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The Agenda
LMFM presents The Agenda - Your Current Affairs Podcast with presenter Adrian Kennedy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Meath TD Calls for Minister to Establish Fund to Support Damilies With Costs as 1 in 4 Secondary Schools Move to Digital Devices - 12/08/2025
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education and Youth, Darren O'Rourke TD, has called on the government to intervene and support families facing the cost of mandatory…
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Gareth Sheridan, the Pharma Millionaire Running for President, Speaks to LMFM About Plans if Elected - 12/08/2025
A 35-year-old businessman is the latest person to declare they are running to be the next Irish president. Gareth Sheridan just passes the minimum age limit to…
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Louth Councillor Calls for MOU Between An Garda Síochána and HIQA - 11/08/2025
The absence of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with An Garda Síochána and HIQA on the care of vulnerable people in care settings, underscores a deep…
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Asylum-Seekers to Pay up to €238/Week in ‘Rent’ for Accommodation in IPAS Centres - 11/08/2025
Thousands of asylum-seekers could be required to pay up to €238 a week for their accommodation in international protection centres under proposals being…
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Ireland and Other European States Implore Israel to Drop its Gaza Plan - 11/08/2025
Ireland has joined other European countries to write a letter imploring Israel not to expand the war in Gaza, stating that it would be a “flagrant violation of…
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Indians in Ireland Living in Fear Amid Spate of Violent Attacks - LMFM Hears Another Shocking Story of Racism in Ireland - 11/08/2025
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he is “deeply concerned” about attacks on the Indian community in recent weeks.Mr Harris is to meet with the Ireland-India…
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Number of People Buying Fake Weight Loss Drugs Online has More Than Doubled in Last Year - 11/08/2025
The number of people buying fake weight loss drugs online has more than doubled in the last year.Health Products Regulatory Authority figures show a 14 per…
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Drogheda Councillor Calls for Reversal of Reduction in Security Cover at Lourdes ED - 11/08/2025
Concern is being expressed over the reduction of full-time security cover in the Emergency Department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.Local Sinn…
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**Pegasos Suicide Clinic Controversy Continues** : New Family Come Forward About Death of Fit, Healthy Woman - 11/08/2025
We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Delia Canning, whose sister ended their lives at a Swiss clinic in secret .Anne Canning (51), from Wales…
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Government Failure to Implement School Transport Review Leaves Meath Children Without Bus Seats, Says Meath TD - 19/08/2025
Sinn Féin TD for Meath East and spokesperson on Education and Youth, Darren O’Rourke, says the failure by the Government to implement recommendations from the…
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Ashbourne Councillor Addresses Rumours About Proposed IPAS Centre in Ashbourne Hotel - 11/08/2025
We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Sinn Fein Councillor in Ashbourne, Helen Meyer, who took to social media over the weekend to address what she…
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Louth TD Sceptical Over Clean Bill of Health Given to Supermarket Big Beasts - 08/08/2025
Labour’s Finance spokesperson and TD for Louth Ged Nash, who has led the charge to tackle high prices at supermarket chain checkouts, has expressed scepticism…
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Mum of 6-Year-Old Girl Who Was Racially Attacked By Group of Teenage Boys Speaks to LMFM About Horrific Ordeal - 08/08/2025
An appalling attack on a young Indian girl in Waterford has made headlines across her native country, amid a spate of violent attacks on Indians in…
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Tensions Rise On Air During Interview with Senator Calling for TD's & Senators to Get a Wage Hike - 08/08/2025
A long-standing senator has called for some TDs' and senators’ salaries to be increased as he suggested pre-crash allowances should be restored.Gerard…
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Frustration Grows Over ‘Slow Pace’ Progress on Long Awaited Boyne Greenway Project in Meath - 08/08/2025
Progress on the long-awaited Boyne Greenway in Meath continues to move at a “heartbreakingly slow pace,” according to a local councillor.Navan councillor Emer…
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INVESTIGATION: Fine Gael Councillor Co-Owns Company Accused of Charging Unlawful ‘Agency Fees’ - 08/08/2025
A Fine Gael councillor who recently served as the Mayor of South Dublin is one of the owners of and a shareholder in a recruitment company that has charged…
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Haggardstown and Blackrock Deserve Bigger Share of Capital Investment, Says Local Councillor - 09/08/2025
Haggardstown and Blackrock which forms a large part of the Dundalk South Electoral area is receiving nothing like its fair share of funding and hasn’t been for…
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Concerns Over Social media Algorithms Encouraging Anti-Migrant Violence in Ireland - 08/08/2025
Social media algorithms have boosted videos of attacks on asylum seekers and encouraged far-right agitators to engage in increasingly violent behaviour, a…
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Cost of Running for Office of President - 07/08/2025
With the presidential election looming, just how much does it cost to run a successful campaign or otherwise?It is a question that parties and candidates are…
