Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Shane spoke to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to discuss the plans in relation to new reception centres and more.

The Government should consider introducing a tax credit to encourage volunteerism that is the view of independent councillor and Former lord mayor of Cork Mick Finn who spoke to Shane this morning.

Almost one in 10 adolescent girls have taken diet pills in the past year, that’s according to an international study in JAMA Network Open Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Sarah Keogh, Dietician at Eatwell.ie.

An elderly patient in the South-West of the country waited over four hours with a broken hip for an ambulance as high patient numbers led to delays. Speaking to Shane this morning was Greg Lyons, Siptu Ambulance Sector President.

The Government has done a u-turn on housing 50 male asylum seekers at a premises in Carlow and said families will be offered shelter there instead. Protesters began gathering outside the former Capuchin Friary building yesterday morning.  Speaking to Ciara this morning was Lucky Khambule , Co-founder of the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland. 

Levels of antisocial behaviour and truancy are higher among students in fee-charging secondary schools in Ireland compared with those attending other schools.  That's according to research gathered from the Growing Up in Ireland longitudinal study. Professor Emer Smyth of the ESRI was involved in this study discussed the findings.

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan will launch Ireland’s first National Cycling Network plan today which will identify 85 cycling corridors around the country linking cities and towns of over 5,000 people. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast Dr Damien Ó Tuama National Cycling Coordinator with ‘Irish Cycling Campaign’.

2023 has been recorded as the hottest year on record, as Earth nears critical 1.5C limit – that's according to EU's climate change service, Copernicus. Shane spoke to George Monbiot , Environmental Activist.

Ciara and Shane were joined by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. They spoke about yesterday's IFA AGM, cutting portion sizes "to save the environment" and nitrates derogation .

Dublin city centre is the second slowest in the world for drivers. That’s according to new analysis from location technology company TomTom, which found that Journeys of 10km in the city centre took an average of 29 minutes and 30 seconds last year, which is a full minute longer than the average journey time for 2022.  Conor Faughnan i Transport Consultant and CEO of the Royal Irish Automobile Clu...

60% of Irish people have never attended a female sports event.   That’s according to new research from Lidl and the LGFA examining the public’s attitudes towards women’s sporting events. Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Carla Rowe, Dublin Captain.

Judges yesterday expressed skepticism as lawyers for Donald Trump presented a landmark case that ex-presidents should get immunity from criminal prosecution.  Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with the Journal spoke to Ciara this morning with more on this.

Two children and 12 adult migrants were discovered on Monday in a refrigerated lorry at Rosslare Harbour. For an update on the situation there we spoke to  Brendan Furlong, Freelance Journalist based in Wexford. 

Severe air pollution has hit parts of the country as the drop in temperatures sees households crank up solid fuel fires and heating systems. A monitoring station at Edenderry, Co Offaly recorded pollution levels 10 times higher than the ‘safe’ level set by the World Health Organisation 

Harbour Court is being closed off to the public due to persistent drug use, antisocial behaviour and illegal dumping, the decision was agreed by local councillors last night.  Nial Ring, Dublin City Councillor joined Shane Coleman on the show...

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance and TD for Donegal, Pearse Doherty, has criticised the Government and the Minister for Finance for introducing an unjustified tax break for landlords which will see over 40,000 landlords pay no income tax on their rental income whatsoever. 

One in 5 small rural nursing homes shut down during the pandemic, and older people living in rural Ireland will face a shortage of nursing home beds close to home as larger new facilities open in counties with big populations and a greater number of existing beds.  That's according to new research from the ESRI. Dr. Des O’Neill, Chair of the Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine joined...

Pope Francis has made headlines by describing surrogacy as 'despicable' and advocating for a universal ban on the practice. But is he correct? Natalie Sutherland is a Fertility law and surrogacy specialist and Susan Lohan Co-Founder of Adoption Rights Alliance both joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning...

Newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents have revealed allegations about sex tapes involving Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and Richard Branson.  Allegations were made by Epstein victim, Sarah Ransome. David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian joined us on Newstalk Breakfast.

Tourism Ireland will launch details of its marketing strategy and plan to promote Ireland overseas in 2024 today. Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, Chief Executive at Irish Tourism Industry Confederation joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning...

A Status Yellow Low-Temperature warning has been issued for the entire country, with temperatures set to drop to around –5 degrees in some areas. Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather joined Ciara Kelly on the show...

Private school fees have increased by 17% across the sector, with fees for one school (St Columba’s in Rathfarnham) reaching over €10,000. Speaking to Shane this morning on the show was Barbara Ennis, Principal of Alexandra College in Milltown. 

All eyes in the world of tech will be on Sin City this week as the Consumer Electronics Show gets underway in Las Vegas. Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly tells us what we can expect from the CES this year.

A new study has found that Irish mothers have reported feeling more at ease breastfeeding in front of people they do not know than doing so near their own father-in-law. Dr Louise Gallagher, Assistant professor in midwifery at Trinity College Dublin talked us through the findings.

Locals in Ballinrobe Co Mayo have been protesting all weekend over proposals to house 50 asylum seekers in a disused hotel from today. There is confusion over whether the plan has been shelved.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Padraig is a protestor in the area. Also Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council.