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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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Episodes
Home For Christmas ?
November 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMore discussion on whether Irish people abroad should travel home for Christmas.
Suicide Pervention
November 13, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourBen Conaty has contacted #Liveline to talk about his two friends Jason Cobey (21) and Matthew Gaffney (19). Both died by suicide in Crosskeys, Co Cavan in the last two months. Friends and family paid tribute to Jason Cobey and Matthew Gaffney. Samaritans Ireland can be contacted on: 116 123
No Christmas Stalls on Henry Street
November 12, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutesStall-holders on Henry Street tell Joe how they've been banned from trading due to Covid-19 concerns.
No Coming Home For Christmas
November 12, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutesCallers react to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar's comments in the Dáil where he recommended people hold off booking their flights home for Christmas.
Wild Mountain Thyme
November 11, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourToday we went to the beautiful town of Crossmolina where a new Hollywood film is set. Wild Mountain Thyme stars Jamie Dornan, Emily Blunt and John Hamm and we spoke to Alan who runs the Mount Falcon Hotel where the cast and crew stayed
Are botox and fillers essential services?
November 09, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutesCallers to Liveline identify a lockdown loophole. While beauty salons have had to close in Level 5, salons offering anti-wrinkle injections administered by medical practitioners can stay open.
Deals and Vouchers
November 09, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutesLiveline listeners identify anomalies in "One for All" vouchers and when is a deal too good to be true? John and Lorraine thought they were getting a bargain when they spotted a high spec telly for just €79.95 on the Arnotts website.
Miscarriage During Covid
November 06, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutesWe spoke to Laura who miscarried her baby and is not allowed to have her partner with her when she has her D and C next week. She says that it is cruel not to allow him with her at this difficult time.
Care Homes, Nuring Homes and Hospitals with No Visitors
November 06, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutesLinda's son is in residential care and she would love to be able to be his essential carer at the home. She would go through all the tests to make this work. 'I am the one who can say I love you, not the nurses,' she told Joe. Betty told Joe about her husband who died without her being there.
99 year Old letter found
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutesVictor Brown, trustee of the LPYMA, told Liveline about a 99 year old letter he discovered behind an inscription plate on our Great War Memorial! “To be opened by some responsible person, when found.” 14th of January 1921.
Nursing Homes Visits
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutesMary's mother died on a day in April at 5.05am and was buried at 5.30pm that evening. She got 10 minutes to say goodbye to her mum, three days before she passed away. She's reacting to Jennifer's poem.Marie says her "knuckles are raw" from banging on the window of her husband's nursing homeroom.
American Election 2020
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutesLiveline listener share more reaction to the American Election 2020
Ten Minutes
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutesJennifer, an ICU Nurse from Dublin, shares her poem "Ten Minutes" with Joe. It gives a heartfelt insight into the lives of nurses across Ireland working tirelessly against Covid-19.
USA Presidential Election 2020
November 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourCallers discuss the US Election. Joe is joined by guests from around the United States including the former director of the CIA John Brennan and grandson of President Richard Nixon, Christopher Nixon Cox.
Arts Grants
November 03, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesWe spoke to signer Paul Byrom who talked about the grants from the department of Heritage, Culture and the Gaeltacht has issued to venues and theatres and producers around the country. He is involved in the annual panto at the Helix and says that they will not be able to produce their festive show as the grant is too small.
An Post Account Charges
November 03, 2020 12:00 - 15 minutesSarah told Joe about the 200 euro she depositing into the An Post account, only for months of five euro charges to be removed immediately. She was left with a paltry 39 euro.
Over Grown Garden
November 03, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutesSusan talked about her neighbours whose over-grown front and back garden is a haven for rats and mice and spiders. Patrick told Joe about a similar situation and it was solved only by his moving house.
Covid 19
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutesMark is the school bus driver who spoke on Liveline a couple of weeks ago about how scared he felt going to work every day with underlying conditions. He told Joe that he, his wife and his son who has special needs have all been diagnosed with Covid-19.
Christmas Panto
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutesPanto producer, actor and television presenter Alan Hughes tells Liveline that they've been turned down for a €320,000 grant from the Department of Culture. The money would have ensured their panto could be staged this Christmas
Addicted to Porn
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutesJohn spoke about being addicted to pornography. He started watching porn at the age of 12 and he says it's destroyed the relationships he's had with women. He's now in recovery and has decided to tell his story.
Vampire Funny Friday
October 30, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourAn alternative Funny Friday from the RTE Radio Centre in Montrose
Covid and Religious Services
October 29, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourGearoid Walsh, a priest, has likened the Government to the Black and Tans. Other clergymen have also used extreme language in relation to the Government's handling of Covid 19.
Contact Tracing
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutesCallers tell Joe of their efforts to apply for positions as Covid tracers
Whiskey to Scotland
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 9 minutesUna is in Dublin and her son in Scotland, she needs help to get his Christmas gift of a bottle of whisky to him.
