On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights
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What are TD's New Years resolutions?
January 01, 2023 13:13 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWhat are TD's New Years resolutions? Over the last week Gavan texted 50 of them to ask what are their expectations for 2023, both on personal and political level. We've heard from them with their replies.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel Sunday January 1st
January 01, 2023 13:13 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the New Years day Sunday papers is Siona Cahill, Account manager with DHR Communications and Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner.
Hidden Histories: Milestone anniversaries in 2023
January 01, 2023 13:13 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBAs we move towards a new year, 2023 will bring with it plenty of interesting milestone anniversaries – including the centenary of an Irish Nobel Prize. As a state solidified itself – and emerged from Civil War – 1923 was a year that shaped much politically, socially and culturally about the new state. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.
Looking ahead of 2023 in politics
January 01, 2023 13:13 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBPhilip Ryan, political editor of Irish Independent joined Gavan today to discuss how 2023 might go down in politics.
Simon Harris & Thomas Byrne on the government reshuffle
December 18, 2022 13:13 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBJoining Gavan On the Record to discuss the government reshuffle is Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science and now acting Minister for Justice & Thomas Byrne, outgoing Minister for European Affairs and FF TD for Meath East.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel December 18th
December 18, 2022 12:16 - 45 minutes - 42 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Breda Browne, PR Director of Unique Media & journalist and author, Valerie Cox.
Hidden Histories: Best History Books of 2022
December 18, 2022 12:06 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBWe are one week out from Christmas 2022, the year is nearing its conclusion and so it seems a good time to look back on the year that was in history. In what was a strong year for history books, Donal Fallon joins Gavan to look back on some which were among the most warmly received in 2022.
A Bad Week for Trump & the Democratic Party
December 11, 2022 13:11 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MBJoining Gavan On the Record is Anthony Zurcher, BBC North American Correspondent. Together they discuss Donald Trump's ongoing legal woes, the lack of momentum behind his White House bid, and Kyrsten Sinema's defection from the Democratic Party.
100 Years of Seanad Éireann
December 11, 2022 12:43 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBSenator Mark Daly, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann joins Gavan on the Record to discuss the 100-year anniversary of the first sitting of Seanad Éireann.
Hidden Histories: The Story of Bungalow Bliss
December 11, 2022 12:30 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThis year one of the subjects which dominated discourse in Ireland was the housing crisis. But amidst all that was written about housing in the present - and the future - there was one beautiful book that looked at housing in the past, and an innovative approach taken in the 1970s. Adrian Duncan’s 'Little Republics: The Story of Bungalow Bliss' - a book published by Jack Fitzsimons - details a movement that transformed the appearance of rural Ireland, and which was not without its critics...
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel December 11th
December 11, 2022 12:20 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance & Kevin Callinan, President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and General Secretary with Fórsa.
Hidden Histories: Pele comes to Dublin
December 04, 2022 12:57 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBIn 1972, Ireland was transfixed by the footballing legend - who arrived in Dublin to play with Santos against a combination side from the ranks of two historic Dublin clubs. Tens of thousands descended on Dalymount Park for a glimpse of one of the greatest players of the game in history. But alas, it was far from one of the greatest games. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.
Ireland Thinks Poll
December 04, 2022 12:57 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBKevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and MD and Founder at Ireland Thinks joined Gavin today to discuss recent Ireland Thinks poll. he was also joined by George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times to get the latest roundup on UK politics.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel December 4th
December 04, 2022 12:57 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is John Lee, Executive Editor of the Daily Mail Group Ireland and Lauren Boland, Reporter from the Journal.ie.
World Cup's group stages and kickouts
December 04, 2022 12:57 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBMiguel Delaney is Chief Football Writer at The Independent joined Gavin today from Qatar to give the latest review in the World Cup group stages and look ahead to knockouts. He was also joined by Zahra Gholamvand from Support for Iranian Freedom and Equality group in Ireland to get the latest comment on Iran's attorney general decision to disband the country's "morality police".
"It makes no sense to allow people to become homeless"
November 27, 2022 12:57 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBJoining Gavan On the Record is Wayne Stanley, Head of Policy and Communications with Simon Communities of Ireland & Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire. Together they discuss the Simon Communities Bill, homelessness figures hitting a record high, the moratorium on evictions, and the possible measures that could be implemented to reduce the homelessness numbers across the state.
Hidden Histories: Guinness Book of Records
November 27, 2022 12:34 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBToday marks the anniversary of the death of Ross McWhirter, shot by the IRA in 1975. His name may not be familiar, but his work most certainly is. Ross was co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, a franchise that has gone on to sell more than 100 million copies. But just how did this annual book come to be, and what led to the death of its founder in such circumstances? Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.
Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport, Climate, Environment & Communications
November 27, 2022 12:33 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBJoining Gavan On the Record is Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport, Climate, Environment & Communications, TD Dublin Bay South & Green Party Leader. Together they discuss the push to invest in solar and renewable energies, the challenges in getting people to buy into a greener future in general, and more.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel November 27th
November 27, 2022 12:30 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Gina London, Leadership Communications Expert, and Sunday Independent columnist & Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Reporter for Independent.ie.
Preview to the Qatar World Cup 2022
November 20, 2022 12:51 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBJoining Gavan On the Record to discuss the mood on the ground in Qatar ahead of the beginning fo the tournament, as well as the issue of sportswashing, is Rasmus Tantholdt, International Correspondent TV2 Denmark & Padraig Reidy, Director of Editorial at 89Up.
Hidden Histories: Robert Erskine Childers
November 20, 2022 12:45 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week, An Post launched a new commemorative stamp in honour of Erskine Childers - not the former President, but his father, Robert. Born in England, and a veteran of the British armed forces in several campaigns, Robert Erskine Childers was an unlikely Irish revolutionary. The circumstances of his death, a century ago in the week coming, caused great controversy but his family's search for peace in the aftermath is an inspiring story. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episode of Hi...
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on housing, working with Micheál Martin & more
November 20, 2022 12:25 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBJoining Gavan On the Record is Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste, Leader of Fine Gael, and TD for Dublin West. Together they discuss the ongoing housing crisis, what he has learned from working with Micheál Martin, the issue of politicians keeping donations from people subsequently convicted of serious crimes & more.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel November 20th
November 20, 2022 12:10 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent with The Irish Examiner & Siona Cahill, Head of Communications with Gaisce. Eoin Ó’Broin, Sinn Fein spokesperson on Housing, Local Government & Heritage, and T.D. for Dublin Mid-West also joined Gavan to discuss the government's €2bn underspend on the housing budget this year.
Patrick Costello on the landmark supreme court Ceta ruling
November 13, 2022 13:11 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBPatrick Costello, Green Party TD for Dublin South Central joins Gavan to discuss the constitutional issues surrounding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) and his successful legal challenge to the ratification of the deal.
Observing the U.S. midterm elections
November 13, 2022 13:07 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBPauline O’Reilly, Senator & Chair of the Green Party joins Gavan to discuss her time spent in the United States where she was observing the midterm elections.
Hidden Histories - Belfast: Unesco World City of Music
November 13, 2022 12:40 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBDid you that Belfast recently achieved the status of Unesco World City of Music? But the musical history of the city is much more than just a response to the Troubles, stretching back all the way to the eighteenth century. As the city prepares for the NI Music Awards this week, it’s a good time to explore the journey. Gavan is joined by Donal Fallon for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel November 13th
November 13, 2022 12:15 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Aideen Finnegan, Journalist with the Irish Times & Valerie Cox, Journalist & Author. Aidan Regan, Associate Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin also joins Gavan to look at the role of the US Federal Reserve in shaping the global economy and its relationship with Ireland’s foreign direct investment (FDI) growth model.
Hidden Histories: The Life & Death of Tom Kettle
November 06, 2022 13:30 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBThis week brings much reflection on the First World War as Friday, the 11th day of the 11th month, will see Armistice Day. Economist, barrister, Westminster Parliamentarian, poet, writer, and more besides, Tom Kettle was one of the most remarkable Irish lives lost in the war. One of the leading Irish nationalist voices of his day, his decision to enlist in the war effort certainly raised some eyebrows and his death had some surprising impacts at home. Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another ...
PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022
November 06, 2022 13:21 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBJoining Gavan On the Record to discuss PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022 is Laoise Mullane, Director of PwC People & Organisation.
Anthony Zurcher on the US Midterms
November 06, 2022 13:15 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBJoining Gavan to discuss the forthcoming US Midterm elections is Anthony Zurcher, BBC North American Correspondent.
Jennifer Stevens on her experience accessing details regarding her birth
November 06, 2022 13:10 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBJoining Gavan to discuss her experience with delays in accessing her birth cert and other personal information is Jennifer Stevens, Features Editor with the Sunday Times Ireland.
Sinn Fein Leader, Mary Lou McDonald
November 06, 2022 13:02 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBJoining Gavan On the Record is Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald. Together they discuss the forthcoming elections in Northern Ireland, the ongoing political impasse in Stormont, former Sinn Féin councilor Jonathan Dowdall's involvement in criminality, as well as the party's Ard Fheis which took place this weekend.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel November 6th
November 06, 2022 12:30 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBJoining Gavan Reilly to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Rachel Iredale, Consulting Director with RSM Ireland & Jack Horgan-Jones, Political Reporter with the Irish Times.
