Morning Ireland Thursday 17 May 2018
Morning Ireland
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings, and Bryan Dobson
Vicky Phelan calls for accountability not 'revenge'
Justin McCarthy, political staff, reports on Vicky Phelan's and Stephen Teap's testimony at a meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee; Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, has the latest on the CervicalCheck controversy
European Commission investigation into access to Irish car insurance
David Murphy, Business Editor, reports that an investigation into motor insurance in Ireland is focusing on allegations that the industry has created obstacles for new players to enter the market
Britain prepared to stay tied to the customs union beyond 2021
George Parker, Financial Times Political Editor, discusses the proposed new UK/Ireland border agreement
Stormont department to appeal incinerator ruling
Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, reports that civil servants in Northern Ireland are appealing a High Court decision that over-ruled their approval, in the absence of a Minister, to give the go-ahead for a planned waste facility in Belfast
Ireland's housing system is 'broken': NESC
Dr Rory O'Donnell, Director of the National Economic and Social Council, explains why the location and ownership of land are still some of the key factors in the housing shortage
Poll shows pro-repeal side retains advantage
Pat Leahy, Political Editor of The Irish Times, analyses a poll published in the paper today on the Eighth Referendum
Eighth amendment: 'You feel like a criminal'
Aisling Kenny speaks to a woman who says her decision to have an abortion helped her to escape an abusive relationship
Explosions have intensified on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
Ken Rubin, Professor of Volcanology and Chemistry at the University of Hawaii, discusses the eruption of the island's Kilauea volcano
MISA choir a welcome tonic for patients
Gill Stedman reports on a new choir bringing some cultural medicine to St James's Hospital in Dublin
MISA choir a welcome tonic for patients
Gill Stedman reports on a new choir bringing some cultural medicine to St James's Hospital in Dublin
Earsplitting: Do you hear Yanny or Laurel?
Valerie Hazan, Professor of Speech Sciences at UCL, explains the science behind the latest internet puzzle - are you hearing Yanni or Laurel?
7:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Christopher McKevitt
8:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Christopher McKevitt
7:30am Business News
Presented by Petula Martyn
7:50am Business News
Presented by Petula Martyn
8:30am Business News
Presented by Petula Martyn
7:40am Sport News
Presented by Des Cahill
8:40am Sport News
Presented by Des Cahill
8am News bulletin
Presented by Brian Jennings
First Hour Podcast: Thursday, 17 May, 2018
Presented by Gavin Jennings and Bryan Dobson
Second Hour Podcast: Thursday, 17 May, 2018
Presented by Gavin Jennings and Bryan Dobson
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Programme Highlights
Irish zoologists discover two new bird species in Indonesia
Darren O'Connell, post-doctoral researcher at UCD, says the birdsong was what set them on the track of discovering the two new species
Stations of the Cross finally completed after almost 60 years
Eleanor Mannion reports on a project started by an Irish woman in the 1960s to make linen Stations of the Cross for a church in Kenya
Concern over reliance on technology in schools
Emma O Kelly, Education Correspondent, reports on a re-think of the merits of sidelining books in favour of tablets at schools