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Do you have an office wife or husband, do you maybe exchange flirty messages with an old crush on Instagram? An article in the Times UK over the weekend has raised questions around the blurred lines of infidelity as a woman detailed her 'emotional affair' with a Dad on her school run. Dating and Relationship Expert Frances Kelleher.

Israel today ended an agreement that facilitated the work of the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinian refugees. UNRWA is the biggest aid provider in Gaza still providing humanitarian aid in the territory. Sarah speaks to their spokesperson Louise Wateridge, who is currently working in Northern Gaza.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are pushing their closing messages to voters on the last day of campaigning before America decides its next president. Both candidates are in a final sprint across key battleground states. One of those states is Michigan. Our reporter Una Kelly is there.

In the town of Ballaghaderreen, hundreds of people marched though the streets demanding a more visible Garda presence following recent incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour. The peaceful demonstration was sparked by reports of an alleged assault against a teenager on Halloween night. Our reporter John Cooke tell us more.

The number of passenger seats available on aircrafts using Dublin Airport next summer will not now be cut, because the High Court granted a stay on a decision by the aviation regulator to cap the peak season slots. For the latest on this Will Goodbody, RTÉ's Business Editor and Oisín Coughlan, CEO of Friends of the Earth Ireland.

Sports clubs and facilities all over the country are in for a boost after the governement announced 173 million euro in funding for 35 sports projects today. Minister for Sport Thomas Byrne tells us more.

Most polls show Trump and Harris running neck and neck with the two candidates evenly matched in seven key swing states. To discuss this Dr Laura Barberena, communication strategist who worked on campaigns for Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton & Mark Rozell, chair of the school of policy in government in George Mason University in Northern Virginia.

The director of one of the last functioning hospitals in Northern Gaza has said the territory is now “totally destroyed”. Dr Muhammad Salah, head of the Al Awda hospital which is supported by ActionAid Ireland tells us more.

The Department of Housing has published its monthly data on the number of Commencement Notices, which is when residential construction starts, for the month of September. To debate the progress Alan Dillon Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government & Planning and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire.

The death toll from the devastating floods in Spain earlier this week has risen to over 200 as torrential rains continue to threaten other parts of the country. To tell us more Spanish Correspondent Jaime Velazquez, and Mike McDowell.

Journalist and author Amanda Brunker gives us all her tips and trick for looking after your local foxes!

In March of last year the Assembly, chaired by Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, published some 159 recommendations. The Government say over 90% of the Citizen's Assembly's recommendations on biodiversity loss are now in progress or implemented.

The two candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, are both heading to Arizona and other states for events today before polling on Tuesday. To discuss the campaign we were joined by Jennifer Ewing who is Spokesperson for Republicans Overseas UK.

Camp Shamrock, where hundreds of Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are based, was struck by a rocket last night. Our reporter Una Kelly was at Costume Barracks in Athlone.

A new RSA programme, launched in September, delivering road safety education to transition year students has proved to be a success. To tell us more about the programme, we were joined by Mary Madden, Director of Schools from the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB and by the RSA's Director of Partnerships and External Affairs Sarah O’Connor.

An examination of the State's response to the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to begin its work in the coming weeks, after the cabinet signed off on its terms of reference. INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha addresses this with Drivetime.

The Government has set up a taskforce on special education planning and provision in the Dublin 15 area. Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education & Inclusion, Hildegarde Naughton debates with People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy.

With all the climate models expecting a more extreme escalation of events, how prepared is Ireland for these extreme weather events? With Dr Michelle McKeown, Lecturer in Environmental Science at University College Cork.

Ireland's infrastructure is lagging 25% behind that of high-income European economies, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. Hubert Fitzpatrick, Director General of the Construction Industry Federation and Seamus Hoyne, Dean of Flexible and Work-based Learning at the Technical University of Shannon.

Several families of those who died in the Creeslough explosion two years ago say they feel they are a step closer to finding out why it happened after a meeting with government today. Our reporter Una Kelly has been speaking to some of the families and their solicitors.