Before our conference, After Prime Time: What Type of childcare is best for children, RTE’s Drivetime interviewed the keynote speaker, Jonas Himmelstrand. The next day, Drivetime interviewed a number of participants at the conference to give a flavor of the event. The interviews with the participants at the event can be found here.
Patricia Casey discusses the Iona Institute’s poll on childcare with George Hook on Newstalk’s The Right Hook. You can listen to the item here, which begins after five minutes and fifteen seconds.
Jonas Himmelstrand discusses the flaws in the Swedish provision of childcare with Mary Wilson on RTE’s Drivetime. He says that the Swedish model of childcare, which is almost wholly based on universal creche provision, does not produce the best outcomes for children or parents. You can listen to the discussion here, after one hour and...
Following on from reports of mistreatment at a number of creches in Dublin and Wicklow, David Quinn and Senator Jillian van Turnhout debated the issue of childcare on RTE’s Pat Kenny Show. You can listen to the full item here.
Professor Patricia Casey discusses surrogacy with barrister Inge Clissman on Today FM’s The Last Word with Matt Cooper. You can listen to the discussion here. The discussion begins after 16 minutes.
Maria Steen of the Iona Institute discusses surrogacy with David Walsh of the Sims Clinic on RTE’s Prime Time. You can watch the programme here. The discussion starts after three and a half minutes.
David Quinn discusses the Pope’s resignation and the future of the Catholic Church with Paul Dunbar on RTE’s Morning Ireland. You can listen to the show here.
Maria Steen of the Iona Institute appeared on Today with Pat Kenny on RTE Radio with Liam Doran of the Irish Nurses’ Organisation, Patsy McGarry of the Irish Times and Jill Kirby of the Sunday Times to discuss Croke Park II and the Papal election. You can listen to the discussion here.
David Quinn and George Hook discuss the right of Catholic schools in France to teach the Church’s view of marriage on Newstalk’s Right Hook show. You can listen to the discussion here.
David Quinn discusses the Iona Institute’s video defending man/woman marriage on the Call Cooney programme on Q102 FM. You can listen to the discussion here.
