Paudie McGahon, sexual abuse survivor waived his anonymity to speak with Michael this morning following the sentencing of Seamus Marley and he called on the Garda Commissioner to fully investigate claims that Sinn Fein members tried to pervert the course of justice.

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Earlier this month Seamus Marley, an alleged IRA member, was jailed for seven years for raping and sexually abusing two boys in the 90's at a republican safe house. Today one of his victims Paudie McGahon  waived his anonymity to  speak for the  to the Michael Reade Show. Also toda:y housing campaigner Fr Peter McVerry joins us following the raise the roof protest in Dublin over the weekend, outgoing MEP Mairead McGuinness  outlines why she should get your vote in the European Parliament election and with just days to go until polling day candidates from Meath will discuss the issues dominating on the doorsteps.  

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Today, protest in Navan over school buses, crime problems in Louth and the need to protect ATMs, families of Dublin and Monaghan bombing victims still seeking justice 45 years on, Fidelma Healy Eames on her European Election Campaign and candidates from Drogheda lay out their stall.
 

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Should hospital car parking charges be abolished after it emerged that over €60,000 a day is collected by hospitals in parking revenue, with Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital making a whopping €618,000 in one year! Also today: Olive O'Connor of Families Speak Out discusses her European Parliament bid and candidates from Meath will be discussing the big local issues.

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Today:  Drogheda gang boss escapes gun attack in Dublin, we got details from Niall O'Connor of the Irish Mirror , Fianna Fail European Parliament election candidate Brendan Smith discussed his campaign, Brendan Ogle of Unite Trade Union on his hard-hitting remarks at the union's policy conference,   and continuing our local election coverage candidates from the Laytown and Bettystown Electoral Area debated the issues affecting their community

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Today on the show : The Vintner's Federation of Ireland accuse Government of abandoning rural communities with new drink driving legislation, Group Political Editor with the Irish Independent Kevin Doyle discusses proposed changes to how the State will deal with cases of familicide in the future and our election coverage continues when European Parliament Candidate Diarmaid Mulcahy joins us in studio - we also have an in-studio debate with candidates from the Rathoath Electoral area.

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On today's show: Shots fired in Dundalk over the weekend, amger as Drogheda's Thatch Pub is set on fire again. Fine Gael's approach to the North South Interconnector to be highlighted at a public meeting organised by the North East Pylon Pressure Campaign in advance of the elections. Renua's Michael O Dowd joined us in studio to discuss his EP19 bid and candidates from the Ardee Electoral area will be debated the issues affecting their community

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Today: Fine Gael and Sinn Fein go head to head over the National Broadband Plan,  no excuses – government launches three year anti sexual harassment campaign, Dundalk based European Parliament Independent election candidate Dr Dilip Mah a patra lays out his stall and local election  candidates from the Kells Electoral area were in studio to discuss the issues affecting their community. 

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Today: 2.5 million euro worth of cannabis and two hand grenades discovered during raid in Gormanston,  we had further reaction to the government's  national broadband plan, Labour's Dominic Hannigan was live in studio to discuss his European Parliament Election campaign and local election candidates from the Dundalk Carlingford Electoral Area debated the issues affecting their community

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Today: Clampdown on additional fees being charged by nursing homes,  from the Rose of Tralee to the world of politics - Fine Gael European Election candidate Maria Walsh discusses her campaign and we were joined in studio by candidates from the Navan Electoral Area to debate the issues affecting their community.  

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