Drivetime

Caron McCaffrey, Director General of the Irish Prison Service, speaks to Cormac about the seizure of contraband in Mountjoy Prison.

Mary Lou McDonald, Leader of Sinn Féin, speaks to Sarah about the appointment of Justice Woulfe and the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board.

Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, talks to Cormac about outdoor drinking and NPHET recommendations.

Catherine Martin, Minister for Arts & Culture, speaks to Sarah about a new report into the impact of the pandemic on people working in the arts sector in Ireland.

Drivetime's Fergal Keane reports from Grafton Street where he spoke to Richard Guiney CEO of Dublin Town, and Col Campbell, MD of Bewley's Cafe, about the reopening of the retail and service industry for Christmas.

Jo Mangan, Director of Carlow Arts Festival, Freelance director and Former Chair of the National Campaign for the Arts, talks to Cormac about a proposal for a basic income for artists in Ireland.

Dr Anne Moore, School of Biochemistry in UCC, talk to Comrac about Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, and Pete Lunn, Head of the Behavioural Research Unit, ESRI, discusses the change in people's behaviour under level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.

Drivetime's Fergal Keane reports on the backlog of learner drivers waiting for a test, and a dispute between the Road Safety Authority and driving instructors.

Drivetime's Della Kilroy speaks to psychiatrists and patient advocates about mental wellbeing during the pandemic, and Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital, talks to Sarah about the impact that Covid-19 restrictions has on people's mental health.

Caroline Brogan, Solicitor, and Bernadette Martin, daughter of Margaret Keane, discuss their ongoing battle with the church court that refused a Gaelic inscription on Margaret Keane's grave.