Lunchtime

Jonathan Healy takes you through a fast paced news programme that brings you up to date with the top stories of the day. Lunchtime is first with the news with a focus on how events affect you.

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Today on Lunchtime

Bill Carney writes to the Gloustershire Echo claiming he is a ‘good honest Christian’ living as best he can, and...

August 31st, 2011

Welfare Fraudsters

Almost €345 million has been saved as a result of fraud and control measures put in place this year by...

August 30th, 2011

The Lunchtime Bite

The Finance Minister says the capital is already in Irish banks to allow them to write off loans in a...

August 30th, 2011

Today on Lunchtime

On today’s Lunchtime show: The Welfare state – new figures on fraudulent claims in Ireland. Questioning the legal seal of...

August 30th, 2011

Union leader – my members are ‘spoilt’

’Spoilt’ – that’s how the most senior union official  at the ESB has described workers he represents. Video footage has...

August 29th, 2011

Missing in Libya

On today’s Lunchtime show Jonathan was joined by Mary Fitzgerald, Foreign Correspondent for the Irish Times live from Tripoli. Mary...

August 29th, 2011

The Lunchtime Bite

New figures from the Central Bank show that 7.2% of private residential mortgage accounts are in arrears for more than...

August 29th, 2011

Today on Lunchtime

On today’s Lunchtime show with Damien Kiberd and Jonathan Healy from 12… Are ESB staff really ‘spoilt’ as a union...

August 29th, 2011

U.S. Review on Lunchtime

On today’s Lunchtime show Damien was joined by Kevin Cullen of The Boston Globe to review the biggest news stories...

August 26th, 2011

The Lunchtime Bite

The Chief Celebrant at the funeral of Marion Graham one of the two Irish women murdered in Turkey last week...

August 26th, 2011

Today on Lunchtime

On today’s Lunchtime show: We’ll look at the inefficiencies of the Irish prison service. Shamrock Rovers’ success and live reports...

August 26th, 2011

Fergus Finlay on Back to School costs

On today’s Lunchtime show Fergus Finlay, CEO of Barnardo’s, joined Damien in studio to talk about the financial strains facing...

August 25th, 2011

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