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A report by The Journal Investigates shows that the number of children under 17 receiving support under a Tusla-led programme for sexually harmful behaviour has increased by more than 40% in the last year. Patricia Devlin is a Reporter with The Journal Investigates and she spoke to Cormac.

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A rape survivor is taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights over what she alleges is the failure of the Portuguese authorities to properly investigate the assault on her in 2004. Hazel Behan was raped in her apartment in Praia da Rocha, in the Algarve in 2004. Cormac is joined by Hazel's solicitor Darragh Mackin.

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The Trump Administration has frozen €2.2 billion in funds to Harvard University, the White House's list of demands included instruction on how to govern, hire and teach. Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, who will be moving to the University of Toronto next term joined Cormac to discuss this.

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The near-decade long State investigation into the 'Grace' foster home abuse case concluded yesterday. For reaction to the report the Children's Ombudsman Dr. Niall Muldoon.

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The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has said the legacy of outgoing Commissioner Drew Harris has been one of failing policing strategies, strained industrial relations, and change for the sake of change. Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O'Callaghan joined Cormac.

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Campaign groups representing families of children who have undergone surgery and those on waiting lists have called for a full public inquiry into spina bifida and scoliosis care at Children's Health Ireland. Our reporter Una Kelly was at the press conference in Dublin.

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The Farrelly Report - on what became known as the Grace case - was published a short time ago following eight years and a spend of over 13 million euro, reporter Barry Lenihan was at Government Buildings where the report was presented. Also hear reaction from Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness.

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Severe storms and flooding across Europe last year impacted just over four thousand people with 335 lives lost, while a total of 42,000 people were impacted by wildfires, according to a report today. To discuss the report, Professor John Sweeney, climatologist at NUI Maynooth.

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Housing targets are at risk because of a slowdown in electricity connections, according to a report in the Sunday times yesteday. For more on this Peter Finn aka Pete the Builder and Conor O Connell Director of Housing and Planning at the CIF and Irish Home Builders Association.

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Rory McIlroy has finally won The Masters, lifting the weight of expectations he has carried for years, made heavier by the stress of near misses and lost opportunities. How do top sportspeople deal with the ups and downs of their performaces and the media scrutiny they're contsantly put under? Sports Psychologist Dr Stephen McIvor tells us more.

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