EU activates civil defence mechanism to allow evacuation for EU citizens from Middle East

Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, Saoirse Brady discusses the cost associated with sending 35 asylum seekers back to Nigeria earlier this month which includes the cost of detaining some of these in prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Adcock, Urban Birds Project Officer with BirdWatch Ireland, discusses their survey to help identify nesting swifts - which are now on Ireland's endangered list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Europe Editor, Tony Connelly reports that the EU has activated its civil defence mechanism in order to help member states evacuate citizens from the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hugo Bachega, Middle East Correspondent for the BBC, reports on the latest events in the conflict between Iran and Israel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Joe Galvin, Consultant Cardiologist at the Mater Hospital, explains that the Mater University Hospital in Dublin has today become the first in Ireland to establish a Centre for AI and Digital Health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mícheál Lehane, Political Correspondent, reports from the Dáil where rent pressure zones laws, the Land Development Agency and replacing An Bord Pleanála was on its agenda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat McGrath, Western Correspondent, reports on pre-excavation works at the site of the former Mother and Baby institution in Tuam, Co Galway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Middle East correspondent with Sky News, Alistair Bunkall from Tel Aviv on the latest on the Israel/Iran conflict.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Philip Feddis, of the advocacy group Restore Together which represents some of the survivors of abuse, discusses the latest Spiritans' statement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin White, National Advocacy and Projects Manager for the Irish Kidney Association, discusses the new laws governing the process of organ donation which are being rolled out from tomorrow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.