Morning Ireland
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Vaccine portal opens for 12 to 15 year olds
August 12, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesFergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, on the launch of the vaccine portal which enables people aged 12 to 15 to register for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Twelve pregnant women with Covid treated by Belfast Trust
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesLouisa Lapworth, maternity outpatient manager with the Northern Health Trust in NI, on the increased number of Covid-19 cases among maternity patients.
Kellie Harrington on the cusp of ultimate Olympic glory
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesKenneth Egan, Olympic light-heavy weight silver medal winner in 2008, and RTE boxing analyst for the Tokyo games looks ahead to Kellie Harrington's final.
How damaged is the Government by Zappone gathering?
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesGerald Howlin, Public Affaits Consultant, discussses the fallout of the appointment of Katherine Zappone to the UN.
Anger over restrictions in maternity hospitals remains
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesDr Peter McKenna, HSE clinical director of women and infants health, discusses the current maternity hospital Covid-19 restrictions and what may change in the coming days.
Morning Ireland, Friday 6th August
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourLive news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Justin McCarthy.
Tokyo 2020: Day 14
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutesDes Cahill is live in studio with the latest from the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Confusion remains over Covid guidelines following Zappone gathering
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesRobert Shortt, Correspondent, discusses the ongoing confusion over what's allowed in outdoor organised gatherings and the fallout over the Government's handling of the Katherine Zappone appointment.
Natalya Coyle in contention for Olympic medal
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesDes Cahill reports live from Tokyo where Meath woman Natalya Coyle may add to Team Ireland's medal haul today.
Adiós? Messi looks set to depart the Camp Nou
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesMartyn Ziegler, chief sports writer with The Times, on Lionel Messi's departure from FC Barcelona.
Nadine Lott must be remembered says Superintendent in murder case
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesSarah Benson, CEO of Women's Aid Ireland, reacts to the guilty verdict in the Nadine Lott murder case.
Zappone controversy continues to cause headache for Government
August 06, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutesFionnan Sheehan, Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent, discusses the fallout from the Katherine Zappone UN envoy saga and the Merrion Hotel social gathering.
Kellie Harrington reaches an Olympic final
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesSamantha Libreri reports from Portland Row in Dublin, the home of Kellie Harrington who is just one fight away from an Olympic gold medal.
Morning Ireland, Thursday 5th August
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourLive news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Justin McCarthy.
Frustration grows in the Arts industry as restrictions remain in place in theaters
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesTheatre director Jo Mangan and DJ Robbie Kitt discuss the arts sector in Ireland after more than 500 days of restrictions
Opposition says Zappone issue is not resolved
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesDavid Cullinane, Sinn Fein TD for Waterford and the party's health spokesperson, discusses the fallout from former minister for children Katherine Zappone held a social gathering at the Merrion Hotel.
Electric Picnic denied license for 2020 festival
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesDanny O'Reilly, singer with 'The Coronas' says the live music industry in Ireland is in trouble following the cancellation of Electric Picnic festival
'Try and relax' - Olympic Gold medalist Michael Carruth's advice to Harrington
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesMichael Carruth, former welterweight boxer and winner of a gold medal for Ireland in he 1992 Olympics in Barcelona discusses Harrington's semi-final success and shares what he feels she has to do now to win gold.
WHO calls for suspension of booster vaccination programmes.
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutesDr Enida Friel, GOAL, discusses why more effort is needed to increase vaccination in Africa.
Pride of Dublin: Reaction from the North Inner City
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesSamantha Libreri is live in Portland Row as the community celebrates Kellie Harrington's win.
Government's latest advice on gatherings leads to confusion
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesRobert Shortt, Correspondent, reports that the implications of the Government's advice on outdoor gatherings is still unclear.
Kellie Harrington has no worries as she prepares for Tokyo final
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutesDes Cahill joins the programme from the Olympic games in Tokyo where Kellie Harrington won her boxing semi-final this morning.
United States to open borders to vaccinated people
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesEoghan Corry, Tourism and Travel Expert discusses how the United States plans to allow vaccinated visitors to enter the country.
Tokyo 2020: Day 13
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesDes Cahill has the latest from Tokyo where Kellie Harrington has reached an Olympic final.
Morning Ireland, Wednesday 4th August
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourLive news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Gavin Jennings and Justin McCarthy.
