Drivetime

Frieda Klotz, journalist, talks to Mary about the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology that is meeting in Vienna this week.

Kate O'Malley of the Royal Irish Academy talks to Mary about the killing of the Hollywood actress Sharon Tate and her friends by Charles Manson and his followers.

A review into the governance of the Football Association of Ireland recommends a radical shake up in the structures of the embattled sporting body. Mary was joined by Drivetime's Barry Lenihan, Kieran Mulvey, Chairman of Sport Ireland, Mandy Johnston, CEO of Irish Offshore Operators Association and Brendan Menton, Former FAI General Secretary.

Mary was joined by Dr. Ann Hogan, President of the Irish Medical Organisation, and Phil Ní Sheaghdha, General Secretar of the INMO, to discuss the roll-out of the HPV vaccine for boys.

In the High Court a charity successfully obtained a temporary order preventing an intellectually disabled man from getting married. This case highlights the debate regarding assisted decision making. Mary was joined by Patricia Rickard Clarke, Former member of the Law Reform Commission and Chair of Safe Guarding Ireland to discuss.

Brian Lally, RTÉ Producer, reports on the impact youth work has on young people.

Drivetime's Barry Lenihan reports on the scheduled hospital health support staff strike, and Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor, Medical Independent, and Fergus Byrne, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Merlin Hospital Galway, discusses the impact the strike would have in hospitals.

Drivetime's John Cooke reports on the Department of Justice's ongoing struggle to provide new Direct Provision Centres.

Joan Donegan, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers, and John Walshe, Former Special Advisor to Education Minister, discuss why Irish universities have not made the top 100 in world rankings in 2019.

Norah Patten, Irish aeronautical engineer, speaks to Mary about Ireland's new National Space Strategy.