Liveline
1,087 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsJoe Duffy talks to the Irish public about affairs of the day. Have you got a story to tell? If you’d like to talk to Joe on-air about an issue that concerns you then we want to hear from you. Email [email protected]. Listen live Monday to Friday at 1.45-3pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES
December 10, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutesKerry native John Paul O'Connor owns 'Sasta Sausages and Puddings'. He says his business didn't get off the ground in his home county but did very well in Dublin. He's urging people to shop local.
GIFTS FOR FRONT LINE WORKERS
December 10, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutesValerie's sister is a nurse in a busy hospital ward. Last night she and her colleagues got a well-meaning gift from her managers but feels it was a little tone-deaf: one tub of Quality Street to share between 30.
Followed From The Bank
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 2 minutesJoe took €5000 out of the bank, but he was followed and robbed at a filling station.
Act of Kindess
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutesA mystery woman paid for John's shopping in what was a random act of kindness.
Cooked Money
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutesMary Ellen hid €300 in her oven. But she forgot about the money and accidentally incinerated it while cooking.
Good Deed Cancelled
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutesEmma Foley booked a room in a hostel for a man who was sleeping rough. But the hostel cancelled the booking when they heard the man was homeless
Tailor Made Suits
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutesMaeve Wright tried to buy a suit from Magees for her upcoming wedding to Sara. But when she arrived for the fitting she was told they do not make suits for women. Rosy Temple from Magees explained the issue and apologised to Maeve for the confusion.
Covid Vaccine Roll out
December 08, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes"An exciting day, a historic day."Dr. Jonathan Leung was one of the first doctors in the UK to administer Covid-19 vaccines this morning in the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.
Robbed
December 08, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutesKathleen was followed from the bank & robbed. While the robbers got away with €2,050, they missed another €950 hidden in a pocket. Six months later, she discovered her stolen handbag dumped but slugs had eaten the €950. The Central Bank would not replace the notes.
Robbery and scams
December 07, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutesClaire warns callers about the Euro Lending Company, John tells Joe about the various attempts to scam him, Margaret and Mary recount how they were robbed.
Should there be mass this year on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?
December 07, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutesFr Roy Donovan says there should be no Masses on Christmas eve and Christmas day.
Act of Kindness
December 07, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutesGrace is 7 years old and having experienced homelessness herself is now raising money for charity.
Demands for Student Nurses to be paid
December 04, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutesCaitlyn is a student nurse and talked about the pressure of working during Covid, Paul teaches nursing at TCD and he said how difficult life is for student nurses this year and that they should be cared about by the Government.
Music at Weddings
December 04, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutesNeil is due to marry his fiancé in two weeks, but after postponements and re-calibrating guests lists, they have now been told they can't have live music.
Bernie Murphy mother of road crash victim
December 04, 2020 12:00 - 15 minutesOn today's Liveline, we soke to Bernie whose son Cormac died in a car accident in 2017, she talked about the impact of losing her son.
Stolen Phone
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutesJoe talked to Frank who had his mobile phone snatched out of his hand in the Hanover Quay are of Dublin last Wednesday. Frank is desperate to get the phone back because it has the last voice messages from his daughter Aisling who drowned in Thailand just this June. Brendan rang from An Post mobile to suggest that the messages could be retrieved.
Medical Cannabis
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesChristopher bought some cannabis seeds to grow one cannabis plant for his own use. He has multiple sclerosis and making cannabutter and taking one spoon a day has given him, as he told Joe, his life back. But the Guards arrived at his house and removed the plant and now he is left with nothing to ease his pain and perhaps a looming court case.
Nurse Reg Fees
December 02, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutesAidan's wife is just back from a 16 hour night shift as a nurse but yesterday received the letter informing her that she had to pay her annual nurses registration fee of 100 euro. Aidan wants the fee waived for this year.
Remembering Sr Ann Thomas
December 01, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutesYesterday we spoke to Ger Smith who praised the work of Sr Ann Thomas who died in October. We speak to family and friends of the late nun.
CPR Saves Lives
December 01, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutesCallers into Liveline share their life saving stories. We hear from Louise and her daughter Millie, also Liam Carey tells us about being revived on a golf course and Danny O'Leary recounts saving the life of a little girl.
Stanley Tweet
November 30, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutesJoe spoke to Mary Hornsey, the mother of Paul Maxwell who was murdered by the IRA in 1979 when he was working on the boat which was taking Lord Mountbatten and members of his family fishing. She was responding to a tweet send by SF TD Brian Stanley. Joe also spoke to Kenny Donaldson who represents victims of the Troubles.
Barden Home and Growning Up
November 30, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutesGer Smith told Joe about growing up with a mother who had a severe psychiatric illness. He and his siblings were looked after by a nun, Sister Ann Thomas, who made sure the children were well looked after. She used to call in twice a day from the local convent. Her cousin Josie rang it to say that Sister Ann was like another Mother Theresa.
