Today: Dramatic cross –border pursuit after shuttle bus hijacked at Dublin Airport, Lisa Smith asks for case against her to be dropped, can a deal be reached to restore power sharing in the north,a crunch meeting between the Taoiseach and the FF leader to take place this evening to discuss a date for the general election and Marie Kierans got reaction on the streets of Navan to the current hospital overcrowding crisis

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On today's show: The Restaurants Association of Ireland tell us why they're opposed to publishing calorie details on their menus. As the ED overcrowding problems continue across the country Sinn Fein's Health Spokesperson Louise O Reilly says it's laughable Government didn't prepare for the current flu epidemic. Fine Gael's Fergus O Dowd discusses the decison to defer the RIC commemorations planned for this month and Cllr Ruairi O Murchu tells us drugs are destroying lives nationwide and more funding is needed for treatment services.

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Today: Opposition mounts over the government’s plans to commemorate members of the Royal Irish Constabulary, it’s time to tackle excessive executive pay, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, number on hospital trolleys hits record high, local councillors discuss the situation surrounding the five local workers who have lost their cleaning jobs and it’s Tuesday which means we paid a visit to our weekly crime spot with local gardai.  

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Peter Kavanagh, Head of Communications and Public Affairs with Active Retirement Ireland, discusses the fact that 30,000 workers approaching retirement age may have to go on the dole for a couple of years because they won't be eligible for the State pension

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Today : Should people be able to protest at maternity hospitals providing abortion as calls for establishment of exclusion zones intensify, we’ll have the latest on the plight of local workers who’ve lost their cleaning jobs , and as the qualifying age for the state pension rises it has emerged that some 30,000 workers retiring this year may have to claim the dole – we got reaction and its not good news for Navan and Drogheda in latest IBAL litter rankings

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Today: SF MEP Matt Carthy discusses the bid to restore power sharing in the North, a United Ireland and Brexit, Deputy Brendan Smith on the push on to advance the Narrow Water bridge project, workers who were contracted to a cleaning company at Indaver told how they showed up for work yesterday to be told their jobs were gone, and Mayor of Drogheda Paul Bell calls for scrambler and quad bikes to be banned from public green spaces in Louth

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Today :European Affairs Minister Helen McEntee joined us in studio to talk Brexit and the issues likely to dominate the political year ahead,  Fianna Fail’s Thomas Byrne highlighted the lack of school places for children with special needs, Professor Patricia Casey on why she feels we are not taking the use of cocaine in this country seriously and Peter Fitzpatrick on Lisa Smith.

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Today: Cannabis growhouse discovered in a Dundalk following a house fire, Gardai confirm a'large sum of money' has gone missing at Drogheda Garda Station, we had the latest on the attempted ATM robbery in Ardee over the weekend, the obstacles facing Irish immigrants who return home to live, toll increase on the M3, we spoke to emergency and essential personnel who will be working on Christmas day and our team looked back on the stories that made the news in 2019.

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Today: Six women have died  so far this year from violence, we spoke to Sarah Benson of Women's Aid, Joe Healy the outgoing President of the Irish Farmers Association discussed the challenges facing farmers with Brexit looming,  a kind hearted Carlingford restaurant owner told us us why he has decided to open his doors to the needy and lonely on Christmas day, as a threat hangs over League of Ireland clubs due to the FAI’s financial crisis we get reaction from Martin Connolly of Dundalk FC and we broke news at the end of the show that Eoin Ward had finally undergone surgery after his operation was cancelled on Monday - his mum Caitriona told us of the family's delight

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Today: The future of Irish soccer is under threat as the reality of the FAI’s dire financial crisis emerges, an arson attack in Drogheda overnight leaves a house completely gutted and Donald Trump has become the third President in the US history to be impeached.  

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