Morning Ireland

Can the Arts help revive the economy?

All of this week, we're taking a look at the Arts and Culture industry and asking whether it can help revive our economy.

Aine Lawlor is speaking to some of the leading personalities in the artisitc community ...

Haiti Earthquake

At about 5pm local time on Tuesday 12 January, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit the Caribbean country of Haiti. It's estimated to have killed up to 200,000 people and left over a million more injured and homeless.

Budget 2010

Budget 2010 has been delivered and Morning Ireland will continue to report and analyse what it means for individuals and for us as a society.

Cancer services in Ireland

John Murray's series on the state of cancer in Ireland looks at the services, the treatments, the people and the stories.

Aer Lingus Cost Reduction Plan

The Board of Aer Lingus Group plc ("Aer Lingus" or the "Group") today announced details of a transformational restructuring plan to reduce operating costs and ensure the continued viability of Aer Lingus while retaining a brand focussed on service quality and delivery.

The plan is expected to reduce annual operating costs, excluding fuel, by €97 million before the end of 2011.

For reaction from the Impact Union, click here

Impact reaction to Aer Lingus Restructuring Plan

Press release from IMPACT trade union on behalf of the cabin crew branch

Lisbon Treaty Referendum 2009

On Friday 2 October, Irish people voted in favour of the Lisbon Treaty. Morning Ireland provided coverage of the Treaty up to and beyond the vote. This included interviews with the Chairman of the Referendum Commission, Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, who answered questions sent in by the listeners.

How to dismantle a bomb

For security reasons, the army bomb disposal unit rarely gives interviews but they allowed our reporter Vincent Murphy to spend a day with them. They showed him their equipment and explained how it all works. They even let him try on their blast suit!

Farming Roadshow

All last week, Damien O'Reilly travelled around Ireland to take the temperature of the farming industry. Damien says, 'Farming is not as big a business as it once was but throughout many parts of the country, it is still the most important indigenous industry ...

MacGill Summer School

The MacGill Summer School in Donegal has this year witnessed numerous agenda-setting contributions on the future of the Irish economy and society. Cian McCormack was in Glenties for Morning Ireland. We've collected his reports, as well as much extra material.

John and Cian's Tourism Roadshow

It's become an annual Morning Ireland tradition, John Murray and Cian McCormack travel the country taking the pulse of the tourism industry. In Summer 2009 they were in a camper van: never mind the industry, how would they cope?