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Dublin Airport operator DAA has been given clearance to use anti-drone technology. We got more details from Declan Power, Defence and Security Expert. 

A second tier of child benefit has the potential to take more than 40,000 children out of poverty - that’s according to a report by the ESRI todaY. For more on this Anton spoke to Fergus Finlay, Irish Examiner Columnist and Former CEO of Barnardos. 

Almost 23% of 16-year-olds reported gambling for money, with rates for teenage boys being 10% higher than that of their female peers that's according to a new report from the Institute of Public Health. Speaking about the findings was Dr Helen McAvoy, their Director of Policy.

Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employmentjoined Anton to discuss a new energy support scheme for businesses impacted by the price of kerosene in 2022. 

The International Cycling and Society symposium takes place at Trinity College today and tomorrow. It is the first time the event has been held in Dublin and will be opened by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan.   The main theme of this year's conference is 'critical tensions in planning for cycling. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been meeting with some of the team involved and also met w...

New nitrate derogation limits could mean thousands of dairy farmers will be forced to reduce their herd sizes within the next four months"  President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Pat McCormack and Dr. Elaine McGoff, Head of Advocacy, An Taisce spoke to Anton this morning.

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has confirmed that two referendums are set to be held on gender equality. Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

Tánaiste, Michael Martin has refused to say if Eamon De Valera was wrong to offer condolences to Germany following the death of Adolf Hitler.   Israeli media has raised this as a historical example of Ireland being “antisemitic”  With reaction Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.

A public meeting took place in Stradbally, County Laois over the decision to accommodate Ukrainian refugees on the Electric Picnic site. Newstalk reporter, Josh Crosbie was there to capture the mood of the town and spoke with locals, councillors and volunteers.

 Minister of State with special responsibilities for Road Safety Jack Chambers discusses the Government’s response to spiking road deaths.

Burning Man festival-goers have begun their slow exodus from the campsite in the northern Nevada desert after muddy roads that left tens of thousands of people stranded for days.    County Laois man Brendon Deacy, who is a lecturer at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, was caught up in the chaos.  

Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros for day trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists to the popular Italian city.  Speaking to Jonathan was Megan Virgo, Freelance Travel writer for the Irish Daily Mail. 

Do we need more public toilets? According to the Dublin City Council website, only half of the 28 toilets are open.  Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning with more on this.

World Cup-winning Spanish Coach, Jorge Vilda has been sacked due to controversy following the Luis Rubiales kiss.   With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Alex Ibaceta Dazns Women’s Football Reporter.

A new masterplan for the Cliffs of Moher aims to deliver €36m in annual revenues but the strategy highlights safety risks from people seeking 'Instagram worthy' photos on the unstable cliff edges.    Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Joe Garrihy, a local Fine Gael Councillor.

Over 25% of primary school-aged children and 40% in secondary school face cyberbullying with Girls more likely to be victimised online than boys- that’s according to new research from - CyberSafeKids/ Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast about the findings of this report was CyberSafeKids CEO & Co-Founder Alex Cooney. Also explaining how big the issue is in schools was Dr Barry O’Leary, Principal of...

The National Ploughing Association has defended hiking ‘at the gate' ticket prices for this month’s National Ploughing Championships to €30.    Anna Marie McHugh  Assistant Managing Director of the National Ploughing Association spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Up to 750 Ukrainian refugees are to be accommodated in tents at Stradbally, County Laois, from this morning. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Eugene Quinn, National Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland.

All Things Considered: Is Rugby our favourite sport? Shane and Jonathan discussed this morning.

‘If menopause was a male issue, the retirement age would have been set at 50 decades ago’ that’s according to Loretta Dignam, CEO and founder of the menopause hub who spoke to Jonathan this morning.

The National Broadband Network has now reached 50,000 connections on their network. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Peter Hendrick, CEO of National Broadband Ireland. 

A new ESRI report that delves into Ireland’s income and living standards reveals income inequality has risen despite a strong labour market recovery.  Dr Barra Roantree, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and the lead author of the report talked us through the key findings.

Half of people have the capacity for violent crime in everyday situations.    That’s according to new research from the University of Birmingham. With reaction to this study, Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of In Search of Madness.  

On this day 25 years ago Google was released into the world. The business has changed everything from how we communicate to how we are entertained.  Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly takes a look back at the most influential moments from the company’s quarter of a century! 

Credit unions to be allowed give mortgages that rival the banks. Under new legislation, the community lenders will be given significantly greater capacity to lend to homeowners and businesses.   With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister of State at the Department of Finance.