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Drivetime
Drivetime
RTÉ Radio 1

Drivetime

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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.
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Widdecombe murder raised to counterterrorism probe
13 July 2026

Widdecombe murder raised to counterterrorism probe

Peter Cardwell, Talk TV Political Correspondent; Henry Hill, Political Editor at The Critic Magazine; Lucy Fisher, Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times; and Iain Dale, LBC presenter and friend of Anne Widdecombe
Weather update and how to manage your garden in the heat
13 July 2026

Weather update and how to manage your garden in the heat

Siobhan Ryan of Met Eireann and Diarmuid Gavin, garden designer and presenter
Should there be free public transport?
13 July 2026

Should there be free public transport?

Michael McNamara, Independent MEP for Ireland South and Prof Brian Caulfield, Centre for Transport Research at TCD
Concerns continue to rise over E-scooter use
13 July 2026

Concerns continue to rise over E-scooter use

Jonathan Hehir of CFM Insurance Group
Minister for Justice will maintain the new legal aid fee system despite pressure
13 July 2026

Minister for Justice will maintain the new legal aid fee system despite pressure

Ciara Mangan, founder of beyondsurviving.ie
How to help prevent falls as you age
13 July 2026

How to help prevent falls as you age

Report from Una Kelly
The science behind The Odyssey
13 July 2026

The science behind The Odyssey

Ruth Freeman, Research Ireland
Being a sports fan is good for you
13 July 2026

Being a sports fan is good for you

Professor Luke O’Neill, School of Biochemistry & Immunology at Trinity College Dublin
Man arrested in Ann Widdecombe murder investigation
10 July 2026

Man arrested in Ann Widdecombe murder investigation

George Parker of the Financial Times and Vincent McAviney, London-based journalist
Concerns over school places for children with special educational needs
10 July 2026

Concerns over school places for children with special educational needs

Michael Moynihan, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion