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With less than two weeks until the local elections on June 7th. Our reporters are travelling the country to ask you about the issues in your city or county council area. John Cooke was speaking to voters in Galway

The Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has today announced the allocation of an additional €10 million in funding for mental health services. The focus is in child and youth mental health including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services known as CAMHS and online safety for children. For more on this Minister Mary Butler.

Budget 2025 has been a key focus at the National Economic Dialogue in Dublin Castle taking place today. Taoiseach Simon Harris who adressed the conference said that Cost-of-living measures "must once again be a focus" for Budget 2025. For more on this, Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe.

Discrimination and stigma are major issues faced by people with the mental health condition psychosis according to a new survey. To discuss this Dr Karen O'Connor, Consultant Psychiatrist, & National Clinical Lead in Early Intervention in Psychosis in the HSE and Nicola Byrne CEO of Shine.

There has been widespread international condemnation of Isreal after dozens of people were killed yesterday following an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Rafah. Sam Rose, Director of Planning with UNRWA in Gaza.

Judges at the International Court of Justice have ordered Israel to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah. Jonathan Turner, Chief Executive of UK Lawyers for Israel & Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Professor of Law and Former UN Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights discuss.