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As we discussed on Wednesdays show, on-pitch alcohol advertising during sports matches has been banned in Ireland since 2018. However, viewers of Ireland’s recent 6 Nations win over France will have noticed the logo of Guinness Zero Zero (0.0) on the field of play. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast earlier this week Sheila Gilheany CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland told us that she believed this was the...

Water supply to 350,000 homes and businesses in North Dublin will be temporarily cut off on Sunday to facilitate the connection of a new water pipeline Tom Cuddy, Head of Asset Operations at Uisce Eireann spoke to Ciara this morning with more details on this.

'As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & the Good Friday Agreement' is a new podcast that tells the story of the Good Friday Agreement as told by those who negotiated it and marks the first time all those involved have reunited to reflect on the negotiations in 25 years. Head to newstalk.com/goodfridayagreement.

Minister for Education, Norma Foley has announced that parents will have the right to withdraw children from the sex education curriculum – if they do not agree with the content being taught Speaking to Shane with reaction to this announcement was Alan Whelan, President of Catholic Secondary School’s Parent’s Association.

Gardaí has arrested a former GAA star who is currently at the centre of an alleged fraud scandal. With more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Amy Molloy is Public Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

The 2023 Dublin International Film Festival kicks off today! The festival’s Director, Grainne Humphreys joined Shane this morning and told him what should people expect to see and experience from this year's festival. – Grainne, what people can expect?

Ireland has a “new” working class. They are university-educated, work in tech, and earn 'good money' but have been hit by the cost-of-living crisis and can’t get on the housing ladder. To discuss further Ciara was joined by Claire Hyland, Head of The Youth Lab at Thinkhouse.

In 2023 so far, the rate of STIs has risen by 76% While Chlamydia, Genital Herpes, and Gonorrhoea remain the most common viral infections, the rate of HIV has also risen by nearly 50% year on year Dr. Derek Freedman, a Specialist in Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Health spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with his reaction to these figures.

We get an update on the shooting of an off-duty police officer in Omagh last night An off-duty police officer is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being shot in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Crime Correspondent with the Belfast Telegraph, Allison Morris

Today is Ash Wednesday within the Christian religion, which also marks the start of Lent! This was historically widely observed in Ireland, with many people giving up comfort foods and vices as an act of penance but is this tradition still practiced? Newstalk Reporter Elaine Smith took to the streets of Cork to find out and we also heard from Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer...

Scientists in Galway have released footage of a false widow spider killing and eating a pygmy shrew many times its size in England, in what is believed to be the first visual record of such an attack. Wildlife expert, Eanna Ni Lamhna told us more about this false widow attack.

New research from the University of Limerick showed that there is ‘no academic advantage’ to attending single-sex schools as levels of performance in maths, reading & science were compared between 5,000 students Dr. Darragh Flannery, Author of the report & Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Yesterday afternoon, the Government signed off on a €1.3 billion package of cost-of-living measures. Joining Shane this morning was Eamon Ryan Green Party Leader & Minister for Environment. Climate, Communications, and Transport.

On pitch alcohol advertising during sports matches has been banned in Ireland since 2018. However, eagle eyed viewers of Ireland’s recent 6 Nations win over France will have noticed the logo of Guinness Zero Zero (0.0) on the field of play. So, is the use of non-alcoholic beer advertising offering an alternative to alcohol? Or is it merely alcohol marketing by the backdoor? Joining Shane this morn...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the country is suspending its participation the in the last remaining arms control treaty between it and the United States. Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University spoke to Shane this morning and discussed how concerned should we be by this escalation.

The Government must engage in a conversation about giving Dublin teachers a special cost of living allowance to alleviate the teacher shortage in our capital according to Labour education spokesperson Aodhan Ó Ríordáin. Aodhan, how do you see this working?

Happy Pancake Tuesday! Well-known chef Clodagh Mckenna talked us through how to make the perfect pancake batter.

A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday following the devastating earthquake two weeks ago. We get the least on the situation with Concern Aid Worker Kieran McConville is at the Turkey/Syria border and also Hamza Belfedhal is the Founder of the charity group “One Body One Ummah” and is at the Turkey/Syria border.

There is an “urgent need” for the Government to adopt a “more balanced approach” to the Ukraine refugee crisis with a quarter of the State’s tourist accommodation currently unavailable. That was the warning from Fáilte Ireland at a virtual event yesterday. Speaking to Ciara with more on this was Paul Gallagher is the Manager of Buswells Hotel in Dublin.

The new €400 million cost of living package will be signed off by Cabinet today. Parents are set to receive €100 extra in child benefit, there will be a €100 extra allowance on the Back-to-School allowance and Social Welfare recipients will receive an additional €200. Jennifer Carroll McNeill, Minister of State & Fine Gael TD, and Ged Nash, Labour Party Spokesperson on Finance.

To achieve our ambitious goals for 2050, we will need to divert money away from our current spending model. That’s the view of Former Taoiseach John Bruton who joined Ciara this morning on the show.

It’s estimated that eight million Ukrainians have fled their homes from the worst-affected provinces. Some towns and cities have been under constant shelling since last February, so many people headed as far west as they could away from the Russian border – these are called IDPs: internally displaced people. Many also arrived in the capital Kyiv where the air defense systems are better, and the al...

Virgin Media TV identified an unauthorised hacking attempt on their systems in recent days which may cause disruption to programming Speaking to Ciara this morning on Newstalk Breakfast was Kevin Curran, Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that subscription offerings are coming to Instagram and Facebook. This follows the launch of Twitter Blue. But how will it work and is it worth the monthly tariff? Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly brings us the details.

The Banshees of Inisherin won four awards at last night's BAFTAs, but there was disappointment for Colin Farrell and An Cailín Ciúin. Aoife Barry, Assistant News Editor at The Journal has the latest.