GAMBLING ADDICTION
November 27, 2020 12:00 - 15 minutesRichie tells Joe about his gambling addiction. "I have a betting slip showing a €50,000 bet," he says. Richie says the best thing to come out of lock down is the bookies closing.
Day Trips For Shopping
November 26, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutesDeborah about a coach tour which is planning on bringing day-trippers from Northern Ireland to Dublin, as they go into lockdown
Getting To See Grandson
November 26, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutesGaye spoke about her wish to see her grandson in Western Australia. She has stage four cancer but wants to see him between her scans. She has a window of opportunity between two of her scans but needs help to get compassionate leave to enter the country.
Covid Weddings
November 26, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutesRebecca and John were married in the Dublin Registry Office and told Joe about how they met and what it was like having just seven people at the wedding. Nothing was going to dampen their love or their enthusiasm and they were off to Portmarnock beach to take some photographs and get a take-away.
"We pray hard and we play hard"
November 25, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes"We pray hard and we play hard": Noreen wants a refund on a cancelled trip to Fatima. Other callers describe the lure of pilgrimages.
Kind Gardaí
November 25, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutesMichelle Hennessy wants to find a member of An Garda Siochana who stopped her at a Covid checkpoint. Michelle had just found out she had breast cancer and the female Garda consoled her at the side of the road.
RIP Trish Carrick
November 25, 2020 12:00 - 3 minutesDamien Carrick writes to Liveline and pays tribute to his beloved wife Trish, who died this morning at the age of 51. Trish was diagnosed with cervical cancer after a smear test was read incorrectly.
$3,000 Tip
November 25, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutesCahersiveen native Brendan Ring runs a James Joyce themed jazz bar in Nighttown, Ohio. This week a kind stranger left a $3,000 tip for his staff.
Children with Depression and Anxiety
November 24, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutesRachel talked to Joe today about her two daughters both of whom are struggling with anxiety and depression - they are only 13 and 10. Rachel believes that the pandemic has affected children, making their worry so much worse.
Long Lost Friends
November 24, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutesDan talked to Joe about his wife Dorrie. She is seriously ill with Parkinsons but would love to reconnect with an old friend. However, they last saw each other in 1959 and Dan turned to Liveline to talk about the old days and also his wonderful Dorrie.
Waiting Lists
November 24, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutesDeirdre spoke about her endometriosis and her chronic pain. She has been on a waiting list for five years, without seeing a doctor. She was sent a letter yesterday asking if she wanted to remain on the waiting list which drove her to Liveline. 'I haven't just got better', she said.
LIBRARIES
November 23, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutesLibraries are closed due to Level 5 restrictions but Anne would like to see them back open as a matter of urgency. Her call prompts others to ring about the "Little Libraries" which have popped up in their local areas.
Portrait Scam
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 4 minutesArtist John Blakey explains how scammers tried to get money from him by pretending to sell him his own paintings.
RTÉ Social Distancing
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutesA staff gathering at RTÉ has upset some listeners.
Nightmare Noise
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutesSarah hasn't had a good night's sleep in months because of the noise from Irish Rail works.
Nursing Home Taken Over By HSE
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutesGerry Kennedy's brother Sean died in Oaklands nursing home in Listowel last week. HIQA have taken over the running of the facility because of how the virus has caused chaos there.
Ryanair Flight To Malaga
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutesMore on the chaos on a Ryan Air flight to Malaga.
Isle of Man Covid Free
November 20, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutesResidents of the Isle of Man tell us how they've coped with the virus.
Flying in and Out of Ireland
November 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMichael was on a Ryanair flight FR7045 from Dublin to Malaga yesterday. He says he witnessed a group of approx 50 people from Ireland travel for a celebration in Spain but he says their behavior on the flight was "disgraceful".He claimed passengers refused to sit in their seats, brought alcohol onboard and refused to wear masks
NOISE COMPLAINTS
November 18, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutesCallers tell Joe about dealing with "unbearable" construction noise in their area.
Early Christmas Holidays For Teachers ?
November 18, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutesCallers react to the Teachers Union of Ireland's call to close schools early so that students and teachers have more time to restrict their movements before meeting elderly relatives at Christmas.
What Will Christmas Be Like This Year
November 17, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutesWe returned to the plight of parents missing their children this Christmas. Bridget and Rita are both widows and are missing their daughters and we heard from other listeners who are making their own plans for Christmas including zoom dinners and quizzes.
Customer Service
November 17, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutesSusan called with her tale of the missing oven. She bought it from Argos 2 months ago, she was driven so demented that she was compelled to put her feelings into a rap. It worked, and the oven was delivered. Patricia complained about the courier who at one point was ten minutes from her house in Port Laoise but the package was sent back to Dublin