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Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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A Mayo woman helping with the recovery effort in Spain describes horrific scenes

The Spanish Government has declared Valencia a disaster area and is providing 10.6 billion euro in urgent aid following last week's devastating flash floods. Cormac speaks with Eimear McCormack who is helping with the clean up in Valencia.

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Election Day voting is underway in the United States

The final opinion polls shows both candidates are neck and neck in an exceptionally tight race. For their take on how the election is going, Amanda Renteria, former national political director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign & Erol Morkoc, chief strategist for Republicans Overseas.

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Green Minister Ossian Smyth on Ireland's cyber-security

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) received over 5,000 reports of suspected cybersecurity incidents and over 700 were confirmed as authentic threats. We discuss the State's vulnerability to cyber attacks with the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Ossian Smyth.

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New counselling service for doctors and patients going through the stress of a medical council investigation

The Medical Council has today launched CAREhub, an independent, confidential service. It provides counselling and wellbeing support to medical students, doctors, and members of the public who are taking part in a Medical Council investigation. To tell us why, Dr Suzanne Crowe, President of the Medical Council.

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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland discourages people from buying SUVs

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) says the country has "significant gaps" to close in order to meet legally binding Climate Action Plan and EU targets. For more on this Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation at the Department of Civil Engineering, in Trinity College Dublin.

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Una Kelly reports from polling station in Kent County in Michigan

Voting in America is underway today as both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vie to become the 47th President of the United States. Una Kelly reports from the polling station in Kent County in Michigan.

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Emotional affairs - harmless fun or a relationship red flag?

Do you have an office wife or husband, do you maybe exchange flirty messages with an old crush on Instagram? An article in the Times UK over the weekend has raised questions around the blurred lines of infidelity as a woman detailed her 'emotional affair' with a Dad on her school run. Dating and Relationship Expert Frances Kelleher.

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Government announces 173 million euro in funding for 35 sports projects

Sports clubs and facilities all over the country are in for a boost after the governement announced 173 million euro in funding for 35 sports projects today. Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne tells us more.

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02/20/2020

Mallarie121

Why does it take RTE an age to provide a Podcast after transmission. It’s like they have a part-time staffer uploading Podcasts and they don’t upload anything after 6pm. Disappointing for a major broadcast network.
Wrong episode uploaded ?

07/03/2020

dm508

The episode advertised as ‘Ghislaine Maxwell’ is about Trump’s brother. Seems to be an uploading mistake

Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.