Challenges Facing The Northeast

This week, we’re focusing on mental health services across the North East — looking at access to support, waiting lists and whether the services available are meeting the needs of people across Louth and Meath.From counselling and community supports to specialist mental health services, we’ll look at where the gaps are and what needs to change.We are joined on the line now by Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín, and Sinn Féin TD for Louth Ruairí Ó Murchú.

As part of our ongoing commitment to highlighting the local issues affecting listeners across the North East, each week here on the show we are focusing on one Local Challenge and shining a light on the issues that matter most to you.The LMFM Local Challenges segment gives us half an hour each week to hear directly about the concerns facing communities across the region — and we want to hear from you about the issues you think we should be talking about, and the changes you’d like to see.This week, we’re focusing on public transport across the North East — looking at the availability, reliability and accessibility of buses and trains, and the challenges facing people who rely on public transport every day to get to work, school, college, appointments and to stay connected with their communities.From rural areas with limited services to concerns around cancellations, delays, routes and frequency, we are going to take a look at all of it and at what can be done to improve public transport services across Louth and Meath. We are joined in-studio now by Sinn Fein TD for Meath-East Darrem O’Rourke, and by Fine Gael TD for Louth, Paula Butterly… 

In Episode 3 of the LMFM Local Challenges series we take a look at the dual issue of housing and homelessness in the North East, with a specific focus on the towns of Navan and Dundalk.Local representatives Meath County Councillor Emer Toibin (Aontu, Navan) and Louth County Councillor Shane McGuinness (Fianna Fáil, Dundalk South), joined the program to highlight issues that are impacting both areas respectively. Aired on The Agenda, LMFM Local Challenges will engage local representatives, residents and authorities as we focus on a wide range of issues. LMFM Local Challenges is brought to you by the News Reporting Scheme and is funded Coimisiún na Meán. 

In Episode 2 of LMFM Local Challenges we explore the issue of antisocial behavior across the North East. The episode features contributions from three local councillors in Ashbourne, Drogheda and Navan. LMFM Local Challenges is brought to you by the News Reporting Scheme and is funded Coimisiún na Meán. For more information on LMFM Local Challenges visit www.lmfm.ie