Conor McMorrow

Prime Time

While identical twin boys Ryan and Kyle have been offered a school place, the school building is not yet ready

School for twins with autism not ready until October

The mother of 11-year-old twins with autism who have been denied appropriate schooling has said she is "devastated by the news" that the boys will once again not have a school to go to this September.

Prime Time • 26 Aug 22

Mayo goalkeeper breaks silence about social media abuse

After Mayo's All-Ireland defeat against Dublin in 2016, Mayo goalkeeper Rob Hennelly speaks out for the first time about the personal abuse he was subjected to online.

Prime Time • 22 Jul 22

James Owens has been a victim of social media abuse on multiple occasions

'It gets personal' - GAA referee on toxic social media abuse

GAA referee tells Prime Time that toxic online abuse faced by GAA players and officials is spiralling out of control.

Prime Time • 22 Jul 22

Aer Lingus was forced to cancel 13 flights in recent days due to air traffic control strikes

'Absolute chaos' - Flight cancellations across Europe

Amid a stronger-than-expected surge in demand and Covid-related disruptions, thousands of flights have been cancelled by European airlines in recent weeks, explains Conor McMorrow.

Prime Time • 29 Jun 22

Approximately 25% of students in Ireland are estimated to have special educational needs

State 'failing' children with special educational needs

The State is failing children with special educational needs who cannot secure appropriate school places, a report from the Ombudsman for Children has found.

Prime Time • 22 Jun 22

Despite being approved for a home care package, Helen Harnett cannot go home

Home care crisis: 'I need help and I can't get it'

The home care sector has plenty of funding, but people are still unable to get carers, in part due to poor pay and conditions for workers, explains Conor McMorrow.

Prime Time • 17 Jun 22

Rising prices are squeezing millions of people all over the world

Inflation: 'I've a good wage, but I'm struggling'

Amid surging inflation, people in Ireland are struggling to make ends meet. Rising energy costs and food prices mean that many face a cost-of-living crisis, explains Conor McMorrow.

Prime Time • 01 Jun 22

Tony Montalto's daughter Gina was one of 17 people killed in a school shooting in 2018

'No appetite' to ban guns in US - father of victim

The father of a girl killed in a 2018 shooting said campaigners needed to accept that the second amendment of the US constitution was there to stay, explains Conor McMorrow.

Prime Time • 27 May 22

Fr Seamus Ahearne says he has seen 'too many murders' in the 25 years he has been a priest in Finglas

'They all die young' - Finglas priest warns over gang feuds

Young men may be attracted into the murky world of drug dealing because of "easy money" and "bling" but they all die young, a priest working in Finglas has warned.

Prime Time • 25 May 22

The Milne family had repeatedly received refusal letters stating that local special schools were oversubscribed

Twins with autism to be granted special school place

The parents of two 11-year-old twins with autism have been told by the Minister for Special Education that their children will be given places in a special school.

Prime Time • 20 May 22