John Cooke

Drivetime Reporter

The initiative aims to enhance the safety and security of traffic wardens

Limerick city traffic wardens begin wearing bodycams

Traffic wardens in Limerick city have begun using body-worn cameras in response to violence and aggression encountered in the course of their duties.

Munster • 26 Feb 25

Parents James and Carol Johnston are hoping to meet with members of the Government

Johnston family calling for statutory inquiry into death

The family of Aoife Johnston who died in the overcrowded Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick are calling on the Government to order a full statutory inquiry into her death.

Ireland • 21 Feb 25

The Palls (Probation and Linkage Limerick) education and training centre caters for men and women over the age of 23 and supported over 400 clients last year

A Pathway from Crime with the Help of 'Palls'

Calls have been made for more alternatives to prison as a pathway out of crime as a Limerick-based project run by the probation service continues to offer a "second chance" to former offenders.

Munster • 15 Feb 25

Protests that lasted ten weeks and included violent clashes between demonstrators and gardaí

Racket Hall: One year on from Roscrea protests

One year on from heated protests over the arrival of asylum seekers at the only hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, RTÉ Drivetime reporter John Cooke found out what happened next.

Munster • 03 Feb 25

RIP.ie introduced a €100 death notice fee from the beginning of January (stock photo)

Call for State-run death notice site after RIP.ie charges

A TD has called for a free-of-charge, State-run death notice website following the decision by RIP.ie to charge €100 for funeral listings and the possible emergence of multiple online rival platforms.

Ireland • 09 Jan 25

A €100 charge on all notices on RIP.ie came into effect on 1 January

How multiple websites plan to compete with RIP.ie

Multiple new websites are being launched as potential alternatives to RIP.ie since the popular online death notices platform introduced a new €100 charge last week.

Ireland • 09 Jan 25

Funeral directors have been been informed of a €100 charge on all notices with effect from 1 January.

RIP.ie to charge €100 per death notice from January

Funeral directors have expressed concerns about plans to introduce a €100 charge per death notice on the RIP.ie website.

Ireland • 18 Dec 24

Clare: The story of the count

Election 24 • 02 Dec 24

Clodagh with her parents Sinead and Colin

Family of girl, 4, appeal for State to fund epilepsy drug

The family of a four-year-old girl with epilepsy has appealed for help from the State as they struggle to pay €1,000 per week for the medicine that has stopped her life-threatening seizures.

Health • 17 Sep 24

Aoife Johnston died of meningitis after she was referred to UHL's overcrowded ED with suspected sepsis that went untreated for over 12 hours

Call for HSE to publish report into Aoife Johnston death

The family of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston, who died at University Hospital Limerick in December 2022, are demanding the immediate publication of a major report into her death.

Health • 13 Sep 24