Seascapes

Seascapes this week comes from the Ireland on the Water Expo. We hear from Olympic gold medal rower, Fintan McCarthy, ambassador for the event. We hear from Bloom Field House Boats. Madeline Kelly tells us about women in angling. We hear about the solar powered boat Grid Buster, ...  Show more

Lorna Siggins reports from the recent Skipper Expo in Limerick and also meets the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. Fergal Keane hears about a new pier in Howth which has just been opened for large trawlers. Chief Engineer at the Department of Ag ...  Show more

Earl Spencer tells Laura about the abuse he and Diana suffered as children…In his new book, A Very Private School, Spencer reveals that he and his sister were abused as children. Plus, he suggests that press attention suffered by his sister was ‘more dangerous’ than the attention ...  Show more

James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South // George Lawlor, Labour TD for Wexford // Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Mirror // Brenda Power, Journalist & Commentator 

Ciara O'Brien, Irish Times Business and Technology Journalist 

Joining Brendan to discuss the stories of the week were Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with The Irish Examiner, Scott Luas, Professor of US and International politics at the Clinton Institute UCD, Aisling Meehan, Solicitor, Farmer and Tax Consultant, Dan O’Brien, Chief Economi ...  Show more