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Reduced capacity public transport causes havoc with Dublin commuter mornings. This morning on Dublin Talks we spoke to a number of Dubliners who've been affected by the reduced capacity public transport rules. Transport capacity has been reduced to 25% under the governments latest level 5 restrictions.  Dublin Bus can take a max 17 passengers per bus. A number of parents were left frustrated as their kids couldn't get buses this morning, leaving some of them upset or late for school. However, it's not just commuters who are finding it difficult. We spoke to a number of bus drivers who are not happy about driving by people. Listen back now:  [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/10/22122701/201022-Did-reduced-capacity-affect-your-commute.mp3"][/audio] Public transport is running for essential workers and essential purposes. If you can, please avoid travelling at peak times to leave space for those who need it most. pic.twitter.com/AR8WtVvbzv — TransportForIreland (@TFIupdates) October 22, 2020 TUNE IN TO DUBLIN TALKS LIVE EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING FROM 10AM, ONLY ON 98FM Check out all of our podcasts here.  

It's the spookiest time of the year, and Covid or no Covid, Little Conor Murray and Little Keith Earls still need sweets. Join Noni our favourite chawwwwklit seller from Limerick as she regales Dermot and Dave with a Halloween tale for the ages. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/10/22121057/NoniPodcast.mp3"][/audio]

"Fungie the dolphin has made more appearances that Donnelly this week." Will it be Level 4 or Level 5? Or maybe even Level4+. With a huge amount of confusion going on at the moment around the next phase of Lockdown for the country, we were joined by Leo Varadkar live on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Gift Grub. But Micheál Martin wasn't happy and soon dialled into the chat. Catch all the fun by pressing the Play button below. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/10/19172405/Gift-Levels-Final.mp3"][/audio]

Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head to head in the final US presidential debate in Nashville last night. Immigration, COVID-19 and racism were among the topics up for discussion. Although there was significantly less name-calling and interrupting this time around, there was still plenty of tension between the two candidates. But who fared better? Cal Thomas and Marion McKeone joined us with their thoughts. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/10/23173056/LW-Final-US-Debate.mp3"][/audio]

Luke O'Neill joined Pat on the show with news and updates from the world of science and covid. Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.