LMFM Michael Reade Show Podcasts

Today on the show - The Immigrant Council of Ireland spoke with us about the record number of local election candidates running this year who come from a migrant background, the Children's Rights Alliance called on Govt to invest in social welfare payments in the budget and Ronan Lyons talked to Michael about the latest rental property figures from Daft.ie

Today on the show - The National Women's Council tell us sex for rent exploitation is happening across the country & is affecting the most marginalised women, UNICEF discuss the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Simon Communities of Ireland highlight the problem of hidden homelessness

Today on the show - We looked at the new regulations on e-scooters & road safety with Senator Gerard Craughwell, we marked the upcoming anniversary of the Dublin Monaghan bombings with Justice for the Forgotten and Re-Turn spoke with us about hitting a record 3M returns in a single day and how the scheme is performing after some initial teething problems.

Today on the show - The Children's Rights Alliance call on EU election candidates to ensure they set a high bar to regulate social media giants & protect children, Senator Barry Ward discusses Govt's track record on migration & cuts to migrants payments and Senator Erin gives us her thoughts on the Narrow Water Project

Today on the show - We discussed the proposed cuts to payments to migrants with Doras Ireland, Smokers rights group Forest Ireland slammed plans to raise the legal age of sale of tobacco and TD Darren O Rourke told us there's an urgent need to address bus mechanic shortages as service cancellations in Meath continue

Today on the show - With new legislation on the sale of tobacco products due we spoke with Benny Gilsenan of Retailers Against Smugglers, Peter Fitzpatrick gave us his thoughts on how Govt are handling immigration and we looked at the ongoing conflict in Gaza with Frances Black

Today on the show - Ged Nash was with us to discuss how Govt are handling immigration, Michael Taft of SIPTU discussed public attitudes towards the current pension system and we looked at the dangers associated with vaping with Prof Donal O'Shea of the RCSI

Today on the show - The Coalition Against Hate Crime called on Govt to pass the Hate Crime Bill as a matter of urgency, TD Gary Gannon spoke with us about the migrant encampment at the Grand canal and Tony Fitzpatrick of the INMO outlined some of the key issues being raised by members at their AGM

Today on the show - Fergus O Dowd spoke with us on Govt's record for dealing with the accommodation crisis for migrants , Malcolm Byrne discussed the future for RTE following the release of a highly critical review and Threshold detailed how they supported over 9,300 households in the first 3 months of 2024