Adriana Casserly is a Freelance Writer and Journalist in the northwest of Ireland. Previously, she was a Staff Editor at The New York Times. Why did she move? Because she believed that the United States was not safe for her children.

With the recent assasination of Charlie Kirk, and the frequency of mass shootings, will the USA ever see the status quo change when it comes to guns?

Adriana joins Kieran to discuss.

For this week’s Kids Health Check, Kieran is joined by Dr Patricia Byrne, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to discuss how you can support your child when they take up a new skill or hobby.

The process of drafting legislation that will remove Dublin Airport's 32 million a year passenger cap is expected to happen soon. Is it the right idea?

The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said he is now pursuing "a legislative course of action" to make the lifting of the passenger cap happen. He joins Kieran to discuss.

Earlier today, a Cork mother confronted Taoiseach Micheál Martin about her daughter’s need for hip surgery and the years of negligence from the Government.

Antoinette Burke’s daughter, Katie, has cerebral palsy and requires a femoral and pelvic osteotomy surgery. An operation that Irish surgeons are unable to carry out, forcing her to have it abroad in the U.S. state of Florida…

Antoinette believes that the surgery could have been carried out here in Ireland when Katie was a child, but doctors at the time refused.

Antoinette joins Kieran to discuss.

If you would like to help with Katie's hip surgery, you can support at https://gofund.me/19ffd38b1

Dame Esther Rantzen appeared on Good Morning Britain in the UK this past Friday, and spoke candidly about her plans for death. It's as the UK Parliament continues to debate and scrutinize their Assisted Dying Bill.

Why is it taking the UK so long to pass this legislation, and what is it doing to families affected by it?

Her daughter, Rebecca Wilcox, joins Kieran to discuss.

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To discuss the latest in the county council nominations for President, Kieran is joined by Independent Kerry Councillor Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan, and Acting Political Editor with the Irish Examiner, Paul Hosford.

Threats to politicians are on the rise, with some recently made to Tánaiste Simon Harris and his family and the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk in the United States last week. While the majority of people, politicians and the public, condemn and speak out against these threats, we are still left asking how can they be prevented?

Dr. Peter Boylan wrote a letter to the Irish Times condemning the threats made to Tánaiste Simon Harris, saying they are “completely unacceptable”. However, he points to the failure of Irish politicians to unequivocally condemn Kneecap for a 2023 performance, when they say to the crowd “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”

Dr Peter Boylan, former Minister of National Maternity Hospital and Chairman of Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and author of ‘In the Shadow of the Eighth’ joins Kieran to discuss.

This week, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis and Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…