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Morning Ireland Tuesday 24 September 2019

Morning Ireland

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Rachael English and Audrey Carville.

Morning Full Programme Podcast: Tuesday, 24th September 2019

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Rachael English and Audrey Carville.

Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson to hold Brexit talks in New York

Brian O'Donovan, Washington Correspondent, discusses the attendance of Leo Varadkar at the UN Climate Change Summit in New York.

Fresh search in Cavan after assault of Quinn director Kevin Lunney

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, on the latest Garda appeal over the attack on Kevin Lunney a week ago today.

Quinn director describes attack on Lunney as barbaric

Brendan Smith, Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan, discusses the attack on Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings last week.

Thomas Cook ceases trading leaving thousands stranded

Simon Calder, Travel Editor with the London Independent, brings us an update on the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers, following the collapse of Thomas Cook.

Labour conference votes against becoming a Remain party

Seán Whelan, London Correspondent, brings us the latest from the UK Labour party conference in Brighton, as party members debate its Brexit policy.

'You have stolen my dreams' - Thunberg tells UN climate summit

Dr Lisa Ryan, Lecturer in Energy Economics, UCD School of Economics, discusses the ring-fencing of the carbon tax for climate action and just transition.

Motion passed to protect artistic spaces in Dublin

Robbie Kitt, musician and spokesperson for Give Us the Night, discusses a motion that was passed to protect artistic spaces at a special Dublin City Council meeting last night.

Improvised weapon found in grounds of Belfast school

Kevin McAreavey, Principal of Holy Cross Boys Primary School, discusses the discovery of an improvised weapon in the grounds of a primary school in Belfast.