Drivetime

Dr Emmanuelle Schon Quinlivan, European Politics lecturer at University College Cork, joins the programme to discuss who may replace Phil Hogan following the European Commissioner's resignation this week.

Linda O'Connell, National Online and Media Co-Ordinator with the St. Vincent de Paul chats to Mary about an exciting donation that has been made by Love Island's Maura Higgins to their Athlone shop.

Fergal Keane reports on what was to be seen and heard at today's Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19.

Alan Kinsella, principal of Dominican College, Taylors Hill, Galway, Michelle O’Kelly, principal of the Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore, Dublin and Aaron Woolfe, principal of Coláiste Eamann Ris, Cork City join the programme to outline what they're doing to prepare for the return of students to their schools over the next week.

John Cooke meets some children who have underlying health conditions as well as their parents and teachers who have concerns about their return to the classroom in the time of Covid-19.

Bus Éireann's Chief School Officer, Miriam Flynn joins the programme to find out how they will logistically operate while following Covid-19 guidelines when children return to school over the next week.

Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio Reporter, speaks to Mary from Kenosha in Wisconsin about the unrest and violence that's been seen since the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer.

Olivia Kelly, Dublin Editor with The Irish Times discusses the Garda investigation that has been launched into the Ashton Dog Pound in Ashtown, west Dublin following concerns being raised over animal welfare at the facility.

Dr Kiran Sarma, Senior Lecturer and Forensic Psychologist at NUI Galway outlines new research he is carrying out in relation to the psychology behind dangerous driving to try and get a better understanding of why some drivers get disqualified.

Irish Times Reporter Ronan McGreevy discusses how the bust of a Co Down 'slave owner' Sir Hans Sloane has been removed from its pedestal at the British Museum in London.