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Friday, 20 November 2009

Presented by Richard Downes and John Murray

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Relentless rain brings widespread flooding
Relentless rain brings widespread flooding

playJim Fahy, Western Editor, says a coastguard helicopter was called to help rescue a family in Galway whose house was surrounded by rising water

playPaschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports that Cork city has been closed to motorists due to the flooded streets

playCathy Halloran, Mid-West Correspondent, says parts of Ennis town in Co Clare were under 40cm of water

playDamien Tiernan, South-West Correspondent, reports that only one bridge is passable in Clonmel

playPearse Coffey, Principal of Athenry Boys National School, tells Vincent Murphy that schools in the area have closed for the day

playBarry Kenny, Iarnród Éireann spokesman, and Andrew McAlinden, Bus Éireann spokesman, provide further details on the disruption to services

playSergeant Tom Hawkin warns motorists not to attempt to drive into Ballinasloe as the water is too high to pass through

playEamonn Walsh, Cork City Council Senior Engineer, says 20 metres of the wall at Bachelor's Quay has collapsed into the river

playAidan Weir, Senior Engineer Cork County Council, says the Mallow flood relief scheme has been a success

playJim Fahy says there is extensive flooding in several estates in the Galway town of Ballinasloe

playBilly Doyle, Clonmel Town Council, says many of the quays in the town are under water and are inaccessible

playMartin Manseragh, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works, says the Government is spending huge amounts of money on flood relief systems

playPat Madden, Chief Executive of Mercy University Hospital, Cork, says the A&E unit at the hospital has been closed following the collapse of a quay wall outside the hospital

playSergeant Eddie McKeown says Bandon Garda Station is flooded and will be out of use for a number of days

playColman O'Sullivan says only one road is passable into Cork city centre

playJohnny Potter says slurry tankers and diggers worked through the night to reduce flooding in Abbeyknockmoy in Co Galway

US welcomes appointment of EU President
US welcomes appointment of EU President

playSean Whelan discusses the appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first full-time president of the European Council

Taoiseach and FAI call on FIFA for replay
Taoiseach and FAI call on FIFA for replay

playSean Whelan says Nicolas Sarkozy and Brian Cowen have chatted briefly about Thierry Henry's blatant handball in the World Cup play-off against Ireland

Festival of sci-fi and fantasy fiction

playEleanor Burnhill reports that the second film in the Twilight Saga 'New Moon' is officially released today as the festival takes place in Co Wexford

Business News

Business News

With Colman O'Sullivan

play7.10 bulletin: Good news as French pharmaceutical company Servier opens its new facility in Arklow today. Shares in Dell fall as the US computer manufacturer reports a fall in third quarter revenue.

play7.50 bulletin: The Japanese government warns the economic recovery there is being threatened by deflation. And on National Women's Enterprise Day Jo Fairley, Co-Founder of Green&Blacks organic chocolate, on the secret of sweet success and women's strengths as entrepreneurs

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Sports News

Sports News

With Des Cahill

play7.35 bulletin: France coach Raymond Domenech says he was stunned to see his team treated as guilty men in the aftermath of the Thierry Henry World Cup handball scandal. Republic of Ireland hopes that FIFA could grant them a replay of Wednesday night's controversial World Cup play-off took a knock last night.

play8.35 bulletin: More on the fall-out from Wednesday's controversial World Cup play-off in Paris. Greg Allen reports on day one of the Dubai World Championship, where Rory McIlroy is chasing the European Order of Merit title

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It Says In The Papers

It Says In The Papers

With Caroline Murphy

play'The powerful saved their bacon by cheating, by breaking the rules, and the regulator saw nothing until it was too late. And, because the system is stacked in their favour, none of us can be surprised if they get away with it. It's almost as if you were dealing with bankers'. So says the editorial writer in the Irish Examiner today, as the papers are literally plastered with stories about, and pictures of, the hand of Thierry Henri. Anyone even a little bit tempted to make a comment along the lines of 'It's only a game' will be bemused, but the explanations are there, as to why we care so much ...

Morning Ireland Features

Beware of vampires and werewolves
Beware of vampires and werewolves

Eleanor Burnhill reports that the second film in the Twilight Saga 'New Moon' is officially released today and Ireland's first ever Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction Festival is taking place in Co Wexford

Sarkozy comments on Handball-gate
Sarkozy comments on Handball-gate

Sean Whelan says French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brian Cowen have chatted briefly about Thierry Henry's blatant handball in the World Cup play-off against Ireland

Conjoined twins separated
Conjoined twins separated

Moira Kelly, whose parents are from Co. Leitrim, is the legal guardian of conjoined twin girls separated in a 25 hour operation in Melbourne. She spoke to Richard Downes

Previous Programmes

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Hand of fate dashes World Cup hopes. Central Bank chief against salary cap. Report highlights concern over children's hostels.

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Four Galway students killed in collision. Disagreement over appointment of AIB's Doherty continues. Pre-Budget debate in the Dáil.

 
Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Pre-Budget debate in the Dáil. EPA report on environmental enforcement. Hospital swine flu visiting restrictions ignored.

Monday, 16 November 2009

Medical card holders may pay prescription charge. Poolbeg capacity should be halved - report. Malahide viaduct reopens.

 

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