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Yesterday Jonathan suffered a blow out on this tyre from a pothole. We ask what are the roads like in your area?

New research published by the ESRI has found that retrofitting the entire rental sector to B1-B2 would require between €7 billion and €8 billion.  All to discuss with Mary Conway, Chairperson of the Irish property Owners Association. 

There are plans to expand drone delivery services across Dublin, however, some residents have concerns over noise and safety. Manna has already made over 150,000 deliveries by air and says it has received 53 complaints in 12 months.  Our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been speaking with those who could soon have drones flying overhead.

The Price of household staples like milk, butter and potatoes have risen in last 12 months. That is according to new statistics from the Central Statistics Office. To go through these findings Ciara spoke to Consumer Journalist, Siobhan Maguire.

Met Éireann have issued a status yellow wind warning for seven counties for this morning with difficult travel conditions and very strong winds expected. We get the latest on this weather warning with Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

Gardaí are relaxing the fitness level required to join the force as it struggles to keep recruitment numbers up. We discuss this change with Pat Marry, former detective inspector and author of the upcoming book Murder at the Ice House: The Killing of Irene White 

Almost half of people in Ireland use their smartphones during meals. That’s according to a new survey out this morning from Deloitte. Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of Resilience discussed these findings further.

Ireland lags behind its peers in basic infrastructure. T hat’s according to the Irish Fiscal Council who will hold a conference on infrastructure today. 

US president Donald Trump has denounced Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy as “a dictator without elections”   In a post on his truth social media platform, Trump called Zelensky a "modestly successful comedian" who had "talked the US into "spending $350 billion dollars, to go into a war that couldn't be won, that never had to start".  We get reaction to what President Trump ha...

The government are set to bring forward stop and search legislation to tackle knife crime. To discuss this new legislation with Ciara was Alan Greene, a Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights at Birmingham Law School.

A ban on greyhound racing will come into force "as soon as practicably possible" in Wales .So, should Ireland follow suit? To debate this issue Shane was joined on the show by People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy and Damian Matthews, who is Chairman of Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation .     

Labour TD for Dublin Southwest and Spokesperson on Climate, Environment Energy & Transport, Ciaran Ahern has called on the National Transport Authority to replace Dublin Airport Hopper buses as service ends due to ‘financial difficulty’ . Ciaran spoke to Ciara this morning.

The remains of four hostages seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in Gaza are expected to be returned this morning. We hear from Lahav Harkov, Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider.

Gen Z and millennials throw food away before its best before date. That is according to a new study from Harvard University.   We discuss this further with Angela Rutledge, Head of Public Engagement at Food Cloud.

Cabin-style homes in back gardens are set to be exempt from planning permission rules to try and ease the housing crisis under new Government plans. We asked Gavin Lawlor, Irish Planning Institute President and Director at Tom Phillips and Associates.   

Donald Trump has criticised Ukraine after President Zelensky expressed surprise at not being invited to Saudi talks on ending the war, blaming Ukraine for starting the conflict and suggesting they could have reached a deal sooner.   We get reaction to this with Ukrainian MP, Kira Rudyk .

“We need to take a stand and make misogyny a criminal offence”. That’s the view of Fergus Finlay, Irish Examiner Columnist and Former CEO of Barnardos who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Cabin-style homes in back gardens are set to be exempt from planning permission rules to try and ease the housing crisis under new Government plans. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning. 

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill brought a memo to cabinet yesterday regarding the situation for urgent and emergency care this month. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning Minister MacNeill discussed how to alleviate the trolley numbers.

The ESRI has today released findings on ‘Sexual Health Literacy and Sexual Health Behaviours among Young Adults in Ireland’     Anne Nolan is a Research Professor with the ESRI outlined some of the findings. To go through these findings was Dr Aisling Loy, Consultant in Sexual health, Himerous Health and HIV at St James Hospital.

Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South Central Catherine Ardagh has said that cancer survivors deserve to be treated fairly when accessing financial products such as mortgages, health insurance, and travel insurance. Catherine explained why to Shane this morning.

Donald Trump has criticised Ukraine after President Zelensky expressed surprise at not being invited to Saudi talks on ending the war, blaming Ukraine for starting the conflict and suggesting they could have reached a deal sooner.  For more on this Ciara was joined on the show by Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at DCU and author of forthcoming book "Unfinished Empire: Russian Imper...

Dublin Airport has gone nine consecutive days without recording any sunshine, according to Met Éireann. So why has the weather been so grey of late? Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather filled us in. Also speaking to Newstalk Breakfast Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin on the effect has all this gloomy weather had on our mental states.

Builders of the New Children’s Hospital want an extra 853 million euro in construction costs, according to the Irish Independent. It looks like the final bill of 2.24 billion could be more than a 100 million higher than figures estimated last autumn. We asked where has this increase come from with Paul Davies, Public Procurement Expert from DCU.

Property Industry Ireland have submitted their white paper to Government, which includes key recommendations on to boost apartment delivery. David Howard, Director of Property Industry Ireland discussed the recommendations with Shane this morning on the show.