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 The Irish Patients Association’s 'Flunited' campaign highlights the importance of the free nasal spray flu vaccine for children aged 2-12 years.  Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology at DCU will launch the campaign today and Christine spoke to Shane on the show.

Met Éireann has issued an Orange weather warning for Kilkenny, Wexford, and Waterford from today, with a status yellow also coming into effect for several other counties.  Speaking to Ciara this morning was Mark Bowe, Met Eireann forecaster  and also Paul Rock, Senior fire advisor with the National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management. 

The trial of four men accused of various sexual offences against a woman collapsed at the Central Criminal Court . The state submitted a request for the alleged victim to continue providing evidence via video link, it was not successful in its application and the charges were dropped.   With more on this Ciara was joined on the show by Dr Cliona Sadlier, Executive Director of the Rape Cr...

We’d never have got married had we met on a dating app so says the Former editor of You and Glamour, Jo Elvin. We ask are dating apps distorting young people's views of relationships.

 Storm Babet brought almost a month’s worth of rain to the south of the country in just over 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday and resulted in serious flooding in the region, with homes and businesses in Cork, Kerry, and Waterford impacted.    Newstalk’s Southern Reporter Jamie O Hara spent yesterday in Midleton in East Cork and brought us the latest.

Live Aid led to the patronising ‘save Africa’ industry. We don’t need a musical about it wrote Moky Makura, executive director of Africa No Filter and Moky spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

"Urgent action is needed to improve private drinking water quality” That’s the call from the EPA as they publish their Drinking Water Quality in Private Group Schemes and Small Private Supplies 2022 report   Noel Byrne, Programme Manager of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Enforcement talked Shane through the findings. 

Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant has told troops that they will soon see Gaza “from the inside”.  Joining Ciara this morning for the latest updates was Hannah McCarthy, a journalist reporting from Tel Aviv. 

Considered: Middle class sustaining the drug trade. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning on the show.

Are modern mental health ‘gurus’ doing more harm than good?    We discussed with Stella O’Malley, Psychotherapist and Author of “What Your Teen is Trying to Tell You”  

  An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joined Ciara and Shane in the studio this morning.

Calls to Rape Crisis National Helpline reach highest ever level in 2022 - That’s according to new figures released by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Annual Report   Noeline Blackwell, DRCC Chief Executive Officer spoke to Ciara this morning on the show to discuss these findings.

The army has been deployed to assist with flood relief efforts in East Cork, which has been the worst county hit by Storm Babet.   Cllr Frank O'Flynn, Cork County Mayor gave Ciara an update from the area.

Israel has said it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip after Biden's visit.  Speaking to Shane this morning was Duncan Bullivant, CEO of Henderson Risk Group, Former British Army Officer, and former UK Diplomat.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin on the Gaza Isreal conflict and latest strikes.

Hundreds feared dead at Gaza hospital as Israel denies strike, while US President Joe Biden has postponed his visit to Jordan and will only go to Israel on his Middle East trip.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Eylon Levy, Former media adviser to President of Israel Isaac Herzog, and also Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University. 

Junior Cycle exam results will be issued to students across the country today. We spoke to Carl O’Brien, Education Editor of The Irish Times.  

Trinity College Dublin kicked off Climate Action Week yes with Meat Free Monday in their catering facilities across campus.   But how sustainable is a meat-free diet?  We sppke to Jayne Buxton, Author of ‘The Great Plant-Based Con’ & Sandra Higgins, Director of GoVegan World.

The families of missing people are meeting politicians at Leinster House today. They are looking for a range of measures including greater support for families who are left behind. Priscilla Clarke is one of more than 800 people who remain missing in Ireland.     Her sister Claire Clarke Keane is one of the organisers of this meeting and joined Shane this morning on the sh...

At least 500 dead in strike on Al-Ahli Baptist hospital in Gaza, health officials say. Emily Wither, Journalist based in Tel Aviv spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Calls are being made for the government to urgently address the long waiting times for driving tests across the country.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this was Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD.   

This week, Pope Francis leads a groundbreaking Synod addressing the Church's stance on LGBT+ roles, women's ordination, and permitting married priests in clergy-scarce regions.  Fr Tony Flannery, a Redemptorist priest, faced Vatican expulsion in 2012 for his progressive views, including supporting women priests. Father Flannery spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to tell about the personal impact and...

Was President Higgins right to criticize European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen's comments on Israel? Gary Gannon, Social Democrat TD gave his view to Newstalk Breakfast.

Israel-Hamas war rages as crisis deepens in Gaza  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Sean Bell, Retired former fighter Pilot, Current Defence Consultant and Co Host of the Red Matrix Podcast and also Hadeel Qazzaz, Oxfam MENA Regional Gender Advisor based in Ramallah. 

All Things Considered: Should our President be political? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.