Friday 15th February
The Week in News
A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team
Second Hour Podcast: Friday, February 15 2019
Presented by Carol Coleman and Gavin Jennings
First Hour Podcast: Friday, February 15 2019
Presented by Carol Coleman and Gavin Jennings
Man found not guilty of murder of Irishman in Western Australia
Louise Rennie, reporter with Channel 9 Perth on fisherman who has been found not guilty of murdering an Irish father-of-two in Australia
Pope names Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell as new 'Camerlengo'
Religious and Social affairs correspondent, Joe Little on the appointment of Dubliner, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, as the new Chamberlain of the Catholic Church
Woman diagnosed with cervical cancer receives generic letter from Cervical Check advising no further action
Juliette Gash reports on how a woman diagnosed with cervical cancer was enraged to receive a generic letter from Cervical Check telling her she didn't need to take further action
PNA ambulance staff to strike in union row
Martin Wall, Irish Times Industry Correspondent, discusses the latest ambulance strike
Trump to declare 'national emergency' to fund border wall - White House
Robert Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame discusses President Trump's Border Security Funding Bill
Divisions continue as May to pursue strategy to change Brexit backstop
Fiona Mitchell, London Correspondent, on another Brexit defeat for Theresa May in the House of Commons
Man challenges extradition to UK due to Brexit
Anthony Hanrahan, barrister, discusses the implications for the European Arrest Warrant system post Brexit
HSE opposition to union recognition 'inexplicable' - PNA
Peter Hughes, General Secretary of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, discusses their ambulance personnel striking and a new deal for its nurses
May loses symbolic Brexit vote in parliament
John Peet, Political and Brexit editor The Economist, discusses how bleak the mood in Brussels is as Britain runs out of time for Brexit
Amazon pulls plan for New York offices following opposition to subsidies
Brian O'Donovan, RTÉ's Washington correspondent, discusses Amazon pullout of New York and President Trump's declaration of a National Emergency
Thursday 14th February
Second Hour Podcast: Thursday, 14 February 2019
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Samantha Libreri and Gavin Jennings
First Hour Podcast: Thursday, 14 February 2019
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Samantha Libreri and Gavin Jennings
Dolly's books for tots in Tallaght
Marion Quinn, CEO of Childhood Development Initiative, speaks about Dolly Parton donating free books to children in Dublin 24.
1,300 jobs up for grabs at Agri Careers Expo
Cian McCormack reports from the Agri Careers Expo at Dublin's RDS
Resident complaints continue ahead of new runway build
Paul O'Kane, Chief Communications Officer at DAA, discusses the new runway at Dublin Airport as local people protest
Minister defends €400m spend on HAP scheme
Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, on the latest social housing figures
Valentine's Day
Aengus Cox examines Valentines Day - is it a day of love, or a cynical commercialisation
Women's Aid launch #TooIntoYou campaign highlighting the darker sides of relationships
Margaret Martin, Director Women's Aid, discusses the launch of a new guide to help victims of abuse get a safety order
PSNI admits failures over loyalist killings
Police Ombudsman and PSNI at odds over investigations into controversial murders, Tommie Gorman reports
Government ‘failing to meet real social housing needs’
Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, discusses the latest social housing figures
HEA: Computing courses have highest level of student drop out
Emma O'Kelly, RTÉ's Education Correspondent, discusses the latest figures on 3rd Level education drop outs
Wednesday 13th February
Second Hour Podcast: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Rachael English and Audrey Carville
First Hour Podcast: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Rachael English and Audrey Carville
Spain's minority Socialist government expects to lose a key budget vote today
Anna Lladó Ferrer, freelance journalist in Barcelona, on the difficulties facing Spanish Prime Minister in passing the National Budget
Forty volunteers have recorded 100 hours of short stories for blind children
Cian McCormack hears how visually impaired children are enjoying Irish stories on audio book
May facing new move by MPs to block a no-deal Brexit
Fiona Mitchell, London Correspondent, on Theresa May asking MPs for more time to secure changes to backstop and also Bertie Ahern's appearance before the Exiting the EU Committee
'I accept what went wrong here and my role in it' - Minister Donohoe
Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform, explains how the deficit in the Children's Hospital build will be paid for
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Morning Ireland
Programme Highlights
"I still shed a tear for that baby"
Tommy Meskill talks to some of the survivors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home as NUI Galway launches a new oral history project documenting their personal stories.
It's good to talk in West Cork
Cian McCormack reports from West Cork where a local publican has banned the use of mobile phones so that people will talk to each other
"Small schools cannot survive in the 21st century"
Emma O Kelly, Education Correspondent, visits parts of West Dublin, where a number of schools are seeking to merge in the face of demographic changes.