Newstalk Breakfast

In California, at least five people are dead while thousands have had to evacuate their homes amid devastating wildfires across Los Angeles. We get the latest on this with Gabrielle Canon, Climate Reporter and Extreme Weather Correspondent for the Guardian.

 After another night of sub-zero temperatures, the ongoing cold snap continues to cause disruption in many parts of the country. We get the latest on weather with Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

Recently we spoke to Glenda Harrington, of Dublin-based soup run Friends Helping Friends about the Proposed new bylaws banning on-street services for homeless people. We discuss this issue further with Mary Hayes, Director of the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive. 

Met Éireann have warned that further snow is possible while temperatures could drop to -10 degrees this week. We get an update from around the coutry with Alan O’Reilly, from Carlow Weather, Aoibhinn Twomey Public Relations Lead with the RSA.  Also speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was our Southern Reporter Jamie O’Hara joins us from Charleville and also Barry Whyte, Newstalk’s Chief reporter is...

As the excessive waste that comes with Christmas comes to an end. Angela Ruttledge, Head of Public Engagement at FoodCloud tells us about four easy climate resolutions for every household to adopt to reduce excess waste.   

Parents should get priority over child-free colleagues on booking annual leave particularly when children are off school. That’s according to freelance journalist Rhiannon Picton-James who explained why to Newstalk Breakfast.

A new DNG report is predicting that housing prices are to continue to inflate in the coming year. Joining Ciara to discuss further was Marian Finnegan, Managing Director of Sherry Fitzgerald. 

A status Orange low-temperature alert was issued for 25 counties yesterday evening, with Met Eireann suggesting temperatures could reach minus 10 degrees this week. We get the latest on the weather situation with Rebecca Cantwell is a Forecaster with Met Eireann .  

Proposed new bylaws banning on-street services for homeless people, could end up costing lives. That’s according to Glenda Harrington, of Dublin-based soup run Friends Helping Friends.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation. As we look ahead to Donald Trump’s inauguration on the 20th of January,  are we seeing the end of woke politics?     We discuss all with Ian O’Doherty, Columnist with the Irish Independent.

Weather warnings are ‘likely’ to be upgraded while temperatures could fall to -8 degrees later in the week.    We get a weather update from Rebecca Cantwell, Met Eireann Forecaster and also Aoibhinn Twomey,the Public Relations Lead with The Road Safety Authority.  

Women are continuing to pay between €30 and €70 for their monthly supply of prescribed hormone replacement therapy , despite being told it would be free of charge from the beginning of this month. What has gone wrong here? We discuss this with Sheena Mitchell is Owner of Milltown Total Health Pharmacy and Host of the WonderCare Podcast.

“Talking about mental health is different in Ireland".  That’s according to psychotherapist Jared Gottlieb, who moved here from America five years ago.

SIPTU has renewed calls for the Government to hold a referendum on public ownership of Uisce Eireann. The previous Government committed to a referendum. is there any hope the next one will?  We discuss with SIPTU local authority sector organiser Brendan O’Brien and John Fitzgerald Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin.

Now, with major changes planned for the Leaving Cert, the Senior Cycle Redevelopment Delivery Board has also recommended reforming the CAO.   Its report recommendations include potentially integrating apprenticeship applications with the CAO into a single common system for both higher and further education.  

Weather warnings are ‘likely’ to be upgraded while temperatures could fall to -8 degrees later in the week, We get an weather update from Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.

The 82nd Golden Globes took place in LA last night while most of us were sound asleep. But here to fill us in on what we missed in Hollywood Journalist Jeanne Wolf.  

Thousands across the country are without power and water as the cold snap continues. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Keith Leonard, Director of Fire and Emergency Management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Also with updates we heard from Aoife Keely, Meteorologist at Met Eireann and Brian Tapley, ESB Networks Regional Manager . 

New York has become the first US city to introduce congestion charges, creating a new toll for people who drive through the area.  London also introduced congestion charges in 2003 – but should Dublin consider doing the same?  To discuss further was Dublin Town CEO Richard Guiney and Christian Wolmar, Journalist and Presenter of the Calling All Stations Podcast. 

‘One new year’s resolution I vow to keep this year is to make time for friends’ . So wrote Esther McCarthy, Lifestyle Editor and Saturday Weekend Magazine Columnist with The Irish Examiner .    

A fall in plastic bottles and cans on streets brought about by the Deposit Return Scheme was not enough to reduce overall litter levels in Ireland last year.    That’s according to the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter and Shane spoke to their spokesperson Conor Horgan. 

A White Christmas came late for many people in Ireland this weekend, with heavy snow and slush in the west and south.  To tell us what we can expect for the next few days was Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather .  

After a bitterly cold evening across the country, a status yellow low temperature weather warning will remain in effect until 11am this morning. We get the latest on the situation with the weather with Rebecca Cantwell who is a Forecaster with Met Eireann .  

An increase in European wholesale gas prices has sparked fears of a major surge in residential electricity and gas prices in Ireland.   We discuss this and more with Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with The Irish Independent.

‘Over-zealous’ disciplining has left gardaí afraid to draw their batons, even when in danger. That’s according to the president of the Garda Representative Association Mark O’Meara who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.