Morning Ireland Tuesday 26 January 2021
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Mary Wilson.
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Mary Wilson.
Pat Leahy, Irish Times political editor, discusses the Govt's plans to continue the lockdown until at least 5 March and for significantly increased quarantine rules for people coming into the country.
Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, reports on the latest Covid-19 figures and trends as seven more deaths and 1,372 new cases of the virus were reported by the Department of Health yesterday.
Dr Siobhán O'Sullivan, Chief Bioethics Officer with the Department of Health and NPHET member, on the ethical decision-making involved in rolling out Ireland's Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Paul Cunningham, Political Correspondent, and Tony Connelly, Europe Editor, report on plans to extend the lockdown until at least March 5, and significantly increased quarantine travel rules, plus the EU vaccine row with AstraZeneca.
Anne O'Connor, HSE Chief Operations Officer, says that, despite a slight reduction in ICU numbers, overall admissions are still double those in the first wave
Fran McNulty, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent, reports on outbreaks of Covid-19 at meat plants in Wexford and Cork
Gary Grey, Australian Ambassador to Ireland, says mandatory quarantine was one of the tools that allowed Australia to escape the worst of the pandemic
Wayne Coyne, lead singer of 'The Flaming Lips', on two unique gigs staged by the band in Oklahoma over the weekend where individual inflatable balls were used to protect the band and concert-goers
Vincent Kearney, Northern Correspondent, speaks to Adele, a survivor of a Mother and Baby Home in County Down.
Vonna Nolan, Dogs Trust Ireland, has seen a large increase in the numbers of people taking online dog training classes
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Aengus Cox reports from Beneavin House Nursing Home in Dublin where 102 year-old Norita Mills was the first to receive the vaccine.
Cian McCormack speaks to Republicans about Joe Biden's inauguration and why they wish it was Donald Trump
Joan O'Sullivan speaks to survivors about their memories and reaction to the Mother and Baby Homes report