This Week

The 56 year old Kerry farmer Mike Gaine has been missing now for 17 days - after he vanished on the 20th of March. He was last seen in Centra in Kenmare. Searches have been taking place involving volunteers, the defence forces, and a Garda investigation is being carried out. Presenter of Kerry Today Jerry O'Sullivan has the latest.

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The media minister Patrick O'Donovan has expressed his opposition to Comisiún na Mean proposals for a levy on streaming services like Netflix and Disney+. Elaine Burke, science and technology journalist and host of "For Tech's Sake" reacts.

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Carol Lynch, Tax Partner in charge of Customs and International Trade Services at BDO, outlines the tariffs that will affect Ireland from next week. Then, we hear reaction from Minister for Enterprise and Fine Gael TD Peter Burke, and Sinead Gibney TD, Social Democrats spokesperson on Enterprise and Trade.

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The death toll following a devastating earthquake in Myanmar continues to rise with authorities there reporting that 1,700 people have been killed. Louise Gorton is an Emergency Specialist with UNICEF in Bangkok and she tells Justin about the impact of the earthquake on Myanmar.

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A series of early morning raids targeting members of a drug trafficking gang known as "The Family" were carried out this week by Gardaí here, with a separate operation conducted by police in Spain. Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds profiles 'The Family'.

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A planned work-to-rule by 80,000 healthcare staff has been suspended after 25 hours of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission. We hear from HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster, and first, the General Secretary of the INMO, Phil Ní Sheaghdha.

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The government has a target to build 41,000 homes by the end of this year. The Central Bank says it will only build 35,000. A separate report from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland predicts the government will miss its housing completion targets by 9,000 over the next two years. Minister for Housing James Browne.

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In just over two months' time, the new National Children's Hospital is due to be completed and handed over to the State. But there are growing concerns about staffing levels at the hospital. Phil Ní Sheadghadha is the General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

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'Zero' products carrying recognisable brand names are popping up on public transport, sports pitches, and other places where alcohol products are banned from being shown. The industry says that these ads promote responsible drinking, but others see it as a more cynical move. Gavin O’Callaghan reports.

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Earlier this week the ESRI and the Department of Finance published a report which calculated that tariffs could cost Ireland more than 18 billion euro in lost trade, and pose a long term risk to the public finances. We discuss with Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, and Sinn Féin’s Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty.

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