Newstalk Breakfast

“Restaurant menus are ruining eating out, they’re supposed to seduce you, not humiliate you” that’s according to one food writer Kate NG from The Independent UK    For some reaction on this, we spoke to Gary O’Hanlon, Executive Chef at the Condor in France.

The sentencing hearing of Molly Martens and her father continued yesterday.  Brian Carroll is a Journalist covering the trial. Brian told Newstalk Breakfast what new developments were revealed yesterday.  

We hear about a new tool that lets you check the local air quality days in advance! Speaking to Ciara this morning was Patrick Kenny Senior Scientific Officer with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Taxpayers have been urged to seek refunds they are owed from Revenue after it emerged that thousands have overpaid tax.  To explain Ciara spoke to Denis Eustace, Broker and Personal finance advisor with Progressive Financial Services.

Gardaí are awaiting a decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions on whether or not the former swimming coach George Gibney is to face historical sexual abuse charges.  With more on this, Ciara was joined by Irish Times reporter Jack Power. 

Loose Women Presenter, Colleen Nolan has opened up about how she feels ‘redundant’ since her children have flown the nest   So, what is empty nest syndrome?  To explain Ciara was joined on the show this morning by Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin.

Avichai Brodutch returned home on October 7th to find his wife and three young children had been kidnapped by Hamas. Avichai spoke to Ciara this morning. Also, Gaza’s only cancer treatment hospital was forced to shut down after running out of fuel yesterday, Faris Al-Jawaid, Médecins Sans Frontières Communications Manager for Palestine brought us the latest details.

Tonight and tomorrow night will see the return of ‘Dublin by Night Fest’, which celebrates the city center after dark.  Ian Redmond, of Hyde Grafton Street, Ohana Tiki Bar on Harcourt Street, Dublin, and former Owner of Tramline Nightclub explained what more needs to be done to retain this vibrancy in the city centre.

The gap between Ireland’s most disadvantaged areas and the national average has increased.  That’s according to the 2022 Pobal HP Deprivation Index launched today.  Anna Shakespeare CEO of Pobal brought Ciara the details of the findings.

Very few young employees in Ireland are on a sub-minimum youth rate that’s according to new research out today from the ESRI   Speaking to Ciara this morning was Marie Sherlock, Labour Party Senator and Spokesperson on Employment.

With almost 90% of Irish schools under Catholic Patronage teacher training courses have been advising students to take the CRS, a certificate in religious studies to boost their chances of getting employed.   Simon Lewis, Primary school principal and host of If I Were the Minister for Education Podcast & Alan Hynes, CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership.

Two million households are set to benefit from electricity and gas price cuts from today.   For more on what savings households can expect David Kerr, Founder & CEO of Bonkers.ie .

Thomas Martens and his daughter Molly Martens Corbett have accepted responsibility for killing Limerick man Jason Corbett in his home in North Carolina in August 2015.     Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent Ralph Reigel is in North Carolina for the hearing and Ralph spoke to Ciara this morning.

The Israel Defence Forces have claimed responsibility for the strike on the Jabaliya Refugee Camp in Gaza, claiming they were targeting a Hamas Commander. Speaking to Shane this morning was Bel Trew, International Correspondent for the Independent in Tel Aviv and Bushra Khalid, Oxfam Policy Leader in Jerusalem.

Marriage is not now and never has been designed with women’s happiness in mind.  So wrote Clementine Ford in her new book “I Don’t” which encourages women to steer clear of tying the knot.

Was Halloween night a horror show for the fire brigade? Greg O’Dywer, Assistant Chief Fire Officer with Dublin Fire Brigade told Shane how Halloween night went for them.

Newry town centre is completely flooded and a bridge in north Co Louth has partially collapsed due to flooding, as two separate rain warnings have been issued by Met Éireann and the Met Office.  Mark Bowe, Meteorologist from Met Eireann told us what we could expect, and also joining Newstalk Breakfast was Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of State with Responsibility for the Office of Public Works.

'The war on drugs has failed’ - that is the view of Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group. Sir Richard Branson joined Ciara Kelly on Newstalk Breakfast to discuss...

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the band announced the release of their "last song".    Broadcaster Dave Fanning, explained how this is a a huge moment for any Beatles fan.

More than a third of young people aged 13 to 16 have said they currently vape and never smoked before starting, that’s according to new research commissioned by Foróige Sligo.   Dr Garrett McGovern GP specialising in addiction medicine and Medical Director of Priority Medical Clinic, Dundrum joined Shane this morning with a reaction to this research.

All Things Considered: "Is cycling unsafe? Shane and Ciara discuss.

EU leaders have agreed to call for "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to get urgently needed aid into Gaza, after meeting at a summit in Brussels last night  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Hannah McCarthy, Freelance Journalist in the Middle East and also Senior Security lecturer at the University of Bath, former NATO analyst and army officer Patrick Bury.

  A new study reveals that anger and shouting at your kids as a form of discipline can be as damaging as smacking.  Jessica Bondy, Founder of “Words Matter” the world’s first charity focusing on childhood verbal abuse by adults gave her view on these findings.

The Cliffs of Moher Experience received multiple complaints this year with one person saying they felt "scammed" by steep parking fees, With more on this Ciara spoke to Shane Talty, Fianna Fail Clare Cllr.

A Garda investigation is underway to identify members of the force who produced “malicious” and harassing WhatsApp messages about their female colleagues.   Mairead Maguire, a Reporter with the Journal brought us the details.