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The Road Safety Authority spends too much time and money encouraging pedestrians and cyclists to wear high-viz clothing.  That’s the view of Alan Curran, Galway City Councillor and founder of Galway Cycle Bus who spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

The government has today announced a new strategy to help get the country walking over the next four years.   With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Louise Burke the Director of Participation with Sport Ireland.

More than 9.5 billion passwords have been leaked since 2004 giving hackers access to key information.  So is your digital house in order?  Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly bring us tips and advice on staying safe online.

The Construction Industry Federation will meet with Government officials today to discuss their pre-budget recommendations for how to accelerate housing delivery.             Speaking to Shane with more on this was Hubert Fitzpatrick, Director General of the Construction Industry Federation .

 The comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse during a seven-year period at the height of his fame.  The findings come from a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4 Dispatches.     Brand strongly denies the allegations.  For more on this Ciara was joined by Suzanne Moore, Telegraph Column...

Many members of An Garda Síochana have an unconscious, or even blatant, bias against their commissioner Drew Harris because he is a northerner and a Protestant.   So wrote Columnist with The Sunday Times and Broadcaster, Alison O’Connor in the Sunday Times who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Over the past week, listeners and viewers have heard from Sean Quinn as he released his book, titled 'In My Own Words'. More than 1,000 people attended the launch of the book at the Slieve Russell Hotel last Thursday. The former billionaire once owned the Cavan Hotel.     Footage from the event shows a cheering crowd of loyal supporters of the bankrupt businessman.  We sent our...

A major tourism conference is taking place in Athlone today, featuring a distinguished line-up of speakers, including Patrick Kielty and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.    Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, Chief Executive at the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, will be unveiling a new roadmap for tourism growth at the conference and Eoghan spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

A man has been hospitalised after a stabbing at Dublin Airport yesterday afternoon. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Mairead Maguire, Reporter with the Journal and we got more details on what happened.

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

People Before Profit has drafted a bill that would force the banks to charge a maximum interest rate of 3%. This comes in response to The European Central Bank raising its interest rates for the 10th meeting in a row yesterday. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning were Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD, and Brendan Burgess, Founder of the Consumer Forum AskAboutMoney.com and ca...

Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has called on the Minister for Health to urgently convene an independent inquiry into the cause of excess deaths in the State.  This comes after it was revealed to him that the number of excess deaths for each month in the last year was higher than the average number of deaths during the three years prior to Covid-19. With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke...

 People’s behaviour at gigs has become objectively and observably worse over time, and we need a code of conduct for people attending them.  That’s according to music journalist, Simon Price who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The final countdown to Patrick Kielty’s first-ever Late Late Show begins this morning. The fourth host, of the world's longest-running chat show takes the hot seat tonight. Henry McKean went behind the scenes in RTE and met Patrick Kielty. He sent us this report. 

A status orange rain warning remains in place for Cork and Waterford until 6 p.m. this evening.  Sheila Naughton, Newstalk Multimedia reporter joined us live from Cork and also with a weather update from Joanna Donnelly, Meteorologist with Met Eireann. 

A 32-year-old woman has died after contracting botulism in Bordeaux.  Her Irish husband remains in intensive care in Paris following the outbreak which has affected a “small number” of Irish rugby fans . With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent with The Irish Examiner.

The by-gone era of boarding schools may not be so by-gone at all. That's right, modern challenges to parenting are sending more kids packing - as Ireland's boarding schools see applications surge. Newstalk's Sarah Madden has this report.

This month is National Childhood Cancer Month. Susan Mangan, Mother of Millie Mai (10-year-old childhood cancer survivor) told us all about Millie journey and how she is today.

The national energy and climate plans made by EU member states in 2019 are outdated, lack key details, and do not line up with long-term strategies.  That’s according to an analysis from the environmental nonprofit organisation Clean Air Task Force. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Oisin Coughlan, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth.

A ban on cars in several areas and the reallocation of road space to public transport services, cyclists and pedestrians will be implemented across Dublin city centre from next year. This new plan was announced yesterday by the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Dublin City Council. Newstalk Breakfast gets reaction from Janet Horner, Green Party Councillor for the North Inner City, a...

A debate has been raging online this week about whether it's ever OK to tell a woman she's "let herself go”.With more on this, we spoke to Edel Coffey, Author, and Journalist. 

All things considered: Dublin Streets set for changes: Jonathan and Shane discuss

Child Benefits should be extended to children in the international protection process. That’s the call from The Irish Refugee Council, who have today published their Budget 2024 submission. Speaking to Shane on Newstalk Breakfast was Nick Henderson their CEO.

"Ireland has recorded its highest level of vacant commercial properties since reports began 10 years ago.  The Geo Directory findings show there were nearly 30,000 vacant commercial units recorded in Quarter 2 of this year.    County Sligo had the highest vacancy rates, while County Meath had the lowest. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been looking into the figures:" 

Libya has made calls for humanitarian support as the death toll rises to over 5,000. Speaking to Jonathan this morning was Giacomo Terenzi Libya Spokesperson for the United Nations International Organisation for Migration.