Today: It's the third day of the nurses strike resulting in thousands of patient appointments being cancelled, school secretaries campaign for fair pay, Minister Michael Creed on the launch of the regional enterprise plan today, mounting pressure on the government and the Health Minister over the cost over-run of the National Children's Hospital, a local GP discusses the protest by NAGP and  Cllr Paul Bell responds to an SF accusation that he and others deliberately talked down the clock to avoid a motion being heard at Monday's Drogheda Municipal meeting to support the strking nurses,  

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Today: The  head of Newry Chamber of Commerce responds to Theresa May'svisit to the North yesterday and fears over a hard Brexit,  Cllrs Kenneth Flood and Pio Smith on why Drogheda Borough Councillors failed to discuss a motion backing nurses in their industrial action, and  Lucia O' Farrell, mother of the late Shane, responds to the government announcement of a  scoping inquiry into death of the young Carrickmacross man

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Today: Nurses take to the picket line again for a second day of strike action, households not registered with authorised bin collection companies could face fines, only nine fines for dog fouling were issued in Meath in 2018,  and pressure mounts on the government over the massive cost overrun of the new National Children's Hospital

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Sinn Fein Cllr Joanna Byrne gives details of a proposal before the LCC Policy Committee to ban the use of election posters in future election campaigns.

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Today: Louth County Council to consider banning posters during elections,  nurses step up their industrial action with two additional strike days announced,  a Sinn Fein bill protecting mortgage holders form vulture funds is passed despite the government voting against it, and the government is urged to establish a five year plan to eradicate poverty in Ireland.   

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Today: Government to hold referendum to ease restrictions on divorce,  the Psychiatric Nurses hold a second day of industrial action today, the final cost of the new National Children's Hospital could top  2 billion euro and do you support the strikes by nurses – we took to the streets to get the views of ordinary citizens.  

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Today: “We don't get to go to the toilet somedays never mind breaks or something to eat”, nurses speak to the Michael Reade Show from the picket line.  Hear what they have to say on today's show when we also discussed the staggering cost of the new National Children's Hospital , the plight of our rough sleepers as the freezing temperatures look set to continue and as fears mount for a no deal Brexit we spoke to the DUP's Jim Wells.  

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Today: The nurses strike and the vote by British MPS to reject the Brexit backstop are the two stories dominating the news agenda today and we covered both this morning while we also  discussed the move to change how sex is taught in our schools.  

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Today: We spoke to  our Political Correspondent Sean Defoe and also to local MEP Mairead McGuinness on Brexit ahead of events in the UK today, the Chair of the Save Hospital Deputy Peadar Toibin discussed the nurses strike tomorrow and also the naming of his new political party.  Other topics covered including why people living with dementia are lonely and warning over bogus calls to elderly

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Today: It's another crunch week on the Brexit front as the British parliament gives its verdict on Theresa May's Plan B and Michael spoke to Sinn Fein's David Cullinane ahead of tomorrow's vote, we heard from a desperate school principal Enda McGorman who can't get substitute teachers to cover for three teachers on maternity leave and Deputy Imelda Munster  claimed that residents of private nursing homes  are being forced to pay for therapies that they are entitled to free of charge as medical card owners

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