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March 12 Starmer warned Mandelson was a 'reputational risk'
Government documents running to 147 pages have revealed new details about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US and the fallout from his sacking last year.
Stephen Pound, Former Labour MP for Ealing North & Former Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland for 10 years joined Anton to analyse.
5 min
March 12 The idiosyncrasies of memory
Memories are a fickle thing you might have asked yourself many times why you can remember every lyric to a song you heard 25 years ago. But you can’t remember why you needed to enter a room, or what you needed to get in the shop ...
Professor Michelle Spear, School of Anatomy at the University of Bristol joined Anton to wade through the idiosyncrasies of memory.
4 min
March 12 A three-year-old has died after he was hit by a car in north Dublin
A three-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a car in the underground car park of a shopping centre in Finglas, county Dublin.
Gabija Gataveckaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent is here with the details.
3 min
March 12 Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says the US is "not finished yet" when asked about the war in Iran. It comes as the International Energy Agency agree to their largest ever release of oil reserves after attacks in strait of Hormuz
Speaking to Anton this morning was Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.
5 min
March 11 What exactly is Trump hoping to achieve in Iran?
As Trump continues to blame Iran for the strike that killed scores of people, most of them seven- to 12-year-old girls, his goals for its leadership and wider region are coming into focus.
What exactly is Trump hoping to achieve in Iran? Anton asked Joel Rayburn, former United States Army officer, former Diplomat, and historian who served as the United States Special Envoy for Syria.
7 min
March 11 Ireland's birth rate is at an all time low!
With a fertility rate just short of 1.5 per woman, Ireland is in the eye of the storm of a near fertility crisis.
Professor Rhona Mahony Holles Street, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and former Master of National Maternity Hospital Joined Anton today to understand why people are having less children.
4 min
March 11 EU calls on member states to help consumers by reducing energy taxes
EU's energy chief Dan Jorgensen called on member states to help consumers and businesses by lowering taxes on energy where possible, as war in the Middle East saw oil and gas prices surge. To discuss further Anton spoke to Daragh Cassidy, Head of Communications at Bonkers.ie.
5 min
March 11 How can Ireland get to grips with its ongoing road safety crisis?
Experts from across the spectrum will gather in Kerry today for a conference on the issue of road safety. Among those speaking is Moyagh Murdock Chief executive of Insurance Ireland, Former CEO of the RSA.
10 min
March 11 Did You See?
It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Craig Hughes Political Editor Irish Daily Mail.
9 min
March 11 An EU-wide housing plan has been voted through
The European Parliament has passed the first EU-wide housing plan, aimed at making it easier to build homes, boosting funding for local councils, and discouraging the surge in short-term lets in tourist hotspots.
But not everyone is happy about it. Joining Anton to discuss further was Regina Doherty, Dublin Fine Gael MEP snf Lynn Boylan ,Sinn Fein MEP for Dublin.
8 min

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