Doug Beattie on the ongoing political impasse in Northern Ireland
October 30, 2022 12:58 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBJoining Emmet Oliver to discuss the ongoing political impasse in Northern Ireland is Doug Beattie, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
Ivana Bacik on Labour popularity & Iranian civil unrest
October 30, 2022 12:45 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBJoining Emmet Oliver to discuss the latest political opinion polls, as well as her recent dispute with the Iranian ambassador to Ireland, is Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party and TD for Dublin Bay South. Emmet also took a call from Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent at The Independent to discuss the ongoing civil unrest in Iran.
Hidden Histories: Sheridan Le Fanu
October 30, 2022 12:30 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MBDonal Fallon joins Emmet Oliver for another episode of Hidden Histories. This week they discuss the legacy of Irish gothic novelist, Sheridan Le Fanu.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel October 30th
October 30, 2022 12:15 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBJoining Emmet Oliver to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Breda Browne, PR Director of Unique Media & Gerard Howlin, Public affairs consultant, political commentator, and former senior government adviser.
The evacuation of Irish troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo
October 23, 2022 11:55 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MBJoining Gavan to discuss the Irish government, earlier this year, considering evacuating Irish Defence Forces peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo using rented cars is Tom Clonan, Senator & Security Analyst.
Housing Ukrainian refugees and the ongoing housing crisis with Wayne Stanley
October 23, 2022 11:55 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBJoining Gavan to discuss the growing crisis in relation to housing and supporting Ukrainian refugees as well as the housing shortage in Ireland in general is Wayne Stanley, Head of Policy and Communications with the Simon Communities of Ireland.
UK political turmoil and the forthcoming Tory leadership election with Dominic McGrath
October 23, 2022 11:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBJoining Gavan to discuss the ongoing political chaos in Westminster and what we might expect in the forthcoming UK Conservative Party leadership election is Dominic McGrath, Political Correspondent at PA Media.
Hidden Histories: George Canning
October 23, 2022 11:30 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIt was a bad week for Liz Truss but a good one for George Canning. Finally removed from the bottom of the table, Canning was, until this week, the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history. One of only four British Prime Ministers commemorated with a statue in Parliament Square, it may seem an unusual honour to bestow on a four-month Prime Minister. His life was fundamentally linked to Ireland, and his name – in a post-Truss world – is back in the press. To discuss, Gavan was ...
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel October 23rd
October 23, 2022 11:11 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBJoining Gavan to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway & Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance. Together they discuss the Ukraine refugee crisis, UK political turmoil following the resignation of Liz Truss, and the ongoing issue of housing in Ireland.
"Conservative Party voting for new elections is like turkeys voting for Christmas"
October 16, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBTim Bale, Professor of Politics in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London joined Gavan on the show to discuss Kwasi Kwarteng being sacked from his position as UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer.
"Companies producing vaccines never pretended that they can prevent transmissions"
October 16, 2022 12:00 - 6 minutes - 5.7 MBKingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin joined Gavan on the show to discuss the controversies raised recently at EU level over the testing of the Covid vaccines.
Hidden Histories: "Let them eat cake"
October 16, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBToday, October 16th, is the anniversary of the death of one Marie-Antoinette. Rarely has someone in history been recalled for so few words - ‘Let Them Eat Cake.’ Her execution shook opinion everywhere - including here in Ireland - but lesser-known is the bizarre plot that seemingly existed to assist her in a dramatic escape to Ireland. Just who wanted to bring this social pariah to Ireland, and is there anything to this abiding story in rural Kerry? Donal Fallon joins Gavan for another episo...
"There's dire situation for renters as there's low or no accommodations available from private sector"
October 16, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBJohn-Mark McCafferty, CEO of Threshold joined Gavan on the show to discuss the governments pursue to impose the evictions ban over winter months.
On the Record S 16th Sunday Paper Panel October 16th
October 16, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBJoining Gavin to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Valerie Cox - journalist and author and Philip Ryan, Political Editor with Independent Newspapers.
On the Record Sunday Paper Panel October 9th
October 09, 2022 12:16 - 31 minutes - 29 MBJoining Emmet to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers is Hugh O’Connell, Political Correspondent with Mediahuis Ireland and Lauren Boland, reporter from the Journal.ie. They were joined by Newstalk reporter Barry Whyte who is at the site of the explosion in Creeslough and spoke to the members of local community devastated after the tragedy.
Hidden Histories: Che Guevara in Ireland
October 09, 2022 12:16 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBOn this date in 1967, a 39-year-old was unceremoniously executed in Bolivia. In time, his image would be described as becoming "as iconic as the Nike swoosh logo or the golden arches of Mcdonalds'. That's somewhat ironic - given the 39-year-old was Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The story had curious Irish dimensions, including media fascination with the young revolutionary when he landed on Irish soil. Donal Fallon joins Emmet for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.
"The shock from Creeslough reverberate around the country"
October 09, 2022 12:16 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBMinister for Housing Darragh O'Brien joined Emmet on the show today to discuss the nation's shock and grief after the explosion which took life of ten people in Creeslough. He discussed the support government is due to provide for those in community affected by the tragedy.