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Eoin Ó Broin on air now from Dublin Mid West. #GeneralElection2024

“I'm not going to give you a figure - no hostages to fortune at this time of the day - but certainly we're in a very positive position to become the largest party in the State.” Eoin Ó Broin speaks to Newstalk about a good day so far for Sinn Fein: Live blog & stream:

Sinn Féin’s Housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin elected on the first count in Dublin Mid-West. NewstalkFM

More than 40 tents have been pitched near the Dáil. The men here say they came from Citywest last night. Irish Refugee Council warned something like this would happen when a cold weather initiative ended. NewstalkFM

Find out the logistics of Christmas deliveries on NewstalkFM. An Post is sorting through around 3million parcels a week during the peak season. Change Manager with An Post Commerce, Kim O’Connor will have all the key posting dates on The Hard Shoulder now.

Hugs, kisses and tears of joy here at Dublin Airport. 1.4 million passengers are set to pass through the airport over Christmas. Hear some of the special family reunions on NewstalkFM.

The Wicklow Mountains are my office for the first day back. A status yellow snow-ice warning is in place for the entire country. Hear about the conditions the volunteers with Dublin & Wicklow MRT are working with on NewstalkFM shortly.

There are calls for certain clothes banks to be removed. This comes as communities have noticed an increase in people stealing from the donation banks. Dublin TD Paul McAuliffe TD tells the Pat Kenny Newstalk about the impact they can have.

Energy and climate academics have written to the Taoiseach warning against a move to LNG. I spent time in North Kerry meeting with locals about the proposed Shannon LNG project for Pat Kenny Newstalk. FG Cllr, Michael Foley is calling for clarity on the government’s position to LNG.

Around 100,000 people are expected to visit Ireland this week for St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Josh Crosbie on #NTBK newstalk.com/news/st-patric…

Heathrow Airport hopes to run ‘full operation tomorrow’. I’ve been meeting with passengers at Dublin Airport who have had their travel plans disrupted. Hear from them and DAA on The Hard Shoulder shortly.

Over 100 people took part in Ireland’s first EU Modex exercise today. The multi-agency event in the Wicklow Mountains tested the country’s capabilities to tackle wildfires. Hear from the responders involved on The Hard Shoulder.

With Trump’s tariffs looming, it reminds me of when I was told by his party colleague they did not want to “penalise” companies. Speaking at the RNC in July 2024, former Republican presidential candidate, Asa Hutchinson told me he wanted to calm concerns on this issue.

More than 2,000 pubs have closed in Ireland over the past 20 years. I’ve been meeting with rural publicans to hear about the challenges facing the sector. Hear from the VFI and more on Pat Kenny Newstalk shortly.

The gap between Catholic marriages and civil ceremonies is narrowing. There were 6,425 Catholic ceremonies and 6,392 civil ceremonies in Ireland last year, according to the CSO. Fr. Iggy O’Donovan is not surprised with the decline. NewstalkFM The Hard Shoulder

The Muslim National School in Clonskeagh reopens this morning. Security is in place and the car park is cordoned off as the Islamic Cultural Centre remains closed. Newstalk Breakfast