Drivetime

Israel’s security cabinet has this afternoon ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages being held captive by Hamas in Gaza - for Palestinians in Israel and to have an initial six week pause in the war. We hear from Alon Lee Green, co director of Israeli peace movement Standing Together, and Rosalia Bollen of UNICEF's Gaza Office.

Following on from yesterday's report on coercive control, our reporter Barry Lenihan has this update which some listeners may find distressing. If you have been affected by any of the issues we've discussed, you can find support at rte.ie/helplines or contact the Men's Development Network at 1800 816 588.

A row has broken out after some Independents have asked to sit on the opposition benches for the purposes of Dáil speaking rights - a day after agreeing to the Programme for Government. We hear from Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit), Niall Collins (Fianna Fail) and Duncan Smith (Labour).

Campaign groups have been responding to the outlined plan for government. We hear from Tanya Ward (Children's Rights Alliance); James Morrisroe (GRA); Oisin Coghlan (Friends of the Earth); Nick Henderson (Irish Refugee Council); Sean Moynihan (Alone) and Nathan Murphy (USI).