As calls to increase the Local Property Tax in Louth next year were defeated at the Louth Co Co meeting we spoke with some of the local Cllrs involved in the heated debate. Eamonn Curley of the Beef Plan Movement joined us with the latest on the beef prices dispute and Kevin Stewart of Meath County Council discussed some of the early results from their ongoing Meath Commuter Survey.

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Today: A question mark hangs over the Ardee By Pass after the shock decision to pause the proposed construction to address concerns of residents living in the area, with the Taoiseach talking of a general election in may 2020 a new opinion poll shows it’s all to play for, SVP seeks probe into the use of I pads in the classroom after it emerged  that families are turning to loan sharks to pay for them and after an intense weekend of negotiations a deal’s been reached to end the long running beef dispute but the Independent Farmers of Ireland group has stressed that the decision can only be taken by protesters at the factory gates.

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Fine Gael TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport Deputy Fergus O Dowd spoke with Orlaith about the question marks being raised over the future of the Ardee bypass project.

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An innocent victim of mistaken indentity in the Drogheda drugs feud spoke to Michael about the 2 terrifying petrol bomb attacks on her car which have left her petrified in her own home

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Today: The 'woman next door,' an innocent local lady tells us how she has been affected by the Drogheda gang feud even though she has no involvement in crime,  the gender pension gap, just how bad will things get in the event of a no deal Brexit, and ahead of the All Ireland final replay tomorrow we took to the streets of Ashbourne to see where local loyalties lie.

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Independent TD in Kerry Deputy Michael Healy Rae spoke to Michael about his views on vaccinations that earned him criticism from Health Minister Simon Harris. He tells us he believes he would be failing in his duty as a politician if he did not represent the concerns being expressed to him by parents on the issue

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Today on the show - A no deal Brexit could see the return of the booze cruise as shoppers stock up on alcohol and cigarettes at low cost prices, Benny Gilsenan of Retailers Against Smuggling spoke to us about their fears of how this will impact on their members. Pat O Toole of the Irish Farmers Journal asks if trust can be salvaged in the ongoing beef dispute talks and Safe Ireland tell us why they're calling for more funding to be made available for garda domestic violence training.

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Peter McEneaney, IFA Louth Livestock Chairman spoke with Michael about the impact of the continuing protests outside meat plants around the country and the knock on effect the stand-off is having on farmers locally and nationally.

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Today: We talked Brexit, the new European Commission, world suicide prevention day and the beef protests. And as it's Tuesday we paid a visit to our weekly crime slot with local gardai

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Today: We got reaction to the make up of the new European Commission from local MEP Mairead McGuinness, children spend the equivalent of 61 days a year online, according to the annual report from CyberSafeIreland, Peter McEnaney told how the beef dispute is pitting farmer against farmer ,action needed to end the postcode lottery for students, and SIPTU warns that hundreds of jobs are at risk due to the worsening beef industry dispute. 

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