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Evan Cullen, the outgoing president of the Irish Airline Pilot’s Association has said a third terminal is needed at Dublin Airport and should be operated independently of the DAA. Padraig O Ceidigh, Former Senator, Founder of Aer Lingus Regional & Former Chair of Shannon Airport Group – do we need a third terminal?

Government not considering placing price caps on groceries. However, food retailers have provided assurances that consumers will benefit from reduced prices in situations where input costs have lowered, according to junior minister with responsibility for retail Neale Richmond. Sinn Fein's Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Louise O’Reilly and President of the Irish Farmer's Associati...

Do we need a 3rd terminal at Dublin Airport, Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.

Members of Cork County Council have agreed to write to the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan asking him to instruct Applus to apply for a two-year National Car Testing certificate for vehicles that pass the test regardless of the year of the vehicle. With more on this Shane was joined on the show by Independent Cllr John Healy – who put forward this motion and also Motoring Editor with the Sunday...

Fine Gael TDs and senators have called for an increase in what has been described as “embarrassing” legal aid fees paid to barristers and solicitors. Fine Gael Senator and Criminal Barrister, Barry Ward explained to us the extent of the issue.

A quarter of older renters expect to remain in the private rental sector for life, as they felt no other accommodation options were available to them. That’s according to new research report by charities Threshold and ALONE. Sean Moynihan, CEO of Alone told us more about the findings of this report.

Do you leave people’s texts on read? “In the digital age of communications etiquette it is apparently the most offensive thing you can do. It’s a passive aggressive sign of rejection and is mean and insensitive” So says Justine O’Mahony, Columnist with The Irish Independent who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Last night Ireland didn’t make it out of the group in the first semi final in Eurovision in Liverpool. Newstalk's Henry McKean spoke to Newstalk Breakfast about what the reaction was like on the ground.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he is “very concerned” at the number of people in arrears on their gas bills and called on suppliers to lower their prices. It comes as figures revealed almost a quarter of all household gas customers have been in arrears in paying their bills this year. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Niall Farrell, Energy Economist at the ESRI.

Is it possible to love your children but still regret becoming a parent? A recent study from Poland found that as many as 1 in 10 parents expressed regret at their decision. To discuss further Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Dr Ann-Marie Creavenof University of Limerick’s Department of Psychology.

How to Government plan to hit our housing targets, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

A New York jury has found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s, but not liable for her alleged rape. The jury awarded her $5 million in damages for her battery and defamation claims. Newstalk Breakfast spoke to US Economist and economic adviser to Donald Trump Stephen Moore who gave us his reaction to the conv...

Over 7,000 people have signed a petition in less than 24 hours, calling on the State Examinations Commission to introduce extra time for dyslexic students in Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams. Rosie Bissett, CEO of Dyslexia Association of Ireland explained why is the introduction of extra time so important?

Problems and underfunding in our planning system will cause Ireland to miss its climate targets. That was the warning in a letter from the Climate Change Advisory Council to the three leaders in government. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Marie Donnelly is the Council’s Chair.

Tonight is the night that Ireland’s Eurovision entry – Wild Youth will battle it out against 14 other nations in the first of two Eurovision Semi-Final contests this week, with the final to be held this Thursday. Is Eurovision still cool or does anyone care anymore? We asked Radio and TV Presenter & Host of the Junior Eurovision on TG4, Louise Cantillon.

Gardaí are investigating a violent attack on a prison officer by an inmate who tried to escape during a medical escort in Dublin yesterday morning. Tony Power, President of the Prison Officers’ Association joined Ciara on the show with a reaction to the incident.

“Proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill could come at ‘enormous’ cost to Irish society” That’s the stark warning from an international expert in a new report published today. Professor Tom Babor author of this report talked us through some of the key findings.

Today, Minister for Finance Micheal McGrath is set to bring a paper to Cabinet outlining his plans for “future-proofing” public finances over the coming years, with a surplus of 65bn euro over the next three years. We asked John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinty College Dublin - how could we best use this money.

On yesterday’s show, we heard from Minister Neale Richmond who was convening a meeting of supermarket representatives this Wednesday in an attempt to tackle high food prices. However, our guest says, “attempts to ‘price shame’ restaurants are hypocritical and ridiculous” while we also “do not value food enough in Ireland to pay an adequate price for it.” JP McMahon Galway Chef and Restaurateur spo...

Fewer than half of the weddings that took place in Ireland last year were in a Catholic church. New figures from the CSO show 42% or 9,376 weddings were Roman Catholic in 2022. In total, there were 22,555 opposite-sex marriages, 305 male same-sex marriages and 313 female same-sex marriages. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into the growing popularity of civil ceremonies.

Dublin City Council has confirmed the 12-hour daily ‘bus gate’ that was in place is to be extended to 24 hours a day. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Claire Byrne Green Party Councillor for Dublin Southeast Inner City.

It appears Ireland has retained its status of being a giving nation as new stats show Nine out of 10 Irish adults donated to charity last year. That’s according to new research out from the Charities Regulator and Helen Martin is their Chief Executive spoke on Newstalk Breakfast this morning. and joins us...

And just one in five women in Ireland is confident of noticing a symptom of Ovarian Cancer according to new research commissioned by the Irish Network for Gynaecological Oncology. Ovarian cancer patient, Deirdre O’Raw explained to us how she first got diagnosed.

Netflix is continuing to roll out an update that will see a crackdown on password sharing. The new rules were enforced in Spain earlier this year, which led to more than 1 million customers giving up their accounts. But how does the clampdown work and will there be ways around it? Newstalk Technology Correspondent has all the details.

The economy will take a €1.1bn hit because of a lack of hotel accommodation this summer. So warned a secret Government presented to ministers in recent days, according to the Irish Independent this morning. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Eoghan O’Mara Walsh Chief Executive at Irish Tourism Industry Confederation.