Drivetime

Myles Dungan looks at the myths surrounding the leap year.

Paul Hunter, Professor of Health Protection at the University of East Anglia, talks to Mary about the spread of coronavirus.

Carl O' Brien, Irish Times Education Editor, and Deirdre McDonald, ASTI President, discuss the issues surrounding secondary school teachers and the Subject Learning and Assessment Review meetings.

Sarah O'Connor, CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland, and Dr Cara Augustenborg, Senior Fellow in Environmental Policy at UCD, discuss inhaler recycling.

Drivetime's John Cooke reports on NUIG's student rent protest, and Joanna Siewierska, President of UCD Student's Union, and David Condon, Commercial and Communications Officer UCC Student Union, discuss the student rent increases in Ireland.

Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine in Sligo University Hospital and Spokesperson for the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, speaks to Mary about the preparations for coronavirus in Ireland.

Joe Doyle, Residential Landlords Association, and Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at Technology University of Dublin, discuss proposals to freeze rent in Ireland.

Elizabeth Iro, Chief Nursing Officer with the World Health Organization, talks to Mary about issues facing nurses globally, public health, and coronavirus.

Drivetime's Barry Lenihan speaks to Ena Bunyan, a 91 year old Kerry woman who fears her home will fall into a river after recent landslides.

Patrick Cockburn, Middle East Correspondent and author of The Age of Jihad, and Mairead Collins, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon Senior Advocacy Officer with Christian Aid, discuss the conflict in Idlib and the impact it has had on Syrian civilians.