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Electricity supplier Pinergy has become the first energy provider in Ireland to reduce its electricity prices since 2020. We asked David Kerr, CEO of Bonkers.ie, will others energy suppliers follow suit?

The eviction ban is set to end next month but Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Housing, Eoin Ó Broin has called on the government to extend the ban until the end of the year. But should it be extended? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson for Housing, and also Cathal Crowe, Fianna Fáil TD for Clare.

An unidentified body has been found in the search for missing woman Nicola Bulley in Lancashire Enda Brady, London Journalist gave Johnathan Healy the latest on this.

Menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, reproductive health & cosmetics are among the factors that contribute to the cost of being a woman being up to €12,000 extra year in Ireland That’s according to an article written by Joyce Fegan, Columnist with The Irish Examiner and Joyce spoke to Ciara this morning.

According to new research from the ESRI, 1 in 10 children aged 9 are living in unsuitable housing & in homes that their parents can’t afford to keep warm A further 19% were living in areas that parents deemed to have higher levels of disorder such as vandalism, litter, and antisocial behaviour Dr. James Lawrence, Senior Researcher Officer with the ESRI joined us to discuss the findings.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been forced to “pause” the Northern Ireland protocol deal amid a backlash from senior Tories and unionists. Suzanne Lynch the Chief Brussels correspondent with Politico Europe gave Ciara more details on this.

This Weeks Walker of the Week Wendy Dowling is from Glasnevin, Dublin. She told Newstalk Breakfast why she got involved...

Yesterday morning, we heard from Professor Donal O'Shea, who voiced his opposition to plans to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to register as their chosen gender without parental consent, However are his fears well founded? Ciara was joined by the CEO of TENI, Tina Kolos Orban to discuss the matter

Britain and the European Union are said to be on the cusp of a brokering a deal to resolve the contested post-Brexit arrangements. Political reporter with BBC Northern Ireland, Jayne McCormack, Chief Brussels correspondent with Politico Europe, Suzanne Lynch and DUP Brexit Spokesperson Sammy Wilson gave their reaction to Newstalk Breakfast

  Regional inequality in Ireland is now at its highest level since records began. That’s according to new CSO statistics published yesterday. John Moran is a Member of the Limerick Economic Forum and a Former Board Member of the European Investment Bank and he spoke with Ciara about the urban rural divide.

Cathal Martin was 6 years old when he died of a rare crucial enzyme deficiency. His brother Ciaran was diagnosed with the same disorder but due to treatment is now healthy. Their parents are now hoping for the HSE to sanction a treatment to benefit other children with the condition in Ireland. Their father, Les Martin spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

New laws which would see health warnings on alcohol will go ahead as planned. This is despite concerns that the use of the warnings could be incompatible with EU law. Head of Coldiretti’s EU office in Brussels, Paolo Di Stefano spoke to Shane this morning about the developments and concerns of such a move.

The newly formed IrelandForAll coalition will be holding a large-scale solidarity march in Dublin tomorrow, adding that there is no place for violent extremism in Irish society. Member of the newly established group and People Before Profit TD Brid Smith discussed the event with Ciara.  

The migrant crisis could mean that Ireland’s flirtation with liberalism may be coming to an end. That’s the view of Ronan McCrea Professor of Constitutional and European Law at University College London who argues all of the mainstream parties have avoided making migration a topic of discussion but the ongoing crisis could force their hand. Ronan joined Newstalk Breakfast to explain.

Ministers need to listen to doctors and not allow teenagers to self-declare their gender without parental consent. That's according to Professor Donal O’Shea, a consultant endocrinologist with the National Gender Service in Loughlinstown who talked with Ciara this morning.

Tensions are growing in the government over a delay in publishing a review on abortion laws. Green Party chair Pauline O'Reilly discuss the consequences with Shane.

With RTE publishing the list of their top ten earners, yesterday, we discuss if these high wages are justified. Columnist at the Business Post and Former Group Commercial Director of RTE, Willie O’Reilly, discussed this with Ciara.

The transport watchdog has received 229 complaints about taxis not accepting card payments since they became compulsory. Jim Waldron, spokesperson for the National Private Hire & Taxi Association spoke to Shane about this

New data from the CSO shows that in the majority of sexual and assault offences, the reported suspect is known to the victim. CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell discussed the findings with Shane.

The Dublin Airport Authority has warned it will not be able to afford extra staff needed to deal with security queues prompting concerns of considerable delays at the airport this coming summer. Editor of Air and Travel Magazine, Eoghan Corry joined Ciara to discuss.

90-year-old Actress Sheila Flitton from the Banshees of Inisherin, will be attending the opening of ‘Dementia Café and Tranquillity Garden in Ringsend, which is being launched later today. Sheila spoke to Shane and Ciara about her career and the new ‘Dementia Café.

Fee-charging schools do not greatly enhance a student’s chance of getting into a high point, that’s according to a study by the UCD School of Psychology Barbara Ennis, Principal of Alexandra College, Dublin spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

The Government’s move to abruptly shut down a scheme providing “golden” visas for millionaire immigrants from today onwards, came after a warning that a phased closure could prompt a flood of last-minute applications. To discuss this further Ciara spoke to Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy David Hall CEO of Icare Housing.

Insurance companies have been accused of “taking motorists for a ride” by increasing premiums despite the huge fall in the cost for insurers of settling claims Director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform Peter Boland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Ireland’s National Aviation Policy will be up for discussion at the Oireachtas today. But do we have too many airports in Ireland? To discuss Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Padraig Ó Ceide, Founder of Aer Lingus Regional & Former Chair of Shannon Group, and Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU.