Morning Ireland

Seats from Croke Park's Cusack Stand to go on sale today Niamh McCoy, Croke Park Museum Director. discusses the sale of seats from the Cusack Stand later today.

'The people of Ukraine are grateful, this is a historic day' - reaction to EU opening membership talks Larysa Gerasko, Ukraine's Ambassador to Ireland, reacts to the EU decision to open membership talks with Ukraine.

3% increase in stroke admissions to Irish hospitals last year Moira Hannon speaks to 71-year-old Bobby Norris from Tallaght in Dublin, who suffered a stroke two years ago and Prof. Joseph Harbison, Clinical Lead, Irish National Audit of Stroke, discusses how Ireland fares when it comes to strokes.

Inside Gaza: 'People are living with no sewage facilities, no water, and food is becoming more and more scarce' Cian McCormack speaks to Dr. Chris Hook of Médecins sans frontières/ Doctors Without Borders who is working as an emergency physician in the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis as Israel's intense bombardment of Gaza continues.

Asylum seekers face spending Christmas sleeping rough Kieran Dineen speaks to asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Ireland while Nick Henderson, Chief Executive of the Irish Refugee Council, urges the government to get all currently unhoused asylum seekers into State accommodation before Christmas.

Drugs increasingly disguised as confectionary - Forensic Science Ireland Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, visits the Forensic Science Laboratory's new €80 million facility to find out about their work in solving crime.

Effects of Dublin riots still linger in Dublin primary school Two weeks after the attack on a group of children and their carer outside a Dublin city centre school, the impact of those events is still playing out in the lives of people living nearby. Our Education Correspondent Emma O'Kelly reports.

The Hollywood sign celebrates its centenary Steve Futterman reports from Los Angeles as the city recognises 100 years of the famous sign atop the Hollywood Hills.

Dublin procession ahead of Nenagh funeral for Shane MacGowan In Dublin, the funeral procession for Shane MacGowan will start at 11.00 and travel by horse drawn carriage from South Lotts Road, down Pearse Street and on to Westland Row. Then in Nenagh, his funeral will take place at St Mary of the Rosary church at 15.30. Cian McCormack reports from Nenagh while...

Israel says 'not trying to displace anyone' out of Gaza Paraic O’Brien, Foreign Correspondent with Channel 4 News, has the latest from the Middle East as the resumed Israeli offensive focuses on southern Gaza and pressure mounts to protect civilians.

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Patrick Kielty gears up to present first ever Late Late Toy Show Kate Varley gets a look behind the scenes of The Late Late Toy Show set as Patrick Kielty prepares to present the show for the very first time.

NASA's James Webb space telescope discovers candy floss planet Kevin Nolan, lecturer in physics at Technological University Dublin discusses a newly-analysed planet where it rains sand and smells of burnt matches.

Is the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant fit for purpose? Marc O'Driscoll reports on one person's experience with the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, and Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson, discusses why so few vacant and derelic refurbishment grants have been provided.

Suspect on the run following mass shooting in Maine, USA Harriet Alexander, US-based journalist with the latest on the shooting in the city of Lewiston, Maine which killed 18 people.

Qatar said to be engaging highly with Hamas to release Israeli hostages John Lyndon, ALLMEP, discusses the serious issues in the continuing Israel/Palestine conflict and the quest to free the 220 hostages.

Efforts to attract more women to sailing Sharon Gaffney speaks to Irish sailor Pamela Lee who is leading an all female team in a major international competition

Sister of man being held hostage in Gaza: 'I hope he is ok, all we've got is hope' Cian McCormack talks to Adi Kikozashvili, the sister of a man who was kidnapped by Hamas on October the 7th.

Former adviser to Israeli and Palestinian Govts: 'Regardless of who it was, it needs to be condemned, it's a war crime' Gershon Baskin, International Communities Organization, reacts to the latest developments as Israel-Hamas conflict death toll rises.

Tánaiste: Independent investigation by International Criminal Court should take place Micheál Martin, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza.

UN Secretary General calls for 'rapid and unimpeded' humanitarian access to Gaza Maurice Cohen, chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, reflects on the death of Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti; Nebal Farsakh, Palestinian Red Crescent Society spokesperson, describes the situation facing aid workers in Gaza as airstrikes intensify.

Garda Cold Case Unit reviewing investigation of unsolved murder of Una Lynskey 52 years ago Mick Clifford, Irish Examiner Special Correspondent, on the Garda review into the murder investigation of Una Lynskey 52 years ago, as well as the killing of another man who was wrongly linked with her death.

Family confirms death of Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti Sinéad Hussey, Midlands Correspondent, reports on the confirmation that Kim Damti was killed in Saturday's Hamas attack on a music festival.

Tánaiste: 'Meeting everyone's needs was always going to be difficult' Micheál Martin, Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader, discusses the measures announced in Budget 2024.

Holly Willoughby to leave ITV's This Morning after 14 years Julian Druker, Correspondent with Channel 5 news in the UK, on the decision by Holly Willoughby, presenter of ITV's This Morning, to step down after 14 years.

Philanthropist Chuck Feeney dies at the age of 92 Niall O' Dowd, Founder of Irish Central.com, discusses the legacy of American businessman and philanthropist Chuck Feeney who has died aged 92.

One year on from Creeslough tragedy in Co. Donegal Eileen Magnier, North-West Correspondent, on the ongoing garda investigation into the tragic deaths of 10 people in Creeslough one year ago.

Extended version: 100 years since final act of Civil War Shane McElhatton, Radio One Series Editor of the Decade of Commemorations, speaks to Dr. Leeann Lane, Dept of History at DCU, historian John Dorney, and Cormac Moore, Dublin City Council Historian-in-residence, 100 years after 8,000 republican prisoners, men and women, went on mass hunger strike.

Min. for Law Reform: 'Urgent' need for new gambling legislation Moira Hannon speaks to Claire Donegan, founder of THRIVE Recovery, and James Browne, Minister of State for Law Reform and a Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford, reacts to new figures that show there is far more problem gambling in Ireland than previously thought.

New ESRI figures indicate far more problem gambling in Ireland than previously thought Professor Pete Lunn, ESRI, discusses the growing issue of problem gambling among adults in Ireland.