On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the issue of Direct Provision in Ireland. Together they look at the most pressing issues faced by people within the system, why the system has remained in place for so long, and how it might be changed in the months ahead. Fiona Finn, CEO of the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre (NASC) Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council Ellie Kisyombe, Direct Provision Activist & former Soc Dem Local Election Candidate for Dublin North Inner City Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

All this week on Newstalk, we are shining a light on homelessness with Focus Ireland. 'Shine A Light Night' is Focus Ireland’s flagship campaign which takes place this year on Friday 16th October in partnership with Bord Gais Energy. They are asking their supporters to sleep out for one night to shine a light on homelessness and raise vital funds for their work supporting people experiencing homelessness. As a part of the drive to raise awareness for the campaign, Andrea Gilligan was joined by a panel of experts to discuss the various factors which contribute to homelessness in Ireland and look at the ways in which we might be able to eliminate homelessness for good. Joining Andrea was: Pat Dennigan, CEO of Focus Ireland Dr Paula Mayock, an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin Orla Hegarty, Architect and Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the new programme for government & its proposed action on climate change and the impact it might have on the country's concrete moves to reduce carbon emissions in the coming years. Professor Peter Thorne, Director of the ICARUS Climate Research Centre at Maynooth University Professor John Sweeney, Former Climate Scientist at Maynooth University John Gibbons, Environmental Journalist Dr Cara Augustenborg, Environmental Policy Fellow at University College Dublin & Member of President Higgins' Council of State Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how the Summer can be salvaged for tourism and trade. Cillian Murphy Tourism consultant based in County Clare. Adrian Cummins from the Restaurant Association of Ireland. Tara Kerry from Failte Ireland. Eoghan Corry Travel Writer and Editor of Travel Extra. Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the possible short, medium, and long term impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the rental market. Together they discuss whether rents will drop significantly over the coming months, the challenges faced by renters in Ireland, and the impact of Covid-19 on landlords across the country. Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer at Technological University Dublin Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy, Communication and Research at Focus Ireland Joe Doyle, Residential Landlords Association Linda Daly, Editor of 'Move' in The Sunday Times Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

To discuss the reurn of schools and colleges; Andrea is joined by; Áine Lynch, the CEO of the National Parents Council General Secretary of the INTO John Boyle Arthur Godsil Director at Godsil Education, Former Headmaster of St Andrew’s College Professor John O’Brennan from Maynooth University Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how we can make it easier and safer to shop, trade and use public transport around our cities and urban areas. Together they discuss how the retail sector can deal with the current crisis, how transport planning and infrastructure will have to adapt going-forward, and what effect those changes might have on businesses and the way we live our lives. Graeme McQueen, Head of Communications at Dublin Chamber of Commerce Brian Caulfield, Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin Janet Horner, Green Party Councillor and member of the Dublin Cycling Campaign Conor Faughnan, Director of Consumer Affairs for AA Ireland Image: commons.wikimedia.org Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the changing trends in the housing sector in Ireland. Together they discuss the recent reduction in size when it comes to housing and apartment builds, possible demands of potential property buyers as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and look at the viability of high-density housing. Orla Hegarty, Architect and Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture in UCD Ronan Lyons, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin Prof. Niamh Hourigan, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Image: commons.wikimedia.org Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss consumer finance planning and saving during and after the Covid-19 crisis. Together they discuss the motor and business insurance sectors, where we might be able to save on our health insurance, and the primary issues facing consumers regarding insurance both for personal customers and businesses at the moment. Frank Conway, MoneyWhizz Founder and Financial Literacy Expert Dermot Goode, Health Insurance expert at totalhealthcover.ie Peter Boland, Director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform Image: pexels.com Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the future of general practice and the healthcare sector post Covid-19. Together they discuss some of the practical changes that have taken place in the healthcare sector since the pandemic began, and the growing concern among healthcare professionals of people with non-Covid-19 related ailments not approaching their doctors for care. Dr Mark Murphy - GP based in Dublin and spokesperson for the Irish College of General Practitioners Dr Brian Turner - Lecturer in Health Economics at UCC June Shannon - Irish medical and health journalist Listen and subscribe to Between the Lines with Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. Image: commons.wikimedia.org

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss the housing and property market post Covid-19. Together they discuss whether there will be any reduction in property prices in the coming months, the digital modernisation of the construction sector, the challenges the industry faces with regard to adhering to social distancing, and how consumer sentiment may affect the area as a whole. Pat Davitt - CEO of Institute of Professional Auctioneers Karl Deeter - Director at Yes.ie Carol Tallon - CEO of Property District Image: commons.wikimedia.org

