From wonder material to environmental nightmare: the trouble with plastic

Michelle Dillon, Meteorologist Met ÉireannSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane Bergin, physicist and Associate Professor at UCD School of Education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paddy Comyn, head of communications for Done Deal Cars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some estate agents are reporting that women are now more likely than men to purchase a home on their own, a sign that the profile of Ireland’s first-time buyer is continuing to change. Our reporter Maura Fay has been looking into the rise of the female solo house buyer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence Helen McEntee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The official estimate of inflation last month showed prices here rising by 3.6% in March, compared to 2.5% in February. For more details on this Adam Maguire, RTÉ Business Reporter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Norris, Geary Institute for Public Policy and full Professor of Social Policy at UCD and member of the Housing CommissionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamish De Breton Gordon, Former British Army Officer and NATO Nuclear Defence Commander.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emmet Ryan, Technology journalist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simon Maher, Founder of 8Radio.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.