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A New ESRI report projects that public acute hospitals will need to increase inpatient bed capacity by at least 40 per cent by 2040. We discuss the findings with Dr Aoife Brick, Senior Research Officer, ESRI. 

Animal protection groups will mount a demo outside the Dail later today in support of the first ever attempt to have fox hunting banned in Ireland.    Ruth Coppinger TD will move the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025 which seeks to amend existing law under which fox hunting is permitted. We get reaction to this with Aideen Yourell, Spokesperson for the Irish Counci...

Minister for Housing, James Browne will bring forward measures to Cabinet today aimed at extending planning permissions for housing developments by up to three years.   We speak to Gavin Lawlor, President of Irish Planning Institute .

Today, Tánaiste Simon Harris will ask the Cabinet to approve the drafting of the general scheme of a bill to prohibit the importation of goods from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.   To discuss further along with Ciara was Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoighaire and Senior Counsel and Mairead Farrell, Sinn Fein TD. 

Four children were among about 50 people injured in a "horror" incident after a car hit pedestrians during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade, with one child seriously hurt. We get the latest on the incident with Kevin Jewel Security Consultant  Liverpool Correspondent with ESPN and also Dan Ogunshakin, BBC journalist who was there as a fan .  

The US, Britain, France and Germany will lift all remaining range restrictions on the weapons they have given Ukraine, allowing it to defend itself with “long-range fire”, according to German chancellor Friedrich Merz. We discuss further with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast .  

“Say No to Brown Bin Intruders". That’s the call from MyWaste.ie this National Food Waste Recycling Week.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Pauline McDonogh, Resource Efficiency Officer at MyWaste.ie.

Four children were among about 50 people injured in a "horror" incident after a car hit pedestrians during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade, with one child seriously hurt.  We spoke to Nathan Murphy from Off the Ball, who was in Liverpool yesterday evening. 

Shane and Ciara discuss the alarming and disturbing numbers that Women's Aid received record 32,144 contacts in 2024. Listen here for all the discussion.

The Young Scientist and Technology exhibition has a new sponsor, with a very personal connection. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us all the details.

Gardaí have confirmed that remains found on Kerry farm have been identified as Michael Gaine. We get the latest on this with Sinead Kelleher, Journalist with The Kerryman and Independent.ie .  

Minister for Housing, James Browne will be bringing recommendations to coalition leaders today around the future of rent pressure zones. Speaking to Newstalk Breakast Mary Conway, Chairperson of the Irish Property Owners Association .

US President Donald Trump has agreed to extend a deadline to negotiate tariffs with the European Union until 9 July. It comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she had a "good call" with Trump on last night.  We discuss further with John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dubli n.  

Metallica brings their world tour to Dublin in June 2026. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie was in Philadelphia over the weekend and got to see the tour in advance.

“While marchers at Pride between the 1980s and 2000s were almost exclusively gay men and lesbians, today these parades are dominated by heterosexuals professing their “allyship” without realising how patronising they sound.”   Those are the words of author John Boyne in the Sunday Independent and we get reaction from Eddie McGuinness, founder of The Outing Queer Arts Collective and Winter Pri...

We in Ireland are disproportionately contributing to the climate disasters of the present and future beyond our shores’. That’s according to John Sweeney, Emeritus Professor in the Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units at the Department of Geography at Maynooth University. 

US envoys in Ukraine have called for a ceasefire after a huge Russian attack on Ukraine killed at least 12 people and injured dozens overnight.    But as the war wages on, how will the international community react? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Jenny Mathers, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. 

Dr Sean Sweeney is the Programme Director of Ireland’s first planned metro project. Sean has come into Newstalk to answer listeners questions on the project.

After weeks of controversy, the Camogie Association has voted to give players the choice of wearing shorts or a skort. We get reaction to this with Brian Malloy, President of the Camogie Association .  

Co-sleeping with your kids can create incredible connections. But rarely is it talked about the reality of sleep deprivation and a nighttime smack in the face. We discuss this with Charlotte Cripps, Writer with the Independent UK. 

Medics in southern Gaza have been comparing it to a "slaughterhouse" because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces.  Shane spoke to Orthopedic surgeon with the NHS Dr. Graeme Groom who is working in Nassar Hospital.

A coalition of consumer groups is urging national watchdogs and the European Commission to investigate budget airlines over what they claim are unfair hand luggage fees. We discuss this with Eoghan Corry, Editor of TravelExtra.ie.

Two Israeli Embassy workers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed outside a Jewish Museum event in Washington on Wednesday, the young couple were soon to be engaged. The suspect, now in custody, reportedly shouted “Free, free Palestine” during his arrest David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian.

Flour and limited aid reached parts of Gaza yesterday after Israel allowed some trucks through, but Palestinian officials say it falls far short of easing the 11-week blockade’s severe shortages. 

The Road Safety Authority has today launched a major new action plan to tackle long driving test wait times across the country. Brendan Walsh, Chief Operating Officer with the RSA explained the action plan.