Drivetime

Report from Barry Lenihan

Eoin Dolan, Principal of Mother of Divine Grace in Ballygall

Amber Phillips, New York-based journalist

Dr Oliver Browne, lecturer in accounting at UCC Business School

Samantha Libreri in Prague; analysis from Roddy Collins, former player and manager; and a report from John Cooke

Una Kelly hears from the public before we speak to Robert Brosnan, Sinn Féin councillor

Ian O’Riordan, Athletics Correspondent for The Irish Times

Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Strategy and Communications for Science Foundation Ireland

Katie Clair, Manager of Revenue’s Local Property Tax branch

Simon Marks, Chief Correspondent for Feature Story News in Washington

Report from Barry Lenihan

Dr Brian Turner, Health Economist for Cork University Business

Graeme McQueen, Head of Media Relations at the DAA

Dr John Garvey, Consultant respiratory and sleep physician at St. Vincent’s Hospital

Robert Whelan, Rockwell Finance

Adrian Cummins, CEO of the Restaurants Association of Ireland & Dr Barra Roantree, Director of MA in Economic Policy at TCD

David McWilliams, economist and broadcaster & Regina Mangan, MD of Liberty Blue Estate Agents

Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin education spokesperson & Brenda Power, journalist and commentator

Caitriona Redmond, Irish Examiner consumer columnist

Jennifer McCartan, Compliance Manager at the Health Products Regulatory Authority

Harry McGee, Irish Times Political Correspondent; Francie Gorman, President of the IFA; Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at the SVP; Tadhg Daly, Chief Executive of Nursing Homes Ireland; Danny O’Gorman, General Manager at Freenow; Richard Curran, Presenter of ‘The Business’ and columnist

Sean Canney, Minister of State with responsibility for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports followed by Pearse Doherty, finance spokesperson for Sinn Féin

Alam Janbein, Programme Director for Plan International for Lebanon and Syria

Report from John Cooke

Clare Deane, Barnardo’s Assistant Director of Children’s Services

Ronan McCarthy, Professor of Microbial Biofilms at the University of Southampton

Kate English, Chief Economist at Deloitte and Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer for the ESRI

Report from Una Kelly

John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation

Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent and Ruth Hegarty, food Policy consultant

Report from Barry Lenihan followed by reaction from Phil Ni Sheaghadh, General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation; Alice Kiersey, Manager of the Dr Martin Day Centre; and Andrew Brownlee, Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Federation

Iris Moeller, Professor of Geography at Trinity College Dublin

Dee Laffan, food and travel writer

Kate Demolder, culture journalist and host of 'Culture Pigs' podcast

Alan Barrett, Research Professor at the ESRI & Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times look back on another busy news week.

Aodh O’Donnell CEO of the Irish Fish Producer’s Organisation & Elaine Dunne of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers outline how rising energy costs are affecting their industries.

Should Ireland follow the UK’s example and adopt fuel finders app for motorists? Brian Carey, Sunday Times Business Editor & Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland discuss.

Should Dublin have a Tourist Tax? Janet Horner, Green Party Dublin City Councillor & Paul Gallagher, Chief Executive of the IHF debate.

What are the best and most affordable routes available from Ireland a mere 2-hour flight away...or less? Thom Breathnach is a travel writer for the Irish Examiner.

John Sweeney, Climatologist & Emeritus Professor at Maynooth University & Dr Illona Duffy Monaghan based GP outline why air quality levels are dropping.

Dee Reddy, culture and entertainment journalist reflects on the life and times of action hero Chuck Norris