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Full Programme Podcast: Friday 22nd January 2021
1:30:16 | Jan 22nd
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Aine Lawlor and Mary Wilson.
Covid-19: 51 further deaths, 2,608 new cases
08:10 | Jan 22nd
George Lee, Science Correspondent, has the latest update on Covid-19 statistics and calls by the Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan to avoid non-essential travel.
'Ireland is an island, it can be sealed' - McInerney
05:44 | Jan 22nd
Prof James McInerney, Head of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Nottingham, discusses the destruction caused by the new variants of COVID-19.
Belmullet has highest Covid-19 rate in Ireland
07:33 | Jan 22nd
Dr Illona Duffy, Monaghan-based GP, and Dr Fergal Ruane, Mayo-based GP, on their battle against the high levels of Covid-19 in their respective areas.
'We remain in a precarious position' - Henry
07:48 | Jan 22nd
Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE, discusses the huge health service implications of this third wave of Covid-19.
Should the EU shut their borders to member states?
06:27 | Jan 22nd
Dr Margaret Harris, World Health Organisation spokesperson, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 variants on the prospect of further travel restrictions.