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NewsDaily

Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Episodes

38 min
Jul 20, 2026
E-scooters set to be banned for U-18s

Ellen Coyne, Irish Times Political Correspondent; Sean Canney, Minister of State at the Dept of Transport; Niall Hodgins of the GRA; and Paddy O’Brien, Loco E-scooters

8 min
Jul 20, 2026
Andy Burnham takes over as British PM

Henry Riley, LBC reporter

10 min
Jul 20, 2026
Spain celebrate World Cup triumph

Sarah Morris, Spain-based journalist and Dr Stephen McIvor, sports psychologist

9 min
Jul 20, 2026
Kevin Keegan dies at 75

John Keith, Liverpool freelance correspondent and Shay Given, former Ireland and Newcastle goalkeeper

8 min
Jul 20, 2026
AliExpress hit with €550m EU fine over sales of illegal, counterfeit products

Damian O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Retail Management at TU Dublin

7 min
Jul 20, 2026
How to deal with feeling tired, but wired

Prof Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy at University of Bristol

7 min
Jul 20, 2026
Iran fighting 'full-scale war' with US following strikes

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist

4 min
Jul 17, 2026
Fiona Shaw remembers Brenda Fricker

Star of stage and screen Fiona Shaw gives her thoughts on the passing of Brenda Fricker, who she appeared with in 'My Left Foot'

15 min
Jul 17, 2026
Tributes to Brenda Fricker

Evelyn O’Rourke, Arts and Media Correspondent, and My Left Foot actors Hugh O'Conor and Phelim Drew remember the Oscar-winner

6 min
Jul 17, 2026
Andy Burnham clinches Labour leadership

Peter Cardwell, Talk TV Political Correspondent

6 min
Jul 17, 2026
Looking ahead to Spain v Argentina

Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with The Independent and Dee Reddy, culture and entertainment journalist

6 min
Jul 17, 2026
UNCHR concerns over asylum seeker reunification

Maria Hennessy, Government Liaison Officer at UNHCR Ireland

14 min
Jul 17, 2026
Surviving the Costa Concordia

Rose Metcalf, last survivor of the Costa Concordia shipwreck

4 min
Jul 17, 2026
Galway and Limerick clash in the hurling final

Meghan Scully, broadcaster and super fan

6 min
Jul 17, 2026
Will there be a total ban on E-scooters?

Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee

10 min
Jul 17, 2026
Slane residents react to Luke Combs concerts

Report from Una Kelly

15 min
Jul 17, 2026
The Catch Up

Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor at the Irish Independent and Jen Hogan, Irish Times parenting columnist

4 min
Jul 17, 2026
US to probe Ryanair about broken window incident

Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent with the Daily Telegraph

8 min
Jul 16, 2026
Should raw milk be more readily available?

Barry Heneghan, Dublin Bay North TD and Aoife Quinn, registered dietician

5 min
Jul 16, 2026
Retailers asked to stop selling disposable barbecues

Shane Gleeson, Gleeson’s Group in Limerick

4 min
Jul 16, 2026
Govt agrees to investigation into paedophile Michael Shine

Sandra Hurley, Political Reporter

7 min
Jul 16, 2026
Fragrant July wildflowers to look out for

Aedin Ní Thiarnaigh, Bláthana Fiaine on Inis Meain

8 min
Jul 16, 2026
Up to 500 jobs under threat at Aer Lingus

Jon Ihle, Deputy Business Editor with Sunday Times and Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel

8 min
Jul 16, 2026
Irish Rail and National Transport Authority at PAC

Prof Brian Caulfield, Centre For Transport Research at TCD and James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South

8 min
Jul 16, 2026
Just play the hits! Why artists avoid popular songs

Aifric O’Connell, broadcaster

14 min
Jul 16, 2026
E-scooter regulation: ban or fine parents?

Paul Lawless, Mayo TD for Aontú and Rebecca Horan, broadcaster and podcaster

8 min
Jul 16, 2026
Active fire at Djouce Forest in Wicklow

Report from Una Kelly

5 min
Jul 16, 2026
US military to screen for testosterone

Harriet Alexander, US-based journalist

5 min
Jul 16, 2026
Managing back to school costs

Robert Whelan, Rockwell Finance

13 min
Jul 15, 2026
Heat to continue with 30C possible

Mark Bowe, Met Éireann followed by Elaine Dunne, Chair of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers.

4 min
Jul 15, 2026
Legal warnings issued to dodgy box operators

Brian O’Donovan, Work and Technology Correspondent.

10 min
Jul 15, 2026
Be careful of Facebook Marketplace scams

Caitriona Redmond, Consumer Columnist for The Irish Examiner.

17 min
Jul 15, 2026
Killarney fire thought to have been started by disposable barbeque

Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD for Kerry; Sinead Kelleher, Senior Reporter with independent.ie and The Kerryman; and Christopher O’Sullivan, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity.

5 min
Jul 15, 2026
Memorial mass in Dublin for Ann Widdecombe

Report from Una Kelly.

10 min
Jul 15, 2026
Further attacks overnight in Ukraine

Saul David, military historian, author and presenter of ‘Battleground’ podcast.

8 min
Jul 15, 2026
Dublin pubs want more taxis in Dublin city centre

Donall O’Keeffe, CEO of Licensed Vintners’ Association.

10 min
Jul 15, 2026
Rivalry renewed as England take on Argentina

Rachel Burden, BBC presenter and Fernando Romero, Argentina-based journalist.

9 min
Jul 15, 2026
How women experience heatwaves

Dr Suzanne Kelly, ICGP.

14 min
Jul 14, 2026
Home and unhosed: hosepipe ban set to come in

Sadbh O’Neill, Irish Times climate contributor and Dr Shane Timmons, Senior Research Officer with ESRI

28 min
Jul 14, 2026
How to police E-scooters

Report from Una Kelly followed by Dr Phil Kieran, Cork-based GP, and Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD and Chair of Oireachtas Justice Committee

8 min
Jul 14, 2026
Iran-US war heats up again

David Blevins, Sky News US Correspondent

8 min
Jul 14, 2026
Spain take on France in World Cup semi-final

Sarah Morris, Spain-based journalist and Susie Murphy in France

6 min
Jul 14, 2026
Fuel prices: where are they going next?

Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland

8 min
Jul 14, 2026
One in four families fall into debt over back-to-school costs

Conor Murphy, English teacher at Skibbereen Community School

8 min
Jul 14, 2026
Wegovy tablets to launch in the UK

Professor Donal O'Shea, HSE National Clinical Lead on Obesity

6 min
Jul 14, 2026
Concerns over the rise of AI in music

Faye O’Rourke of Soda Blonde

21 min
Jul 13, 2026
Widdecombe murder raised to counterterrorism probe

Peter Cardwell, Talk TV Political Correspondent; Henry Hill, Political Editor at The Critic Magazine; Lucy Fisher, Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times; and Iain Dale, LBC presenter and friend of Anne Widdecombe

8 min
Jul 13, 2026
Concerns continue to rise over E-scooter use

Jonathan Hehir of CFM Insurance Group

7 min
Jul 13, 2026
The science behind The Odyssey

Ruth Freeman, Research Ireland

11 min
Jul 13, 2026
Weather update and how to manage your garden in the heat

Siobhan Ryan of Met Eireann and Diarmuid Gavin, garden designer and presenter

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