News at One

Details on the discovery of a bomb being driven across the border to the North. Our Crime Correspondent, Paul Reynolds.

Government has designated nine major infrastructure projects as being of critical national importance, giving them priority status for faster processing and decision-making. For the latest our Economics and Public Affairs Editor, David Murphy. The long planned ring road for Galway is one of the projects included, Karen Ronan CEO Galway Chamber

Around 40,000 people have been evacuated from an area near Bordeaux and further south a wildfire in the town of Biscarrosse has forced another 23,000 to leave. Author and food advocate, Sophie Morris tells us about her experience.

Stephen Grealis, Sports Editor with Midwest Radio and Liam Brosnan -former Kerry footballer and analyst with Radio Kerry.

Multiple fires have forced the evacuation of thousands of people. For more on this Madrid based journalist, Simon Hunter.

Wildfires have raged through Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, sparking thousands of evacuations and claiming the life of an Italian firefighter. Irish woman Emily Allen, living in Spain described the ordeal. Elaine Cobbe, journalist based in France spoke to Rachel about situation in the country.

Jack Power from the Irish Times joined us to tell us more about this meeting from Kyiv.

Tipperary's Chief Fire Officer John Shinners described conditions on the mountain today. Our reporter Helen Donohue from County Wicklow gave us the latest on wildfires in the region.

Our midlands correspondent Sinead Hussey joined us to tell us more.

The report co-authored by Oxfam and its CEO Jim Clarjen joined Rachel in studio.