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Colm Markey, Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands Northwest constituency has called for the introduction of a Culture and Media Card to be gifted to young people on their 18th birthday as part of Budget 2024.

Minister of State, Ossian Smith has signed new legislation introducing a waste recovery levy and a “landfill levy” to incentivise recycling to help Ireland meet our EU waste targets. Speaking to Ciara this morning with more on this was Tad Kirakowski, Chief Executive of Voice Ireland

Fórsa members working in clerical and administrative roles in the HSE are to commence industrial action Forsa’s National Secretary for Health and Welfare, Ashley Connelly spoke to Shane this morning on the show this morning.

“Because I said so” / Go on, give granny a hug goodbye” / “NO” - these are some of the 10 things you should never say to your child according to Dr Kalanit Ben-Ari, author of Small Steps To Great Parenting: An Essential Guide For Busy Families. Sheila O’Malley, Parenting Expert and Keynote Speaker in all aspects of wellbeing for the corporate sector gave her view on this.

An emergency meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board will take place this morning. This comes after a second breach within the PSNI was uncovered yesterday evening. Northern Editor with the Irish Times Freya McClement explained the severity of the breach and we get further reaction with DUP Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson.

Dublin City Council recently posted a survey on ideas for a city food strategy. One of the suggestions was a push for more public herb gardens – is the appetite there? Eanna Ní Lamhna, Wildlife Expert spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with her view on this.

The annual Puck Fair kicks off in Kerry today – is this event a tradition that should be cherished or animal cruelty? To debate we were joined by Laura Broxon, Spokesperson for Ireland's National Animal Rights Association, and Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD for County Kerry.

All Things Considered: A new farmers political party. Is there a need and would you support one? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.

Rents in the open market are now nearly 11% higher than they were a year ago. That’s according to the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie published this morning. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Ronan Lyons an Associate Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin and author of the report.

calls have been made to speed up Seanad voting reform legislation ahead of the next general election Tomás Heneghan, a University of Limerick graduate, achieved a landmark Supreme Court victory in March this year when he successfully challenging the constitutionality of only allowing Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and National University of Ireland (NUI) graduates to vote in Seanad elections. He’s n...

More than one in ten 45–54-year-olds have been economical with the truth about their smoking or drinking habits to get cheaper life insurance. That's according to the findings of a new survey by Peopl Insurance. Robert Whelan, Managing Director of Rockwell Finance spoke to Shane this morning and was asked if this is a common occurrence in your experience.

New research from The Irish Farmers Journal shows that 3 in 4 farmers would support a new farmers’ political party if it were to emerge. Pat McCormack, President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Turning 50 I no longer care what anyone thinks about my age says Guardian Columnist Zoe Williams who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The Dublin Horse Show kicks off today, and more than 110,000 visitors are set to descend on the RDS over the next five days. Here to give us a flavour of what to expect is Meghann Scully, Multimedia presenter with the Limerick Leader and horse racing fanatic.

Artificial Intelligence is a fast-growing phenomenon in many industries but is the Government equipped to deal with it? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital, and Company Regulation Dara Calleary.

Italy has introduced a 40% windfall tax on banks – should Ireland consider similar? To discuss Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Paul Murphy, People before Profit – Solidarity TD, and Economist Austin Hughes.

Minister of State for Transport, Jack Chambers has signalled that the Government will consider deferring the proposed increase to toll charges. In reaction to this Shane was joined on the show by Eugene Drennan, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association, and also Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist and Senior Research Office with ESRI.

There has been a major data breach involving officers and civilian staff of the PSNI as information was accidentally published in response to a Freedom of Information request. Amanda Ferguson, a Freelance Journalist in Belfast explained to Ciara what information has been released.

Ireland ranks first in the EU for the speed at which countries have adapted to remote working. That’s according to an analysis by BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland. Caroline Reidy is a HR and Employment Expert, Managing Director of the HR Suite and she gave her reaction to Ciara this morning.

A derelict 14-story Sandyford office block, left unfinished since 2008, is to be converted into apartments. Should we be converting more office blocks? To discuss Ciara spoke to Roisin Murphy, conservationist and architect should we?

Victims of domestic violence will receive their full pay if they need to take domestic violence leave – that is the announcement today. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman and the Minister explained how it will work. Good morning to you Minister, explain to us how this going to work.

All things considered - Rip off Ireland - Ciara and Shane share their views.

Nearly 8 in 10 Irish people believe walking, cycling, and using public transport more is important for cutting emissions – and 60% of us are willing to make personal changes to do this. That’s according to new research from the Department of Transport. With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Saoirse Exton, Climate Activist and Member of the UN Secretary Generals Youth Advisory Group on Clima...

“We are intent on looking out for potential signs that a child could be a victim of bullying or exclusion, but we place far less attention on identifying the children more likely to bully or exclude.” So wrote Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist who spoke to Ciara this morning.

A motorist was arrested on average every 30 minutes over the bank holiday weekend for suspected drink or drug driving with 181 arrested for the offence. Leo Leighio, Member of the Irish Road Victims Association gave his reaction to these figures.