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June is Acne Awareness Month! New research finds 2 in 5 people in Ireland have suffered from acne at some point in their lives. Speaking to Shane on the show was Citrine Healthcare Sales Director, Sarah O’Leary.

The demand for New Homes is up 114% nationally compared to this time last year. So finds a new report from Daft.ie and their Chief Commercial Officer, Adam Ferguson spoke to Jonathan this morning on the show.

One of Ireland's best-loved weather forecasters is retiring today. Evelyn Cusack has worked in Met Éireann for 42 years, presented TV forecasts for 30 of those years, and has most recently been the head of forecasting at the organisation. Evelyn joined us this morning on the show.

Doctors have been warned about prescribing the Ozempic diabetes drug to treat obesity. According to reports in the Irish Times, the guidance has been made by the Medical Council, the Department of Health, the HSE, Health Products Regulatory Authority and Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Prof Francis Finucane, consultant endocrinologist at University Hospital Ga...

Dublin City Council has promised more bins and staff to tackle the litter issue on Grand Canal – after locals woke up last weekend with litter, pizza boxes, and beer scattered around the area. Mannix Flynn, Independent Dublin City Councillor painted a picture of last weekend for us.

‘Al Pacino isn’t too old to be a dad and age-gap relationships can work. Trust me, I know That is the title of an article written but Independent UK Journalist, Emma Flint, and Emma, explains why she wrote this article.

As we mentioned earlier in the show, a People Before Profit Bill to expand access to abortion services has passed to the next stage in the Dáil, after the Minister for Health lost a vote to delay its reading. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Darina Murray, Spokesperson for the Abortion Rights Campaign and also Eilis Mulroy, Spokesperson for the Pro-Life Campaign.

Ireland should become the first country in Europe to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone aged under 21. That’s the call from the Tobacco 21 Alliance. Dr Emmet O’Brien is a Consultant respiratory physician in Beaumont Hospital and Chair of the Ash Ireland Council of the Irish Heart Foundation and a spokesperson for the alliance spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The number of Garda reservists has been deliberately allowed to fall to an all-time low. So said Michael McDowell, Senator, Former Tanaiste, and Minister for Justice, in the Seanad yesterday and Micheal spoke to Shane this morning on the show.

The body of a young man has been recovered from Lough Derg in Co Clare following an incident involving a jet-ski. Páraic McMahon, Head of News & Sport at The Clare Echo, spoke to Newstalk Breakfast and explained what happened.

Business Editor Joe Lynam was joined by Jenny Melia, Executive Director - Regions & Local Enterprise, Food & Sustainability and Industrial, Life Sciences & Construction, Enterprise Ireland to discuss food innovation.

'I wish I was normal like you' - a casual comment made by a particularly slim friend of Author and journalist Hadley Freeman, when she was just 14 years old. This would be the trigger that set Hadley down a long road, battling with an eating disorder. This story she details in her new book ‘GOOD GIRLS: A Story and Study of Anorexia’. Ciara spoke to Hadley Freeman on Newstalk Breakfast this morning...

Dublin shops are suffering a shortage of feather boas due to Harry Styles playing at Slane Castle next week. Sarah Collery, the manager at FunPlace.ie in Stephen’s Green and joined us on newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The number of people reporting good general health decreased from 87% in the last census in 2016 to 83% in 2022. Should we be concerned about this trend? Dr Brendan O'Shea is a Kildare GP & Assistant Professor in Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin joined us on Newstalk Breakfast. Elsewhere, the Census data also reveals that over 70s are the biggest growing demographic in the...

From midnight tonight motorists can expect to see a jump in the cost of petrol and diesel as cuts to Government excise charges begin to reverse. Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor with The Sunday Independent spoke to Shane this morning.

Green Party Leader, Eamon Ryan continues to block plans to give gardaí powers to use facial recognition technology as part of new body camera legislation, the opposition party have stalled the body-cam bill since February. Liam Herrick. Executive Director of The Irish Council for Civil Liberties joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning.

The fabulous sunshine is set to continue into the bank holiday weekend. It got us thinking about unique ways to get out & enjoy the sunshine – and what better way than wild camping? Roisin Finlay, of Outsider Magazine joined us on Newstalk Breakfast.

We heard a lot yesterday about declining religiosity, working from home numbers and housing. But what other figures emerged from the 2022 census that you might not have heard? Evelyn Mahon, Sociologist & Fellow of Trinity College Dublin joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning.

Fine Gael will allow their TDs to cast a free vote on the People Before Profit Private Members Bill this evening. The bill recommends 10 changes to current legislation and 60 operational changes in relation to termination services and laws including the required three-day waiting period to access a termination Brid Smith, People Before Profit TD spoke to Ciara this morning.

'AI should be used to call online abuse offside’ – those are the calls from Sarah Rowe, Soccer player for Bohemians F.C and AFL player with Collingwood Football Club, Melbourne who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Internal documents reveal that a €200m budget is needed to cull 65,000 cows every year for three years to meet climate goals. Pat McCormack, President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association joined Ciara Kelly on the show this morning.

St. Vincent de Paul has published a new report today that shows that families' finances are greatly impacted by school “voluntary” charges. 87% of parents have had to cut back in order to pay for it.   Paul Crone, Director of The National Association of Principals and Deputies and Jen Hogan, author, journalist with the Irish Times and Mum of seven spoke to Shane Coleman this morning on the show.

“I polled men on how female bodies worked — the results were shocking” - That’s the title of an Irish Independent article written by Screenwriter and Host of the BASICALLY Podcast, Stefanie Preissner who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

‘Ireland is lagging behind other countries in facilitating a potentially lucrative growth in remote working.’ That is the view of John Riordan, Chairman of Grow Remote who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action will meet this morning to discuss Ireland’s future in relation to liquified natural gas and oil prospecting. Barry McMullin, from the faculty of engineering and computing at DCU joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning.