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Morning Ireland Thursday 9 April 2020

Morning Ireland

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Bryan Dobson.

Full Programme Podcast: Thursday, 9th April 2020

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Bryan Dobson.

137 clusters of Covid-19 in nursing homes and residential facilities

Aoife Hegarty speaks to families with loved ones in nursing homes.

What happens when nursing home resident becomes ill with Covid-19?

Diarmuid O'Shea, Consultant in Geriatric Medicine at St Vincents Hospital Dublin and President of the Irish Gerontological Society on the challenges faced by nursing homes during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Covid-19: 25 more deaths, 365 further cases

George Lee, Science Correspondent, brings us the latest on the Covid19 situation, as the death toll in Ireland reaches 235, with 6,074 confirmed cases.

How cleaners are coping with Covid-19

Sharon Cregan, SIPTU Health Organiser in Cork, discusses how staff like cleaners in hospitals and nursing homes are coping with the Covid19.

Covid 19: 'New York Voices'

Cian McCormack speaks to more New York Irish in the front line of the fight against Covid-19.

Irish singer lifts spirits in locked-down Colombia

Philip Bromwell reports that, in South America, one Irish singer is wowing crowds with her beautiful voice.

Students and teachers adapt due to Covid-19

Amy Ní Riada, talks to teachers and students from Kerry who have had to adapt to the recent changes brought on by COVID-19.

Viral videos which keep us smiling during difficult times

Tommy Meskill speaks to some of the people behind Ireland's viral videos.

Astronaut shares her thoughts on confinement and isolation

Helen Sharman, Britain's first astronaut, talks about how she uses her experience as an astronaut to deal with confinement at home during the Covid-19 crisis.