Drivetime Friday 25 January 2013
Drivetime
Mary Wilson presents an information packed evening news magazine with all the stories of the day
Regional Newspapers
John O'Connor finds stories of crime dominating the regional newspapers this week.
Yvonne Nolan radio column
In the final column of her current series, Yvonne peers behind the door of a country pub
Scots Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
To mark Burns Day, Philip Boucher-Hayes interviews Nicola Sturgeon, SNP deputy leader and Deputy First Minister of Scotland
This Week in History
UCD's Dr Sandra Scanlon marks the 40th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which brought the Vietnam War to an end
AGSI withdraw from Croke Park negotiations
As the first Union to walk away, Irish Times Industrial Relations Correspondent Martin Wall talks through the implications
Drivetime
Programme Highlights
Syrian Refugees
The war in Syria and the subsequent migrant crisis prompted Ireland to offer shelter to 4,000 people here under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme two years ago. John Cooke revisits residents of Ballaghaderreen's Emergency Reception Centre .
Hen and Stag Parties
Barry Lenihan reports on stag and hen parties in Carrick on Shannon
Hen and Stag Parties
Hen and Stag Parties in Carlingford Della Kilroy brought us this report
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