Morning Ireland Thursday 7 June 2018
Morning Ireland
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Bryan Dobson
Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO guilty of fraud
Orla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent, and Brian Carey, Business Editor of the Sunday Times, discuss the case of David Drumm who has been found guilty of fraud and false accounting
May faces crucial meeting over 'backstop' plans
Fiona Mitchell, London Correspondent, reports on the split in the UK Cabinet as Britain's Brexit plan to deal with the Irish border is due to be published
David Davis and EU have serious concerns about May's backstop plan
Tony Connelly, Europe Editor, explains the dispute over Theresa May's backstop plan
HSE to apologise over failings in audiology services in West
Aoife Hegarty, RTÉ Investigations Unit, discusses a HSE review into audiology services provided to over 900 children in Mayo and Roscommon from 2011 to 2015. RTÉ understands the audiologist in question has been suspended and no longer works in the Republic of Ireland
Grenfell type blaze is unlikely in Ireland, report finds
Sean Hogan, Chair of the Fire Safety Taskforce, says 226 cases of concern were identified during the surveying of buildings but works had been carried out to remedy the situation
Cork City Council boundary extension approved by Cabinet
Frank Crowley, Economist at University College Cork, discusses the changes to be made to the boundary and what they mean for the city
Hong Kong struggling following China's waste ban
Yvonne Murray reports on changes in Hong Kong after China stopped accepting most waste from Ireland and Europe
Free Interrail tickets for EU 18 year olds
Brian Hayes, Fine Gael MEP for Dublin, discusses a new pilot programme which will see 140 free Interrailing tickets issued to Irish youngsters
SunSmart campaign highlights dangers of sun exposure to construction workers
Gill Stedman reports from a construction site in Dublin city centre as the Construction Industry Federation launches an effort to get workers to protect against skin cancer
7:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Vincent Murphy
08:10am It Says In The Papers
Presented by Vincent Murphy
07:30am Business News
Presented by Brian Finn
07:50am Business News
Presented by Brian Finn
8:30am Business News
Presented by Brian Finn
07:40am Sport News
Presented by Des Cahill
8:40am Sports News
Presented by Des Cahill
Weather Forecast
Presented by Vincent O'Shea of Met Éireann
8am News Bulletin
Presented by Brian Jennings
First Hour Podcast: Thursday, 7 June, 2018
Presented by Bryan Dobson and Gavin Jennings
Second Hour Podcast: Thursday, 7 June, 2018
Presented by Bryan Dobson and Gavin Jennings
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.