On today's show we heard from Fianna Fail Deputy Spokesperson on Housing and Urban Renewal  Pat Casey about his party's stance ahead of the Sinn Fein no confidence motion in Minister Eoghan Murphy, Darina Collins of REA O'Brien Collins spoke about their survey showing that house prices in Louth rose by 7.7% in the last 12 months , Cllr Darren O Rourke told us about the anger in the local community over Meath Co Co's decision to scrap plans for a skatepark in Ashbourne and local Gardai joined us for the weekly Crime spot 

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Today: Sinn Fein's no confidence motion in the housing minister, claims that illegal dumping along the border counties is being ignored, locals step up campaign to save Rathmolyn Post Office and the Minor Injuries Unit at Louth County Hospital to begin treating children from 5 years upwards from today. 

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Today on the show Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee spoke with us from the Salzburg Summit where Brexit negotiations continue, Anthony Foley, author of a new report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland told us that Irish punters are paying 1000% more in excise tax on their pints than our European neighbours and Sinn Fein Health Spokesperson Louise O Reilly explained why she feels a Commission of Investigation into the CervicalCheck scandal cannot be ruled out by Government.

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Today: A murder probe is underway after a young woman was stabbed to death in Dundalk yesterday afternoon.  Our news reporter Ruth O'Connell outlined  details of the  brutal killing that has sent shock waves through the local community. Other topics discussed:   Navan garda station unfit for purpose,  the financial struggle of our soldiers and the main issues that dominated the Dail on its return.

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Today: Pay parking  charges in Drogheda and Dundalk may be increased as the council faces a budget crisis, the dail resumes today and we discussed the main issues likely to dominate the new terms and local gardai  highlighted details of various crimes carried out in the north east over the past week

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Louth Co Co Cllrs John McGahon and Pio Smith spoke to Michael about the difficulties facing the council when it comes to working out the details of Budget2019 for the county and outlined some of proposals being looked at to help generate extra revenue to make up the financial shortfall.

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Labour Leader Deputy Brendan Howlin joined us in studio as Day 2 of their party Think In got underway in Drogheda, he spoke to Michael about the party's disappointment at the polls in the last election, rumours of challenges to his leadership and where he sees the party going in advance of the next general election.

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Today: Labour leader Brendan Howlin was live in studio after facing tough criticism from some disgruntled party members at the first day of the party's think in in Drogheda yesterday,  Green Party leader Eamon Ryan discussed  his party's think in and our Political Editor Eileen Brophy spoke about the Presidential race after Sinn Fein named its candidate and the main issues facing the Dail after the summer recess.

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Today: Minister Damien English was quizzed on  the government's  new land development agency set up to tackle the country's housing crisis, we spoke to the CEO of the Marie Keating Foundation who has described the Scally report as ‘disturbing and shocking' and the Meath Crime Prevention Officer   joined us to  discuss the spate of jeep robberies in the county over the past three months.   

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Today: A system doomed to fail at some point – on today's Michael Reade Show we got reaction to the Scally report into the Cervical Smear test scandal, a Meath farm family's plight to keep their land and concern over  water supply in the Navan area after another burst to the water main.  

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