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Hamas had released a further 17 hostages on the third day of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire, while Israel freed more Palestinian prisoners in exchange.   To discuss further we heard from Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee spoke to Ciara this morning with her reaction on the riots that took place in Dublin City last night. Also speaking to Shane was Conor Gallagher, Crime Correspondent with the Irish Times on the latest, what is the current condition of those who were attacked yesterday afternoon.

Israel and Hamas will begin a four-day truce this morning with the first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages set to be released later today, although that list does not include Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr. Basem Naim a Member of the Political Bureau of Hamas, and a former Health Minister Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot and now Military Analys...

Adrian Weckler, Technology Correspondent with the Irish Independent, was at the scene last night. Also with reaction was  Norma Foley, Minister for Education  and Gary Gannon, Local Social Democrat TD gave their reaction to the news of the stabbing and the riots that followed.

Riots in Dublin city centre yesterday evening after three children and a woman were attacked near a school earlier in the day.  Speaking to Ciara and Shane this morning was Mark O’Meara, Vice President of the GRA and also  Daithi De Roiste, Lord Mayor of Dublin chair of Joint Policing Committee with Dublin City Council.

Public transport was down in Dublin city centre last night following violent riots that saw a Dublin Bus and Luas carriage set alight.   Harry McCann, Dublin Bus Spokesperson gave us an update do you have on services?  Also speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Barry Kenny, Irish Rail Corporate Communications Manager. For an update on Luas services was Dervla Brophy, Manager with Transdev.

Violent scenes erupted in Dublin city centre yesterday evening after three children and a woman were attacked near a school earlier in the day.  We spoke to Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor for the Irish Times explained what more we know about the stabbings on Parnell Street.  Deborah Byrne, North inner city labour Cllr had just collected her son from Parnell Street moments before...

We should all make a better effort to appreciate the “last” moments we experience every day.  That’s the view of Guardian Columnist Joel Snape who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

What will the controversial outcome of the Dutch elections mean for Europe? For more on this, we speak to Gordon Darroch, Netherlands-based Journalist.

What should parents do when their kids are finding ways to avoid going to school?  For some advice for students and parents we spoke to Stella O’Malley a Psychotherapist and Author of What Your Teen is Trying To Tell You.

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joined Ciara and Shane this morning on the show.

Our own Sean Moncrieff spent last week with Unicef staff in Somalia, where one year on from the worst drought in over 40 years in the country, the country is now facing a crisis due to severe flooding.    While he was over there, he sat down with Christophe Hodder, Climate, Peace and Security Advisor to the UN in Somalia, about how the country has found itself on the front lines of clima...

Block booked weekends, tv hogging and picking up the slack with childcare. This is just some of what the partners of sport enthusiasts have to deal with.  So, with the Rugby world cup finally coming to a close next weekend, Newstalk reporter Sarah Madden investigates what condition Irish relationships will find themselves in, in the aftermath. 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin announced plans yesterday, to scrap the Triple Lock which prevents Ireland from deploying troops overseas without UN approval.    We get a reaction from Mark Price, Co-Chair of the Irish Anti-War Movement and founding member of the Irish Neutrality League.

This morning we were expecting 10 hostages to be released by Hamas, as agreed with the Government of Israel, however, we now understand this has been delayed.  Here to give us an update was Ruth Eglash, a Journalist based in Jerusalem.

That was Walter Cronkite of CBS there at the end breaking the news to the American people that President John F Kennedy had died.   Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern looked back on.60 years ago today when JFK was assassinated. 

Smokers may be banned from buying cigarettes until they are aged 21. The proposal from  Health Minister Stephen Donnelly aims to tackle the habit among young people. To discuss this further Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Professor Deirdre Murray, Director of the National Cancer Registry. 

The world’s Biggest Culture Summit will take place in Dublin from the 28th of November until the 1st of December  Richard Shakespeare, Chief Executive of Dublin City Council joined Shane with the details

Does Irish music need more play on our airwaves? That's what's up for discussion at the Oireachtas later today.   Andrew Kavanagh, Lead singer with KeyWest spoke to Ciara this morning.

32 million passengers per year is the current cap at Dublin Airport.  The Dublin Airport Authority will go before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications today, asking for this to be scrapped.  To discuss further Pat spoke to Cathal Crowe, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Aviation and Tourism, and Committee Member. 

People Before Profit is moving a motion in the Dáil today to impose sanctions on Israel and to stop the use of Shannon airport by US troops.    Gino Kenny, People Before Profit TD spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

A loophole in the Road Traffic Acts has enabled some drivers to escape penalty points by being disqualified for as little as one day.   Here to break it down for us is David Staunton, Barrister and Author of ‘Drunken Driving.

The Government plans to hold a referendum to delete the references in the Constitution to women’s role in the home, with the date coinciding with March 8th International Women’s Day likely to be the polling day.   To discuss further on Newstalk Breakfast was the Director of the Gender Studies Programme at UCD, Mary McAuliffe .  

The world is on track for a 3-degree temperature rise this century as global warming and greenhouse gas emissions continue to break records, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.    Speaking to Shane this morning was John Sweeney, Climatologist and Professor Emeritus at Maynooth University. 

 The leader of Hamas has signalled that a truce deal agreement with Israel is ‘close’ A Hamas official indicated that it is possible they will return hostages in exchange for Israel's release of jailed Palestinians   We spoke to Eylon Levy, Israeli Government Spokesman, and also  Hadeel Qazzaz, Oxfam MENA Regional Gender Advisor based in Ramallah.