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The government has agreed to start matching donations from organization that has raised €109 million investing in big ideas in education, health, social enterprise, equality, and the green transition.
Rethink Ireland is a leading funding body for Irish charities and social innovators. CEO Deirdre Mortell talks about how the organization aims to grow its fund to €200m.
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Following an injury that forced Jonny Murphy to retire from his professional rugby career, he decided to trade his passion for rugby for baking. He gained is love of baking in his nanny’s kitchen growing up. He joined Ivan this morning to chat about his new book
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a U.S. proposal for a full ceasefire in their war with Ukraine, instead agreeing to a thirty day pause on attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Sir William Browder, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign joined Ivan on the show to discuss further.
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Following an executive order from President Trump, the remaining files on John F. Kennedy’s assassination are being released by the US National Archives. More than 80,000 unredacted records are expected to be released. Will this shine a new light on the case, and could it pose a threat to US national security? Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio Terry Sheridan joins us to discuss.
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Here’s a story about one man’s vision, a man who saw cities drowning in floods and believed they could be saved not with more concrete, but with nature. His name is Professor Kongjian Yu, a landscape architect. Ridiculed, rejected, even accused of betraying progress, he stood by his radical idea that cities should work with water, not against it. Today, China and many other countries are reaping the benefits of his persistence.
Diarmuid Gavin shares the story of sponge gardens.
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Leaving Cert students to face oral exams in English under sweeping changes. Draft plan would see candidates quizzed on plays or books at end of fifth year. But how will this roll out work? Education Editor of the Irish Times Carl O’ Brien joined us to tell us all.
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Motoring Editor and Columnist with the Independent Geraldine Herbert highlights road safety concerns, particularly for pedestrians and the dangerous roads during holiday weekends.
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Can extreme heat increase your risk of cardiovascular disease? Does heat alter the DNA of older people .Dr Ruth Freeman joins Ivan to answer all of the questions behind heating and ageing. All to discuss on this week's Green Scene.
All with thanks to Repak.
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Famine, rape, killing, Sudan is in crisis while the world looks away. We'll hear some of the little covered stories of the brave women fleeing the world's forgotten war. Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports from Bahr al Ghazal.
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Seventeen years after banks stopped offering tracker mortgages here, a tracker-type mortgage is coming back to the Irish market courtesy of Avant Money.
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Google has announced that it will start to phase out Assistant in exchange for Gemini. The announcement has resulted in my Google users opting for Apple. Irish Times Tech Correspondent Ciara O’Brien brings us the details.
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Veterinary practices in rural Ireland are struggling to attract and retain young vets, largely because of the antisocial hours involved in farm work, but Archerfield clinic in Kilkenny city has come up with a solution.
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As we know we are increasingly in a renewable revolution. with our energy being created by wind turbines and the cars we drive being powered by batteries Creating these products requires certain rare earth minerals, of which many are found deep on the ocean floor.
But how do you extract these minerals from the sea and could it harm the environment in the process? Ivan discuss this and more with Andy Wheeler Professor of Geology at UCC.
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More motorists are turning to public transport as people cut back on the amount of driving they do because of rising fuel prices. Personal Finance Editor of the Irish Independent has the story and chatted to Ivan this morning.
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The new season of Formula One kicked off down under in Melbourne. Mclaren driver Lando Norris took the first-place podium, while F1 legend Lewis Hamilton had a slow start in the Ferrari uniform. Newstalk’s Rory Galvin runs through the highs and lows of the first weekend in.
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While there are 70 extra apprenticeships offered in Ireland there is still a gap in their uptake. Why is this? Ivan discussed this further with Paddy Kavanagh, General Secretary of Connect Trade Union and also Guidance Counsellor Brian Mooney
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Wellness Coach John Belton joins us to discuss how to begin your strength training journey, and its many health benefits.
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For three years now we the birth information and tracing act has been law. This bill gave adopted people access rights to key birth information. We hear about the workings of the adoption authority with Orlaith Traynor is the Chair of the Adoption Authority of Ireland
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Amidst the Irish housing crisis, could there be an alternative solution, aside from the 40,000 promised annual new builds? The Hardware Association of Ireland believes there may be a solution, in vacant above the shop units. Ivan was joined on the show by Martin Markey Chief Executive of the Hardware Association Ireland.
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