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how the current Covid-19 crisis is impacting the lives of younger people in Ireland. Together they discuss how the Covid-19 crisis has affected young people in terms of how they are dealing with the implementation of social distancing, the fears they might have, the disruption to their education, and the increased pressures being felt by families across the country. Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist John Walshe, Education journalist with Independent News and Media & former advisor to Ruairi Quinn when he was Education Minister Ian Power, CEO of Spunout.ie Image: flickr.com/Leo P. Hidalgo

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss what our daily working lives my be like when the Covid-19 crisis begins to ease. Together they discuss the possible changes which might come about post-recovery for childcare providers, what we might come to expect from our jobs and working lives & how the tourism and travel sector might be affected going forward. Frances Byrne, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Early Childhood Ireland Siobhan O’Shea, Client Services Director of Cpl Resources, Board Director at Dublin Chamber of Commerce & Chair of the Dublin Regional Skills Forum Eoghan Corry, Editor of Travelextra.ie

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to talk through the primary issues and considerations when it comes to cocooning. Together they discuss the is main issues facing individuals currently cocooning either at home and in care homes, how people in nursing care facilities might best guard against contracting Covid-19, and what measures have been put in place thus far to enable healthcare professionals to adequately support those most at risk from the disease. Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Chair of Safeguarding Ireland Tadhg Daly, Chief Executive of Nursing Homes Ireland Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Head of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin & Principal Investigator for TILDA, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a number of experts to discuss how Covid-19 has developed from when it was first detected in China last year to its rapid spread across Europe and further afield. Together they discuss, among other things, what Covid-19 is, how it emerged, how it is so effectively transmitted from person to person as it devastates communities in countries across the world, and look at how the virus has developed here in Ireland over the past number of weeks as well. Professor Kingston Mills of the school of Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD Dr. Gabriel Fitzpatrick, Medical Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Trinity Clinics Paddy Agnew, Rome-based Journalist Susan Mitchell, Health Editor with the Business Post

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss flooding in Ireland. Together they discuss what causes the flooding of our rivers, what can be done to mitigate instances of flooding in urban areas as our climate continues to get warmer, and the limitations of engineering solutions when it comes to reducing its effects in the catchment areas of our larger rivers. Professor Mary Bourke, an expert on flood risk & management at Trinity College Dublin’s Dept of Geography. John Gibbons, environmental journalist. Brian O’Donovan, Senior Engineer at Carlow County Council.

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the law & anonymity. Together they discuss what anonymity means in legal terms, who it applies to and ask - should anonymity be offered to those who carry out violent crimes and is it wrong that young offenders get anonymity when victims’ lives are turned upside down? CEO of One in Four, Maeve Lewis Solicitor, Michael Finucane Law Professor at the University of Limerick, Shane Kilcommins

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the issue of commuting and congestion on our roads and public transport infrastructure. Together they discuss the issues facing many people around the country when it comes to commuting to and from work or university, and look at the possible solutions that might be implemented in the coming years as Ireland's population continues to grow. Geraldine Herbert, Motoring - Motoring Journalist with the Sunday Independent. John Moran, CEO & Founder of RHH International, and Chair of the Land Development Agency Conor Faughnan, Director of Consumer Affairs with AA Roadwatch

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the increasing levels of reports of sexual crimes in Ireland. Together they discuss the possible reasons why the number of sex crimes reported to the Gardaí have increased for the sixth year in succession last year, surpassing what was already a record high. As well as this, there was a 3 per cent increase in the total number of sexual offences reported to the force last year, up from 3,179 offences in 2018. To get to the bottom of the figures and discuss the issues, Andrea was joined by: Cliona Sadlier, Executive Director of Rape Crisis Network Ireland Maeve Lewis, Executive Director of One in Four Dr. Rosaleen McElvaney, Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist, and Assistant Professor in Psychotherapy at DCU

On this week's 'Between the Lines' programme, Andrea is joined by a panel of experts to discuss children and screen-time. Together they discuss if the amount of time a child spends using electronic devices - whether they are watching TV, playing video-games or using the Internet or social media - is directly related to increasing levels of anxiety in children. They also look into how much internet use or screen-time impacts in their child's development and what parents can do to regulate children's screen time to find a healthy balance. Colman Noctor, Child and adolescent psychotherapist at St Patrick’s Mental Health Service; Dr Claire Hayes, Consultant clinical psychologist, lecturer, author of “Hope in the Age of Anxiety"; Jane McGarrigle, Project Officer with Webwise.