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For part two of his return visit to Roscrea - Drivetime's John Cooke has also been finding out what happened to a government supported proposal to open an alternative community hotel in the area.

Opposition parties have signalled their clear opposition to a Government proposal aimed at solving the row over speaking time in the Dáil. For more on this RTE Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham and Independent TD Mattie McGrath.

Harrowing testimony has been given by the families of victims who were murdered in the 1998 Omagh bombing, as the public inquiry into the atrocity got underway in the town today. Our reporter Una Kelly was there.

A Dublin woman this evening reveals how she was conned out of her pension savings by fraudsters impersonating Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. Scammers used articial intelligence to make the woman believe she was in a romantic relationship with the singer and dupe her for over twenty five thousand euro. Our reporter Barry Lenihan spoke with her.

The PERFAR programme, which funds HIV care and treatment for millions of people in over 50 countries has been postponed for 90 days by the new Trump administration. As a result of this action the work of an Irish charity in Africa Nurture Africa is grounding to a halt. To discuss this the head of Nurture Africa, Brian Iredale.

It's just over a year since protests were mounted outside the Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea in Co. Tipperary in response to the sudden announcement that it would close to the public and become a Direct Provision Centre for International Protection Applicants. Drivetime's John Cooke tells us more.

Harrowing testimony has been given by the families of victims who were murdered in the 1998 Omagh bombing, as the public inquiry into the atrocity got underway in the town today. Our reporter Una Kelly was there.

The new ministers of state announced after a Cabinet meeting this afternoon. Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for International Development and Diaspora and Ged Nash LabourTD and Spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform

A new Garda recruitment campaign has been announced today by the new Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan. To disuss this the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O' Callaghan.

Deepseek is a new, free AI-powered chatbot. Yesterday news of its lauch wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off big technology stocks on stockmarkets around the world. To tell us more Davy’s Head of Equities, Aidan Donnelly and by Barry O'Sullivan, Professor at UCC's School of Computer Science.

Harrowing testimony has been given by the families of victims who were murdered in the 1998 Omagh bombing, as the public inquiry into the atrocity got underway in the town today. Our reporter Una Kelly was there.

The Taoiseach came in for criticism over the Government response to Storm Eowyn today as he met with families left without power, heat, water and phone communications for 5 days now. Drivetime's John Cooke spent the day in Co. Roscommon, where the Taoiseach spent time in some of the worst affected areas.

The concept of micro-retirement taking extended time off work to recharge is gaining traction with Gen Z and millenial workers. The trend is largely driven by a desire for better work-life balance. Maeve Toohey, PHD reasearcher and Lecturer at Univeristy of Limerick's Kemmy Business School.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians crossed back to northern Gaza today after Israel finally opened military checkpoints that had divided the territory for 15 months. For reaction the Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid.

It’s been made clear by the Trump administration that if the Irish government doesn’t change tack quickly on Israel, the relations between the US and Ireland will suffer. To discuss this John Deasy, former Fine Gael TD and former Irish envoy to the US Congress on immigration during Donald Trump’s first term.

Over 200,000 premises remain without power while 100,000 people are without water following the storm last week. To discuss this further Fianna Fail TD, Christopher O Sullivan and Sinn Fein TD Matt Cathy.

Local authorities have been working to establish those emergency response hubs in the areas that are most impacted by power and water outages caused by Storm Éowyn. Drivetime's John Cooke has been meeting families availing of badly needed services in Gort in Co Galway.

A verdict of ‘unlawful killing’ was returned at an inquest in Gorey in County Wexford. This was an inquest into the death of a young woman called Elizabeth Plunkett whose family have been waiting forty-nine years for this inquest to take place. Producer with RTE Documentary on One Nicoline Greer was at the inquest.

Yesterday the Court of Appeal overturned the fully suspended sentence previously given to former soldier Cathal Crotty and sentenced him to two years in prison for a brutal assault on Natasha O'Brien.

US President Donald Trump has ordered his officials to release documents relating to three of the most high profile assassinations in US history. For reaction President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Ambassador John Bolton.