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Consent lessons should be expanded to secondary schools that was the message at an Oireachtas committee yesterday.  For more on this, Shane was joined on the show by UCC Professor Louise Crowley .

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Israeli troops are "in the heart of Gaza City". Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesperson .

All Things Considered: Helping kids with homework. Ciara and Shane discussed this.

The sentencing hearing of Molly Martens and her father continued yesterday. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with an update from the hearing was Brian Carroll is a Freelance Journalist covering the trial.

On average, 303 ICU beds were open daily in public hospitals in 2021 – just below half of the OECD average.  That’s according to a new National ICU Audit published today. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Catherine Motherway, past President of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland .  

Education Minister Norma Foley is bringing a memo to Cabinet that encourages parents to avoid buying smartphones for their children in primary schools. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Elizabeth Farries, Director at UCD Centre for Digital Policy.

The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 10,000 that's according to the Hamas Run Health Ministry.  Speaking to Jonathan this morning was Dr Jilan Abdalmajid Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland.

One year on from the introduction of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme, there are calls for Ireland to introduce a universal and unconditional Basic Income for all   John Baker, Co-Author and Steering Group Member of Basic Income Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

According to the Restaurant Association Of Ireland, 140 cafes and food businesses closed in the past 4 months. And many more are planning to close after Christmas. Petal Cafe, in Castlepollard County Westmeath, closed its doors for the final time.  Since she spoke to the Irish Independent owner Elaine Guinan has been swamped with wellwishers and other cafes contacting her, to say they too are...

An Bord Pleanala has given approval for a second railway line between Midleton and Glounthane, Co. Cork  This project is expected to triple the frequency of trains on the line  Does Ireland need more railway lines like this?  To discuss Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Barry Kenny, Corporate Communications Manager with Iarnrod Eireann.

The sentencing hearing for Molly and Tom Martens for the manslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett continued yesterday Southern Correspondent for the Independent Ralph Reigel is in North Carolina brought us up to speed.

If you check your phone, chances are you’ll have received texts in recent weeks informing you that you owe money to AnPost, DHL, and other service providers.   These are just some of the scams that are doing the rounds and consumers are being warned to be eyes wide open about messages of this nature as we carry out online shopping over the coming weeks. With more on this , we spoke...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has backed proposals to change the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin airport.  For more on this, we heard from Padraig Ó Céidigh, Founder of Aer Lingus Regional and former Chair of Shannon Group. 

Almost no one likes to describe themselves as a “conservative” - so wrote columnist David Quinn in the Sunday Independent who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.   

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has today launched the Third National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Minister McEntee spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

All Things Considered: Is Ireland a cold house for conservatives? Ciara and Jonathan discussed this morning.

Dublin Marathon officials claim that Dublin City Council told them to find a new route next year due to traffic disruption and inconvenience to commuters   Ian O’Riordan, Irish Times Athletics Correspondent believes we should take more pride in the Dublin Marathon.

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD has announced plans to enable pharmacists to extend the validity of prescriptions from the current maximum period of six months to 12 months  Illona Duffy, Monaghan-based GP gave her reaction to Newstalk Breakfast.

An 8-year-old Irish girl, Emily Hand thought to have been murdered by Hamas is now believed to be a hostage in Gaza. Hannah McCarthy, Journalist in Israel gave us more details on this. Now, 71% of Irish people believe Israel’s response to the Hamas attack has been disproportionately severe, that’s according to The Sunday Independent’s Ireland Think’s poll. Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Eylon Levy, F...

Speed dating is making a comeback.  That's right - according to Eventbrite, three times as many speed dating events were listed in London last year than in 2021 and Irish trends are quickly following suit.   Newstalk's Sarah Madden joined the hopeful singles at just one such event taking place across the country over the weekend, and she sent us this report.

This year will mark 20 years since the first self-service checkouts were installed in Irish supermarkets and for many the experience is as tedious as ever. Our reporter Sarah Madden has been speaking to businesses shirking the technology and those benefiting from our irritation with it.  She sent us this report.

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, our reporter Sarah Madden investigates what condition Irish relationships will find themselves in, in the aftermath. 

Dublin City Council plans to increase on-street parking charges – with some areas to hit €4 an hour.   Mannix Flynn, Independent Councillor for Dublin City South-East Area gave Ciara his reaction to this.

Mosab Hassan Yousef is the disowned eldest son of the co-founder of Hamas. He spoke to Ciara and she began by asking him to tell us a little about his father and his background to how he started speaking out about Hamas.

All Things Considered: The Generation Gap Ciara gave her view this morning on the show.