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Argentina has withdrawn its negotiators from the Cop29 summit. This adds further concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement after the election in the US of Donald Trump. We heard from John Gibbons, Environmental Journalist .  

 Sinn Fein are today launching their immigration policy called A Fair System That Works. On Newstalk Breakfast we heard from Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin’s Director of Elections and Candidate in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency.

In every way, women were happier than men with their single lives, that's according to a new study. We discuss the findings with Co Author of that study and University of Toronto psychologist Elaine Hoan .

More than 75,000 people in Ireland are impacted by alcohol related brain injuries. Dr. Ken Wilson, Retired Professor of Psychiatry at University of Liverpool, specialised in brain diseases in young and alcohol related brain injuries explained what an alcohol related brain injury is. 

The National Youth Council of Ireland has published its manifesto, and is calling for the introduction of a dedicated Youth Minister. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Kathryn Walsh, National Youth Council Director of Policy and Advocacy .

Parts of the eastern Valencia region have been put under the highest alert level for rain, just two weeks after floods killed more than 200 people in the area. We get the latest on the situation there was Melita Cameron Woods, Freelance Reporter in Spain .

Dublin City Council has today launched the Safe and Sound Campaign as part of its Night-Time Economy strategy. We speak to Dublin’s night Mayor Ray O’Donohue about the new campaign.

Market rents rose yet again in the third quarter of 2024, marking the fifteenth consecutive quarter in which rents nationwide have increased. So found the new Daft rental report published this morning. We discuss the findings with Ronan Lyons Economist at Trinity College Dublin and author of the report.

 There is a clear link between “ugly buildings” and a lack of community spirit, according to a report published in the UK. Does Ireland have a similar problem? We discuss with Dr Carole Pollard, Former president of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland and Editor of the book 'Irish Cities In Crisis'.

“I believe very strongly that reasonably famous people, but anybody, shouldn’t put your kids up on Instagram”.  That’s the view of Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic who explained her view to Newstalk Breakfast.

Fine Gael will today set out its plan to reform childcare provision and reduce child poverty. We discuss this further with Fine Gael childcare spokesperson and candidate in the Dublin Rathdown constituency Neale Richmond. 

Renowned singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan has been named as the man who lost his life in a swimming accident in Galway on Tuesday morning.  The search for the second swimmer is set to resume later this morning   We get the latest on the search with John Fallon, Journalist with Media West Ireland  John Draper, Divisional Controller with the Irish Coast Guard.

Major changes to the Leaving Cert may require students to sit a single written English exam, down from two, of course, at the present, and there would be a project worth 40 percent at the end of fifth year. This would potentially come into place for those students entering fifth year in September 2026. We get reaction to this with Conor Murphy, English teacher in Skibbereen Community School.

The I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Line up is here with names like Colleen Rooney & Barry McGuigan set to enter the jungle. Ali Ryan, Founder and CEO of Goss.ie told us about this year's show.

Immigration is set to be among the major issues in the upcoming general, and one party hoping to take the lead on the subject is Aontú, who are set to launch a new Immigration Policy later this morning. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Peadar Tóibín is leader of Aontú .

 Gardaí investigating the murder of Jo Jo Dullard are set to resume searching lands along the Wicklow/Kildare border. We get the latest on this with Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor with The Irish Times.  

Should you let your children quit an extracurricular activity? It's a difficult dilemma that many parents face. We discuss further with Stella O’Malley, Psychotherapist and Author .  

Garda numbers similar to those which followed last year’s November riots must be visible in the city centre leading up to Christmas.   That’s the call from Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Fuel thefts of €40,000 a year have driven one Limerick petrol station owner to breaking point, with repeated drive-offs threatening his business. To discuss this further Shane Coleman spoke to Shane Gleeson owner of Inver Petrol Stations at Hurlers Cross in Castletroy’s Dublin Road and Punches Cross in Limerick.

The COP29 talks opened yesterday with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disasters but proceedings quickly ground to a halt in a fight over the agenda.  To discuss what happen yesterday Ciara spoke to Victoria Seabrook, Sky News Climate Reporter in Baku. 

Taoiseach Simon Harris has distanced his party from a jibe against teachers by Michael O’Leary as he spoke at a campaign event in support of Fine Gael’s Peter Burke.   Speaking to us today, O’Leary stood by his suggestion that we need less teachers in the Dáil. We got reaction to his comments with Michael Gillespie, General Secretary of Teachers Union of Ireland and former teacher of Phy...

Storing thousands of photos and videos on your phone not only slows the device down, but also costs you money. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joins us now with some tips that could save you money .

COP29 kicks off today with more than 100 world leaders expected to travel to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan over the next 11 days .  One of those attending is Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communication and he joined Ciara this morning on the show.

‘I wouldn’t generally employ a lot of teachers to go out and get things done,’. Those were the words of Ryanair Boss, Michael O’Leary at the launch of Fine Gael’s Peter Burke General Election campaign over the weekend. Michael explained his comments to Shane this morning on the show.

Is it too early to decorate for Christmas? We discussed this with Irish examiner columnist and former Home of the year winner  Jennifer Sheahan.