Morning Ireland Friday 17 August 2018
Morning Ireland
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Rachael English and Gavin Jennings.
Vatican condemns sexual abuse by clergy as 'morally reprehensible'
Colm O'Gorman, Chief Executive of Amnesty International in Ireland and clerical abuse survivor, discusses the Vatican's response to the US grand jury report
Vatican expresses 'shame and sorrow' over sexual abuse
Lisa Wangsness, Assistant News Editor with the Boston Globe and the paper's former religion reporter, talks about the Vatican's statement expressing 'shame and sorrow' over sexual abuse
Archbishop Eamon Martin is hopeful that Pope will meet Irish abuse survivors
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, tells Mark Simpson of the BBC that he is hopeful that Pope Francis will address the clerical abuse scandals while in Ireland and meet abuse survivors
Rents hit record levels above peak of Celtic Tiger
Ronan Lyons, Economist at Trinity College, explains the latest Daft Rental Market Report which he compiled
Housing charity calls for rent transparency measures to be introduced
John Mark McCafferty, CEO of Threshold, responds to the latest property rental report from Daft.ie
Eighty Leaving Cert results withheld amid cheating suspicions
Brian Mooney, Guidance Councillor and Irish Times Education Columnist, discusses eighty Leaving Cert students who have not been given their exam results over fears they may have cheated
Sign language anthem to be performed at hurling final
Darren Byrne, Irish Sign Language interpreter, says he's excited to perform the new Irish Sign Language version of the National Anthem before the All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday
Excitement builds in Limerick in the run up to the All-Ireland Hurling Final
Petula Martyn gets a sense of the excitement in Limerick ahead of their first All-Ireland Hurling Final in 38 years
Iconic singer Aretha Franklin has died aged 76
A tribute to the 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin, who has died at her home in Detroit at the age of 76
Book loaned in 1965 is returned to Thurles Library
John O'Gorman, Librarian at Thurles Library, discusses a book finally returned to the library over five decades late
7:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Clodagh Walsh
8:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Clodagh Walsh
7:30am Business News
Presented by Adam Maguire
7:50am Business News
Presented by Adam Maguire
7:50am Business News
Presented by Adam Maguire
7:40am Sports News
Presented by John Murray
8:40am Sports News
Presented by John Murray
Weather Forecast
Presented by Joan Blackburn of Met Éireann
8am News Bulletin
Presented Sharon Tobin
First Hour Podcast: Friday, 17 August, 2018
Presented by Gavin Jennings and Rachael English
Second Hour Podcast: Friday, 17 August, 2018
Presented by Gavin Jennings and Rachael English
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Programme Highlights
Google is watching you, even when you asked it not to
Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent, discusses an investigation which shows that Google records users' movements, even when privacy setting are enabled
Syrian civil registry discloses number of prison deaths
Louise Byrne speaks to a man whose brother was arrested and disappeared during the Syrian conflict, and is now confirmed dead
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland calls on HSE to finance new drug
Aisling Kenny reports that the drug has meant life-changing improvements for some children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy