The Agenda

Today on the show - We had reaction to the Taoiseach's visit to the White House with Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne, Cllr Dave Boyne called on the Justice Minister and the Garda Commissioner to address the Garda Shortage in Co Meath and Minister James Lawless was with us in studio to talk about the opening of a state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing and Training Centre of Excellence in Dundalk.

Today on the show - Social Justice Ireland response to the findings of the latest CSO figures on deprivation, Ann Larkin of Dundalk Women's Aid welcomes the fact that Cllrs in Dundalk have given the green light for a new Women's Aid shelter in the town and the INMO speak to us about why the health unions have voted in favour of industrial action

Today on the show - Home & Community Care Ireland tell us a Fair Deal scheme for home care would be a game changer for older and disabled people, the CCPC tell us calls to their helpline have attracted 5k more calls than last year and Cllr Emma Coffey outlines why she's calling for a gateway closure on a local playground in Dundalk on safety grounds.

Today on the show - Graham Geraghty, Cian Ward and Jason Plunkett joined us on the show to pay tribute to and share memories of our colleague & friend Brendan Cummins who sadly passed away over the weekend. ALONE told us how spiralling arrears on energy bills are causing a serious health threat to older people and Senator Laura Harmon outlined why she's calling for a global referendum to elect the Irish President.

Today on the show - Minister Thomas Byrne on the emergency meeting of European leaders over the state of relations between Trump and Ukraine, Noel Dunne, CEO of Nua Healthcare joined us to announce 300 new jobs for Meath with the launch of Ireland's first independently operated Specialist Mental Health Service and Dundalk Simon Community spoke to us about the growing problem of homelessness in Dundalk and the services they provide.

Today on the show - SOSAD Ireland gave us details of their Dail presentation on the difficulties they are facing trying to maintain funding for their services. The Irish Dental Association voiced their concerns over the high number of people arriving back in Ireland with poor dental work done abroad. and Deputy Ken O Flynn of the Independent Ireland group told Ken why they are calling for a new Department for efficiency & reform