Morning Ireland Tuesday 26 August 2014

Morning Ireland

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Cathal Mac Coille and Fran McNulty.

Tens of thousands of schoolchildren await bus tickets

Nicola Cooke, spokesperson for Bus Éireann, discusses the problems that have arisen in the issuing of annual school transport tickets

Mortgage holders overtake cash buyers in housing market

Simon Stokes, Chair of the Residential Property group of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, says the latest figures show a return to normality in the market

Anger simmers over Mayo-Kerry replay

Aidan McLoughlin, PRO Mayo County Board, criticises the decision of the GAA to turn down a request by the county to have the All-Ireland Football semi final played in Croke Park

Violence continues in Ukraine

Andrew E. Kramer, Moscow Correspondent for the New York Times in Donetsk, discusses the latest situation in eastern Ukraine

Doctor dies despite taking anti-Ebola drug

Alistair Short, Concern's country director in Liberia, says the Ebola outbreak is only getting worse in the west African country

TD calls for delay in NPPR tax deadline

Billy Timmins, Reform Alliance TD for Wicklow, calls for an extension of the deadline for payment of the second home tax

Clare County Council reports progress in tackling housing issues

Gerard Dollard, Director of Services at Clare County Council, discusses the local authority's progress in taking over unfinished housing developments

Who won last night's Scottish independence debate?

David Torrance, author, reviews last night's TV debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling ahead of the referendum on Scottish independence.

Animation industry continues to grow in Ireland

Denis Mahon reports on Ireland's unique place in the world of animation

Amazon pays almost $1bn for Twitch

Anthony Quigley, Founder and Director of the Digital Marketing Institute, analyses why Amazon wants the game streaming platform and how it intends to make money from it