LMFM Michael Reade Show Podcasts

Today on the show - Ruairi O Murchu spoke with us about the pressures facing the health services in the North East, Drogheda Vacancy & Dereliction Group raised concerns about the state of the footpaths in the town and Senator spoke with us about the possibility of a ceasefire in Israel

Today on the show - Cllr Antoin Watters expressed concerned about the impact of the new ETA document on tourism in NI and North Louth, Sage Advocacy are forecasting a doubling of demand on their services over the next 3 years and SIPTU consider strike action to save the last publicly owned domestic bin collection service

Today on the show - Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice spoke to us about what he'd like to see happening as part of the formation of Govt talks, UCC School of Applied Psychology told Alan how their recent research has shown that technology is an established part of the mourning ritual in Ireland and Green Party Senator Pauline O Reilly outlined why she's support the introduction of a State allowance for stay at home parents.

Today on the show - The latest report from MyHome.ie shows that first time buyers are taking on more debt relative to their income, SIPTU call for the introduction of a safe pass system for farms and Friends of the Earth tell Government that we need faster and fairer action on our climate issues

Today on the show - Pat O Toole of the Farmers Journal joined us to discuss the formation of Government talks, the Irish Blood Transfusion Board call on people to attend local blood clinics and donate due to serious blood shortages and former Fine Gael TD Fergus O Dowd told us about receiving a shock diabetes diagnosis

Today on the show - We had the latest update on the weather from the IFA and Meath County Council. Age Alliance urges action from the new Government on critical issues relating to older people and the HSE spoke to us to their Time to Quit programme.

Today on the show - Local Cllr and Founder of Meath Homeless Outreach, Alan Lawes told us about the work the group is doing with the local council to ensure that any person in need of emergency accommodation in Meath is being catered for during the cold snap. Loretta Dignam of the Menopause Hub spoke about their new research which shows that 60% of Irish men believe their relationship has been impacted by menopause symptoms and Conor Horgan of IBAL spoke to us about the performance of local towns on the latest litter league

Today on the show - We spoke with Climate Scientist Cathal Nolan about the weather warnings we're facing the coming days. ALONE appealed to people to take the time to check in on elderly relatives and neighbours during the cold spell. Unicef Ireland told us that 2024 was one of the worst years ever for children in conflict

Today on the show - We kick off the new year discussing the continuing house price crisis with MEP Ciaran Mulllolly and Ronan Lyons of Daft.ie . Paramedic and Louth County Councillor Debbie McCole spoke to Alan about pressures and issues facing emergency departments during flu season and the Irish Cancer Society called on people to have any worrying health symptoms checked out and to make a resolution to take better care of their health.