An Initiative to shorten wait times for patients to be ended following review
"We took our eye off the ball." Those were the words of HSE CEO Bernard Gloster to the Oireachtas Health Committee this week. A review of third party care delivery companies discovered that over half of directors in those companies are current or former HSE staff. HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster joined us to unpack the review's findings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The race for the Áras gets into gear
More potential candidates for the presidency are emerging, among them Independent TD Catherine Connolly, Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, and UNICEF's Peter Power. To make sense of it all, political analyst Gerard Howlin joined Carole in studio today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Is tourism facing tougher times?
The findings of the CSO May report showed that visitors to Ireland were down by 10% compared to May 2024. RTÉ reporter Peter O’Connell travelled to the coastal towns of Ballybunion in Co Kerry and Lahinch in Co Clare to see the situation on the ground.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Gaza ceasefire talks to begin in Doha
Israel is sending a delegation to Qatar today for talks on a possible Gaza ceasefire deal. Meanwhile Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who is to meet US President Donald Trump tomorrow - described the concessions demanded by Hamas as unacceptable. Bel Trew, International correspondent with the Independent, joined us from Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Devastating floods in Texas claim over 50 lives
The search for people swept away by devastating floods in Central Texas -- including two dozen girls from a riverside summer camp -- continued this morning as the death toll climbed to at least 51 people. Terry Sheridan, news director of WSHU public radio, had been monitoring the story, and he joined us today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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