Today:   Deputy Fergus O'Dowd and Senator Gerald Nash discussed the job cuts at Coca Cola in Drogheda , we spoke to Minister Helen McEntee on Brexit, Fianna Fail local election candidate, who worked for a summer in Coca Cola , discussed yesterday's shock announcement and a crime meeting he is hosting in Drogheda while we heard about the latest plans from Raise the Roof Campaign

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Today: We were joined by Supt Andrew Watters of Drogheda Garda Station regarding the  drugs seizure in Termonfeckin,  Sinn Fein's Louise O'Reilly on the thousands of women who need repeat smears because their original test is now out of date due to backlog,  are gardai to be taken off the streets to man the border in event of no deal Brexit,  and we heard from representatives of Border Communities against Brexit ahead of Saturday's demo.

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 Today: Concern as the number of  homeless children attending A and E increases, we heard from Virgin Media Television's political correspondent Gavan Reilly on the latest Brexit developments,  the GAA up the cost of match tickets, will there be a St Patrick's Day parade in Dundalk this year and a survey highlights the problem of uninsured driving in Meath.  

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Sinn Fein TD for Louth Deputy Gerry Adams describes the Tories approach to Brexit as calamitous and condemns the actions of those responsible for the recent attacks in Derry, saying they are hijacking the IRA name and need to go away as they represent no-one.

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Today : We got  reaction to Theresa May's Brexit plan B from a number of guests including Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams and also Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness,  A Meath man is the first person in the country to be convicted of buying sex under new prostitution laws, the Archbishop of Dublin blasted for not giving moral leadership and a bill to protect farmers from compensation claims by hillwalkers who use their land.

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Today: Motorists travelling to the North will need a green card to cover insurance if there's a no deal Brexit, should dogs be allowed off their leads on our local beaches, when charges for excessive water usage are likely to kick in and 100 years of Dail Eireann

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Today: Helping  families threatened with eviction to stay in their homes, Independent TDs call for a new rural crime taskforce, the spiralling cost of the new National Children's Hospital and  how parental alcohol misuse impacts on children.  

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Today:  Matt Carthy and Jim Wells went head to head on Brexit,  people on the streets of Dundalk give us their reaction to the defeat of Theresa May's deal and their fears for a hard border, while our political correspondent Sean Defoe looks at the ripple effects here at government level.  Also today : tsunami of repossessions before the court  and is the Christmas break for senators too long? 

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There was only one story dominating the headlines today - Theresa May's humiliating defeat and what now for Ireland as the possibility of a No Deal Brexit looms, we've reaction and analysis from Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee, Deputy Brendan Smith (FF) , Senator Rose Conway Walsh (SF) and ICSA President Patrick Kent, along with comment and reaction from listeners to the show

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ICSA President Patrick Kent reacts to comments by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who announced he is cutting back on his meat consumption in a bid to lessen his carbon footprint, Patrick describes his comments as reckless in the extreme and sadly misinformed.

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