Cork attempting to come to terms with bus tragedy
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesCouncillor Marcia D'Alton pays tribute to Fr. Con Cronin and a bus driver who both died following a road traffic collision in Cork Harbour.
Thousands flee homes in Greece as wildfires breaks out
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesElena Becatoros, Associated Press bureau chief for south-east Europe, discusses the ongoing wildfires engulfing parts of Greece and Turkey.
How dangerous is Covid to children?
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesEmma Duncan, Professor of Clinical Endocrinology and Consultant Physician at Kings College London on why children who become ill with coronavirus are unlikely to have long-term effects.
Concerns grow over political and democratic issues in Belarus
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesSarah Rainsford, BBC Moscow Correspondent in Minsk, discusses the growing diplomatic concerns over the situation in Belarus and the Russian perspective on this week's events.
Potential big day for Irish show jumping
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutesDes Cahill reports live from Tokyo.
Arctic Walrus returns to Kerry coastline
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesPadraig Whooley, sightings officer with the Irish Dolphin and Whale Group, on the return of an Arctic walrus to Irish shores.
Is proper ventilation the key to safely returning to normality?
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesPaul Murphy, Solidarity-People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and spokesperson on employment rights, discusses a new bill calling for legally binding ventilation rules for all buildings and schools to help protect people from Covid-19
Boxing stars inspire the next generation
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesPaddy Gallagher, National Secretary of the IABA, discusses the rise of women's boxing in Ireland following Kellie Harrington's success at the 2020 Olympics.
Calls for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesGinger Otis, a journalist in New York City on calls by US President Joe Biden for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation over sexual harassment allegations.
Tokyo 2020: Day 12
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesDes Cahill has the latest from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Calls for explanation from NPHET and Government over pandemic decisions
August 04, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutesDr. David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, discusses a new report looking at the State response to Covid-19.
Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya granted humanitarian visa by Poland
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesJohnny O'Reilly, Irish Journalist based in Ukraine reports that Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa by the Polish government and will travel there from Tokyo in the coming days.
Tokyo 2020: Day 11
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesDes Cahill has the latest from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games where Team Ireland secured a fourth medal overnight.
Covid-19 hospitalisations on the rise in Northern Ireland
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutesMarie-Louise Connolly, BBC NI Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly on the cancellation of cancer surgeries in Northern Ireland due to Covid-19 pressures.
Government pledges commitment to protecting farming sector
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutesCharlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal, discusses a new decade-long Government plan to protect the farming sector - if there is a reduction in cattle numbers.
Morning Ireland, Tuesday 3rd August
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourLive news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Samantha Libreri.
Portland Row reacts to Olympic glory for Kellie Harrington
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutesAmy Ní Riada reports from Portland Row, where Kellie Harrington is from, following her success at the Olympic Games overnight.
Several Bishops give go-ahead fro communions and confirmations this summer
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesFr Eamonn Kelly, parish priest in Raphoe, Co Donegal, says he is happy to get the go-ahead from his bishop to celebrate Communions and Confirmations
Kellie Harrington secures Olympic medal
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutesDes Cahill reports from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games where Dublin boxer Kellie Harrington has secured at least a bronze medal.
Serious questions surrounding what has happened to Belarussian athlete
August 03, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesSvetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus opposition leader describes what happened to olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya as a kidnapping attempt and she says this is not an isolated case.
Tokyo 2020: Day 10
August 02, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutesDes Cahill has the latest highlights from Team Ireland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 'secure' as Poland and Czech Republic offer asylum
August 02, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesHanna Liubakova, Belarusian Journalist and non-resident fellow in the Atlantic Council on claims by Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya that she had been forced to leave the Tokyo Olympics by her country.
HSE to roll out vaccinations for 12-15 year olds through August
August 02, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesPaul Reid, Chief Executive of the HSE, discusses the latest developments in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out and what happens next.
Sacraments should not go ahead say some priests
August 02, 2021 12:00 - 6 minutesFr Tim Hazelwood from the Association of Catholic Priests responds to the decision of some bishops to allow Communions and Confirmations to take place against public health advice.
Morning Ireland, Monday 02nd August
August 02, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutesLive news, sports, and weather, presented by Audrey Carville.