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“Women’s pain is routinely disregarded by the medical community especially if you mention the ‘P’ word” Those are the words of Ellen Coyne, a Columnist with the Irish Independent speaking about women’s health. For more on this, we spoke to Dr. Marieke Bigg, Author of ‘This Won’t Hurt: How Medicine Fails Women’.

Gardaí have impounded a boat that they believe is connected to the massive drug haul seized off the coast of Donegal. Stephen Maguire, Editor of Donegal Daily gave Jonathan an update from Donegal.

The new director general of RTÉ Kevin Bakhurst has met with presenter Ryan Tubridy for a one-to-one meeting, and the pair are set to meet again in the coming weeks. So is there any way back for the embattled presenter? Speaking to Ciara on the show this morning was Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic and Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

“No, arts degrees don’t deliver quick returns on investment. They’re not supposed to” “Ireland does not owe all of its 21st-century success to its technological revolution. Instead, its technological revolution owes much to Ireland’s long and esteemed tradition in the arts” Those are the words of Finn McRedmond in today's Irish Times. We asked Dr. Irene McCormick,  lecturer in media studies  in IT...

World Cup fever is in the air as the Girls in Green get ready to do battle against the Matildas in front of 70,000 spectators in Sydney. Our reporter Elaine Smith took to the streets of Cork to get a sense of the excitement.

“Ireland has one of lowest rates of home ownership for under 40s” that’s according to a new report from the ESRI Nearly 80% of people over the age of 40 in Ireland own their own home, but that just a third of adults under the age of 40 are homeowners. Marian Finnegan, Managing Director at Sherry Fitzgerald gave her reaction to this report.

All Things Considered: We're all part of Vera's army or do they need more support? Ciara and Jonathan discussed this.

The girls in green take on Australia at around 11 am today and on the line from Australia is Minister of State for Sports Thomas Byrne. Minister Byrne spoke to Ciara live from Sydney ahead of kick off.

Equality legislation should be changed to include discrimination on the grounds of a criminal conviction. That’s the call this morning from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. But how common is discrimination against ex-offenders? Damien Quinn is the Founder of Spéire spoke to Jonathan this morning on the show.

Cocaine worth €2 million has washed up on a beach off the coast of Donegal, sparking a major search along the coastline involving Gardaí and Garda helicopters. Stephen Maguire, Editor of Donegal Daily gave Newstalk Breakfast an update on the drug find.

Broadcasting body, Comisiún Na Meán plan to further restrict online advertising of infant formula This is one of the measures proposed by the Breastfeeding Parliamentary Committee to support infant feeding choices. Pauline O’Reilly, Chair of the Green Party and Galway Senator gave her reaction.

The Irish government is investigating reports that a Russian drone was found with a “Made in Ireland” stamp Speaking in Kyiv, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he did not believe Irish companies had evaded EU sanctions but noted possible third-party involvement We asked Declan Power, Defence and Security Expert Is this a matter of concern?

‘Living above the shop’ can help solve the housing crisis – so says Business Group, Dublin Town, who argue that loosening red tape could help to create tens of thousands of residential living spaces above businesses. To discuss further Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Hugh Wallace, Director at Douglas Wallace Architects and Home of the Year.

Ireland Women's World Cup team takes on Australia tomorrow morning and excitement is well and truly in the air. Sinead O’Sullivan the older sister of midfielder Denise O’Sullivan told of their excitement on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Nightclubs and late bars will be able to avail of grants of up to €70,000 for soundproofing to combat the problem of noise in residential areas. This was among a number of measures announced by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin. In reaction to this we spoke to Ian Redmond, Shareholder with Hyde Dublin and former Owner of the Tramline Nightclub.  

All Things Considered: What will the Government announce in the budget, Ciara and Jonathan discuss.

No €1,000 tax cut for middle-income earners; Cost of filling oil tank to rise by almost €20 - these are just some of the options for changes to income tax in October’s Budget, outlined by the Tax Strategy Group Thoughts on what is being reported this morning Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Jim Stewart, Adjunct professor in Finance at Trinity College Dublin, and Jennifer Carroll McNeill, Fine Gael TD f...

TikTok ‘shoplifting challenges’ are out of control and causing havoc for businesses in Galway city centre So says Niall McNellis, Business Owner and Labour Party Councillor for Galway City who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The Republic of Ireland set to play their opening game at this year's Women's World Cup tomorrow against Australia, with kick-off at 11 o’clock in the morning. Will or should offices around the country show the match? Caroline Reidy, Human Resource Expert from the HR Suite spoke to Jonathan with her view.

Sunbeds should be banned. That’s the call from Professor Caitriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist at the Institute of Dermatologists. Gill Costello was diagnosed with terminal cancer after using sunbeds and spoke to the Irish Examiner about her story. Gill told Jonathan her story.

Former US President, Donald Trump has received a letter stating he is the target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. For more on this Ciara spoke to Larry Donnelly, University of Galway Law Lecturer and Political Columnist with The Journal.

There has been a "steady decrease” recorded in the number of enrolments in Catholic primary schools since 2018, while multi-denominational enrolments have continued to rise steadily, that’s according to statistics from The Department of Education. We get reactions to these statistics from Michael Nugent, Chair of Atheist Ireland and also Alan Hynes, Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Partne...

Ireland has become warmer and wetter in the last thirty years. That’s according to a comprehensive summary of the nation’s climate averages published this morning by Met Eireann Speaking to us this was was Barry Coonan a Meteorologist with Met Eireann and co-author of the report.

72% of Gen Z have said that singers & celebrities act as role models for them, according to new research from iReach Insights. Ella Whelan, Spiked Online Columnist joined Jonathan this morning on the show.

Ireland’s gender pay gap is among the lowest in Europe, according to new Eurostat data. This still means that for every €1 men earn in Ireland, women earn 91 cents. Sonya Lennon, Founder of the WorkEqual and the WorkEqual Campaign gave her reaction to Ciara this morning on the show.