AA Insurance has reported a 36.5% jump in car thefts across the country. The company says it's also seeing reports of more stolen vehicles being used in ramraids and opportunistic joyriding. AA's Head of Motor Vehicle Claims Beau Paparoa joins Karyn to discuss what's happening.
Sep 2022
Bin liners, cotton buds and more single-use plastics banned
In 2019 the Government banned single use plastic bags. Now, from October 1st, you will no longer be able to buy plastic cotton buds, polystyrene food packaging and more. Eugenie Sage, environment spokesperson for the Green Party talks to Karyn about what you need to know.
7m 47s
Jul 2024
Car theft in Ireland: Are international gangs to blame?
Last year, nearly 5,000 cars were stolen across Ireland – making it the worst year for car thefts in more than a decade.Opportunists and joyriders have always stolen cars but what is new, according to Conor Lally, is the gangs now operating across the country. They typically stea ... Show More
21m 13s
May 2023
The Kia Boyz are coming for your car
Turns out Kias and Hyundais are easy to steal. Teens are taking advantage, and putting it all on TikTok.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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25m 21s
Sep 2023
Stealing your car's identity.
This week our guest is, Sam Crowther, Kasada CEO, he's sharing his team's findings on "Stolen Auto Accounts: The $2 Price Tag on Your Car’s Identity." Joe and Dave share some listener follow up from Steve who writes in sharing an email he thought to be a scam, but turned out it w ... Show More
58m 50s