
Drivetime
RTE Ireland
Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
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RTE Ireland
Description:
Highlights from the daily news programme with Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra. Featuring all the latest stories, interviews and special reports. Listen live Monday to Friday at 4.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Twitter:
@DrivetimeRTE
Language:
English
Contact:
RTÉ Donnybrook Dublin 4 185 071 5105
Website:
http://www.rte.ie/
Email:
drivetime@rte.ie
Episodes
Iran-Pakistan talks
4/10/2026
Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute
Duration:00:07:25
Reactions to ongoing fuel protests
4/10/2026
Reports from Barry Lenihan, Brian O'Connell and Una Kelly. Niall Collins, Minister of State in the Dept of Justice, Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick / Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan Monaghan / Hugh Hick, RTÉ traffic reporter
Duration:00:34:15
Protests at fuel depots and gridlock on the roads
4/10/2026
RTÉ reporters Barry Lenihan, Brian O'Connell and Petula Martyn / Peter Roche, Fine Gael TD for Galway East / Dan McCarthy, Independent Councillor on Kerry County Council who runs McCarthy’s petrol station in Kenmare / John Morley, Presenter of Galway Talks on Galway Bay FM / Hugh Hick, RTÉ traffic reporter / Paula, Health Care Assistant, and more.
Duration:00:52:04
Rory McIlroy's Masters defence begins
4/9/2026
Greg Allen reports from Augusta
Duration:00:02:38
What are your rights at work during protests?
4/9/2026
Damien McCarthy, Managing Director at HR Buddy
Duration:00:05:12
Security response to fuel protests
4/9/2026
Professor Ray Murphy, Irish Centre for Human Rights at University of Galway and former Captain in the Irish Defense Forces
Duration:00:07:34
Reaction to fuel protests
4/9/2026
Ger Carthy, independent councillor in Wexford; Máire Ní Murchú, CEO of Irish Self-Catering Federation; Thomas Byrne and Richard O'Donoghue debate; Fergal O'Brien of IBEC and Francie Gorman of the IFA
Duration:00:28:28
Fuel protests wreak havoc on travel across the country
4/9/2026
Brian O’Connell in Whitegate, Cork; Shane Gleeson, owner of Gleeson’s Group in Limerick; Kevin McPartlan, Fuels For Ireland; Petula Martyn, Mid West Correspondent; John Morley, Presenter on Galway Bay FM; Hugh Hick, traffic reporter; Una Kelly and more
Duration:00:42:28
Bringing home the bacon: saving money by choosing pork
4/8/2026
Caitriona Redmond, Irish Examiner consumer columnist
Duration:01:49:59
What can we learn from climbing fish?
4/8/2026
Kealan Doyle, marine biologist from Seahorse Aquariums
Duration:00:07:18
Be wary of inferior e-bikes and batteries
4/8/2026
Ciaran Cannon, former Fine Gael TD and President of Cycling Ireland
Duration:00:06:30
The right to protest
4/8/2026
Dr Illan Wall, Professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway
Duration:00:07:36
‘It was never your fault’ - Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's new banner
4/8/2026
Rachel Morrogh, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre & Charlene Masterson, activist and survivor
Duration:00:07:37
Shaky ceasefire between US and Iran begins
4/8/2026
John Bolton, former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump
Duration:00:11:13
Minister of State Jerry Buttimer responds to the fuel protests
4/8/2026
Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development plus a further update from Barry Lenihan
Duration:00:15:44
Fuel protests snarl routes across the country
4/8/2026
Reports from Barry Lenihan; Petula Martyn and Una Kelly plus Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland; John Morley, Presenter of Galway Talks on Galway Bay FM; Hugh Hick, traffic and travel reporter; Blake Boland, Dublin Bus; and Gina Murphy, owner of Hugo’s restaurant
Duration:00:32:00
Exchequer Figures
4/7/2026
Minister of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Mark Chambers.
Duration:00:06:51
What to expect as Trump's peace deadline looms
4/7/2026
Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent with The Independent, Ed Burke, Assistant Professor in the History of War at University College Dublin.
Duration:00:09:40
Artemis crew flies further than humans have before
4/7/2026
Danielle Wilcox Murphy, astronomy expert.
Duration:00:08:14
Fuel protest Ireland
4/7/2026
Ken O’Flynn, Independent Ireland TD and Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist at the Institution of International and European Affairs and Columnist with The Currency.
Duration:00:15:10