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Calls for greater understanding and specialists to help people who have uncontrollable urges to pull, pick or scratch their hair and skin, due to stress. The condition is known as Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour. Caroline Harbison, Treasurer of BFRB UK & Ireland tells us more. For more information you can visit bfrbukireland.com

Gaza polio vaccination update and the lingering impact of that disease on Irish people from previous outbreaks. We hear from Adele Khodr, UNICEF'S Regional Director for the Middle East & North Africa and Fran Brennan CEO of Polio Survivors Ireland talks about the impact of this disease.

The Home Care Coalition which is made up of twenty-five leading charities, not-for-profits and campaigners, launched its pre budget submission this morning. One member of the coalition is older people charity ALONE CEO, Sean Moynihan joined Cormac.

We hear from Jim O'Callaghan of Fianna Fáil and Róisín Shortall of the Social Democrats on the redress scheme for school abuse survivors and getting religious orders to contribute.

Ireland host England in an international soccer match in Dublin for just the second time since a friendly game between the countries had to be abandoned in 1995 following violence from English supporters. Gardai are to shortly intensify special security arrangements for the fixture. Barry Lenihan gives us a sense of what to expect .

You, Me and Palliative Care’, That's the theme for this year's Palliative Care Week taking place from September 8th to 14th to raise awareness of the benefits of hospice and palliative care. Drivetime's John Cooke spent the afternoon in the company of a very talented gentleman called Brendan O'Byrne to find out more

You may be suffering from "Dead Butt Syndrome" or "Gluteal Amnesia", if your lower back is very stiff and sore after a long day in an office chair or car or van seat. Dr Kenneth Monaghan is a Clinical Musculosletal Specialist Physiotherapist, and Lecturer in Health Science and Physiology at the Atlantic Technological University

A Commissioner for Future Generations has been in place in Wales since 2016 and has been widely accepted as being a success. The Welsh Commissioner Derek Walker is in Dublin today meeting Irish politicians to discuss how our government are preparing for the next generation, and how a similar role would work here. He joins Sarah to tell us more.

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalgoue is on an agri-food trade mission to China and South Korea. This is the Minister's second visit to each country within 18 months and follows the reopening of both markets to Irish beef. Sarah speaks to the minister from Seoul in South Korea.

The mother of a man with an intellectual disability who was a resident in the Brothers of Charity Lota facility has expressed her fear - that if abuse in these institutions is going to be investigated- the voice of children with disabilities must also be heard. Margaret Best 77 year-old mother of Kenneth Best 55, who has an intellectual disability

Material deprivation is a direct measure of poverty derived from the lack of items and activities deemed to be necessary for an acceptable standard of living. To discuss this Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance and Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson on Social Protection, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

Today the charity Extern Problem Gambling launched the EmpowerHER project - the first of its kind- which aims to provide a free and confidential environment where women can seek support for harmful gambling. To tell us more about the issue of female gambling addiction and the new initiative Project Lead of the new programme, Claire Donegan.

Business group IBEC has called for the passenger cap at Dublin Airport to be lifted to reflect our continued population growth and demands for international connectivity. Ryanair CEO To discuss this Fianna Fail's Minister of State in the Department of Transport James Lawless, but first Danny McCoy, chief executive of IBEC.

A Protest is taking place in County Tipperary this evening as locals fight to keep almost one hundred asylum seekers in their community 5 years after they moved in. They're facing eviction and relocation to Co. Offaly - as soon as tomorrow, John Cooke reports from Barrisokane.

An Irish survivor of the Grenfell Fire says there'll be no justice for the 72 people who lost their lives until criminal charges are brought against those responsible. Willie Thompson was speaking after a major inquiry found how all of the deaths in London in 2017. Reporter Barry Lenihan from London.

The University of Galway researchers, who conducted the Irish part of the survey, have warned that this could lead to increases in sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancies, and unsafe abortions. Dr Andraz Kolto is the lead author of the report

Minister with Responsibility for the OPW, Kieran O'Donnell, has ordered an "immediate review" into the bike shelter for Leinster House that has cost €366,000. The Taoiseach has referred to the cost as "inexcusable and inexplicable". To discuss this Fianna Fail TD Paul McAuliffe is a member of the Public Accounts Committe.

A new model of care for the delivery of general paediatric surgery in Ireland was launched today at the Royal College of Surgeons. Chair of the Working Group for the General Paediatric Surgery Model of Care and Co-lead of the National Clinical Programme in Surgery, Ken Mealy tells us more.

For reaction to the report on allegations of abuse at schools run by religious orders we hear from Deirdre Kenny the chief executive of One in Four who offer support to victims of childhood sexual abuse and Independent Senator Michael McDowell who first introduced commissions of investigations to the country when he was Minister for Justice in 2002

A Government commissioned inquiry has found almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse at the over 300 schools run by religious orders nationwide. For more on this reporter Barry Lenihan and a statement from The Education Minister Norma Foley.