Liveline
RTE Ireland
Discussion and debate with the Irish public about affairs of the day. Have you got a story to tell? If you’d like to talk on-air about an issue that concerns you then we want to hear from you. Email liveline@rte.ie. Listen live Monday to Friday at 1.45-3pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Networks:
RTE Ireland
Description:
Discussion and debate with the Irish public about affairs of the day. Have you got a story to tell? If you’d like to talk on-air about an issue that concerns you then we want to hear from you. Email liveline@rte.ie. Listen live Monday to Friday at 1.45-3pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Twitter:
@talktojoe1850
Language:
English
Contact:
1850 715 815
Website:
http://www.rte.ie/
Email:
joe@rte.ie
Episodes
Gambling addiction - Potential tractor driving test - Happy 4th of July
7/4/2025
Esther shares her story of dealing with her gambling addiction. Listeners give their reaction to the possible introduction of a tractor driving test. Mick looks back on his J1 in the 70s.
Duration:01:03:11
Michael D Higgins portrait - Car insurance as a volunteer - Diogo Jota RIP - Aftermath of cancer - Cafe prices
7/3/2025
Noel is unhappy that a portrait of Michael D Higgins has been removed from Belfast City Hall. Listeners who volunteer are having issues getting car insurance. Liverpool fan Daire Gorman reacts to the death of Diogo Jota. Grainne explains what it's like to deal with multiple cancer diagnosis. Liam on why he has to increase prices at his cafe.
Duration:00:58:15
College fees - Castro the dog - Brother Kevin Crowley RIP - Spouse going deaf
7/2/2025
Listeners give their reaction to the decision to increase University fees. Fiona in Brussels is wondering how she is going to get her dog Castro home. Reaction to the death of Brother Kevin Crowley, founder of the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin. Hannah outlines the journey she and her husband have been on as he has lost his hearing.
Duration:01:07:41
AI tour guides, Online job applications, Slushy machines, Lorry mirrors, college fees
7/1/2025
Discussion and debate with Philip Boucher-Hayes
Duration:00:53:36
Joe Duffy’s last Liveline
6/27/2025
Joe Duffy is joined by friends, fans, and well-wishers as he says goodbye to Liveline on RTÉ Radio 1.
Duration:01:11:32
Brendan O'Carroll - Mountain rescue - Goodbye Joe
6/26/2025
Actor and comedian Brendan O'Carroll joins the programme to wish Joe a happy retirement. Tina recounts how she saved someone hiking up Carrauntoohil. Listeners get in touch to wish Joe all the best in his retirement.
Duration:01:07:13
Granby Row heroics and remembering the Noyeks fire
6/25/2025
Listeners get in touch with their memories of the Noyeks fire in 1972.
Duration:01:07:43
Epilepsy - E-Scooters - Rabies - Donating Body to Science
6/24/2025
Mark Leen shares his experience of living with epilepsy. Many listeners are not happy with the use of e-scooters on footpaths. A 59-year-old British woman has died of rabies after getting "scratched" by a stray puppy in Morocco. Mike's wife who died just over two weeks ago is donating her body to medical research.
Duration:00:57:03
Acid attack - Bees in the house - E-Scooters - Catch up call
6/23/2025
Joanna Grabczak explains how she suffered an acid attack in December 2020. Clare has bees in her house which she cannot get rid of and Steve Gallagher from Swarms.ie gives some advice. Dennis in Cork is frustrated by people using e-scooters at speed on footpaths. We catch up with Alexandra Trotsenko who spoke to the show in 2011
Duration:01:07:24
Attacks in Dublin City - Donating Body to Science - Life Saving Buoys
6/20/2025
More listeners share their stories of verbal and physical attacks in Dublin City. Would you donate your body to science when you die? People are being encouraged never to vandalise ringbouys.
Duration:01:08:12
Tallaght Bus - AI and the Metaverse - Cat Killing
6/19/2025
Lisa was recently on a Dublin Bus that did not service Killinarden in Tallaght where she lives meaning she had to walk home. Feminist writer Laura Bates. Theresa's cat Ophelia was unfortunately recently killed by dogs.
Duration:01:05:50
Dublin Attacks - Disabled Parking - Small Businesses - Organ Donation
6/18/2025
Violence appears to be on the rise in Dublin city centre. Mick is not happy about the disabled parking bays in Westport, Co. Mayo. Small business owners are frustrated with the high costs they are facing. Listeners share their stories of organ donation following new legislation coming into effect this week.
Duration:01:07:38
Unrest in Iran - Organ Donation - Mushroom Soup
6/17/2025
Ismail and Sami speak to us as Iran strikes Israel as loud explosions are heard in Tehran. Listeners get in touch with their stories as opt-out organ donation act comes into effect. Rosario is on the hunt for the person who sent her a box of Erin mushroom soup when she was pregnant 36 years ago.
Duration:00:56:47
Dublin City Attack - Mother and Baby Home - GAA Theft - Guinness Book of World Records
6/16/2025
Ellie explains how she was attacked in Dublin last week. Work is under way to seal off part of the site of the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway. Grainne explains how bottles and cans that her GAA Club were collecting were stolen. John in Wexford is still on the hunt for some Guinness Books of World Records to complete his collection.
Duration:01:07:20
Penalty Shootouts in Hurling - Foxes
6/16/2025
Listeners get in touch in relation to the penalty shootout that decided the Munster Senior Hurling Championship final between Cork and Limerick on Saturday. People are frustrated as foxes are damaging gardens as people continue to feed them.
Duration:01:08:19
Guinness World Records - Slow Dance Sets
6/13/2025
Discussion and debate with Katie Hannon.
Duration:01:09:00
Tidy Town tourism- The Athy teenage band on Netflix - Brian Wilson Tribute - Electric Fencing Theft
6/12/2025
Aileen Crean O'Brien is part of a programme that rewards Kenmare tourists who help out. Athy band IF have featured on the Netflix series 'Ginny and Georgia'. Brian Wilson, the legendary musician and Beach Boys co-founder died yesterday aged 82. John Lenihan had over €1,000 worth of electric fencing stolen from his farm.
Duration:01:08:30
Quitting smoking after 50 years - Recovering a Facebook page - Tracking a stork
6/11/2025
Mick and Olivia have successfully given up a lifetime habit thanks to a HSE programme. Keith was the victim of a phishing attack that has locked him out of Facebook pages, including one that was a memorial to his son. Cian Cardiff tellls us all about a rare white stork that has been sighted in Wexford
Duration:01:12:12
Renting - Tracing a mother's name - The return of short shorts? - Do you need a 50,000 euro wedding?
6/10/2025
70-year-old Eileen, who has rented her property for 11 years, has to leave by November as her landlord is selling. Fiona's application for Irish citizenship has been stalled by an odd error on a birth certificate. Are short shorts back in fashion for men? Ann Marie Gannon gives her verdict. Would you spend €50,000 on a wedding?
Duration:01:09:01
Amanda Brunker - Nursing Homes
6/6/2025
Amanda Brunker on Mark McAnaw being jailed for 11 years for the harassment of her and two other journalists. More listeners react to the RTÉ Investigates programme that highlighted poor care in some of the country's nursing homes.
Duration:01:06:09