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A number of political parties and candidates have made policy announcements in relation to garda numbers today. For reaction James Morrisroe, Deputy General Secretary of the Garda Representative Association.

Drivetime is still on the road and today looks at the ....... seat constituency of Kildare South Constituency. Cormac is joined by Martin Haydon,

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the country’s top health official, the latest in a string of controversial picks for his incoming administration. For more on this Jennifer Ewing - Spokesperson for Republicans Overseas UK.

Negotiations continued today at a busy COP29. In the middle of it a new report was published by the Climate Action tracker project saying the planet is on course for a 2.7 degree Celsius rise in temperature. To tell us more Valerie Hickey, Global Director, Environment Department, the World Bank.

Drivetime is still on the road and today looks at the three seat constituency of Roscommon Galway. Sarah is joined in Roscommon Town's Gleeson's Hotel by some of the candidates - Fine Gael's Aisling Dolan; Fianna Fail's Martin Daly; Sinn Fein's Claire Kerrane; Independent Eugene Murphy and Independent Ireland's Michael Fitzmaurice.

The medical charity MSF have condemned a decision by the Israeli authorities to block the medical evacuation of eight children from Gaza who are in need of medical care to the MSF hospital in Jordan. For more on this, Moeen Mahmood, Head of Mission with Médecins Sans Frontières in Jordan.

Reporter John Cooke has been out and about in Roscommon / Galway to get a sense of the issues that are dominating the campaign here.

Over the past few years, the Camino de Santiago has seen a surge of solo female pilgrims, yet some women have reported alarming incidents of harassment and safety concerns along the way. To discuss this, Lorena Gaibor, founder of Camigas, an online support network for women pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.

As part of Science Week 2024 Maynooth University will be hosting an event tomorrow evening called “Ozempic – unravelling fact from fiction”. Dr Andrew Hogan, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biology at Maynooth University and Principle Investigator with the Obesity Immunology Research Group.

UN Secretary General António Guterres said today that small, climate-vulnerable island states have the right to be angry with rich nations for their failure to lead on climate action. Cormac speaks to George Lee, RTÉ Environment Correspondent & Laura Bahlman, Climate Resilience Advocacy Adviser, Concern Ireland.

Drivetime is out of studio today and broadcasting from Donegal - a five seater constituency. Sarah is joined by Fine Gael's John McNulty; Fianna Fáil's Charlie McConalogue; Sinn Féin's Pádraig Mac Lochlainn; Charles Ward of the 100% Redress Party and Independent Thomas Pringle.

Reporter Barry Lenihan has been out and about in Donegal to get a sense of the issues that are dominating the campaign here.

How to create inclusive communities....It's a challenge being faced by many towns and villages across the country. The Family Resource Centre National Forum which started today, focuses on creating inclusive communities. To tell us more about ths Family Resource Centre CEO Fergal Landy and Edgar Flores, who is from Guatemala.

Librarians have reported feeling intense stress and fear according to new research on several libraries in Ireland. The research carried out by UCD’s School of Information & Communication Studies highlights the experiences of Ireland’s public library staff. To discuss this further Dr Páraic Kerrigan Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of the School

Drivetime is hitting the road for the General Election to find out about the issues that will guide your vote on November 29th. We’re on the road in the constituency of Mayo as John Cooke speaks to voters about their big issues for the General Election.

Donald Trump is Expected to name Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, according to US media reports. For more on this Greg Swenson, Chairman of Republicans Overseas UK & Richard Painter, Former chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration.

According to new research from Aviva Insurance Ireland more than 4 in 10 people have had ‘run-ins’ with neighbours! Noise pollution and parking issues are their top concerns, to discuss this Behavioural psychologist Pádraig Walsh from ChangeAble.ie.

Over the next three weeks Drivetime is taking to the road to cover a wide range of general election constituencies. Starting today with Dublin Bay South. In studio Fianna Fail's Jim O'Callaghan, Fine Gael's James Geoghean, Labour's Ivana Bacik, Hazel Chu from the Green Party, Chris Andrews from Sinn Fein and Independent Kate O'Connell.

Dublin Bay South is one of the most hotly contested constituencies in the country. Four seats are up for grabs in a territory stretching from Terenure to Sandymount; encompassing young populations in Ranelagh and Rathmines and more working class areas around. Reporter Barry Lenihan is on the ground in the Dublin Bay South.

Sherin Alsabbagh is fighting to get her 74 year old mother out of Gaza, The elderly Gazan woman was granted a visa to travel to Ireland eight months but has refused permission to leave. Sherin has received distressing news today about her mother's safety and she joins Sarah.