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Following his conviction of falsifying business records to silence Stormy Daniels Donald Trump’s Legal Team has requested that he be sentenced after the presidential election. To discuss this further was David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian.

The White House has said that Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar involving top US officials had a "promising start" but that it did not expect to close a deal immediately.    We get the latest with this from Alistair Bunkall, Sky Middle East News Correspondent .

Scientists have discovered that aging isn't as gradual as we once thought. Instead, it happens in two dramatic bursts first at 44 and then again at 60. These findings could shed light on why certain health problems often surge at these specific ages.  We discuss with Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Head of the ageing research program at Trinity College .  

Mandatory evacuation orders were put in place for the town of Glushkovo in Russia’s Kursk region where Ukrainian Armed forces have pushed forward with their offensive. We get the latest with James Waterhouse, BBC’s Ukraine Correspondent.  

For decades, prison authorities have been engaged in an endless fight against drug smuggling. It has mostly been a losing battle, so writes Irish Times journalist Conor Gallagher.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this was Michael O’Sullivan Former Assistant Garda Commissioner . 

Ireland’s population is growing at a rate of nearly four people for every new home built that's according to a stark new report from Savills this morning.  The report says that we have the worst ratio of housing supply to population growth among nine high-income countries it looked at. To discuss the findings further was Tom Phillips Managing Director of Tom Phillips Associates. 

Transition year was introduced in schools almost 30 years ago, in September 1994. But has it served its purpose? We ask Gemma Lawlor Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow .

Well known architect Valerie Mulvin is behind the “The Reason of Towns” exhibition; Which seeks ton highlight the history and the future potential of some of Ireland’s small towns. Valerie chatted to Jonathan this morning.

A protest is planned this weekend seeking the removal of anti-camping barriers installed on Dublin Grand Canal.  It emerged yesterday that over 90 complaints have been lodged against waterways Ireland over them since May. We heard from Kevin Byrne Chair of the South Georgian Core Residents’ Association.

The Medical Workforce Intelligence Report 2023 shines a spotlight on Ireland’s reliance on international doctors and shows how the demographics of Irish GPs is changing   To discuss further Shane spoke to Dr Suzanne Crowe, Medical Council President .

Landlords should have to bring rental properties up to minimum Building energy ratings. That’s the call from Green Party Senator and Deputy Leader of the Party, Roisin Garvey who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central has said that Serious thought is needed before any more celebrations take place in Dublin city as it remains ‘unsafe’  His comments come following a knife attack during the Olympics homecoming. We get reaction from CEO of Dublin Town, Richard Guiney .  

The head of Russia's Belgorod region has declared a state of emergency, saying the situation was "extremely difficult" in the border area under Ukrainian bombardment. Belgorod borders Ukraine's Kharkiv region and neighbours Kursk, where Ukraine has launched a surprise offensive in the most significant cross-border attack on Russian soil since World War II.  We speak to Nina Khrushcheva,...

We recently spoke to Dr Lisa Cunningham Consultant in Emergency Medicine and a pre hospital physician about the need for improved critical care intervention for road accidents. Shane followed this up with James Lawless Minister of State at the Department of Transport.

Sinn Fein has proposed giving children in Ireland €130 a year to spend on sports and arts activities. We get the details of this proposal with Chris Andrews, TD for Dublin Bay South and Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Sport. 

The use of plain packaging for sweets and confectionery vital in the fight against obesity. That is the view of Professor Donal O’Shea, the HSE Lead for Obesity writing in the Irish Times today. Donal explained why this morning on the show.

Irish teenagers are the best performers in reading literacy in the EU, but has there been a drop in reading books? Some listeners say they’ve noticed fewer readers lounging by the pools on summer holidays. So have people turned to e-books or is there a decline?  Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie finds out for us.

Ten prisoners have been taken to hospital after suspected overdoses at Portlaoise Prison. We get the latest from Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times. 

As summer draws to a close and kids are getting ready to go back to school many of you might be looking for that last minute holiday to boost your mood   Sinead Kennedy, Author of ‘Life Is a Cycle’ and travel writer spoke to Jonathan this morning with some tips for that last minute holiday.

Taxi drivers are being scared out of the industry as assaults become more common.  This comes as a taxi driver was hospitalised after an assault in Cork City early on Saturday morning    Fore more on this we spoke to Jim Waldron of the National Private Hire and Taxi Association .

Former Environment Minister, Richard Bruton has called for greater incentives for rural drivers to make the switch to Electric Vehicles. The calls come as 1 in 5 cars sold in Wicklow since 2020 were electric, while it was just 1 in 29 in Roscommon.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation at the School of Engineering at Trinity College. 

Shocking figures reveal just 1% of sexual offenders engage with the State’s treatment programme.  While figures show, the number of convicted sexual offenders is now 4 times higher than in 2018, just 8 of almost 700 sexual offenders in custody are taking part in the Building Better Lives programme.  Speaking to Jonathan on the show this morning was Mary Crilly, CEO of the Sexual Violence...

The dining table is the site of laughter, tears, triumph and failure. If we stop gathering there, we’ll lose more than a place for dinner’   Those are the words of Clare Finney, Food Journalist & author of Hungry Heart: How the Food We Love Shapes Our Lives who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Donald Trump’s anticipated “conversation” with X boss Elon Musk was marred by technical issues forcing a long delay to the broadcast. The interview which lasted over 2 hours began with Trump again going in to detail on the assassination attempt on him . Later in the interview, Musk doubled down on his backing for Trump in this November’s election.  We get reaction to the interview w...

Students’ Unions from Trinity College Dublin, UCD, NCAD & IADT are today asking commuters at Connolly Station to consider renting a room to a student for the coming academic year.  Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Jenny Maguire, Students Union President of Trinity College Dublin.