Programmes
08 July 2010
- NAMA: What will the real price be?
- Standing up to criminals
01 July 2010
- Rumblings in Fianna Fáil backbench
- Turf Wars
24 June 2010
- Watchdogs failed to predict economic crisis
- Unmarried fathers seek improvement of rights
- Talks on whaling collapse
17 June 2010
- Enda Kenny wins confidence vote
- Emergency in the A&E
15 June 2010
- History made with publication of Saville Report
- Fine Gael locked in leadership battle
10 June 2010
- Banking reports say meltdown was 'homegrown'
- Banking Reports
- Humanitarian crisis in Gaza
