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Government documents running to 147 pages have revealed new details about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US and the fallout from his sacking last year. What does it mean for the UK government? James Lyons, Former Director of Strategic Communications for Keir Starmer discuss all with Anton.

It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times Reporter.

The online community known as the manosphere is once again making headline as Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary about is has hit the streaming platform  What is the manosphere and how is it causing harm.  Joining Anton to discuss is Debbie Ging, Professor of Digital Media and Gender in the School of Communications at DCU .  

Childcare infrastructure, like crèches, should be delivered alongside new homes – and the developer should ensure an operator is found to run the creche. That’s the call in a motion from Mark Boland Labour Councillor for Dublin Fingal West who spoke to Anton this morning.

Memories are a fickle thing you might have asked yourself many times why you can remember every lyric to a song you heard 25 years ago. But you can’t remember why you needed to enter a room, or what you needed to get in the shop ...  Professor Michelle Spear, School of Anatomy at the University of Bristol joined Anton to wade through the idiosyncrasies of memory .  

Government documents running to 147 pages have revealed new details about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US and the fallout from his sacking last year.  Stephen Pound, Former Labour MP for Ealing North & Former Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland for 10 years joined Anton to analyse.

A three-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a car in the underground car park of a shopping centre in Finglas, county Dublin.  Gabija Gataveckaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent is here with the details. 

President Donald Trump says the US is "not finished yet" when asked about the war in Iran. It comes as the International Energy Agency agree to their largest ever release of oil reserves after attacks in strait of Hormuz  Speaking to Anton this morning was Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast .  

As Trump continues to blame Iran for the strike that killed scores of people, most of them seven- to 12-year-old girls, his goals for its leadership and wider region are coming into focus.   What exactly is Trump hoping to achieve in Iran? Anton asked Joel Rayburn, former United States Army officer, former Diplomat, and historian who served as the United States Special Envoy for Syria .

With a fertility rate just short of 1.5 per woman, Ireland is in the eye of the storm of a near fertility crisis.   Professor Rhona Mahony Holles Street, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and former Master of National Maternity Hospital Joined Anton today to understand why people are having less children.

EU's energy chief Dan Jorgensen called on member states to help consumers and businesses by lowering taxes on energy where possible, as war in the Middle East saw oil and gas prices surge. To discuss further Anton spoke to Daragh Cassidy, Head of Communications at Bonkers.ie. 

Experts from across the spectrum will gather in Kerry today for a conference on the issue of road safety. Among those speaking is Moyagh Murdock Chief executive of Insurance Ireland, Former CEO of the RSA .     

The European Parliament has passed the first EU-wide housing plan, aimed at making it easier to build homes, boosting funding for local councils, and discouraging the surge in short-term lets in tourist hotspots.   But not everyone is happy about it. Joining Anton to discuss further was Regina Doherty, Dublin Fine Gael MEP snf Lynn Boylan ,Sinn Fein MEP for Dublin.     

It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Craig Hughes Political Editor Irish Daily Mail.

Despite resolving an issue over permanent contracts for graduate paramedics, SIPTU have warned industrial action over pay and conditions remains “inevitable”.  All to discuss with John McCamley, Siptu Health Organiser .  

After seeing the developments in AI in recent years, it’s worth wondering what AI can’t do?  Could it turn us into something we’re not? An athlete perhaps?  For Ukrainian paralympic biathlete, AI was the key to turning his seventh place into second. Joining Anton on the show was Tal Adler who completed a marathon with the help of ChatGPT’s very own training plan.

A public consultation on the proposed redesign of College Green closes at midnight tonight, and Dublin City Council is calling on people to have their say. Anton spoke to Claire Byrne, Green Party Councillor for the Southeast Inner City .  

US Defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced the US is planning its "most intense day of strikes inside Iran". For the latest on the war on Iran Anton spoke to Borzou Daragahi, Iranian Journalist and Analyst .  

Ireland is significantly behind its targets for decarbonising home heating, according to the latest report from the ESRI. In 2024, deep retrofits reached just 11.5 per cent of its 2030 goal, while heat pump installation targets reached just 3.5 per cent.  Anton discusses these findings with Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist, ESRI.

The government must take urgent steps to mitigate an emerging energy affordability crisis. That’s according to business representative group IBEC. All to discuss with Fergal O’Brien the Executive Director of Lobbying and Influence with IBEC. 

One download from a smart meter told a householder they had consumed close to €9,000 worth of electricity in the first week of March. Except it wasn’t true. What is this expensive mix up about? We asked Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent

Dublin mother Jackie Fox will speak before European politicians today as she campaigns to change European laws on cyberbullying. Jackie spoke to Anton about her campaign to bring Coco's Law to Europe.

US president Donald Trump has predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon. It’s now the 11th day of the war engulfing the region.    Alistair Bunkall, Sky News foreign correspondent brought us the latest.  

There has been a 6.5% increase in CAO applications for third level places so far this year. That’s according to new figures published this morning. We discuss these figures and get advice for students with Gemma Lawlor Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow.    

Local authorities should have more power to clamp down on the establishment of vape shops. That’s the call from Ciarán Fisher, Independent Councillor for Dundalk and Carlingford who spoke to Anton this morning.