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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