Today: Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty defended her decision to breach the government's own salary cap to pay her communications advisor and also spoke about the new State pension scheme and the controversial Public Services Card, Senator Ged Nash discussithe main talking points of the weekend’s Labour Party Conference, and Marie Kierans visited Ashbourne to take a look behind the Failte Isteach initiatve which helps migrants to integrate into their local communities,

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Marie Kierans visits Ashbourne to take a look behind the Failte Isteach initiative which helps migrants to integrate into their local communities

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Minister Regina Doherty, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection joined Michael in studio to discuss the new Government pension scheme for workers, the legal challenges to the PSC scheme and the criticism she's faced in recent days over the salary of her Special Advisor.

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IN a harrowing interview Mesh survivor Audrey opens up to Michael about her life has been affected after she had a mesh put inside her at the age of 32 to fix a little prolapse and leaking.

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Today: Should a government adviser be paid more than a backbench TD, the plight of women whose lives have been destroyed by pelvic mesh implants, Sick of Plastic day of action in Drogheda on Saturday, and the uphill battle facing the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre because of lack of resources. 

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Today: As the Drogheda gangland feud claimed another life on Monday , we spoke to Sinn Fein Deputy Imelda Munster about concerns that funding of the ongoing garda operations to tackle the feud ran out this week. paying more for your plastic cups and bags and Bus Eireann responds to concerns in Meath.  

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Today on the show: Widespread political condemnation of the fatal shooting in Bettystown and calls made for better resourcing and manpower to tackle the drugs trade locally. Frank Greaney on the sentencing of Boy A and Boy B in the Ana Kreigel murder case and Lucia O Farrell told us the Dept of Justice and Minister Charlie Flanagan have failed her son Shane by narrowing the terms of reference in the inquiry into his death - these stories and more with calls and comments from listeners.

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Court Correspondent Frank Greaney spoke with Michael about the sentences handed down to Boy A and Boy B in the murder of Ana Kriegel, he also spoke about the harrowing details those present in court had to hear during the case, the extreme courage and dignity shown by Ana's parents throughout proceedings and how Ana's senseless murder has impacted on the whole country

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Irish Sun Crime Editor Stephen Breen brought us all the details on last night's fatal shooting in Bettystown, believed to be connected to the ongoing feud in Drogheda. Local FG Cllr and Bettystown resident Sharon Tolan spoke of her sadness at tragedy but also her anger that people can walk the streets of our towns armed with guns, while Marie Kierans spoke to locals on the streets of Bettystown who were trying to get their heads around the brutal murder in their home town.

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Today:The fatal overnight shooting in Bettystown dominated the show and we got reaction from locals in the village, Minister Helen McEntee, Bettystown based councillor Sharon Tolan and Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of the Irish Sun. Other items covered included the row surrounding disabled parking at Navan Town Centre and the return of ISIS bride Lisa Smith

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