Irish LIfe - No Surgery
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutesBeth's family has been customers of Irish Life for years. Covid 19 brought serious financial pressure on the family and they missed 3 payments. Beth's Dad now needs urgent knee surgery but finds this brief lapse means he can't get the operation he needs.
Three Network
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutesJimmy is with the 3 network. He is annoyed that from December the 1st any unused credit will expire unless another top up payment is made.
Covid wedding
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutesCiaran paid nearly €10,000 to a hotel for a dream wedding. Due to Covid 19 restrictions he has been forced to reduce his guest list from 90 to 25 but the hotel will not give him back the balance.
Missing Family
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 2 minutesImelda in Wales and reads a poem she composed for her Mum in Ireland
US Elections
October 27, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourWith one week to go to the US presidential election we hear from supporters of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Separated by Covid 19
October 23, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutesJane is living in the UK, her Mum is in a nursing home in Tipperary and receiving pallative care. Jane says she is fearful that time and Covid 19 will keep them apart. 91 year old Aileen Neilan tells Joe about her husband Jim. David wants the concept of 'social bubbles' to include couples separated by geography
Living with Covid 19
October 23, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutesLouise lives in homeless accommodation in Bray - she has made it a home for her kids. Her youngest child has contracted Covid 19 and the HSE insists they move to isolate. A number of callers to the show tell Joe of their difficulty in applying for work as contract tracers.
Nursing Home Crisis
October 22, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour22 out of 24 residents at the Nightingale Nursing Home in Ballinasloe have tested positive for Coronavirus. One resident has died. Director of Nursing Patricia MacGabhann, who's also tested positive, says they are struggling to cope.
Gym Closures
October 21, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutesCallers to Liveline want gyms to be allowed to operate under the latest Level 5 restrictions.
Widget Shortage
October 21, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutesCallers to Liveline have discovered an important change to the production of their favourite cans of Guinness.
Bubble Trouble
October 21, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutesCallers to Liveline living on their own want more clarity on how they form social bubbles during lockdown.
Level 5 Restrictions
October 20, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourAs we head into Level 5 restrictions not everyone is happy that the GAA will continue to field matches. Mark is a bus driver and explains to Joe why he wants the schools to close. Anne is a primary school Principal who wants the schools to remain open. Sean and Monica express their concerns about older people dealing with Covid 19 restrictions.
Where is the Medal Gone ?
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutesAssumpta McGill did a virtual tour of the Camino. But her medal was sent to the wrong address.
Misscarriage on Your Own
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutesSarah rushed to the hospital when she realised she was experiencing a miscarriage. But her partner was not allowed to accompany her inside.
Good Deeds
October 16, 2020 12:00 - 8 minutesCeline's business is currently online only but will leave 5 flower bouquets outside her business for people to take BUT re gift. She hopes to lift spirits through random kindness. She will do this every Friday up to Christmas
"Sinfulness" and Suicide
October 16, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutesColumnist Brendan O'Regan talks to Joe and asks if you define sin as an action that offends God, then surely suicide is a sin? Anne who lost her son to suicide, disagrees with Brendan. Anne was horrified that suicide would be deemed a sin.
KEVIN BARRY
October 15, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutesKevin Barry, an 18 year old medical student at UCD, was hanged for his part in an ambush which resulted in the death of three British Army officers. Listeners discuss whether his death should be commemorated next month. Callers include Barry's grandniece Siofra O'Donovan, historians Lorcan Collins and Paul O'Brien and Sinn Fein TD Pa Daly.
TRAVELLING FOR A FUNERAL DURING THE PANDEMIC
October 15, 2020 12:00 - 10 minutesSeamus O'Rourke from Co Meath wants help finding out whether he can travel to London for the funeral of his brother who has died of pancreatic cancer.
SKERRIES SERENDIPITY
October 15, 2020 12:00 - 16 minutesSr Anne O'Sullivan rings Joe to put a call out on the airwaves, can she find the kind stranger who she connected with on Skerries Beach over their shared loved of a book called The Gift?
Teenage Script Reading
October 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourJen Kimmel raises concerns about a script reading her teenage daughter attended run by Youth Theatre Ireland. Jen said the script was explicit and not appropriate. Eoghan Doyle, Director of the Irish Youth Theatre responds.
Isolation During The Pandemic
October 12, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutesNuala and Susan called Liveline to talk about the reality of social isolation during the Pandemic.
Covid Test Results
October 12, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutesSandra called Liveline about her grandson's five day wait for his Covid Test results.
BITCOIN SCAM
October 09, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutesGavin Duffy is NOT dead. The 2018 Presidential Candidate and Dragons' Den star tells Joe that his image is being used in fake Facebook ads which suggest he's died. It's all part of a sophisticated Bitcoin scam.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
October 09, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutesColm is getting important emails for a different man with the same name.