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A new part of the immune system has been discovered by scientists who say it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics. The team behind the study have shown that a part of the body known to recycle proteins has a secret mode that can produce bacteria-killing chemicals. Immunologist and Professor Annie Curtis from the RCSI joins us.

Efforts are intensifying to improve the streets around Dublin's City Centre after a slew of negative headlines in recent years. City Council officials are hoping to make the Capital a safer and more vibrant place to live, work and visit. Reporter Barry Lenihan was in the North Inner City.

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has laid out a plan aimed at mobilising €800 billion to "re-arm Europe" faced with the threat from Russia, called it "a watershed moment" To discuss this and the future of Europe is Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher and labour MEP Aodhain O'Riordain.

In a new safety campaign the RSA is warning how small increases in speed on rural roads can have deadly consequences. Research from the Road Safety Authority also shows..that half of drivers think it's okay to go up to 10km/h over an 80km/h speed limit. For more on this Sarah O’Connor, Director of Partnerships & External Affairs at the RSA

With fewer kids reading daily, World Book Day is an important day to impart the benefits of reading, and there are even positive health benefits this hobby can bring. Paddy Donnelly, a childrens author & illustrator, joined Sarah and Cormac.

To discuss today's events at the EU summit in Brussels, we hear from Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko and Greg Swenson, Chair of US Republicans Overseas.

Professor David Hickton is the Founding Director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security and is a visiting academic in the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre at Trinity College Dublin. He delivered a public lecture today on "The Disruptive Danger of Disinformation in the Age of AI" and he joined Sarah and Cormac.

A young Mayo man - who was paralysed in a road crash - is able to stand and walk again after he received a spinal cord stimulator implant which restored movement and sensation in his legs. Doctors at Dublin's St Vincent's University Hospital believe the procedure is the first of its kind worldwide. Reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more.

Ireland has been pondering its place within EU and international security and defence structures with some now questioning whether our military neutrality can be maintained. To discusss this columnist and former senior adviser to the Labour Party Fergus Finlay and by retired Army Officer and Independent Senator Dr. Tom Clonan.

The director of the CIA has confirmed the US has cut off intelligence and military aid to Ukraine but believes the pause "will go away soon". To discuss the implications of this for Ukraine and the prospects of a ceasefire with Russia the former director of the CIA.