Former Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council and Mayor of Navan, Tommy Reilly “recklessly” contravened the Code of Conduct for Councillors, the Standards in Public Office Commission has held.

The Commission which published its findings on an investigation into the former Fianna Fail councillor today (Tuesday) said the breaches were of “a serious rather than a minor matter.”

This morning on The Agenda we found out more about this.

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The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, has urged members of the public who witness racist attacks to report them to An Garda Síochána.

The archbishop spoke after a spate of attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland in recent months.

The Indian embassy in Ireland says it has received reports of 16 attacks on members of the Indian community so far in 2025 — double the total reported last year.

Archbishop Farrell spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.

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Irish activists are helping to organise a new international flotilla aiming to deliver aid to Gaza and break Israel’s blockade as the number of civilians killed through violence or starvation continues to rise.

The flotilla is set to launch from Spain on 31 August and stop at Tunisia and other countries on 4 September before sailing towards Gaza, with people from more than 44 countries participating.

It comes as a joint statement from 24 countries and the EU denouncing the “famine unfolding before our eyes” in Gaza as Israel severely limits the amount of aid getting into Gaza, leaving people to suffer without enough food or other essential supplies like medicines.

Rob Leonard from The Global Movement To Gaza (GMTG) joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this.

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Tanaiste Simon Harris is coming under mounting pressure over his failure to meet the parents of a little boy who had waited seven years for scoliosis surgery.

Nine-year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt died earlier this month after years of pain, during which he struggled to breathe.

His heartbroken parents, Gillain and Stephen, have now revealed that the Tanaiste, a former health minister, had promised to meet them last September after Harvey was inexplicably removed from the waiting list without their knowledge but the meeting never took place.

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Meath-based Senator Sharon Keogan, who is one of the people who has been openly calling for the Tainaiste to resign.

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A councillor has slammed another shocking incident of illegal dumping, this time behind the shops in the Bryanstown area of Drogheda, off the Dublin Road.

James Byrne said it is "disgraceful behavior" and those responsible need to be found and punished. There was all sorts of rubbish dumped late last week, and local people and the council are once again left to sort the mess out.

Cllr Byrne said, "The dumping behind Bryanstown shops was yet another shocking incident of dumping by individuals who simply don't care for their community or the environment around them. Their blatant disregard is taking up scarce council resources, and these people must be held to account."

Councillor Byrne joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

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The government’s decision to delay enforcement of alcohol health warning labels on bottles and cans is “a clear failure to prioritise public health over industry pressure,” according to Drogheda Mayor, Michelle Hall.

Cllr. Hall, a member of the HSE Regional Health Forum spoke of her “deep disappointment at the Government’s decision to delay the enforcement of alcohol harm labelling on bottles and cans — a key public health measure passed into law under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act.”

She highlighted a research paper published in 2019 showing that County Louth has higher than average mortality for all ages due to alcohol related causes (65.5 per 100,000 population, compared to a National rate of 58.6 per 100,000).

Councillor Hall joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

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The fate of a Co Louth funfair which is a part of Blackrock village’s traditional August 15th celebrations was determined in the High Court on Tuesday.

Louth County Council had granted a three-day licence for the funfair, run by local businessman Killian Allen, and when he signalled his determination to run the popular event for nine days, they indicated that they would issue legal proceedings.

Mr Allen argued that the funfair “operates strictly within the law” and the Freestyle Amusement Funfair set up last weekend with the intention of operating for nine days.

Killian joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us all about happened in court on Tuesday and branded the decision by the court as a "huge milestone" for Irish tradition and families like his.

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An appeal has been lodged in Lebanon this evening against the leniency of sentences handed down to a number of people involved in the murder of Private Seán Rooney and an attack on his colleagues.

This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Sinn Fein TD for Louth, Ruairi Ó Murchu, to find out more about this.

We also heard about a letter that Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald sent to Tánaiste Simon Harris asking why he did not meet the parents of 9-year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt, who died at the end of July after scoliosis surgery last December.

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Clinics and hospitals are dealing with a surge in exotic illnesses, including the first case of cholera recorded in over a decade.

Cases of leprosy, dengue fever, malaria, Zika, giardiasis and West Nile fever have grown, largely due to increased global travel.

Dengue fever cases alone have increased by 145pc in just 12 months.

The latest report from the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre (HPSC) revealed that while detections of such exotic diseases fell by almost 90pc during the pandemic, the resumption of foreign travel since 2022 has led to a rise in case numbers.

Ralph Reigel from The Irish Independent spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.

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Government Minister Michael Healy Ray has called for twisted murder tourism “ghouls” to be caged for a year.

The Kerry TD slammed sickos who stop for selfies at Michael Gaine’s farm in Co Kerry.

Cops are maintaining a presence at Gaine’s 1,000-acre farm outside Kenmare.

However, officers have had to place parking cones at the farm’s entrance to keep vehicles away, such is the number of people trying to get close for photos and videos.

Minister Healy Ray joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this.

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