On The Record with Gavan Reilly Highlights

Yesterday in New York Taoiseach Micháel Martin said he was open to giving vaccines to over 5's after Pfizer have create a vaccine for children. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O'Gorman joined Seán on the show to discuss the possibility of children getting vaccinated, the upcoming budget and the increased cost of childcare in Ireland. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly 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 Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

John O’Brennan Professor of European Politics at NUI Maynooth and Aoife Moore Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner joined Seán to run through the main stories from this morning's Sunday papers. Together they discussed The Future of the EU. Climate change and what we are doing to combat it. Angela Merkel and her storied career in politics. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly 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 Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

In recent weeks, you may have heard mention of the Republic’s population growth – and how for the first time since 1851, our population has surpassed 5 million people. Migration, the Pandemic and more besides have influenced the increase. But historically, Irish census returns are something of a conundrum, with so much valuable information lost in the fires of revolution, literally going up in smoke at the Four Courts in Dublin. However the most detailed census ever was largely lost and destroyed. Donal Fallon joins Seán Defoe for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly 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 Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Today, the 19th of September, is the birthday of a deeply important institution - Saint Patrick’s Hospital, a Mental Health facility with a surprisingly long history, and a somewhat surprising founder. Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral and the inventor of Modern Satire, provided the funding which allowed the institution to come into being. Swift himself struggled with his mind, and even found humour in his unusual bequest. Donal Fallon joins Gavan Reilly for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss. Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly 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 Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

After the upcoming German elections next week - Angela Merkel will step down from politics after 16 years in power. So who will be standing in the election, what are the main battleground issues and who will ultimately win? Derek Scally Irish Times Berlin correspondent and author of  "The Best Catholics in the World" Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly 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 Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.