Drivetime Friday 22 February 2013
Drivetime
Mary Wilson presents an information packed evening news magazine with all the stories of the day
Paddy Duffy column
This week, columnist Paddy Duffy tries to explain certain distinctly Irish things to his new neighbours in Manchester
Cecil Day Lewis - The man and poet.
Pauric Dempsey of the Royal Irish Academy discusses Cecil Day Lewis whose Irishness was so important to him that he named his son Daniel after Daniel O'Connell, The Liberator.
Regional Newspaper review
John O'Connor takes a look through the week's local and regional newspapers
The increasing number of reporters dying in war zones
Today is the one year anniversary of the deaths of war correspondent Marie Colvin and photo-journalist Remi Ochlik. "A day without news" is the name of a campaign to raise awareness of the dangerous conditions that many reporters work under. Before we came on air, former news photographer Aidan Sullivan outlined the background to the campaign:
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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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