Illegally adopted children continue to search for answers

Morning Ireland Monday 1 March 2021

Morning Ireland

Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Mary Wilson.

Bank of Ireland scaling back branch network

Will Goodbody, Business Editor, on the news that Bank of Ireland is to close 103 branches in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Bank of Ireland's CEO Francesca McDonagh

Brian Finn speaks to Francesca McDonagh, Group CEO of Bank of Ireland.

Bank closures branded as 'shameful'

Seamus Boland of Irish Rural Link and John O'Connell, General Secretary of the Financial Services Union, on the announcement that Bank of Ireland is to close 103 branches in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Dangerous disinformation leads to violence in capital

Mark Tighe, journalist with the Sunday Times, and Ciaran O'Connor, analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, on the anti-lockdown protest that took place in Dublin on Saturday and the spreading of disinformation.

Garda response to violence directed towards them

Garda Damien McCarthy discusses GRA concerns about what happened at Saturday's demonstration in Dublin.

At least 18 dead amid civil unrest in Myanmar

Philip Sherwell, Asia Correspondent with the Sunday Times, discusses the latest on the situation in Myanmar, where at least 18 people were killed after police opened fire on protestors demonstrating against last month's military coup.

Illegally adopted children continue to search for answers

Ailbhe Conneely, Social Affairs Correspondent, reports on the upcoming publication of a review of births which were registered illegally by adoption agencies in Ireland.

Donald Trump hints at return to politics

Suzanne Lynch, Irish Times Washington Correspondent, discusses Donald Trump's speech to a conservative conference in Florida.

Back to school

Cathy Halloran, Mid-West Correspondent, and Emma O'Kelly, Education Correspondent, meet students, parents and teachers as 320,000 pupils return to the classroom today.