"Some of those who attended court never presented their licence so were not being penalised with penalty points"

Morning Ireland Friday 12 July 2019

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800 women did not receive CervicalCheck results after IT issue at US laboratory

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, on the failure by the HSE to notify 800 women of their CervicalCheck results.

Woman told 'some type of IT glitch' led to delay

Tommy Meskill speaks to 'Sharon' whose probing uncovered an IT glitch had left 800 women without results from their cervical screening. Lorraine Walsh, board member of 221+ group, reacts to failure by the HSE to notify women of their CervicalCheck results.

"I don't want to bring down my own government but it is something I am prepared to do"

Dominic Grieve, Conservative MP and former UK attorney general, discusses his plans to avoid a no-deal Brexit.

Two thirds of speeding drivers may not have received penalty points

Louise Byrne reports on new figures indicating that two thirds of motorists convicted of speeding offences did not present their licenses in court and may not have received penalty points.

'It's a safe place but at the same time it's hell' - Living in Dublin's tented community

Kieran Dineen speaks to rough sleepers who live in tents across Dublin.

UK warship fends off bid to 'impede' British tanker in Gulf

Fawaz Gerges, Professor of Middle East Relations at the London School of Economics, on rising tensions between the UK-Iran.

"Some of those who attended court never presented their licence so were not being penalised with penalty points"

Susan Gray, Founder of Road victim's group PARC, reacts to figures indicating that two thirds of motorists convicted of speeding offences did not present their licenses in court and may not have received penalty points.

Huge bonfires mark start of 12 July marching season

Allison Morris, Security Correspondent with the Irish News, discusses the issues raised by the construction of bonfires the size of tower blocks close to homes in mainly loyalist areas in Northern Ireland to mark the 12th of July.