The Week In News

Morning Ireland Friday 20 September 2019

Morning Ireland

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Maggie Doyle.

The Week In News

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team.

Morning Full Programme Podcast: Friday, 20th September 2019

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Maggie Doyle.

Irish students to join global strike for climate action

George Lee, Environment and Science Correspondent, reports on protests taking place across the country for Global Day of Action on Climate Change.

Irish students to lead third country-wide climate strike

Saoirse Exton, 14 year-old Limerick Climate Activist, and Gráinne O'Sullivan, 15-year-old from Co Wicklow discuss, the Global Day of Action on Climate Change.

Irish Cement granted licence to burn waste in Limerick

Nick Rabbitts, Limerick Leader journalist, and Angus Mitchell, member of Limerick Against Pollution, discuss the EPA's provisional decision to grant Irish Cement permission to burn waste at its site in Mungret.

Irish Literature Museum opens to the public

Sinéad Crowley reports on a new Irish Literature Museum opening in Dublin tonight.

Overcrowding an issue as prisoner numbers rise 11%

Fíona Ní Chinnéide, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, discusses newly released figures showing overcrowding in the Irish Prison Service and the Irish Prison Service Strategic Plan 2019 -2022.

Schools to face disruptions as secretaries begin strike

Ingrid Miley, Industry and Employment Correspondent, speaks to us from the picket line as school secretaries who are members of the trade union Fórsa begin industrial action over pay and conditions.