Drivetime

Should dogs be allowed on beaches and are there enough dog wardens? To discuss this we are joined by South Drogheda and East Meath Fianna Fáil Councillor Stephen McKee and Suzi Walsh, dog behaviourist and trainer.

A Limerick man who was told he would never be able to cycle again is taking on the Tour de Munster bike challenge to raise funds for charity. Conor O'Dea went from cycling competitively to being paralysed from the neck down after an accident seven years ago. Reporter Una Kelly went to meet Conor as he made final preparations for the bike tour.

It's been reported today that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene his security cabinet tomorrow evening. There is much speculation that the Israeli cabinet is reportedly set to approve a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip. For more on this Ehud Olmart, Former prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009.

European Pharmaceutical stocks have dropped over the past day, following a fresh threat from US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 250%. For more on this Jennifer Ewing is a spokesperson for Republicans Overseas UK and Olof Gill, Spokesperson for the European Commission.

A vocal opposition politician is calling on the Government to exempt tips from income tax .But should employees in restaurants, cafes, salons and the wider service industry really keep the change and avoid the tax man? Reporter Barry Lenihan has more.

Negotiations are underway in Geneva for a landmark UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution, Professor Richard Thompson, who identified microplastics over 20 years ago, has advised on banning microbeads in shower gels and single-use plastic bags. He’s Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth spoke to Claire.

Contact has been made with the gang in Haiti involved in the kidnapping of Irish woman Gena Heraty, who was among eight people including a child taken from an orphanage on Sunday. John spoke to Fiona McGarry who runs the BA in Journalism at University of Galway and produced a documentary on Gena back in 2012 following the earthquake in Haiti.

There are reports today that Benjamin Netanyahu is moving for a full occupation of Gaza and that operations will even take place where Israeli hostages are being held. For more on this, the Independent's Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew who is in Jordan.

Conor Macauley, RTÉ Northern Correspondent and Niall McKenna, Chairperson of the A5 'Enough is Enough' campaign group

Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent

Dr Tom Adamkiewicz is an American paediatrician working at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

Stephen Maguire, Editor of Donegal Daily

Diego Da Rin, Haiti Analyst with the International Crisis Group

Have you heard about the Meath man who conquered more land in India than Napoleon conquered in Europe? Or the Catholic lad from Limerick, who conquered Crimea for the Russian army? These are just some of the people who feature in Season 2 of the RTÉ radio series and podcast Irish Imperial Lives.

The mother of a baby with a rare medical condition has been campaigning to access a life-saving medicine that would mean his condition could be managed at home, rather than in hospital. Eight-week old Toby Gavin has spent most of his life so far in Temple Street in Dublin. Our reporter Una Kelly has been speaking to Toby's mother Lucy Gavin.

As the government continues with plans to develop a new state-led LNG reserve as a vital, temporary measure to ensure Ireland's energy security, environmental campaigners, including Friends of the Earth, sharply criticise the plan. To discuss this Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher and Jerry Mac Evilly, campaigns director with Friends of the Earth.

The Labour Party moved to bury the hatchet with a potential successor to Michael D. Higgins last night. Meanwhile, tensions escalate within the Social Democrats a week on since the readmission of Dublin Bay South TD Eoin Hayes. Our reporter Barry Lenihan tells us more.

The UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Palestine office said today that more than 1,300 people seeking aid in Gaza have been killed since late May. The OHCHR also said that 859 of these deaths were "in the vicinity" of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites. For more Ajith Sunghay, the OHCHR Head of Office for Palestine.

The Indian Embassy in Ireland has warned its citizens to take reasonable precautions for their personal security following what it said was an increase in physical attacks reported against Indian citizens recently. John speaks to Prashant Shukla, Chairman of the Ireland India Council who has lived in Ireland for over 24 years.

Doctor Tom Adam-kiew-icz, said the majority of the hospital's patients have signs of malnutrition and "many children are passing out literally during the day and injuring themselves". Donald Trump's Middle East envoy arrived in Israel this afternoon. For more on this Aseel Aburass, spokesperson for Physicians for Human Rights- Israel.