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All Things Considered: Gardaí with Tattoos. Shane and Claire discussed this morning.

UK-based charity, Action on Sugar made calls to ban cartoon characters on sugary cereal and yoghurt products swapping them for plain packaging Should Ireland do this? For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Gaye Godkin, Nutritionist.

Killarney in Co Kerry became the first town in Ireland to try and eliminate single-use coffee cups last month. Cafes and hotels have signed up to only serve takeaway drinks in reusable cups, through a deposit scheme. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie visited the tourist town to see how business owners and their customers are reacting to the new project.

Ireland needs a fundamental re-balancing of its aviation policy. That’s according to Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan. We ask should more flights move from Dublin to Shannon.

The Irish Council for International Students, Threshold, and the Union of Students of Ireland have joined forces to raise awareness of rental scams for third-level students ahead of the upcoming academic year. Laura Harmon, Executive Director of the Irish Council for International Students explained how big of a problem this is.

Do I belong here? How imposter syndrome affects more people than you'd think” That’s the title of an article in the Irish Examiner...but just how common is this phenomenon? Niamh Moynihan, Productivity coach and founder of Better Work Day explained what imposter syndrome is.

Stressed parents spend 139 hours getting their kids ready for school and a quarter are regularly late, a survey from OnePoll.com reveals With more on this Jen Hogan, Irish Times Columnist spoke to Shane and have her view on these findings.

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland have expressed their dismay at Education Minister, Norma Foley’s “failure to address” the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. Kieran Christie, General Secretary of the ASTI joined Claire this morning to discuss further.

The number of young Irish adults still living with parents almost doubles in a decade – but women are quicker to leave home than men according to new data from Eurostat. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Gill Hines, Education and Parenting Consultant and Author of “Later! A Guide To Parenting A Young Adult”.

25 years ago 29 people lost their lives in the Omagh bombing, it was one of the worst single atrocities in the trouble. Bertie Ahern was Taoiseach at the time and he joined Shane this morning on the show.

All Things Considered: Adult kids at home. Shane and Claire discussed this morning.

Derry girls creator Lisa McGee has expressed her frustration at her identity being dismissed as “not properly Irish” because she hails from Northern Ireland and not the Republic. Emma de Souza, Writer & Political Commentator gave her reaction to this.

Former President Donald Trump was indicted last night by a grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia David Smith Washington reporter with The Guardian talked us through what these charges refer to.

The story of the Omagh bomb is “entering a new phase” 25 years on, with a public inquiry on the horizon that’s the view of Michael Gallagher, father of one of the victims who joined Shane this morning on the show.

Third-level students are set to see a reduction of €1,000 in their college fees as part of Budget 2024 Dr Joseph Ryan, CEO of The Technological Higher Education Association gave his reaction to this news.

As the summer season draws to a close and teenagers come home from the Gaeltacht - should the Irish Language summer colleges be state funded? Speaking to Shane this morning was Julian De Spainn, General Secretary of Conradh Na Gaeilge.

Regulators in California have given the green light to driverless taxis in San Francisco. While it will increase the supply of cars available to customers, emergency responders and those working in the taxi industry have expressed concerns. Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly joins brought us the details.

All Things Considered: Women's sport attendances was up for discussion with Shane and listeners this morning.

Violence on the streets of Dublin is becoming a regular occurrence so what needs to be done to put an end to it? Sinn Fein TD, Louise O’Reilly and Former Garda Sargeant Christy Galligan spoke to Shane this morning.

Ahead of the new Electoral Commission’s report on August 30th - Odran Flynn, Political Analyst predicts the introduction of 20 extra TDs bringing the total number in Dáil Eireann to 180

Wildfires in Hawaii have become the deadliest in modern US history, with at least 93 people now confirmed dead. Holly Honderich, BBC Senior reporter in Maui gave Shane an update on the devastation.

Soaring temperatures across southern Europe could prompt a lasting shift in tourist habits, with more travellers choosing cooler destinations like Ireland and Nordic countries, tourism bodies and experts predict. For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Joan Scales, Journalist, and Travel Writer.

A total of 53 bodies have been recovered so far in Maui, Hawaii, as a result of a number of wildfires that have yet to be contained on the island Authorities have said the death toll is expected to rise, with roughly 1000 people still missing. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Declan Kelly who is in Maui and was evacuated.

“Eating like it’s the 1970s showed me the madness of our modern diet” So wrote Liz Hoggard, Freelance Feature Writer for The Telegraph who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD today announced the opening of registrations for GP visit cards for children aged 6 and 7 – but what impact will this have on general practice? Denis McCauley, Member of the GP sub-Committee of the Irish Medical Organisation spoke to Newstalk Breakfast which his reaction to this new incentive.