Morning Ireland Wednesday 20 September 2017
Morning Ireland
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Colm Ó Mongáin.
RTÉ sports great Jimmy Magee passes away
Des Cahill, Sports Broadcaster, remembers the man he followed into Sunday Sport and counted as a mentor, Jimmy Magee
Memory man, a different class - Jimmy Magee remembered
Jimmy Magee commentating on Barry McGuigan's winning 1985 World Title bout
Dáil returns after the summer break with Budget looming
Martina Fitzgerald, Political Correspondent, speaks to us ahead of the Dail returning today after the summer break
Oireachtas C'ttee on the Eight Amendment to meet in public
Senator Catherine Noone, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eight Amendment to the Constitution, speaks to us ahead of the committee's first public meeting today
Verhofstadt on two-day visit to discuss Brexit
Guy Verhofstadt, The European Parliament's Co-Ordinator on Brexit, told Morning Ireland that it's up to the UK to come up with solutions on how to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland
Hundreds dead after 7.1 earthquake hits Mexico
James Blears, news correspondent with Global Radio News, reports from Mexico City in the aftermath of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which has left dozens of people dead
'It started with a little rocking... suddenly it got more and more violent'
Adrian Freeney, an Irishman living in Mexico City, describes where he was when the quake struck
'This going to be unlike anything the island has ever seen before'
Tyler Allender, Meteorologist at WJHG television, Panama City Beach, Florida is tracking the path of Hurricane Maria as she bears down on the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
9 new areas announced for Music Generation
Rosaleen Molloy, National Director of Music Generation, announces expansion of programme into nine new areas, student Caoimhe Barry explains the impact the initiative has had on her
Are rent control measures working?
Margaret McCormick, Information Officer with the Irish Property Owners' Association, and Aideen Hayden, Chair of housing charity, Threshold, discuss the announcement of new Rent Pressure Zones and moves to clarify the law around the refurbishment of rental properties
Trump warns US may have to 'destroy' North Korea
Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame, discusses President Donald Trump's first address to the United Nations General Assembly
7:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Caroline Murphy
8:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Caroline Murphy
7:30am Business News
Presented by Adam Maguire
7:50am Business News
Presented by Adam Maguire
8:30am 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 Jean Byrne
8am News Bulletin
Presented by Brian Jennings
First Hour Podcast: Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Presented by Gavin Jennings and Colm Ó Mongain
Second Hour Podcast: Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Presented by Gavin Jennings and Colm Ó Mongain
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Ireland By Bike: Stories from the cycleways
Listen back to the people Cian McCormack met and the stories they had to tell as he cycled around Ireland
When I grow up, I want to work for Ferrari
Aisling Kenny reports on students who have pitched their business ideas to local entrepreneurs as part of a 'Dragon's Den' style programme for primary school children