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The first phase of the measures will come into effect from 25 August and will see a number of restrictions on private cars using the parts of the north and south quays between 7am and 7pm Monday to Sunday. For reaction to this, Green Party councillor for Dublin’s South West Inner City Michael Pidgeon and CEO of Dublin Town Richard Guiney.

Stand up comedy! A great way to boost your confidence? Or your idea of a worst nightmare? Someone who knows all too well about how to work the room is Comedian Taran O Sullivan.

The words of Mr Justice Paul McDermott while imposing a 17-year sentence on taxi driver Raymond Shorten from Clondalkin in Dublin for the rape of two young women on separate nights in 2022. To discuss this Cliona Sadlier from The Rape Crisis Network.

Former minister Éamon Ó Cuív announced he will stand down from politics at the next general election. The Fianna Fail TD for Galway West has been at the heart of Irish politics for 35 years serving at different times. He joined John in studio.

Drew Harris told the Policing Authority that the unarmed gardaí showed great courage as they were subject to violence and abuse but they kept the situation from escalating last Monday week until the Public Order Unit arrived.

The Road Safety Authority has launched a new TV ad to extend its Time-to-Talk campaign. The campaign aims to address the rising number of fatalities on Irish roads by encouraging people to have life-saving conversations with loved ones about their unsafe driving behaviours. Director of Partnerships and External Affairs at the RSA, Sarah O Connor.

A report released by the Health Research Board shows that the amount of people treated for problem alcohol use last year was the highest it's been in over a decade. To discuss these findings Addiction Counsellor Michael Guerin and Dr Garrett McGovern, Medical Director & Addiction Specialist at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum.

An Irish charity is changing the lives of young people from the Badjao community in the Philippines, and of the Gen Z Irish students who volunteer with them abroad. Richard Hogan, a former teacher and the founder of ‘Embrace Badjao’, and Jane Cowen, a volunteer with the charity and author of the Diary of Gen Z student.

The inquiry comes after a wave of allegations by past pupils of schools such as Blackrock College - prompted by brothers David and Mark Ryan sharing their story in a radio documentary on this station in 2022. Reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more

To discuss this is Fianna Fail Senator, Malcolm Byrne and the former Press Ombudsman Peter Feeney.

Gaza's hospitals are struggling to help waves of bomb blast victims amid fuel and aid shortages. Dr Ahmad Yousaf is an American doctor who last week returned from Gaza, where he was working in the emergency department of the Al Aqsa hospital in the city of Deir al Balah.

Diane Masterson is a 36-year-old woman who has end stage kidney disease. She urgently needs to start home dialysis - but she currently has no permanent place to live. Diane has been telling Sarah her story.

Sinn Fein has launched a new immigration policy which seeks an end to the ‘two-tier system’ favouring Ukrainians and calls for an ‘audit’ of services before asylum seekers are moved into any area. Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein spokesperson on Finance and Professor Siobhan Mullally, director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at University of Galway.

Today Irish Rail marks 40 years of the DART, the anniversary brings into focus how Irish transport infrastructure has evolved. Changes to the latest transport plan for Dublin have been met with opposition from politicians and business owners in the city. To discuss this Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan.

A surgeon who volunteers in Gaza regularly told a rally in Cork yesterday about the horrors of operating on Palestinian civilians injured in Gaza, and says that malnutrition is now the biggest problem facing its citizens. Professor Nick Maynard, consultant gastrointestinal surgeon at Oxford University Hospital.

The inquest into the death of Mayo pensioner Patrick Roland has heard recommendations to include training being giving to staff on how to deal with patients who express a desire to self discharge. Drivetimes John Cooke reports.

Christopher O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil TD for Cork and Architect Hugh Wallace debate the pro's and cons of one of housing builds.

With duo lingo and other language apps a click away on our phones it's never been easier to learn a new language, but are they the best way to learn new languages - Tish Mulholland, French, Spanish, and Chinese teacher at Sion Hill College in Dublin shares her view.

Following seismic political events in the US the Vice President Kamala Harris is continuing to earn support and endorsements from several top Democrats. As momentum builds and potential challengers pledge her their support. John Brennan, former director of the CIA give his view.

The waiting time for getting a slot for a driving test has varied in length over the years...and we often hear from drivers frustrated at the delays. But there is another consequences to those long waits. Susan Gray, founder of the Road Safety group, PARC.