It's D-day for Government on the National Broadband - Timmy Dooley gives his thoughts on how the project has been managed thus far. We hear from the Drogheda Stands Together Against Violence Demo at the weekend. European Election Candidate Cyril Brennan lays out his stall and we're joined by Drogheda Urban candidates for the latest LE19 debate.

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Today: Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan reassured Drogheda people that he will tackle the crime gangs involved in the local fued, Junior Minister English was quizzed on the worsening homeless figures, European election canddidate James Miller outlined his campaign issues and Michael spoke to local election candidates from the Trim Electoral Area

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Today: Housing minister under pressure as figures show record number of homeless people last month, revenge porn and upskirting could soon be a criminal offence, Green Party candidate Saoirse McHugh will discussed her European Parliament Election Campaign and our local election panel debate focussed on issues concerning Dundalk South Electoral area.  

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With the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris due to send an additional 25 gardai to Drogheda in the coming weeks and the elite Emergency Response Unit already deployed to the town - will this be enough to deal with the current gangland feud? We discuss this with Government TD Fergus O Dowd.  Also today: yet another data breach at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, the National Youth Council of Ireland launch their education manual aimed at stamping out hate speech and candidates from Laytown and Bettystown debate the issues in the next of our local election debates
 

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Today: :  Drogheda gang feud under spotlight at annual Garda Representative conference, European election candidate Peter Casey outlines his campaign issues, and  local election candidates from the Drogheda Rural Election Area spoke about the issues dominating their campaigns.  

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Garda Derek O'Donoghue is a guard based in Drogheda and is the GRA CEC Representative for Louth, he speaks with us from their AGM where the gang feud in Drogheda had led to renewed calls for better training, equipment and facilities for their members.

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As the gang feud continues on the streets of Drogheda local TD's Fergus O Dowd and Declan Breathnach call for more resources for Gardai and action from the Justice Minister.

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As fear on the streets of Drogheda builds pressure mounts on the Justice Minister to provide additional resources to deal with the ongoing gangland feud - local TD's Fergus O Dowd and Declan Breathnach give us their thoughts.  The local and European elections are just over three weeks away and we kick off our coverage of both with the first local debate dealing with issues from the Ashbourne Electoral area

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Today: Superintendent Andrew Watters spoke about the shooting in Drogheda yesterday outlining the details about what happened, discussed his plea for more garda resources to respod to the ongoing feud and appealed for witnesses.  We also discussed the shooting with local councillor Richie Culhane and separately with Deputy Imelda Munster and Senator Gerald Nash.  We also spoke to Sinead Brown about the tragic death of her son Ian who sadly took his own life

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Today: We reveal details of the terrifying ordeal local ambulance personnel were subjected to whilst transporting a patient, a local couple in their 80s recovering after being tied up and threatened in their home and will the murder of Lyra McKee be a turning point in the North?

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