Morning Ireland Monday 6 April 2020
Morning Ireland
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Bryan Dobson.
Full Programme Podcast: Monday, 6th April 2020
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Bryan Dobson.
Covid-19: 21 further deaths and 390 new cases
Orla O'Donnell brings us the latest on the Covid-19 pandemic, as the death toll in Ireland reaches 158, with 4,994 confirmed cases.
HSE to double Covid-19 test capacity
Dr Nuala O'Connor, Cork GP and lead advisor on Covid-19 for the Irish College of General Practitioners, on the implications of testing delays and her assessment of where we stand at this point in time
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil inch towards government formation
Paul Cunningham, Political Correspondent, on further talks between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on government formation
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael entering further discussions
Eamon Ó Cuiv, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, says grassroots party members may block any government formation deal with Fine Gael and that a short-term Covid-19 government may be needed.
SocDems criticise Covid-19 waiver for tax exiles
Catherine Murphy, Co-leader of the Social Democrats, on government formation and Revenue guidelines which prevent non-residents from being held liable for tax if they can't leave the country due to Covid-19.
Virus death toll slowing in Italy, Spain and France
Dr Giacomo Grasselli, Coordinator of intensive care units in Lombardy Hospitals, describes the current situation in Italy, where the Covid-19 death toll has reached 15,887, the highest in the world.
Guidelines set to help families and guide solicitors
Helen Coughlan, Solicitor and Chair of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of Ireland, discusses new guidelines on parental access during Covid-19.
A book is great company in isolation
Michael McLoughlin, Managing Director of Penguin Ireland, discusses the challenges facing authors and booksellers amid the coronavirus outbreak
Covid-19 clusters in nursing homes rise to 50
Patricia Rickard Clarke, chair of Safeguarding Ireland, discusses the Covid-19 risk posed to residents of nursing homes and the steps needed to protect them.
UK PM Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests
Seán Whelan, London Correspondent, on the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's admission to hospital last night.
Man released in Lawlor Belfast murder investigation
Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on the killing of Robbie Lawlor, a suspect in the murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods.
IVF patients in the dark over when the system can reopen
Louise Byrne reports on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people planning on having IVF treatment
7:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by John S. Doyle
8:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by John S. Doyle
7:30am Business News
Presented by Petula Martyn
7:50am Business News
Presented by Petula Martyn
8:30am Business News
Presented by Petula Martyn
8:35am Sport News - Euro 88
Presented by Darren Frehill
Weather Forecast
Presented by Gerry Murphy of Met Éireann
8am Bulletin
Presented by Brian Jennings
Morning Ireland
Programme Highlights
Businesses try to find new ways to survive
Aengus Cox reports on how businesses are finding creative ways to trade in a vastly different and rapidly evolving marketplace.
Covid-19: Your travel questions answered
Gearóid Gilley, Head of Customer Services at VHI Healthcare, and Consumer Correspondents Fran McNulty and Siobhán Maguire, share solutions to the travel headaches associated with Covid-19.
Coronavirus podcast: You asked, we've answered
Sam McConkey, Assoc Prof and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the RCSI; Sarah Doyle, Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the HSE; Ray Walley, GP and former president of the IMO.