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The mid-morning current affairs magazine with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, in-depth features and consumer interest presented by Myles Dungan
Fergal Keane reported from Enniskillen in the aftermath of the protest which took place there last night.
Sean Whelan reported on today's agenda at the G8 Summit from Fermanagh.
The thorny issue of tax, who pays it, who’s avoiding it and how much should they pay was high on the agenda at G8 today. Brian Keegan, Taxation Director with Chartered Accountants Ireland spoke to Myles.
This week Marie Louise O’Donnell went strawberry picking in Enniscorthy and she spoke to Myles.
President Obama and the Russian President Vladimir Putin looked tense yesterday as they sat side by side at the G8 Summit – however this morning it seems some slender progress has been made on the urgent issue of unrest in Syria which has left an estimated 93,000 dead.
After face-to-face talks, Obama and Putin said they shared a common desire to end the violence and agreed to push for a summit in Geneva.
Lindsey Hilsum Channel 4’s International Editor spoke to Myles.
With average family income falling, the difficulty in finding employment, public services being stretched to breaking point and social issues such as alcohol, drugs and crime being so prevalent, there is a need now more than ever for people to be able to access and trust their public sector. However, it is these very problems that can sometimes make Government so inaccessible to the very people who need it most.
PeopleTalk is an initiative of the Jesuits in Ireland to rebuild trust in public life and will set up Citizen-Juries in local council areas with a view to giving citizens a say in the reform of public services.
PeopleTalk’s Director, Edmond Grace SJ spoke to Myles.
Jay Rayner is one of the UK’s best-known restaurant critics, is always thinking about his next meal. However in his latest book he turns his attention to the economics of food to forecast how we will feed ourselves in the future and what exactly will, or possibly won't, be served on our dinner plates.
With global population expected to rise to nine billion by 2050, it will be increasingly challenging to feed those extra mouths. On top of this almost 50% of the food we generate is thrown away despite nearly a billion people living in near starvation. A Greedy Man in a Hungry World sets out to answer why can't we simply make more food? Can we produce food sustainably? And finally what can we do to help? Jay Reyner spoke to Myles.
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Every night of the week, students, parents, social workers and ordinary citizens, volunteer their time to take calls from frightened, lonely, and often desperate children. For the past 25 years, Childline has been running a confidential phone service in Ireland, and last year they received over 800,000 calls from children. On Saturday night, Brian O’Connell joined Childline volunteers as they took calls from children worried about everything from the Leaving Cert to broken toys. Brian spoke to Myles about the Childline services and the volume of calls they receive.
This morning Michelle Obama visited Glendalough - the valley of the two lakes - in Co. Wicklow. Valerie Cox was there and she spoke to Myles.
