Morning Ireland

Morning Ireland Wednesday 21 November 2018

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Rachael and Audrey Carville

E.coli contamination found in 51 private water supplies - EPA

Darragh Page, Programme Manager of the EPA's Office of Environmental Enforcement, warns of the health risks posed by poor quality drinking water from private supplies and is encouraging suppliers to register with their local authorities for regular testing

Many immigrant workers needed if more houses to be built - ESRI

Kieran McQuinn, research professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute, reports on research which assesses whether or not the economy has capacity to meet future activity in the construction sector

O'Neill holds crunch talks with the FAI - report

Tony O'Donoghue, Soccer Correspondent, discusses speculation around Martin O'Neill's future as Ireland Manager

Aquarius being held in Marseille under seizure after the Italian authorities alleged it illegally dumped waste

Sam Taylor, Director of MSF Ireland, condemns Italy's allegation the Aquarius migrant ship dumped waste illegally and calls the move sinister.

US to keep 'steadfast' partnership with Saudis despite Khashoggi murder

Borzou Daragahi, Middle East Journalist based in Istanbul, discusses yesterday's statement from US President Donald Trump, in which he defended US ties with Saudi Arabia despite condemnation over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Broadband review not expected to find process undermined

RTE's Mary Regan outlines details of the review of the procurement process for the National Broadband Plan which was ordered after the resignation of former Communications Minister Denis Naughten.

Govt to consider referendum on public ownership of water services

Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Féin housing spokesperson and Conor O'Mahoney, UCC lecturer and constitutional lawyer discuss the potential referendum on keeping water services in public ownership.

Interpol confirms South Korean as new president

Dr Sally Leivesley, international security advisor, analyses why a South Korean was chosen over a Russian as the new Interpol president

New DIT campus at Grangegorman will expand to accommodate 10,000 students

RTE's Louise Byrne visits Dublin's Grangegorman to see how residents and students feel about accommodating thousands of DIT students there.

NUIG imitates enigma machine as part of Science Festival

Juliette Gash reports from NUI Galway where Dr James Grimes has been letting students explore code with the enigma machine as part of Galway Science Festival