Hostage and prisoner release reaction

Gardaí have been trained to use drones to track scrambler motorcycles since 2023, but have been unable to deploy the tech due to a lack of 'legislative clarity'. Sinn Féin's Paul Connolly TD for Dublin West is on the line to discuss the issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Election day only one week away, Barry Lenihan is in the Drivetime Studio with the latest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mater Hospital in Dublin has recorded a 68% increase in knife related injuries in its emergency departments, for more on this Drivetime's Una Kelly has the storySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukranian President Zelensky is anxious to secure Tomahawk missiles during his meeting with President Trump at the White House today. For more Drivetime speaks to Yuri Sak, former advisor to the Minister of Defence of UkraineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a week to go until polling, Barry Lenihan reports on the latest developments in the Presidential race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's nearly the time of year when clocks go back by an hour, marking the end of daylight savings. But is it time to abolish clock changes? Billy Kelleher (Fianna Fail MEP) and Sean Kelly (Fine Gael MEP) debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli activist Rami Elhanan and Palestinian activist Bassam Aramin have both experienced the devastating loss of their daughters in the Israel/Palestine conflict. Today, they work together to advocate for peace rather than retribution and have spent the week touring Ireland to give this message.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three men have been jailed for up to 15 years for the manslaughter of Tom Niland in January 2022. We hear from his close friend, the Sligo Independent Councillor Michael Clarke, and Eoin Reynolds, Court Reporter for Ireland International News Agency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medics are issuing a warning to be vigilent as hospitals report a spike in hot water bottle burns - injuries have almost doubled in five years. For more on this Professor Odhran Shelly, Director of the National Burns Unit in St. James's Hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin gave an explanation today in the Dáil of the current position on the Occupied Territories Bill. To debate this Shay Brennan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Rathdown and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Patricia Stephenson, Social Democrats Senator and spokesperson on Foreign Affairs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.