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Louth Neutrality Network Launches on Hiroshima Anniversary - 07/08/2025
A new civic group, the Louth Neutrality Network, was launched yesterday on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing to defend Irish neutrality and oppose the…
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Over 150 On-Duty Gardaí Assaulted So Far This Year, New Figures Reveal - 07/08/2025
Over 150 gardaí have been assaulted while on duty so far this year, according to figures from the Department of Justice.There has been a higher than average…
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Number of Failed Asylum Applicants Granted Leave to Remain in State Drops by Half - 07/08/2025
There has been a reduction of more than half in the number of unsuccessful international protection applicants who have been given leave to remain in the State…
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Fresh Calls for City Status as Drogheda Population Surpasses 50,000 - 07/08/2025
Drogheda has officially passed the population benchmark to be designated a city under European Union definitions—and campaigners are once again calling on the…
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Extra €1m in Funding Secured for Ardee Castle's Regeneration - 07/08/2025
An additional €1 million in funding has been secured for the regeneration of Ardee Castle.It's been allocated by the Department of Rural and Community…
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Delay in Crèches Leaves Families Without Childcare in Meath - 07/08/2025
A local councillor in Ratoath has raised concerns over long-awaited crèches at a residential development in Meath, saying that families are being “left without…
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Daughter of Woman who Died by Assisted Suicide Alone at Controversial Swiss Clinic Shares Heartbreaking Story on LMFM - 06/08/2025
**TRIGGER WARNING: UPSETTING/DISTRESSING CONTENT***The daughter of the Co Cavan-based woman who was assisted in ending her life alone at a controversial Swiss…
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Irish Business Ties to Haiti Could be Key to Securing Release of Kidnapped Missionary Gena Heraty - 06/08/2025
As Irish diplomats work to find a way to free aid worker Gena Heraty in Haiti, the Caribbean country remains in the grip of a gang war.Significant Irish…
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Permission Granted for Controversial Kentstown Gas Power Plant - 06/08/2024
Meath County Council has granted planning permission for a highly contentious gas fired peaking power plant in Kentstown, despite strong local…
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Majority of Renters Believe the Government Should Support Inter-Generational Living - 06/08/2025
The majority of renters believe the Government should support intergenerational living.This is where younger individuals or couples live with older adults at a…
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Lack of Funding Holding Up Development of Ardee Castle - 06/08/2025
Louth Labour TD, Ged Nash has challenged the government to work with Louth County Council to address a funding gap that will allow work to be carried out on…
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Irish-Born Doctor in Navan Shocked as Children Hurl Racial Slurs at Him in Street - 06/08/2025
An Irish-born medical registrar said he was left stunned after a group of children hurled racial slurs at him as he left a shopping complex last week.Dr…
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Parents Forced to Dip Into Savings and Take Loans to Meet Back-to-School Costs - 06/08/2025
Huge numbers of parents are dipping into their savings to fund back-to-school costs.School uniforms are a huge expense ahead of the new school year and digital…
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Children's Game Site Roblox to Introduce Online Dating - 05/08/2025
Roblox, the online game-building platform popular with young children and teenagers wants to introduce online dating.The move has been floated by Roblox CEO…
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Should We Follow the UK's Lead and Lower the Voting Age to 16? - 05/08/2025
The UK Government has announced that the voting age will be lowered to 16 years old ahead of the next UK General election in 2029.Welcomed by youth groups who…
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Trump Threatens to Ramp Up Tariffs on India for its Dealing with 'Russian War Machine' - 05/08/2025
President Donald Trump has threatened to “substantially” hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil – a key source of revenue for…
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Labour Leader Calls for Public Inquiry into Sex Abuse Allegations at St John’s Ambulance - 05/08/2025
The leader of the Labour party has called for a full public inquiry into St John’s Ambulance charity, saying it is “regrettable” that it has not taken place to…
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Outrage After Child Filmed Attacking Dublin Bus Passenger - 05/08/2025
The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) is “urgently” calling for transport police to be introduced, after a video of a minor assaulting a man on Dublin Bus…
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Ryanair Scrapping Printed Boarding Passes from November - 05/08/2025
Ryanair has delayed its move to 100pc paperless boarding passes to November 3.The move, first announced last autumn, had been planned for May, but will now…
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Sinn Féin Accused of 'Fearmongering’ Over the Threat of Conscription of Irish citizens - 05/08/2025
Sinn Féin is accused of “fearmongering” over the threat of conscription of Irish citizens, and running a “misinformation” campaign over the proposed removal of…
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Louth TD Highlights Need for Early Family Interventions with Tusla - 05/08/2025
Specialist health nurses trained in child protection who visit families when children are young could help prevent ‘disaster scenarios’ with Tusla later on…
