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  Since the first quarter of 2023, rents for new tenancies rose by 8.1 per cent nationally, that’s according to the Residential Tenancies Board   The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers say much of the data is still incomplete in terms of giving a full understanding of what is actually happening in the rental market. Speaking to Ciara this morning was their CEO, Pat Davitt...

An Taoiseach, Simon Harris joined us live from Fine Gael’s Think-In at Tullamore, County Offaly.    

Galway City Council is hoping to pilot the roll out of a new ‘tourism tax’ which it believes can be used to support sustainable tourism development, but what impact will this have on businesses?     Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Pat Mc Donagh Founder and Managing Director of Supermacs.

Apple warned the Irish Government this summer that there is a “very real threat” of Ireland pushing away multinationals if we don’t provide infrastructure. We discuss this further with  Kevin Timoney, Chief Economist at Davy.

“Nearly half of us leave a doctor’s appointment without having discussed all our health concerns. It’s no wonder when we’re given 10 minutes and made to feel guilty for being there in the first place”. So wrote Helen Coffey, Senior Features writer for The Independent UK who spoke to Ciara this morning.

There have been calls for more action to be taken by Dublin City Council to tackle our ‘tree problem’ with councillors believing it’s time for a new strategy to deal with the issue.  Speaking to Shane this morning was Fianna Fail Councillor Tom Brabazon.

€10 a day childcare for all that's the message from Sinn Féin’s Affordable childcare plan. We speak to Claire Kerrane, Sinn Fein Spokesperson for Children to discuss their plan.

The National Transport Authority begins research for its Household Travel Survey today. We discuss with Barry Colleary, Head of Transport Modelling for the National Transport Authority .  

Comedy clubs, pubs and a big, long table down the middle of a street in Cork are just some of the ways architect Dermot Bannon thinks we can renew and revitalise town and cities  In his newest show Super Spaces, Dermot explores the ways in which people are making the most of urban spaces while so many sectors struggle. Dermot joined us this morning on the show.

The long awaited ABC debate between Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump aired last night. We get more reaction to the debate with Kevin O’Malley, American Lawyer & diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2014 to 2017.

 Housing Minister Daragh O’Brien has announced a €100M investment in the First Home Scheme. Speaking to Ciara this morning was the Minister for Housing to discuss this investment.    

Student Olivia Humphrey has won the James Dyson Award for creating the very first portable scalp cooling device for cancer patients on chemotherapy. Olivia got the inspiration to create the device, named Athena, after watching her own mother go through treatment. Olivia spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning

 Teachers unions have called out what it believes is a “shameful level of underinvestment” in schools after Ireland came in 34th place in the latest OECD report when compared with other Western countries. We discuss this further with Kieran Christie, ASTI General Secretary .   

Ciara and Shane take a look back on the first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump which took place last night.

There are renewed calls for a permanent motocross track in Dublin’s North Inner City. Residents in the area say there’s a scourge of scramblers being driven dangerously through busy public spaces.   There is a track on the Northside, but a lack of funding only permits it to open sporadically. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been meeting with locals to hear how the misuse of mot...

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and the Kremlin "will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine", the US secretary of state Anthony Blinken has said during his visit to the UK. We discuss this further with Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

Ciara was joined by People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy and Cormac Lucey, Economics Columnist with Sunday Times Ireland, to discuss the European Court of Justice’s landmark ruling on the €13 billion tax case involving Apple and Ireland.

Ciara was joined by David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian, to preview the highly anticipated debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, airing tonight on ABC.

Shane was joined by Colm Burke, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy, to discuss the government’s new measures aimed at phasing out vaping.

Ciara was joined by Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids, to discuss YouTube’s decision to limit access to fitness videos for European teenagers.

Shane was joined by Sean O’Neill McPartlin, Housing Policy Director at Progress Ireland, to explore the bold claim that Ireland’s gardens could hold the key to solving the housing crisis

Shane was joined by journalist Enda Brady to discuss the ongoing developments surrounding Lucy Letby’s conviction. As a public inquiry into how Letby was able to commit her crimes looms, some families are calling for a broader investigation

Ciara was joined by Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland, to discuss calls from the Parliamentary Budget Office for the government to consider broadening the tax base.

Shane was joined by Zoe Kavanagh, CEO of Repak, to discuss the findings from Repak’s first-ever annual National Recycling Knowledge Audit.

Ciara was joined by Newstalk's Tech Correspondent, Jess Kelly, to give a preview of the latest iPhone, which Apple is set to unveil this evening.