News at One

U2 has released the details of their upcoming European and UK tour, but with no Irish dates! For the latest, Ken Sweeney, Showbiz Editor of the Irish Sun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evidence of human activity dating back some 9,000 years has been uncovered in Wicklow for the first time in the County. An archaeological dig near Blessington discovered a number of artefacts buried in a charcoal pit on the site of the Threecastles Solar Farm. Archaeologist Laurence Dunne tells us exactly what they dug up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eli Lilly’s next generation weight loss drug, known as retatrutide, was shown to provide more than double the weight loss of Ozempic’s highest dose, according to new clinical trial results. Professor Donal O'Shea, Anti-Obesity Specialist on the results of this study.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the past 12 months there have been 38,589 homes built in Ireland. New CSO figures show just over a 10% increase then the same time last year. Our reporter Cara McHugh gets reaction from people in Dublin about housing and our Economics and Public Affairs Editor, David Murphy tells us more about the figures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Numbers from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation showed 840 patients waiting on trolleys yesterday. Dr John Cronin, president of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, on why hospitals are facing a trolley crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.