Proposed Urban Area Committee for the Drogheda / Laytown- Bettystown Area

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Today: Orlaith Carmody filled in for Michael today and opened with a discussion on criminal activity in Louth following a spate of incidents in recent days, Stephen Breen from the Irish Sun spoke about the ATM thefts in Kells, while Kevin Doyle of Independent News and Media discussed the killing of journalist Lyra McKee ahead of her funeral tomorrow.   

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Today, new figures show that almost 5,000 drivers were caught on their phones in the first two months of this year, Deputy Imelda Munster tells us that it is not enough for John Delaney to just step aside and that he has to go along with the rest of the FAI board and we talk Nancy Pelosi's visit and other issues with Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin, the stories and more. 

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Today, Shane Ross and Sport Ireland to appear before Oireachtas Sports Committee as John Delaney steps aside and the board of the FAI are due to resign, we talk to Fianna Fail Education spokesperson as Minister Harris backs school ban for unvaccinated children and Community Employment supervisors announce five days of strike action. These stories and more.

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Today, the latest in the John Delaney/FAI controversy, Dept of Defence returns huge sums of money to the exchequer despite low pay concerns, confusion over the National Broadband Plan and will Gender Pay Gap Bill increase pay transparency in firms nationwide? These stories and more.

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Today, with speculation building about John Delaney's departure from the FAI Deputy Imelda Munster gives her thoughts on the unfolding events, England and Wales are to ban 'upskirting' and the latest report from Social Justice Ireland finds that 1 in 5 children in Ireland are living in poverty, these stories and more. 

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Today: Minister Helen McEntee was  live in studio to discuss the latest on Brexit and the implications of the new deadline extension while separately we spoke to FF's Brexit Spokesperson Lisa Chambers.   Fianna Fail Transport Spokesperson Robert Troy spoke  about the FAI controversy while people on the streets of Ardee give us their views, half of tenants have to top up HAP because of rising rents,  a new Threshold study has found and counting the cost of the new  National Children's Hospital. 

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Today on the show: Brexit has been delayed until Halloween - we have reaction from Dundalk Chamber of Commerce and the DUP's Jim Wells, the FAI does itself no favours at yesterday's sitting of the Oireachtas Committee on Sport and the director of Women's Aid joins to discuss the findings of their annual report which highlights that their services have dealt with almost 20,000 reports of domestic violence in the past year - these issues and more along with comments and input from listeners to the show.

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Chair of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Deputy Brendan Smith joined us to discuss the expected announcement of a further #Brexit extension 

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Today: All eyes  on Brussels today for the crucial summit of EU leaders to decide the future of Brexit and on the Oireachtas Sport Committee as the FAI's John Delaney is expected to face a grilling,  rural retailers demand action to prevent further ATM robberies  and gender pay under the spotlight

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