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Today's panel is made up of Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Roderic O’Gorman, Green party leader and TD for Dublin West and Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's panel is made up of Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Roderic O’Gorman, Green party leader and TD for Dublin West and Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tobias Ellwood, Consultant on defence and international security and former UK Foreign and Defence Minister, joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Roderic O’Gorman, Green party leader and TD for Dublin West and Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Justice Minister and Attorney General Michael McDowell joins the programme to discuss the country's defence and security weaknesses and how they should be rectified.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kieran Mulvey, former Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission, joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education and Independent TD for Sligo - Leitrim, Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Beattie, Unionist MLA for Upper Bann, joins the programme along with today's panel of Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education and Independent TD for Sligo- Leitrim, Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Áine Kerr discusses Storm Bóelo and delays to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan with Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP; Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow; Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare, joining from Limerick. Also joining are Paul Neary, Kerry County Council’s Director of Community, Climate Action and Operational Services, and Peter Thorne, Professor at Maynooth University and member of the Climate Change Advisory Council.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Áine Kerr is joined by Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North West; Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow; Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare to discuss the HSE recruitment freeze, delays in patient care and growing pressure on Ireland’s health service. Professor Matthew Sadlier, President of the IMO, also joins the discussion, warning: “If you get recruitment freezes, you get delayed care.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aine Kerr is joined by a panel of : Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North- West, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and from our Limerick studio Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Timmy Dooley,  and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cormac is joined by a panel of : Louise O'Reilly , Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West, Jen Cummins , Social Democrat TD for Dublin South-Central, Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County and Kieran Mulvey, Former Chief executive at Labour Relations Commission. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cormac is joined by a panel of : Louise O'Reilly , Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West, Jen Cummins , Social Democrat TD for Dublin South-Central and Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County and Eoghan O’Sullivan, Criminal solicitor and Partner in Powderly solicitors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cormac is joined by a panel of : Louise O'Reilly , Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West, Jen Cummins , Social Democrat TD for Dublin South-Central and Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County and professor Eric Masanet, Mellichamp Chair of Sustainability Science for Emerging Technologies at the UC Santa Barbra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Áine joined by a panel of: Amanda Ferguson, Journalist based in Belfast; Gregory Campbell Democratic Unionist Party MLA MP; John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage and Fine Gael TD, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Áine joined by a panel of: Kevin Callinan, Fórsa General secretary; John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage and Fine Gael TD, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Áine joined by a panel of: John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage and Fine Gael TD, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.