Andrea Gilligan takes a closer look at some of the week's main stories and topics of interest with an expert panel to discuss all of the issues involved and a review of the top stories making the headlines around the country in the local newspapers.
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Direct Provision
Friday, August 14, 2020 • Duration 40:28
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the issue of Direct Provision in Ireland.
Together they look at the most pressing issues faced by people within the system, why the system has remained in place for so long, and how it might be changed in the months ahead.
Fiona Finn, CEO of the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre (NASC)
Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council
Ellie Kisyombe, Direct Provision Activist & former Soc Dem Local Election Candidate for Dublin North Inner City
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Tackling Homelessness with Focus Ireland's 'Shine a Light' Campaign
Friday, July 31, 2020 • Duration 43:30
All this week on Newstalk, we are shining a light on homelessness with Focus Ireland.
'Shine A Light Night' is Focus Ireland’s flagship campaign which takes place this year on Friday 16th October in partnership with Bord Gais Energy. They are asking their supporters to sleep out for one night to shine a light on homelessness and raise vital funds for their work supporting people experiencing homelessness.
As a part of the drive to raise awareness for the campaign, Andrea Gilligan was joined by a panel of experts to discuss the various factors which contribute to homelessness in Ireland and look at the ways in which we might be able to eliminate homelessness for good.
Joining Andrea was:
Pat Dennigan, CEO of Focus Ireland
Dr Paula Mayock, an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin
Orla Hegarty, Architect and Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin
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Housing & Property Markets Post Covid-19
Friday, April 24, 2020 • Duration 49:14
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the housing and property market post Covid-19.
Together they discuss whether there will be any reduction in property prices in the coming months, the digital modernisation of the construction sector, the challenges the industry faces with regard to adhering to social distancing, and how consumer sentiment may affect the area as a whole.
Pat Davitt - CEO of Institute of Professional Auctioneers
Karl Deeter - Director at Yes.ie
Carol Tallon - CEO of Property District
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Impact of Covid-19 on Younger People
Friday, April 17, 2020 • Duration 46:43
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how the current Covid-19 crisis is impacting the lives of younger people in Ireland.
Together they discuss how the Covid-19 crisis has affected young people in terms of how they are dealing with the implementation of social distancing, the fears they might have, the disruption to their education, and the increased pressures being felt by families across the country.
Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
John Walshe, Education journalist with Independent News and Media & former advisor to Ruairi Quinn when he was Education Minister
Ian Power, CEO of Spunout.ie
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Life in Ireland After Covid-19
Friday, April 10, 2020 • Duration 48:37
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss what our daily working lives my be like when the Covid-19 crisis begins to ease.
Together they discuss the possible changes which might come about post-recovery for childcare providers, what we might come to expect from our jobs and working lives & how the tourism and travel sector might be affected going forward.
Frances Byrne, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Early Childhood Ireland
Siobhan O’Shea, Client Services Director of Cpl Resources, Board Director at Dublin Chamber of Commerce & Chair of the Dublin Regional Skills Forum
Eoghan Corry, Editor of Travelextra.ie
Cocooning - Primary Issues & Considerations
Friday, April 3, 2020 • Duration 48:53
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to talk through the primary issues and considerations when it comes to cocooning.
Together they discuss the is main issues facing individuals currently cocooning either at home and in care homes, how people in nursing care facilities might best guard against contracting Covid-19, and what measures have been put in place thus far to enable healthcare professionals to adequately support those most at risk from the disease.
Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Chair of Safeguarding Ireland
Tadhg Daly, Chief Executive of Nursing Homes Ireland
Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Head of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin & Principal Investigator for TILDA, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Covid-19 Origins, Spread, and Development
Friday, March 27, 2020 • Duration 49:26
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how Covid-19 has developed from when it was first detected in China last year to its rapid spread across Europe and further afield.
Together they discuss, among other things, what Covid-19 is, how it emerged, how it is so effectively transmitted from person to person as it devastates communities in countries across the world, and look at how the virus has developed here in Ireland over the past number of weeks as well.
Professor Kingston Mills of the school of Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD
Dr. Gabriel Fitzpatrick, Medical Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Trinity Clinics
Paddy Agnew, Rome-based Journalist
Susan Mitchell, Health Editor with the Business Post
Flooding in Ireland
Friday, March 6, 2020 • Duration 47:30
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss flooding in Ireland.
Together they discuss what causes the flooding of our rivers, what can be done to mitigate instances of flooding in urban areas as our climate continues to get warmer, and the limitations of engineering solutions when it comes to reducing its effects in the catchment areas of our larger rivers.
Professor Mary Bourke, an expert on flood risk & management at Trinity College Dublin’s Dept of Geography.
John Gibbons, environmental journalist.
Brian O’Donovan, Senior Engineer at Carlow County Council.
The Law and Anonymity
Friday, February 28, 2020 • Duration 53:24
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the law & anonymity.
Together they discuss what anonymity means in legal terms, who it applies to and ask - should anonymity be offered to those who carry out violent crimes and is it wrong that young offenders get anonymity when victims’ lives are turned upside down?
CEO of One in Four, Maeve Lewis
Solicitor, Michael Finucane
Law Professor at the University of Limerick, Shane Kilcommins
Commuting and Transport Infrastructure for the Future
Friday, February 21, 2020 • Duration 50:54
On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the issue of commuting and congestion on our roads and public transport infrastructure.
Together they discuss the issues facing many people around the country when it comes to commuting to and from work or university, and look at the possible solutions that might be implemented in the coming years as Ireland's population continues to grow.
Geraldine Herbert, Motoring - Motoring Journalist with the Sunday Independent.
John Moran, CEO & Founder of RHH International, and Chair of the Land Development Agency
Conor Faughnan, Director of Consumer Affairs with AA Roadwatch