Liveline
Kieran Cuddihy takes your calls and gets to the heart of the discussions that matter to the people of Ireland.
"I'm disappointed in Trump"
Callers react to the results of the US midterms
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"I had no idea what she was planning"
Megan tells Kieran how she discovered that her mother had died at a Voluntary Assisted Dying Clinic in Switzerland.
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Wheelchair Update
Oran's mother Susan tells us how the wheelchair made it to Sydney!
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"Father could you give me an exorcism?"
Kieran speaks to the public about Mary McAleese's comments on baptism and whether it's fair to have children baptised at a young age
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"The unsettling thing is they were actually in the house"
Victoria tells Kieran about how her car keys were stolen from her house this week
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"They took two carving knives"
Pat Doyle tells Kieran about how his pizzeria was broken into this week.
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"Birthmarks cover 98% of my body"
Laura Kelly talks about growing up with a distinctive skin disorder
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"He was literally outside the kitchen window"
Rachel tells Kieran how she discovered a man was monitoring her house for days before trying to steal her car.
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"He needs to get the wheelchair in time for that match"
Austin needs help from anyone flying to Australia this weekend who might be able to bring a replacement wheelchair for Oran as he is due to play in the Wheelchair Rugby World Cup this week.
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"His job is to be available when required"
Jack feels that Tánaiste Simon Harris shouldn't be taking paternity leave
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"I probably would have swung back at him"
Cllr Dermot Lacey talks about anti-social behaviour and his experience of being assaulted in a pub.
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"We signed a non-disclosure agreement"
Mark tells Kieran about the time Michael Jackson visited his mother's shop in Athlone and addresses news of the exhibition of the Thriller jacket in Co. Kildare.
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"We'd been running on one engine for over 6 months"
Angela Perroni tells Kieran how relieved she is to have left the cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey after the lifetime cruise ended its journey in Cambodia.
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"She actually sent ME money"
Bart tells Kieran how getting caught up in a romance scam has affected him
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"Shrapnel from the firework travelled through my right eye"
Callers tell Kieran about the dangers of fireworks
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"There was a screech of tires outside..."
Michael describes the anti-social behaviour happening where he lives in Dublin
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"All I had was the truth..."
Historian Catherine Corless and Independent Senator Rónán Mullen on the film "The Lost Children of Tuam".
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"I began to feel a sense of loss for grandchildren I'd never have"
Eimear tells Kieran how she coped with realising she would never become a grandparent.
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"I didn't believe my ears, is that granny and grandad they're talking about?"
Listeners join Kieran to discuss the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's ''We-Consent' ads that have been taken down over criticisms over grandparents having to ask their grandchildren for consent when giving a hug.
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Romance Scam
Ann joins Kieran to discuss how she was scammed out of €11,000.
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"It sounded totally legitimate"
Tanya & Philip speak to Kieran about their experiences of being scammed online and over the phone.
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"My jaw is completely broken"
Anthony & Denis join Kieran to discuss the current state of violence in Dublin and their personal experiences in the city.
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"All her savings are gone..."
Juliette tells Kieran how her sister is devastated after being scammed out of more than €30,000.
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"I had a single mastectomy while 7 months pregnant"
Seanagh Rice speaks to Kieran about receiving a hospital apology for her delayed breast cancer diagnosis, which led to her undergoing surgery while seven months pregnant.
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"I don't feel it is fair for me to leave and to put my property up for sale because of a few thugs in the area"
Ana spoke to Kieran about her experiences with anti social behaviour from youths targeting her home. Other listeners also got in touch to discuss the dangers of anti-social behaviour and the illegal use of fireworks amongst young people.
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"I said to my partner 'we have to run' becasue this is a sign of things becoming more intense"
Listeners got in touch and spoke to Kieran about their first hand recount of the looting and protests that took place in Paris across the weekend.
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Rexit - "I have a dinosaur stuck in London"
Kieran helps a man transport a dinosaur from the UK to Ireland
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"You're sitting there and next there's rocks through the window"
Seán opens up to Kieran about living on edge under the constant threat of intimidation from drug gangs.
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"My fear is he's going to end up on a mortuary slab"
Sinéad opens up about her teenage son’s involvement in criminal behaviour, her fears for him and her family
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"There are far too many civil servants doing nothing"
Kieran hears opinions on the public sector protest
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"I was asked to participate in a murder"
Robert speaks to Liveline about his past involvement in the criminal world.
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"Dealer after dealer calling up looking for money"
A mother shares her harrowing experience of intimidation and threats stemming from her son’s drug debt, speaking candidly to Kieran about the impact on her and her family.
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"It takes a special kind of person to do the work they do"
Listeners debate the public sector strike
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"I knew nothing about dense breasts"
Women speak to Kieran about the campaign for breast density awareness
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"We are asking people to respect the picket line, be that in person or remotely"
Ahead of planned public sector strikes where more than 300,000 workers including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants will engage in a 24-hour work stoppage and take to the picket lines, Kieran spoke to those for and against the strikes.
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"Where is George Gibney? He's in jail"
Following on from the announcement that former swimming coach George Gibney has been jailed for 15 and a half years for sexually abusing girls in the 1970s and 1980s, Kieran spoke to victims, their relatives and advocates who have campaigned for justice against Gibney.
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"I've lost my parents and I didn't get as many flowers"
Tracey Finnegan speaks to Kieran about the loss of her cat Felix who was stolen in Blackrock, Cork last week.
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"Hopefully we'll get four weeks in Brazil next summer"
Stephen chats to Kieran from outside the Astana Arena as Ireland beat Khazakstan 8-0!
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"You don't have to watch it if you don't want to"
Listeners discuss the proposed livestreaming of an execution in the US.
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"We got used to the milestones but they're adults now"
Kieran chats to the family of the famous Carlow Quadruplets who have all recently passed their driving tests!
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