Drivetime Wednesday 17 April 2019
Mary Wilson presents an information packed evening news magazine with all the stories of the day
Philip Boucher-Hayes talks to the Web Summit founder about his tax campaign
Drivetime's Fergal Keane reports on protests over changes to a rural link bus service in Clare.
Joe Treacy, Addiction Counsellor based in Galway, discusses the increasing prevalence of cocaine use in rural communities across Ireland.
Olivia O'Leary looks at some of Leo's target voters in her weekly column.
Conall O'Fatharta, reporter with the Examiner, and Dr Maeve O'Rourke, Lecturer in Human Rights at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway, talk to Mary about the fifth interim report from the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes.
Dr Crystal Fulton, Associate Professor at the School of Information and Communication Studies in University College Dublin, discusses her research into the social impact of problem gambling in Ireland.
Drivetime's Barry Lenihan reports on Pat Spillane's position as the ambassador for Rural Ireland.
Catherine Corless, historian, reacts to the findings of the fifth interim report by the Mother and Baby Home Commission.
Drivetime's Della Kilroy talks to homeless drug users accessing methadone and Hep C treatment at a mobile clinic in Dublin.
Dr Úna Fitzpatrick, senior ecologist at the National Biodiversity Data Centre, talks about how local councils can lead the way in saving bees.
Presenters: Sarah McInerney and Cormac O'Eadhra