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GAA Go’ is creating 'invisible barrier' for older fans according to Age Action. The ‘GAA Go’ platform has come in for criticism as 38 games will not be shown on RTÉ this year and will only be available to view on the streaming service, which requires payment. To discuss further Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Nat O’Connor, Policy Specialist with Age Action and also Liam O’Neill, former GAA President.

Concerns raised as Russian warships spotted off the Irish coast Ciara and Shane raise the question is it time to reconsider our neutrality.

Representatives of the country's major supermarkets are to gather for a special meeting of the Retail Forum this coming Wednesday. The meeting has been called over concerns about the hike in food prices. The Minister Of State with responsibility for retail business Neale Richmond has called the meeting and joined Shane this morning on the show.

The Irish Heart Foundation are calling for a higher sugar tax on energy drinks. Speaking to Shane this morning was Donal O'Shea, HSE Lead for Obesity.

Householders coming off fixed rates mortgages could be overpaying almost €16,000 in the next three years on the average mortgage if they do not make the right choice about their next move. That’s the warning from doddl.ie latest Mortgage Index. Speaking to Newstalks Breakfast this morning was Martina Hennessy managing director of Doddl.ie.

Concerns have been raised after Russian warships and auxiliary vessels gathered off the coast of Ireland last week. Their presence triggered a surveillance operation involving the Irish Naval Service and the UK’s Royal Navy. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Declan Power is a Security and Defense Analyst and a columnist with the Sunday Times who had the story in the paper yesterday.

Will you be watching the Coronation of King Charles III this weekend? Many of us will be but why does the fascination with the Royals endure in the Republic? Sarah Madden reports.

Bruce Springsteen finally hits the stage tonight in the RDS for the first of 3 gigs in the coming days. Tom McCormack, organiser of the Springsteen fans for the Dublin Concerts spoke to Newstalk Breakfast ahead of the concert this evening.

Ireland is likely to experience cooling arising from the sustained weakening of the Gulf Stream, unlike many parts of the world enduring rising temperatures due to climate change according to a new report published by the Marine Institute. Dr. Gerard McCarthy of the ICARUS climate research unit in the department of geography at Maynooth University and report co-author broke down the findings of th...

Ciara will tell us about her experience getting scammed also joining Ciara was Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly.

Mortgage interest relief will be considered as part of Budget 2024 – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. His statement followed another rate hike from the European Central Bank yesterday. But would such a move make sense? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast David Hall co-founder of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association and also John Moran is Chair of Grid Finance, a former board member of EIB, and former...

Professional cycling star Imogen Cotter has launched a new safety campaign with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Skoda Ireland, after suffering serious injuries in near-fatal road crash in Spain. Imogen spoke to Shane about her accident and also all the details on the new safety campaign.

All things considered: The race for the Late Late Show, who will be? Shane and Ciara discuss.

Dublin Airport car park charges will “hit people where it hurts” this summer, according to Fine Gael Senator, Emer Currie. Emer explained what she meant by this, and also joining the discussion on parking charges was Graeme McQueen media relations officer with the DAA

Voting for councillors and mayors took place across England yesterday in the biggest round of local elections since 2019, with the results due to be announced this evening. Former UK Government Special Advisor, Lauren McEvatt told Shane what do we know so far.

Have you ever got a notification on your phone about your screen time for the day and been disgusted with what you saw? Well, this week is ‘Screen Free Week’, a week where we are all encouraged to stop scrolling, put down the phone and engage in the real world. Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer at TU Dublin spoke to Ciara this morning on the show about 'Screen Free Week'.

A study that will be presented to government to today has found that building homes in Dublin costs up to 30% more than in Europe due to higher labour costs and added features. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this was Hugh Wallace, Director at Douglas Wallace Architects.

Dublin has ranked the worst capital in Europe for public transport tickets according to new research from Green Peace. With reaction to this research findings was Green Peace Spokesperson John Hyland.

The Government collected tax receipts of €4.4 billion in April, up 12.2 percent on the same month in 2022, the latest exchequer returns show. So, with state finances in good health, should we be spending more money? To debate we heard from Bernard Durkan, Fine Gael TD for Kildare North and member of the finance committee and budgetary oversight committee, and also Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein spokesp...

RTE One is devoting four hours of televised coverage of King Charles’ coronation in London. We asked Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD, if are they wrong to do so?

Religious faith formation should be removed from the curriculum in State-funded schools and instead, be offered on an opt-in basis outside core hours. That’s the call from David Graham, Communications Officer with Education Equality and David spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Kyiv was among a number of Ukraine cities experiencing air strikes last night which comes in the wake of an alleged assassination attempt on Russian president, Vladimir Putin, with a drone strike on the Kremlin yesterday. Speaking to Shane this morning was Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

Former US President Donald Trump landed in Ireland yesterday evening and spent the night at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg. Jack Horgan Jones, Political Reporter for The Irish Times, told Newstalk Breakfast what he expected to do today.

The Committee on Social Protection will today recommend that teenagers as young as 16 should automatically start saving for a pension, while they discuss plans to enforce an auto-enrolment pension scheme. Dr Laura Bambrick, Social Policy Officer Irish Congress Of Trade Unions told Newstalk Breakfast what she thought of this recommendation.

Former Us President Donald Trump is to touch down in Ireland today to visit his luxury hotel and golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare. Rita McInerney, Owner of Mcinerney's Shop Doonbeg told us what’s the atmosphere like in Doonbeg this morning. Liam Ryan, Public Relations Officer of the Coastal Protection Group – you're delighted to see the owner of the business coming over?