A garda accused of perverting the course of justice by intervening in potential road traffic prosecutions told the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation that he was contacted by a superintendent about a road traffic case, the court has heard. Petula Martyn, RTÉ Mid West Correspondent covering the case reported the latest developments.

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The Kremlin has insisted that Vladimir Putin didn't reject American proposals aimed at bringing an end to the war in Ukraine. Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russia Editor with BBC Monitoring, helped us break down the results of yesterday's peace talks in Moscow between Mr Putin and US President Donald Trump's top envoys.

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RTÉ Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy joined us for a detailed look at the government plan to speed up the building of houses and the provision of major pieces of infrastructure like water schemes and power plants.

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The Chair of the Industrial Development Authority Feargal O'Rourke, who was a member of the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce, talked to Rachel about the thinking and work behind the new government plan.

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More than a year after concerns were first raised about the disappearance of the young Co Louth boy, Kyran Durnin, an official report on the case is due to be published this afternoon. Kyran was last seen in 2022 when he was six years old. Gardai believe he was murdered. RTÉ North East Correspondent, Laura Hogan, brought us up to date with developments.

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A man has died following a suspected hunting accident in Co Carlow. The incident occurred at a rural location near Leighlinbridge, around 15km south of Carlow Town, late yesterday evening. RTÉ South East Correspondent Marc O'Driscoll joined Rachel from Carlow with the latest.

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Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, is continuing his visit to Ireland. Later he'll be addressing the Houses of the Oireachtas. We heard the latest about this historic visit from Sandra Hurley of RTÉ Political Staff and from RTÉ Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham.

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Plans for a greenway along the old western rail corridor in Sligo have been shelved following a review by Sligo County Council. The disused railway line from Collooney to Bellaghy had been identified for the route; however, the review found the route unfeasible. Our North West Correspondent Shane Ó Curraighín told us the story so far.

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To discuss President Zelensky's historic visit, Rachel was joined by two Ukrainians who are making their lives in Ireland: Tanya Lokot, Associate Professor in Digital Media and Society at the School of Communications in DCU and Yulia Ryabova, host and producer of the Radio Kerry podcast, 'The New Residents'.

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To discuss the latest developments in the ongoing peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, Rachel talked to Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government in Dublin City University.

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