Janet Traynor

Programme Editor, Upfront with Katie Hannon

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"I can't get away from the vision of it... My beautiful son drowning, while they just videoed him."
Luke Hyde's death was filmed and posted online. His mother Elizabeth is calling for legislation to put a stop to this.
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“There's a sense of fear going to work.”

Flora, a shop owner in Clare, faced three armed robberies in ten days. She’s one of many retailers dealing with rising instances of theft.

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"You're so scared all the time. You never know when it's going to happen again."

Amber, who works in a pharmacy, was threatened at knifepoint twice in six weeks. She tells @KatieGHannon about her experience.

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“We’re retailers, not athletes.”

Cork newsagent Willie describes the toll of repeated damage and intimidation at his shop.

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"Something has changed. They feel like they can do whatever they want."

Petrol station owner Mike thinks public attitudes have shifted since the pandemic.

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"They know they'll get away with it because they know that it's not prioritised."

Fianna Fáil MEP @cynimhurchu believes repeat shoplifting should carry mandatory prison sentences.

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“It costs €90,000 a year to keep a person in prison. When that person is sent back out onto the streets, they are back into the same behaviour.”

@GaryGannonTD of the Social Democrats says a new approach is needed to tackle crime.
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'Off the scale' - Retailers share stories amid rise in shop theft
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Injection centre for Cork 'could be sooner' than June 2026, Minister tells @KatieGHannon
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"If it went on another day or two, I was dead."

Bernard O'Hehir explains the barriers to seeking rehab #RTÉUpfront

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'There's not enough help' - Mother who lost sons to drug addiction speaks to @KatieGHannon https://t.co/lPvn2RsBiU #RTÉUpfront

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"The health-led approach is the way to go"

Minister @lawlessj and Independent Ireland TD Ken O'Flynn debate the handling of drugs in Ireland #RTÉUpfront

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Christine Kavanagh says heroin “robbed” her of her sons and calls for greater support for people struggling with addiction.
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“They feel seen, they feel safe, they feel heard” Mental Health influencer Chris on the impact of supervised injection centers.

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"My family had to get a credit union loan out to get me to treatment"

Mental Health Influencer Chris Connolly explains the expenses that comes with seeking treatment for addiction #RTÉUpfront

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“We need to move away from the idea it is somehow different to physical illness.”

Psychiatrist Prof Colin O’Gara calls for a health-led approach to addiction.

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"If it went on another day or two, I was dead."

Bernard O'Hehir explains the barriers to seeking rehab #RTÉUpfront

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“My two children might have been saved if they were inside in a centre” Cork mother calls for a supervised injection centre in the city.

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“I’m trying to explore more ways that we can have a balance.”

@MHealyRae defends his comments relating to planting trees on peatland.

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