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Shane was joined by Moore Holmes, a Loyalist activist, to discuss the controversial booing of the English national anthem by Irish fans at a recent sporting event.

Ciara was joined by Siobhan Malone McBarron, who lives with Muscular Dystrophy, a rare neuromuscular disease. Siobhan shared her powerful perspective on the proposed assisted dying legislation, expressing her frustration that it fails to provide peace of mind to those with acute diseases.

Shane was joined by Paul Crone, Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputies, to discuss the growing calls for reform to the CAO system.

Ciara was joined by Larry Donnelly, Director of the Kennedy Summer School and Law Lecturer at the University of Galway, to discuss the latest national poll showing former President Donald Trump pulling ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris

Ciara was joined by Kevin Hollingsworth, President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, to discuss the growing calls for a dedicated rental court to handle disputes between tenants and landlords.

Shane was joined by Dublin Lord Mayor James Geoghegan to discuss the launch of Dublin Climate Action Week. With events taking place across the Dublin region, this week-long initiative aims to showcase the city's efforts in climate action and highlight the importance of community involvement in tackling environmental challenges.

‘We are cluttering our mental landscape with our decluttering schemes,’’ according to experts. We discuss with Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of resilience .  

Summer 2024 was the hottest on record globally and for Europe that's according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. We get reaction from  John Gibbons, Environmental Journalist.

“Retribution for abuse survivors must be swift, comprehensive, and respectful,” that's according to Fergus Finlay, columnist with the Irish Examiner. Fergus joined Ciara this morning on the show to discuss further. 

Over in the UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has come under hot water for singing and dancing on stage on her holidays in Ibiza. We ask Should Politicians be held to a higher account? To discuss along with Shane was Ian O’Doherty, Columnist with The Irish Independent .  

With a rise in dog attacks across the country are dogs the problem or is it an owner issue?  We ask Pete The Vet, Pete Wedderburn.

Debs season is here and these days its a big deal. The big night has this become yet another pressure on parents. We discuss this with Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times. 

A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by two dogs in south Co Dublin.  Diarmuid Pepper, Journalist with the Journal.ie brought us the details of the dog attack.

Members of trade union UNITE will be striking at construction sites across the country today. We hear from James McCabe, UNITE Regional Officer to hear why they are striking. 

The latest price index from DoneDeal Motors has found that the price of used electric vehicles have fallen 15% year on year. We ask what is the future of EV's with Shane O'Donoghue Editor with Completecar.ie

Corporation tax receipts more than doubled in August compared to last year, according to exchequer returns. Shane discusses this with Professor John FitzGerald, Research Affiliate ESRI.

‘The practice of dynamic pricing must be banned, and consumers must be protected,’ that’s according to Senator Timmy Dooley. Senator Dooley spoke to Ciara this morning on the show to discuss further.    

A new report claims that a company has finally admitted that our phones are really listening to us to send us targeted advertising. We discuss with  Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent .  

Concussion risks are outweighed by benefits of amateur sport, a study from Oxford University found. We discuss this with  Professor John Fairclough, spokesperson for Progressive Rugby .  

The Water Action Plan, published by the Government today, is “a missed opportunity to tackle water pollution” say Sustainable Water Network. We hear from their CEO Sinead O’Brien who explains why they are saying this.  

The average household disposable income is now lower than it was in 2020 that's according to a new report from the ESRI. To discuss the findings was  Dr Barra Roantree, Director of the joint ESRI-TCD MSc in Economic Policy at Trinity College Dublin and a co-author of the report .  

70% of Irish professionals state that the current workweek doesn’t suit them that's according to talent solutions firm Robert Walters. Is the conventional 40-hour workweek is falling out of favour?  We ask Peter Cosgrove, Managing Director at Futurewise. 

The government’s ‘everything now’ budget approach is adding unnecessary fuel to the fire” That’s according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Seamus Coffey, Chairperson of Irish Fiscal Advisory Council .  

There were 884 alleged abusers in schools of 42 religious orders who currently or previously ran schools in Ireland – these are the harrowing figures released in a scoping inquiry report into cases of sexual abuse at several schools run by religious orders.   One in Four provides services to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and consulted with the department of Education on this...

Speaking exclusively to Breakfast Business this morning, CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority, Kenny Jacobs revealed that Dublin airport will exceed the cap of 32 million passengers this year by a million.   Michael O’Leary, Group Chief Executive of Ryanair spoke to Shane with is reaction.