We’re now just hours away from a public sector strike that will bring disruption not seen in a generation. A row over public sector pay has brought more than 400,000 workers to the brink of industrial action, with teachers and nurse among those set to down tools on Wednesday.

So why aren’t the Government and the unions talking, and what would a strike on this scale mean for the country?

Host; Kevin Doyle, Guests; Donal O'Donovan and Aisling Moloney

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We’re now just hours away from a public sector strike that will bring disruption not seen in a generation. A row over public sector pay has brought more than 400,000 workers to the brink of industrial action, with teachers and nurse among those set to down tools on Wednesday.
So why aren’t the Government and the unions talking, and what would a strike on this scale mean for the country?
Host; Kevin Doyle, Guests; Donal O'Donovan and Aisling Moloney
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Government vs 400,000 Workers: Who blinks first ahead of strike chaos?

Public lotteries have been a popular going concern for centuries.  

The prospect of winning big with a low stake is undeniably attractive – it could be you, as the famous slogan goes.  

In a fast-paced, lifestyle-focused social media age, the lottery takes on an ever more enviable quality when you can scroll through video after video of happy jackpot winners enjoying their prizes.  

Such a strategy is key to the success of competition giveaway platforms like Ooosch, which has been operating in Ireland and the UK since the turn of the decade.  

But do outlets such as Ooosch represent a form of gambling?  

If so, is regulation required? And if not, why not?  

On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent journalists John Meagher and Sean Pollock to examine the ever-changing face of public giveaways.  

The Indo Daily is part of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism 

Public lotteries have been a popular going concern for centuries. &nbsp;
The prospect of winning big with a low stake is undeniably attractive – it could be you, as the famous slogan goes. &nbsp;
In a fast-paced, lifestyle-focused social media age, the lottery takes on an ever more enviable quality when you can scroll through video after video of happy jackpot winners enjoying their prizes. &nbsp;
Such a strategy is key to the success of competition giveaway platforms like Ooosch, which has been operating in Ireland and the UK since the turn of the decade. &nbsp;
But do outlets such as Ooosch represent a form of gambling? &nbsp;
If so, is regulation required? And if not, why not? &nbsp;
On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent journalists John Meagher and Sean Pollock to examine the ever-changing face of public giveaways. &nbsp;
The Indo Daily is part of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism&nbsp;

Are prize competition sites like Ooosch a form of gambling? If not, why not?  

In recent weeks, the 2020 French hack into the secret gangster phone network Encrochat has continued to see Northern Ireland drug dealers sent to Maghaberry.Multiple prison sentences have been handed down to some significant figures from Northern Ireland’s criminal world. Gangsters like ‘cute hur’, ‘mint wind’ and ‘ultra gold’ are just some of those who went down after the notorious platform spilled its secrets.  Todays episode of The Indo Daily is brought to us by our sister podcast The BelTel as Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris.

We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism.

In recent weeks, the 2020 French hack into the secret gangster phone network Encrochat has continued to see Northern Ireland drug dealers sent to Maghaberry.Multiple prison sentences have been handed down to some significant figures from Northern Ireland’s criminal world. Gangsters like ‘cute hur’, ‘mint wind’ and ‘ultra gold’ are just some of those who went down after the notorious platform spilled its secrets. &nbsp;Todays episode of The Indo Daily is brought to us by our sister podcast The BelTel as Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris.
We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at <a href="https://www.independent.ie/service/our-journalism/a/98708550.html">independent.ie/ourjournalism.</a>

Allison Morris on the Encrochat hack turning NI crime on its head

It was in April 1992 when Patrick 'Patsy' O'Sullivan called into his brother Jerry's home like it was any other day, but it’s a day that will forever remain etched in Jerry’s memory.

Patrick went missing from his home in Co Kerry that year, and despite extensive searches and emotional appeals, efforts to find him proved fruitless.

It would take the O'Sullivan family 34 years to find out the truth.

On today’s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by Kerryman journalist Sinead Kelleher and by Jerry O'Sullivan, Patsy’s brother, to discuss his disappearance and how they eventually found out what happened to him.

It was in April 1992 when Patrick 'Patsy' O'Sullivan called into his brother Jerry's home like it was any other day, but it’s a day that will forever remain etched in Jerry’s memory.
Patrick went missing from his home in Co Kerry that year, and despite extensive searches and emotional appeals, efforts to find him proved fruitless.
It would take the O'Sullivan family 34 years to find out the truth.
On today’s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by Kerryman journalist Sinead Kelleher and by Jerry O'Sullivan, Patsy’s brother, to discuss his disappearance and how they eventually found out what happened to him.

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