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Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Reaction to Conor McGregor Losing Civil Rape Case Appeal - 01/08/2025
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has welcomed the judgment of the Court of Appeal upholding the High Court’s ruling in a civil suit taken by Nikita Hand against Conor…
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New Survey Reveals Cost Pressures Forcing Asthma Patients to Cut Back on Medication – 31/07/2025
The Asthma Society of Ireland is calling for decisive action in Budget 2026 to alleviate the affordability crisis facing people with asthma. New survey data…
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Miama Showband Survivor Opens Up to LMFM on 50th Anniversary of the Massacre – 31/07/2025
Today marks 50 years since the Miami Showband massacre.On 31 July 1975, three band members were murdered by a loyalist paramilitary group at Buskhill in Co…
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Asylum Seekers Left Homeless are ‘Not in State of Degradation Incompatible with Human Dignity’, Appeal Court Rules – 31/07/2025
Asylum seekers left without accommodation on arrival into the State are “placed in a situation of extreme material poverty”, but the State’s human rights…
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Tourism Numbers Fall By 2% in June on Last Year - 31/07/2025
The number of foreign visitors to Ireland in June was down 2% on the same time last year.New data from the Central Statistics Office shows that 654,000…
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Louth Funfair Owner Unhappy Over Permitted Days for Blackrock Fair Being Cut by Council - 31/07/2025
We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Killian Allen from Blackrock, and Killian runs a funfair which travels to various locations across Leinster…
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Women’s Aid Says ‘Home is Most Dangerous Place for a Woman’ After Triple Murder in Fermanagh – 31/07/2025
The home is the most dangerous place for a woman, Women’s Aid have said.It comes following the murder of Vanessa Whyte and her two children Sara (13) and James…
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Over 8,000 Treatment Cases for Problem Alcohol Use in 2024, Study Finds – 31/07/2025
Alcohol treatment cases have risen by almost 20% in the last seven years, official figures show.The number of alcohol cases presenting with additional problem…
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Paul Williams: The five Biggest Challenges Facing New Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly - 30/07/2025
The incoming garda commissioner Justin Kelly is taking the reins of the organisation at a time when the demands placed on it by a rapidly changing, complex…
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Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform Says it is a “Worrying Time" for Undocumented Irish Immigrants as Trump Increases Deportations - 30/07/2025
At least 56 Irish people have been arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office so far this year, as Donald Trump embarks on a major…
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Businesses in Navan Say Trade is Suffering Huge Drop in Footfall Since Work Began on Navan 2030 Project – 30/07/2025
Businesses in Navan's Church Hill and Bedford Place say trade is suffering with a huge drop in footfall since work began on the Navan 2030 project in the…
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Louth Public Urged to Have Say on Rates on Empty Business Premises - 30/07/2025
Cllr Marianne Butler is urging people in Louth to have their say on commercial rates on empty business premises.Cllr Butler explained “that since 2014 vacant…
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Ban on HHC Not Enough, Urgent Need for Education Campaign, Says Labour TD – 30/07/2025
The Government has been urged to remain vigilant and responsive to new drug trends after it banned an addictive cannabis substitute which has been commonly…
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‘My Heart Broke for Him’: Waman who Helped Indian Man after Brutal Attack Says he was ‘Traumatised’ – 30/07/2025
A Dublin woman who rescued an Indian man from a mob of teenagers who beat him, stripped him and stole from him has said he was “left for dead”.Gardaí are…
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Garda Stabbed Multiple Times in ‘Unprovoked’ Dublin city-Centre Attack – 30/07/2025
A garda has suffered multiple stab wounds following an unprovoked knife attack in Dublin city centre yesterday evening.One man aged in his 20s is in custody…
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The Danger of Weight Loss Drugs on the Black-Market – 29/07/2025
One of Ireland’s leading obesity specialists has claimed the ‘hijacking’ of the weight loss treatments by the beauty industry has led to an increase in…
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Drogheda Councillor Wants Voluntary Rescue and Recovery Services Formally recognised in Drogheda – 29/07/2025
A Louth councillor has called for a database to be set up, listing volunteer water search and rescue groups across the county.Drogheda councillor, Debbie…
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Donald Trump Tells Moscow to Reach Peace Deal with Kyiv in 10-12 Days or Face Severe Tariffs – 29/07/2025
Donald Trump has given Russia “10 or 12 days” to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.The US president slashed the 50-day deadline he had issued to Moscow earlier…
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Increase in Animal Neglect Since Covid-19 Means Irish Shelters Can Only Take Urgent Cases – 29/07/2025
Animal welfare charities say they are under “constant pressure” due to a significant increase in cases of animal neglect since the pandemic.Chief Inspector for…
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Meath Biodiversity Action Plan 2025 – 29/07/2025
We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Meath Biodiversity Officer Ben Malone, who told us all about the Meath Biodiversity Action Plan for 2025. Hosted…