Cormac is joined by a panel of: John Boyle, General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation; Catherine Ardagh, Minister of State in department of Justice and Home Affairs and Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South-Central; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and South Mayo; George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford. 

Cormac is joined by a panel of: John Boyle, General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation; Catherine Ardagh, Minister of State in department of Justice and Home Affairs and Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South-Central; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and South Mayo; George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford.&nbsp;

Cormac Ó hEadhra unpacks the political week with lively debate and fresh perspectives from those shaping policy - both nationally and globally.

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INTO's industrial action over delays in public sector pay deal

Áine Kerr discusses Storm Bóelo and delays to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan with Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP; Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow; Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare, joining from Limerick. Also joining are Paul Neary, Kerry County Council’s Director of Community, Climate Action and Operational Services, and Peter Thorne, Professor at Maynooth University and member of the Climate Change Advisory Council. 

Áine Kerr discusses Storm Bóelo and delays to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan with Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP; Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow; Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare, joining from Limerick. Also joining are Paul Neary, Kerry County Council’s Director of Community, Climate Action and Operational Services, and Peter Thorne, Professor at Maynooth University and member of the Climate Change Advisory Council.&nbsp;

Climate Action Plan Delayed: Are We Doing Enough?

Áine Kerr is joined by Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North West; Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow; Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare to discuss the HSE recruitment freeze, delays in patient care and growing pressure on Ireland’s health service. Professor Matthew Sadlier, President of the IMO, also joins the discussion, warning: “If you get recruitment freezes, you get delayed care.”

Áine Kerr is joined by Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North West; Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow; Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare to discuss the HSE recruitment freeze, delays in patient care and growing pressure on Ireland’s health service. Professor Matthew Sadlier, President of the IMO, also joins the discussion, warning: “If you get recruitment freezes, you get delayed care.”

HSE Recruitment Freeze: Could Patients Face Longer Waiting Times?

Aine Kerr is joined by a panel of : Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North- West, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and from our Limerick studio Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture  Timmy Dooley,  and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare

Aine Kerr is joined by a panel of : Ciarán Mullooley, Independent Ireland MEP for Midlands North- West, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and from our Limerick studio Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Timmy Dooley,&nbsp; and Fianna Fáil TD for Clare

INTO's industrial action over delays in public sector pay deal

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