The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said that workers in Ireland should not be placed in "unconscionable situations" of facilitating trade with Israel or handling Israeli goods while attacks on Gaza continue.

ICTU has called on the Government to step up its response by ending trade with Israel.

ICTU said that it and other unions are reviewing procurement and pension investments to ensure non-complicity in Israel's actions.

"While Ireland has made diplomatic efforts within the EU, the failure to implement real sanctions means some trade union members fear being complicit in Israel’s violence," said ICTU General Secretary Owen Reidy.

Owen Reidy joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this.

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More than a quarter of Irish adults (26%) still have no financial arrangements at all for their retirement, according to new research published today by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). This has increased from 21% last year (one in five). The survey also found that almost one-third of pension holders regret not starting their contributions earlier.  

Of those who do not have a pension in place, affordability and putting it on the long finger were cited as the top barriers, with 25% of respondents saying they can’t afford it (down from 30% last year), and 19% admitting they haven’t gotten around to it yet.  

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Deputy Director of Financial Education at the CCPC, Muriel Dolan, who spoke to us some more about this.

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Ireland's renting crisis has been laid bare with figures and anecdotes.

Young people, young families, and college students in particular are feeling the pressure.

The latest figures from Daft.ie have shown that, not only is there a shortage of homes available to rent, but there is an average open-market rent of over €2,000 per month.

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by John Mary McCafferty, CEO of Threshold, to talk about the astronomical cost of renting in Meath and Louth.

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This morning on The Agenda we spoke to a very distressed and frustrated Drogheda man who bravely opened up to LMFM about the ongoing relentless and terrifying anti-social behaviour going on in the Rathmullen Park estate in Drogheda.

"Tony" said that things are so bad now that his elderly father no longer leaves the home due to fear of being attacked or intimidated and they no longer sleep properly or get any rest.

Tony also told us about the detrimental affect it has had on his mental health and about how he has even attempted to take his own life as a result of the daily torture and torment that is going on in the estate.

You have to hear this to believe it - a nightmare situation for the residents of Rathmullen Park.

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Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien is planning to scrap the controversial passenger cap at Dublin Airport in a move which could create tens of thousands of jobs and boost the economy by billions of euro.

The Sunday Independent can reveal Mr O’Brien will send a memo to Cabinet in the first week of October and begin the process of drafting legislation that will remove the airport’s 32 million a year passenger limit.

If the legislation proceeds, it will see a removal of the cap at Dublin Airport by the end of next year.

Lead travel writer and journalist Eoghan Corry joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this.

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Learner drivers who have not passed their driving test after seven years will be required to take additional driving lessons in order to go back on the road, under new Government proposals.

The minister responsible for road safety, Sean Canney, said that he also plans to introduce changes to the law by next month which would require learner drivers to sit a driving test after their third learner permit.

If they fail their test, they will be allowed to obtain a further three learner permits.

Minister Canney joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

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Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor has announced he is withdrawing from the Presidential Election race.

Mr McGregor was among a number of prospective candidates who were due to address county councils, including Dublin City Council today seek a nomination.

Eleven councils are due to hold special meetings today to consider nominating a candidate.

Deputy Political Editor at the Irish Examiner, Paul Hosford, joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this.

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We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Aontu Senator in Cavan-Monaghan, Sarah O’ Reilly, who said at the Aontu think-in which took place on Saturday that there is a prevailing “‘lack of respect and snobbery around mothers and parents who choose to stay at home and work from there. 

Senator O’Reilly said: 

“I don’t know if snobbery is the right word, but I experienced it myself; I was asked, “when are you getting a job”. I was at home rearing my children, but I was made to feel as if this was not ‘real work’, as if I wasn’t really working”. 

Senator O’Reilly spoke to us some more about this and about society's attitude towards women who stay at home or work from home.

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RTB report shows 17% rise in number of tenants evicted from homes in the last year 

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