It’s a court case that the world has been watching
It’s a court case that the world has been watching. Australian mother, Erin Patterson, has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms Marta Pascual Juanola, Crime reporter with The Age gave us the latest on this case.
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No prosecutions for illegal modifications on e-Scooters
More than a year after new laws were introduced to regulate e-scooters, not a single prosecution has been brought for illegal modifications. Joining Shane to discuss this further was Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire.
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The latest on the devastating floods in central Texas
The death toll from devastating floods in central Texas has jumped to at least 82 people, with ten girls still missing from the worst-hit Kerr County. We get the latest on the devastating floods with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief with The Guardian.
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Do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?
July is “Anti-boredom month”, first invented in the 1980s to encourage people to get more active, both physically and mentally. But nowadays, do people need to embrace boredom a bit more? All to chat to with Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin.
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Was banning bedsits back in 2013 a mistake?
Bedsits suited students, single people, separated people and many others, and should not have been banned in 2013. That’s according to Michael McDowell’s latest column in the Irish Times. To discuss further is Tom Phillips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Town Planning, UCD and also Rory Hearne, Housing Spokesperson for the Social Democrats,
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