Drivetime

By RTÉ Radio 1

What's Drivetime about?

Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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Drivetime episodes:

06.23.2023
RTÉ payments reaction
Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor of the Irish Examiner
06.23.2023
Summer romance
Caroline West, Sex and Relationship Expert for Bumble Ireland
06.23.2023
Alcohol labelling
Sheila Gilheany, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland, and Ulrich Adam, Director General of Spirits Europe.
06.23.2023
The importance of the Pride Festival
Rory O’Neill, aka Panti Bliss
06.23.2023
Is your pet sociable?
Vonna Nolan, Head Coach with Dogs Trust
06.23.2023
Titan crash
David Marquet, retired Navy Captain and former submarine captain
06.23.2023
Consultative Forum on International Security
John Cooke, RTÉ Reporter
06.23.2023
RTÉ payments latest
Seamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary and Ciaran Cannon, Fine Gael TD for Galway East and member of the Oireachtas Media Committee
06.23.2023
Glastonbury Guide
Andrea Horan, Club Promoter and owner of Tropical Popical
06.23.2023
Bus operators fined for poor performance
Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD and Spokesperson on Communications and Transport
06.23.2023
RTÉ latest on payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy
Arthur Beesley, Current Affairs Editor of The Irish Times
06.22.2023
Sage Advocacy on alleged nursing home sexual assault
Mervyn Taylor, CEO of Sage Advocacy.
06.22.2023
Security forum update
Brian O’Connell, RTÉ reporter.
06.22.2023
Menstrual Health Survey
Mandy La Combe, Senior Industrial Relations Officer with the Financial Services Union.
06.22.2023
RTÉ payments update
Catherine Murphy, Social Democrat TD and Vice chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
06.22.2023
Submersible rescue update
Jamie Pringle, Reader in forensic geo sciences at Keele University.
06.22.2023
Lab grown chicken
Dr Cara Augustenborg, Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy at University College Dublin.
06.22.2023
National Integration
Joe O’Brien, Minister for Community Development, Integration and Charities.
06.22.2023
NATO, Ukraine Recovery Conference
Paul Johnston, British Ambassador to Ireland.
06.22.2023
Debate and reaction to RTÉ payments
Seamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary and Fianna Fail Senator Malcolm Byrne.
06.22.2023
How old does your child have to be to be left at home alone
Laura Erskine.
06.22.2023
Security forum update
Brian O’Connell, RTÉ reporter.
06.22.2023
Submersible rescue update
Mike Bello, Deputy City Editor with the Boston Globe.
06.22.2023
RTÉ Update on payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy
Sandra Hurley, RTÉ political staff.
06.21.2023
Summer Solstice
Kate Gaffey, Founder of work-place wellness and a follower of the Celtic Calendar
06.21.2023
New research into children's height
With dietician Sarah Keogh
06.21.2023
Legal remedies against cyberbullying
Michael O’Doherty BL, Barrister
06.21.2023
Nature restoration: Farmers push back against plans to rewet the bogs
Eddie Downey, Chairman of Fine Gael’s Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Forum and former Irish Farmers' Association President, and Ciaran Cuffe, Green Party MEP.
06.21.2023
Is napping good for you?
Sinéad Brady, career psychologist and author the book Total Reset
06.21.2023
Significant expansion in third-level college places
A report by John Cooke, RTÉ reporter
06.21.2023
New report outlines the cyber security risks faced by Ireland
Ronan Murphy, CEO Smarttech
06.21.2023
Housing Debate
Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD & spokesperson on Housing, and Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD and Vice Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing
06.21.2023
Can AI predict the next chart topping song?
With music journalist Louise Bruton
06.21.2023
Sexual assault in HSE nursing home
Seán Sherlock TD, Spokesperson on Social Protection, Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
06.21.2023
Iceland examiner working to resolve issues around closure of Dublin store
Brian O’Donovan, RTÉ Work and Technology Correspondent
06.21.2023
Threshold launch report into the rental sector
Ann-Marie O’Reilly, Threshold’s National Advocacy Manager
06.20.2023
Do you wash your clothes too often?
Jo Linehan, Sustainability journalist and Editor of the Climate supplement with the Sunday Times Ireland, Host of The Futurist Podcast.
06.20.2023
Gardai body cam legislation
Patrick Costello TD, Green Party Spokesperson for Justice.
06.20.2023
Number of people convicted of drug-driving has soared over the past 5 years
Dr Chris Luke, Retired consultant in emergency medicine and columnist with The Irish Medical Times; Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications, AA Ireland.
06.20.2023
The great ‘No Mow May’ debate
Niall McCauley, Irish Gardening YouTuber.
06.20.2023
Teacher recruitment crisis
Katherine Donnelly, Education Editor at the Irish Independent.
06.20.2023
ESRI gambling report
Dr Shane Timmons, Senior Research Officer, ESRI; Prof Colin O'Gara, Consultant psychiatrist.
06.20.2023
Is Ireland struggling to deal with the refugee crisis?
Enda O’Neill, Head of Office with the UNHCR in Ireland.
06.20.2023
Children’s Hospital
Lisa Chambers, Fianna Fáil Senator and member of the Committee on European Union Affairs; Roisin Shorthall, Social Democrats TD for the Dublin North-West constituency and spokesperson for Health.
06.20.2023
Music festivals and hearing damage
Brendan Lennon, Director of Advocacy, Research and Public Affairs at Chim.
06.20.2023
Tara mines latest
Laura Hogan, RTÉ North East Correspondent.
06.20.2023
Ocean Gate rescue mission
Chris Parry, former Royal Navy Rear Admiral.
06.20.2023
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax crimes
Amber Philips, The Washington Post.
06.20.2023
Political update
Louise Burne, Political Correspondent at the Irish Mirror.
06.19.2023
Harry and Meghan lose out on podcast gig
Jack Royston, Royal Correspondent with Newsweek

What's Drivetime about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Drivetime episodes:

RTÉ payments reaction

Summer romance

Alcohol labelling

The importance of the Pride Festival

Is your pet sociable?

Titan crash

Consultative Forum on International Security

RTÉ payments latest

Glastonbury Guide

Bus operators fined for poor performance

RTÉ latest on payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy

Sage Advocacy on alleged nursing home sexual assault

Security forum update

Menstrual Health Survey

RTÉ payments update

Submersible rescue update

Lab grown chicken

National Integration

NATO, Ukraine Recovery Conference

Debate and reaction to RTÉ payments

How old does your child have to be to be left at home alone

Security forum update

Submersible rescue update

RTÉ Update on payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy

Summer Solstice

New research into children's height

Legal remedies against cyberbullying

Nature restoration: Farmers push back against plans to rewet the bogs

Is napping good for you?

Significant expansion in third-level college places

New report outlines the cyber security risks faced by Ireland

Housing Debate

Can AI predict the next chart topping song?

Sexual assault in HSE nursing home

Iceland examiner working to resolve issues around closure of Dublin store

Threshold launch report into the rental sector

Do you wash your clothes too often?

Gardai body cam legislation

Number of people convicted of drug-driving has soared over the past 5 years

The great ‘No Mow May’ debate

Teacher recruitment crisis

ESRI gambling report

Is Ireland struggling to deal with the refugee crisis?

Children’s Hospital

Music festivals and hearing damage

Tara mines latest

Ocean Gate rescue mission

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax crimes

Political update

Harry and Meghan lose out on podcast gig