Drivetime Tuesday 15 January 2019
Drivetime
Mary Wilson presents an information packed evening news magazine with all the stories of the day
Apprenticeships
Martin McVicar, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Combilift, discusses his call for a change of mind-set from teachers and parents about future career options and apprenticeships.
Enforcing Coercive Control
David Tucker, crime and criminal justice lead for the College of Policing, speaks to Mary about the enforcement of coercive control laws in the UK.
Science Foundation Ireland Research Plan
Dr. Maria Prencipe, UCD Conway Institute, and Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government, discusses the launch of Science Foundation Ireland's annual plan that will be finding 20 research projects across a range of sectors.
Addiction and Sport
Oisin McConville, Former Armagh and All Ireland Football Champion, talks about his experience with a gambling addiction and the international symposium on addiction and trauma that is taking place in Croke Park on Tuesday January 29th entitled 'Celebrating Resilience and Change'.
Olivia O'Leary's Column
Olivia O'Leary examines the Brexit negotiations and asks 'if the perfect is the enemy of the possible?'
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Dara Quigley
Aileen Malone, mother of the late Dara Quigley, and Elizabeth Farries, Information and privacy rights programme manager from the ICCL, discuss why they are calling for a change in the laws around online privacy laws.
Olivia's Column
In her column this week, Olivia O'Leary reflects on the master of the stage, Gay Byrne.
Olympic Tickets
Peter Sherrard, CEO of Olympic Federation of Ireland, speaks to Mary about the ticket allocation process for the 2020 Olympics games in Tokyo.
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Presenter: Mary Wilson