Aid collected in Ireland for Ukraine has been destroyed in a Russian drone strike on a humanitarian warehouse near Kyiv. For more on this Ukrainian Action co-founder Anatoliy Prymakov and Kira Rudik - Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of Political party Holos on the Russian drone attacks over the weekend.

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Senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Arts, Media, Sport & Communications says it's the common-sense approach to comfort and choice in sport and physical activity. Senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn spoke to Cormac and Sarah.

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With a dramatic increase in school absenteeism since the pandemic, a community organisation in Tallaght in Dublin has launched a toolkit to combat school avoidance. Our reporter Una Kelly has been speaking to people involved with this new toolkit.

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Victoria Rose,who is a British surgeon currently working in Nasser Hospital in Gaza. In the Nasser hospital she works alongside Palestinian doctor Alaa Al Najjar who lost nine of her ten children in an israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday and whose husband and surviving 11 year old son are currently being treated by Dr Rose and her colleagues.

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"A properly structured 100% mortgage could turn long-term renters into homeowners and provide dignity and stability to countless families" To discuss this Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Cork North Central and Spokesperson on Housing and Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland Party TD Party Chairperson and TD for Cork North Central.

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New research suggests siblings may play a more powerful role than parents do in shaping each other's success. For more on this Susan Dominus, staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and author of The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success.

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Donald Trump's latest threat of a 50% tariff on EU imports to the US, starting on the 1st of June. For reaction to this Dr Nora Strecker is Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at UCD and Neale Richmond, Minister of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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The independent audit into children’s hip surgeries in Irish hospitals was published this afternoon. For reaction to the report Social Democrats' spokesperson on Health Padraig Rice.

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We spoke with Palestinian Irish woman Sherin Alsabbagh earlier this week about her fears for her bother and his young family in Gaza as the bombardment and blockade persists. Cormac spoke with her brother Mohammed Alsabbagh and his children Abdelkareehe 19 years of ages, Retaj who is 17 and nine year old Najwa.

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Figures from the Central Statistics Office, on the number of tourists arriving into the country, have been showing some significant drops which started last September. But the tourism industry itself has been claiming they haven't seen that decline in their business. CSO's expert on this, Senior Statistician Sam Scriven explained this.

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