Drivetime

Drivetime's John Cooke speaks to parents of children with special needs about their concerns surrounding the closure of schools in January, and Enda Egan, CEO of Inclusion Ireland, speaks to Sarah about the provision of special needs education in lockdown.

Robert Gill, addiction therapist with St. Patrick's Mental Health Services, talks to Cormac and Sarah about alcohol abuse in lockdown.

Drivetime's Fergal Keane speaks to construction workers about level 5 restrictions, and Tom Parlon, Director General of the Construction Industry Federation, talks to Cormac about Covid-19 guidelines for construction companies.

Brian Mooney, Career Guidance Counsellor, and Áine Hyland, emeritus professor of education, University College Cork, discuss the closure of schools and remote learning.

Drivetime's Della Kilroy reports on the roll out of the Covid-19 in nursing homes, and Sarah Lennon, Executive Director Sage Advocacy, speaks to Sarah about the vaccine and older people.

Dr Jack Lambert, Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Mater, Kieran Christie, ASTI General Secretary, and Caillum Hedderman, sixth year student, John the Baptist Community School, Hospital, Co, Limerick, discuss the government's decision to keep schools closed.

Marc McSharry, Fianna Fail TD and member of the Public Accounts Committee, and Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fáil Senator, discuss Micheál Martin's leadership of Fianna Fáil.

Dr Ilona Duffy, Dr Alan Gaffney and Phil Ní Shéaghda express concern over ICU capacity given rising Covid numbers

Alastair Campbell gives his reaction to Britain officially leaving the EU tonight

John Cooke with stories from people about how they coped during a pandemic year