Drivetime Tuesday 8 April 2014
Drivetime
Mary Wilson presents an information packed evening news magazine with all the stories of the day
Sale of The Beacon Hospital
Health Journalist Priscilla Lynch on the sale of The Beacon Hospital, its future and the sustainability of the private hospital sector
Voices from the new generation of Irish people living in the UK
Dr Ciara Meehan a lecturer in history at the University of Hertfordshire and writer Paddy Duffy.
President Higgins - State Visit - Day 1
Brian Lally recaps on some of the souds the State Visit to Britain - Day 1
EU's Data Retention Directive is 'invalid'
Sadhbh McCarthy Director of the Centre for Irish and European Security
A special column to mark the State Visit from Olivia O'Leary
In her column from Windsor, Olivia O'Leary talks about two countries divided by the same language.
Drivetime
Programme Highlights
Dominic Cummings Profile
Anushka Asthana, Host of the Today in Focus, Guardian podcast, talks about Dominic Cumming's personality and political strategy.
Yoko Ono and John Lennon in 1969
Kate O'Malley, Historian at the Royal Irish Academy, talks to Mary about Yoko Ono and John Lennon's political legacy.
Defective Apartments
Drivetime's Barry Lenihan on reports of defective apartments in Dublin, Kildare and Clare.
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Presenter: Mary Wilson