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This Week RTÉ @thisweekrte

News & analysis every Sunday from Ireland's longest-running radio news programme. Sundays 1pm-2pm on @RTERadio1 Presented by @mrjustinmac

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Cases of animal cruelty are on the rise, reporter @sharonmlynch visited @wicklowspca to hear about what's driving the increase & the challenges of coping with cruelty cases
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Hospital Emergency depts under pressure, we speak to HSE CEO @BernardGloster about overcrowding & the investigation into the death of 16 yr old Aoife Johnston.
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Coming up today, the first of our party leader IVs for 2024: we speak to @FineGael leader & Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar
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Numerous public bodies have told this prog, they have failed to make mandatory payments to the Climate Action Fund to offset their air travel emissions, we will have more details after 1pm.
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Coming up today, we speak to @greenparty_ie leader @EamonRyan on flooding, health budgets and low cost grants for retrofitting.
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Reporter @sharonmlynch spoke to punters at The Curragh on what they are hoping to hear in #Budget2024
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Ahead of the budget, we speak to Minister for Social Protection @HHumphreysFG #Budget2024
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Coming up after 1pm, we get the latest on the Israel Hamas conflict, we hear from Gaza & speak to the Israeli Ambassador @DanaErlich
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Calls for the review into spinal surgeries to be broadened, we'll speak to Prof Rob Landers of @IHCA_IE
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Concerns are mounting over disinformation on social media ahead of next years elections, we hear from @LizCarolan the founder of @DigitalActionCo
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We have a report from @sharonmlynch on Stradbally & how on Ukrainian refugees are coping with the weather conditions.
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As the Tory Party Conference begins today, we speak to @GeorgeWParker on the challenges ahead for UK PM Sunak.
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Barristers plan to withdraw their services on Tuesday over pay restoration, we speak to Sara Phelan SC @TheBarofIreland
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We have a special report on creches in Ballymun, at risk of closure due to underfunding & we hear from @ChildRightsIRL on their concerns for vulnerable children.
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Coming up today, we speak to Minister McEntee @HMcEntee on Garda roster dispute & barrister pay restoration.
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3 Sep 2023
@TonyDuffin, CEO of @AnaLiffey, interviewed by @MrJustinMac for @thisweekrte about street based drug use in Dublin city centre ; the potential future impact of the ban & destruction of Afghanistan poppy crops; and more. You can listen here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22… #CADrugsUse

The reality of open drug taking on the streets of Dublin

Tony Duffin, CEO of the Ana Liffey project, on the reality of open drug taking on the streets of Dublin.

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27 Aug 2023
Prayer service at Presentation Secondary School Clonmel this afternoon for the 4 victims of Friday nights crash. @rtenews @thisweekrte
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Sharon Tobin@sharontobin
27 Aug 2023
Church bells are ringing over Clonmel this lunchtime as #students come together at their schools to mourn the deaths of Luke and Grace McSweeney, Nicole Murphy and Zoey Coffey. We’re in #Clonmel for ⁦⁦@thisweekrte⁩ on ⁦@RTERadio1⁩ at 1o’clock
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We will be live from Clonmel from 1pm this afternoon getting reaction from the community on the deaths of four young people in the town on Friday night
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We will be speaking to Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway on the programme today following his decision to resign from @Irishwildlife rte.ie/news/2023/0723/139600…

IWT Campaigns Officer resigns after blog post changed

The Campaigns Officer at the Irish Wildlife Trust has resigned from his position after a blog he wrote criticising farming organisations was edited, and parts of it removed.

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