RTÉ - Liveline

Ed is suffering from "Billshock". This is a new term being coined for people who get a shock when they open their phonebill. His bill is over €3,000. Ed's kids downloaded some movies on his mobile phone and unbeknownst to him exceeded his mobile internet usage allowance.

Ian decided to dabble in day trading to supplement his income. He has lost nearly €12,000 and wants to warn other people.

Brian has watched some of the video's online of the water protests and the heckling of Michaed D Higgins. The video's prompted him to contact the show to defend the work of the Gardai and how they keep their cool in the face of extreme provocation.

We discuss the reaction President Higgins got when he arrived at Colaiste Eoin last week.

The Aer Lingus pensioners protest outside the home of Transport Minister Paschal Donohue attracted mixed reaction on today’s Liveline.

The Government’s plans to issue a credit card sized version of the Irish passport amused retired detective Pat who has been doing just that for over 20 years. Joanne , Vivian, Paul and Pat recounted their ID laminate stories.

Mary is a civil engineer who discovered that she was earning at least 5,000 euro less than her male colleagues even though she had a better degree and more experience than they had.

Noel is wondering what the value of this new passport card is.

Darren has worked in Canada for the last two years....emigrated with his wife and twin boys. They have discovered problems with getting a second visa because one of their sons has special needs.

Callers give their say on the possible sale of Aer Lingus.

The discussion on today's programme centred on the referendum on the same sex marriage referendum to be held in May. The concerns of callers involved the position of children and family relationships, adoption and equality of access to all citizens.

The wording for the forthcoming Referendum on Same Sex Marriage has been released. Nuala will be voting yes and Catherine will be voting no. They explain why.

Secondary school teachers across the country are on strike today in protest at proposed Junior Cert reforms. Joe talks to teachers and parents about the strike.

Pat Burke Walsh was listening to Sean Haughey yesterday and thought he did a fantastic interview. He gives Joe his opinion on the "Charlie" series.

Sean Haughey spoke to Joe about the family’s reaction to “Charlie” – the 3 part television drama about his late father. In a lengthy interview, he spoke about the kind of man his father was, his mother’s reaction to the show, and his own life in politics.