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Our expert today is Dr. Bronagh Keane, general and cosmetic dentist aka Irelands Tooth Fairy. Bronagh answers listeners dentistry questions.
All with thanks to Hidden Hearing.
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The fear of spiking is something that crosses every woman's mind. Whether it's clutching onto their drinks tightly or even taking their drink with them to the bathroom on a night out. As the number of spiking incidents continues to rise, fresh calls are being made to put pressure on the government to make spiking a specific criminal offence in Ireland, as it currently falls under poisoning laws. Laura Kelly reports for us.
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Solicitor and Crime Novelist Catherine Kirwan joins us to discuss her newly published thriller ‘The Seventh Body.’ Set in Cork city, a routine excavation, in which six historical remains are found, becomes a crime scene when a seventh body is uncovered.
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Consumers have been warned to avoid getting caught out by health insurance companies imposing much larger rises in the cost of their cover than the average price quoted. Dermot Goode from Total Health Cover explains more .
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Today, former QuikPark reopens on Monday serving Dublin airport and also Minister Daragh O’Brien is set to have a meeting on regarding the ongoing issue of Dublin Airport’s passenger cap.
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France beat Ireland 42-27 in their Six Nations face-off in the Aviva Stadium, Shamrock Rovers beat St Pats 1-0 in Tallaght Stadium, and Ireland wins three medals in just over half an hour in the Apeldoorn Athletics Championships. All to discuss with Colm Boohig, Broadcaster of Off The Ball.
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This week is Brain Awareness Week. Over the week, the Neurological Alliance of Ireland aims to promote greater awareness of the brain and brain conditions. Joining Ivan this morning on the show was Professor and a Clinical Neuropsychologist in Trinity College Dublin and Beaumont Hospital Niall Pender and also Bernadette Spellman Widowed Carer for her husband Micheál who suffered from Huntington’s disease.
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Mary Lou McDonald has indicated that she will go before the Dáil and address the arrest of Sinn Fein TD Thomas Gould. We discuss this further along with other political news with Craig Hughes, Political Editor with the Irish Daily Mail.
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Our Friday Forum looks back on the main new stories of the week. Joining Pat today in studio was Louise O’Reilly Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers' Rights, Enterprise, Trade and Employment and TD Dublin Fingal West, Naoise Ó Cearúil Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North and also Harry Browne Senior Lecturer in Journalism at TUD.
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This Saturday marks International Women's Day and hundreds of women will take to the streets of the capital. One of the women speaking at the march is Paula Doyle who will be joined by her 4 children.
Paula was raped by Aiden Kestell in September 2019 after he walked her home from a party in his house. Mr Kestell was found guilty in 2024 of raping Paula and sentenced jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Since waving her anonymity, Paula has spoken out against the use of counselling notes in cases of sexual assault and advocated for the rights of survivors.
Paula joined Pat in studio this morning.
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Relations between Europe and the United States are potentially at their most strained in living history. With the trump administration increasingly taking an isolationist approach to its foreign policy. Also with the present geopolitical situation threatening to tear up the international order.
John Bolton, former National Security Advisor for the Trump administration and former United wtates Qmbassador to the United Nations joined Pat this morning to discuss this and more.
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With only two weekends to go before the winner is crowned, pressuring is mounting on the Irish squad as they take on France in the 6 Nations. Things are heating up in the SSE Airtricity League as Shamrock Rovers face off St Pat’s tonight ahead of another action-packed weekend of sport. Colm Boohig, Broadcaster on Off the Ball looks ahead to the weekend of sport.
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Talks between Section 39 pay and the government are to take place today with the threat of industrial action looming once more if an agreement can't be reached. Ashley Connolly, Forsa national secretary for health and welfare joined Pat to discuss.
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Yesterday Micheal Martin and Keir Starmer finished up a major British Irish summit where the two leaders discussed defense, energy and investment among other things. Given the geopolitical situation in the present moment. Defense collaboration between the UK and Ireland may prove important in improving the overall security of our islands.
Joining Pat this morning in studio was Paul Johnston, British ambassador to Ireland.
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Five years on from the start of the pandemic, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms. We ask has long Covid been forgotte? All to discuss with Professor Luke O'Neill.
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With Jervis shopping centre now on the market, and retail outlets such as new look exiting the market. We ask what does the future of retail look like in Ireland? All to discuss with Damian O'Reilly Senior Lecturer in retail management at the College of Business at TUD.
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Award winning author Colum McCann joined Pat on the show to discuss his newly published book ‘Twist’.
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American Murder - Gabby Petito. What happened in the final days of Gabby Petito's life? John Fardy reviews this gripping true-crime series.
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Young Europeans now get the majority of their news from social media, what are the consequences of this? Especially concerning is that the youngest groups rely on Tiktok exclusively! All this and more to discuss with Author and Disinformation Expert David Robert Grimes.
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