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Government should be open to new thinking and new initiatives which will help address the current chronic housing shortage says the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Charlotte Sheridan, President of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland

More than 10 years after he quit the party, Bertie is set to make a return to Fianna Fail Conor Lenihan, Former Fianna Fail Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation brings us his reaction.

GAA fans should be allowed to purchase match tickets with cash that’s according to a new Aontú fronted Campaign For more on this Shane was joined on the show by Aontú Councillor from Cavan, Sarah O’Reilly is the founder of this campaign and also

“Old Irish values” mean we talk about everything but sex despite the fact that everyone is a sexual being to some degree.”, That’s the view of Donal Clifford, Psychotherapist and founder of the SALT Sex and Love Therapy in Cork who is seeing worrying levels of sex addiction through his work. Donal spoke to Ciara this morning.

The public accounts committee will today be hearing about the financial impact of the 2021 cyber attack on the HSE, but Ireland still needs to up its game to prevent future attacks. That’s the view of David Hickton Founding Director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security spoke to Ciara this morning.

 The death toll from, the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria continues to rise, as rescuers continue to attempt to save survivors and foreign aid pours in. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was the Turkish Ambassador to Ireland, Hakan Olcay.

40 years after the final series aired, the BBC’s Fawlty Towers is set for a reboot! John Cleese, who wrote and starred in the beloved BBC series, is set to star alongside real-life daughter Camilla Cleese in the new series. Steve Cummins Co-Founder of Zoom party.ie and Comedian gave his reaction to this news of the reboot.

The word “fake” has been painted on the 5,000-year-old granite, Lia Fáil stone on the Hill of Tara in an act of vandalism that is now under a Garda investigation. Ian Lumley, Heritage Officer at An Taisce spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The next Dáil will be the largest ever due to a significant spike in the population over the last 5 years. Ireland could have 250 TDs by the middle of the century unless there is a referendum to increase the current population limit. Odran Flynn, Political Analyst brought us more details.

The Attorney General has found that the State's legal strategy toward those charged nursing home fees was "sound, accurate, and appropriate". Sinn Fein Spokesperson for Health, David Cullinane spoke to Ciara this morning with more on this.

The Irish Times reports that there has been division over the teaching of gender identity and the use of pronouns in the updated sex education syllabus Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast were Alan Hynes, CEO of Catholic education partnership, and Dr. Siobhan O Higgins.

‘Progress in viability, affordability, vacancy, innovation, and reform.’ That’s the assessment from the newly released Housing for All update. With some reaction to this Ciara spoke to Conor Skehan, Sunday Independent Columnist and Former chair of the Housing Agency. Conor Skehan, Sunday Independent Columnist and Former chair of the Housing Agency

President Joe Biden vowed to work with Republicans at the annual State of the Union Speech to Congress last night, where he acknowledged American democracy is bruised Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Journal.ie Columnist told us more about the contents of the speech.

Overwhelmed rescuers in Turkey and Syria are still struggling to save people trapped under rubble, as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rises.

Today marks “Safer Internet Day” and Ireland's online safety charity, CyberSafeKids, has joined forces with the National Parents Council to launch its ‘Same Rules Apply’ campaign today. Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids talked us through this campaign.

Gardaí are to dramatically ramp up the practice of travelling to international airports to ensure those seeking refuge in Ireland are boarding planes with the correct travel documents. This also follows comments from Minister for Justice Simon Harris last week, that the Government is working to “accelerate” the processing of asylum applications, including the deportation of people deemed ineligibl...

More teachers are on career breaks than ever before. That’s according to figures from the Department of Education, which show a total of more than 3,000 teachers have taken a career break in the current school year. Michael Gillespie General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

New research by Newstalk shows there are cost discrepancies across the board when enquiring about tourism-related services. Multiple operators including hotels, private apartments, car rentals and tours have different prices, on host sites, depending on the location of the search. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie has been examining the figures and brings us this report.

It has been nearly 10 years since Limerick took up the mantle as Ireland’s national city of culture. But why has the programme not been revisited since then? Maria Fleming is Chair of the National Campaign for the Arts and explained why?

Thousands of people have been killed and many more injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks caused widespread destruction in Turkey and Syria yesterday. For the latest, Ciara spoke to Turkey-based Journalist, Andrew Finkel.

Sinn Fein defense spokesman John Brady TD has claimed that national security is now at risk because we are unable to police Ireland’s 200-mile exclusive economic zone in the Atlantic as a result of staffing issues. Declan Power, Defense, and Security Expert explained how worrying is this arising situation.

The Late Late Show will host a special programme tonight where Ireland’s entry for the 2023 Eurovision will be selected. Charlie McGettigan Winner of 1994 Eurovision spoke to Newstalk Breakfast ahead of the selection this evening.

New, exclusive figures obtained by Newstalk show that €80.5 million was reclaimed in social welfare overpayments last year from 115,000 individuals in the state. The Department of Social Protection received 7,792 reports of social welfare fraud 123 cases were referred to the state solicitor for prosecution last year & 66 cases were finalised in court. With reaction, we spoke to Matty McGrath, Inde...

Day 34 of 100 days of walking! Every Friday we recognise some of our great ‘100 days’ community ' by crowing a walker of the week! This Weeks Walker of the Week is Judith Chalmers from Drogheda co. Louth - She told us how she got involved.

Record homelessness, a housing crisis, and a refugee crisis are just some of the issues on Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien’s desk at the minute.  Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.