Drivetime

Reporter John Cooke has been out and about in Roscommon / Galway to get a sense of the issues that are dominating the campaign here.

The medical charity MSF have condemned a decision by the Israeli authorities to block the medical evacuation of eight children from Gaza who are in need of medical care to the MSF hospital in Jordan. For more on this, Moeen Mahmood, Head of Mission with Médecins Sans Frontières in Jordan.

Negotiations continued today at a busy COP29. In the middle of it a new report was published by the Climate Action tracker project saying the planet is on course for a 2.7 degree Celsius rise in temperature. To tell us more Valerie Hickey, Global Director, Environment Department, the World Bank.

Drivetime is still on the road and today looks at the three seat constituency of Roscommon Galway. Sarah is joined in Roscommon Town's Gleeson's Hotel by some of the candidates - Fine Gael's Aisling Dolan; Fianna Fail's Martin Daly; Sinn Fein's Claire Kerrane; Independent Eugene Murphy and Independent Ireland's Michael Fitzmaurice.

As part of Science Week 2024 Maynooth University will be hosting an event tomorrow evening called “Ozempic – unravelling fact from fiction”. Dr Andrew Hogan, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biology at Maynooth University and Principle Investigator with the Obesity Immunology Research Group.

Drivetime is out of studio today and broadcasting from Donegal - a five seater constituency. Sarah is joined by Fine Gael's John McNulty; Fianna Fáil's Charlie McConalogue; Sinn Féin's Pádraig Mac Lochlainn; Charles Ward of the 100% Redress Party and Independent Thomas Pringle.

Reporter Barry Lenihan has been out and about in Donegal to get a sense of the issues that are dominating the campaign here.

Over the past few years, the Camino de Santiago has seen a surge of solo female pilgrims, yet some women have reported alarming incidents of harassment and safety concerns along the way. To discuss this, Lorena Gaibor, founder of Camigas, an online support network for women pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.

UN Secretary General António Guterres said today that small, climate-vulnerable island states have the right to be angry with rich nations for their failure to lead on climate action. Cormac speaks to George Lee, RTÉ Environment Correspondent & Laura Bahlman, Climate Resilience Advocacy Adviser, Concern worldwide.

Librarians have reported feeling intense stress and fear according to new research on several libraries in Ireland. The research carried out by UCD’s School of Information & Communication Studies highlights the experiences of Ireland’s public library staff. To discuss this further Dr Páraic Kerrigan Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of the School