Newstalk Breakfast

All things considered, is free speech under threat, or are we blowing the hate speech legislation out of proportion? Jonathan and Ciara discuss. Listen here.

Professor Donal O’Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE, joins the show to discuss new warnings for women using weight-loss drugs, after reports of unexpected pregnancies linked to reduced contraceptive effectiveness. Listen here to get the report breakdown.

Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent, Geraldine Herbert, joins Newstalk Breakfast to assess whether 175 new fast chargers will be enough to support growing EV demand across the country. Listen here.

Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, joined Newstalk Breakfast to reveal figures showing it often costs more to house families in emergency accommodation than to buy them a home. Listen here.

Shane Scanlan, CEO of The Alliance Supporting Nursing Homes, joins Newstalk Breakfast following an RTÉ exposé of serious care concerns at homes run by Emeis Ireland (formerly Orpea). Get all the latest here.

Ian O’Doherty, Irish Independent columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss growing pressure from US officials over Ireland’s planned hate speech laws. Listen here.

Councillor Aileen Browne joins Newstalk Breakfast to explain her proposal to install free sunscreen dispensers in parks and public areas to promote skin cancer awareness. Listen here.

Martin Wall, Public Policy Correspondent with The Irish Times, joined Newstalk Breakfast to detail a report into waiting list issues and a toxic workplace culture at CHI, now referred to Gardaí. Listen here.

Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the Government’s plan to add 1,000 prison spaces and whether it addresses the core problems in our society. Listen here.

Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian MP, joins Ciara Kellyas she responds to Donald Trump's warning that Vladimir Putin will retaliate after drone attacks on Russian airbases. Listen here.

Sinead Tighe is a full-time carer to her teenage son and she joined Newstalk Breakfast to share the daily realities of caregiving and new research ahead of National Carers Week. Listen here.

Sky News correspondent Dan Whitehead joins the show from Portugal with the latest on the new search effort in the Madeleine McCann case. Listen here.

Minister for Education Helen McEntee joins Newstalk Breakfast as thousands of students begin their Leaving and Junior Certificate exams. Get all the conversation here.

Martin Wall, Public Policy Correspondent with The Irish Times, joins the show to discuss a new report revealing how a CHI consultant missed on-call hours for over three years, while earning large sums for weekend clinics to reduce waiting lists. Listen here.

Leona Macken joins Newstalk Breakfast after receiving a formal apology from the HSE over false-negative smear test results that led to a late-stage cervical cancer diagnosis. Listen here.

Professor in Psychiatry, Brendan Kelly of Trinity College Dublin joins Newstalk Breakfast to talk about how wealth gaps between friends can create stress Listen here.

Conor Quinlan from the Environmental Protection Agency joins Newstalk Breakfast to explain Ireland’s first national climate risk report and which areas are most vulnerable in the years ahead. Listen here.

Councillor with Independent Ireland, Michael Leainde joins Newstalk Breakfast with reaction to the deaths of Sunny Jacobs — who spent five years on death row in the US — and Galway man Kevin Kelly, in a Connemara house fire. Listen here.

All things considered, Ciara and Jonathan discuss the ongoing troubles with the CHI. Listen here.

A 70-year-old Irish woman has been arrested in the occupied West Bank and is detained in Israel, fighting a deportation order.  Deirdre ‘D’ Murphy is volunteering with the International Solidarity Movement an activist group helping Palestinian residents in the occupied West Bank.  Mariam is another member of this group and joined NewsTalk Breakfast earlier to discuss.

Dr David A. Kessler, former US FDA Commissioner, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss his new book 'Diet, Drugs and Dopamine' — and what the popularity of Ozempic says about our relationship with food. Listen here.

All things considered, is the Leaving Cert too much to stress about? Jonathan and Ciara discuss.

Conor Skehan, Sunday Independent columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss proposed reforms to the Land Development Agency that could speed up the delivery of housing across Ireland. Listen here.

Fintan Phelan, Mayor of Carlow, and Christy Galligan, former Garda Sergeant  join Newstalk Breakfast as it’s revealed that a man who fired shots in a local shopping centre was already on bail and facing 13 firearms-related charges. Listen here.

Prof Donnacha Ó Beacháin of DCU joins Newstalk Breakfast as Russia and Ukraine agree to swap 1,000 prisoners each. But any discussions on a ceasefiure deal remain far apart Listen here.