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Taoiseach Micheál Martin will host an informal meeting of EU leaders in Dublin today following yesterday’s European Political Community summit. The war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda again, as well as issues like artificial intelligence and European competitiveness. Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg Brussels Bureau Chief and Kateryna Malofieva, Ukrainian Journalist based in Kyiv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deadly Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza has killed six people, including surgeon Rizk Abu Shaira who featured in the documentary American Doctor. Remembering him and his work is his friend Dr. Morgan McMonagle, Vascular and Trauma Surgeon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The summer chaos is behind us, we’ve just got through the Halloween midterm, and now we’re heading straight into the madness of Christmas. For parents, it can feel like there’s always another thing to organise, another plate to keep spinning and very little time to stop and catch your breath. Laura Lenihan, Mum & Galway GP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following on from Dolly Parton's last song being recorded just two months before her death, a final song from Bonnie Tyler has also been released today. So, how do artists continue to make music long after they're gone? And what does it mean for the legacy they leave behind? Simon Maher, founder of 8Radio.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fuel protests brought Dublin City to a standstill over six days of action in April of this year when thoroughfares were blocked with trucks and tractors. Fresh action is taking place today from those seeking further measures on the cost of living crisis but organisers have vowed to ensure it is peaceful. Anthony Kelleher, protest organiser from Cork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in 2018, writer Séamas O Reilly shared an experience on twitter which clocked up almost 100 million views. Now, eight years later, it's been turned into an animated short film called Me, Myself & Mary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our panel today includes Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD, Dublin South Central and Spokesperson for Education; and Further and Higher Education, Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner, Liam Doran, former General Secretary of the INMO. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just one of the millions of fans who preloaded Grand Theft Auto 6 this week, ahead of the new edition's official release at midnight on November 19th. For more Marty Meany, of Goosed.ie and Sarah Maria Griffin, Irish novelist and video game reviewer for The Guardian.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades, spinal surgery has been surrounded by horror stories and outdated ideas that often scare people off getting the help they need. But modern medicine has moved on, and spinal surgeon, Derek Cawley helps us separate spinal surgery fact from fiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Siobhán O’Grady, Ukraine Correspondent New York Times and Steve wright, drone expert on the proposed maritime drone deal between Ireland and Ukraine and Richard Boyd Barrett, people before profit TD for Dun laoghaire.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The public sector pay deal continues to be dissected after early morning talks successfully lead to a cancellation of strike action. John Boyle, General Secretary of the INTO.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The directors of the AI chip maker Nvidia are considering the future of the company's chief executive Jensen Huang. For the latest, Barry O'Sullivan, director of the insight centre for data analytics in the school of computer science at UCC.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much more inflation can your finances take? For more Dr. Emma Howard, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Technological University Dublin.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50 heads of State and political leaders are arriving for the European Political Community meeting today. Brian O'Connell, was at the Convention Centre and Florence Okojie was on O'Connell Street. We also hear from Noelle O'Connell of Merrion Advisory, Dr. Eoin Drea, Martens Centre for European Research and Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg Brussels Correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Children as young as eight are being groomed by criminal gangs for theft and drug dealing, that's the warning from Tusla. For more Trina O'Connor, Criminologist and Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.