Newstalk Breakfast

The Irish Road Haulage Association have warned that they will have no choice but to mount rolling protests in the coming days due to the rising price of fuel. Joining Anton was Ger Hyland, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association .  

It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Pat Leahy, Irish Times Political Editor.

If parents were really honest with themselves, they’d admit they don’t like playing with their kids. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing. That’s according to Kirsty Ketley, Parenting consultant and freelance writer. 

The current system of allocating home care providers is inefficient and rewards speed rather than suitability. That’s according to Home & Community Care Ireland, and joining Anton to discuss this further was its CEO Joseph Musgrave .  

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as the new supreme leader of Iran, according to Iranian state media.  We get the latest with Borzou Daragahi, Iranian Journalist and Analyst as the war enters its 10th day.

Housing Minister James Browne has said the Government will “liberalise” existing rules around one-off homes in rural Ireland, in an interview with the Sunday Independent. Anton discusses this further with Brendan O’Sullivan,  Chartered planner and Senior Lecturer in Dept of Planning at UCC.

71 per cent of people fear modern cars with more in-built screens and tech are leading to more driver distraction, according to the latest poll by the Sunday Independent and Ireland Thinks. Speaking to Anton this morning was Shane O'Donoghue, Editor with completecar.ie.

Male workers expect a salary of €64,000 when they apply for a job, compared with €53,000 for women, according to new research from IrishJobs.ie. To discuss these research findings we heard from Emma Howard, Economist with Technological University Dublin. 

Only 57pc of people are paying traditional providers like Sky and Virgin Media. This is compared with 70pc three years ago according to a ComReg survey of 3,000 adults.  Adrian Weckler Technology editor Irish Independent has written about this today and joined Anton to discuss further.

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke later today will meet energy industry representatives and suppliers over allegations of price-gouging One of those representatives is Kevin McPartland, Chief Executive of Fuels for Ireland and Kevin spoke to Anton ahead of this meeting.

It has now been seven days since the US and Israel launched new missile attacks on Iran. With the death toll on the ground rising and Western countries grappling to repatriate people home, uncertainty on the future course of hostilities remains.   For an update on this Anton spoke to Hooshang Amirahmadi, F ounder founder of the American Iranian Council and former Iranian presidential Can...

It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Owen Reidy General Sec of the ICTU  

Dublin City Council is “effectively playing whack-a-mole with lockboxes while thousands of homes are being taken out of long-term use.” That’s the view of Conor Reddy People before Profit Councillor for Ballymun-Finglas who explain why to Anton this morning.

Food suggestions are all well and good and mostly harmless, but when they shift into health-related claims, real risks can appear.   As the internet is able of producing one opinion and its opposite, Gail Caroll Director of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Building at the Food Safety Authority Ireland warns that some words may be too good to be true.

Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has introduced a bill aiming to protect people’s right to have their Irish names and addresses recorded correctly with fadas. Speaking to Anton this morning was Cathal Wogan, Spokesperson for “I am not a typo” Campaign .  

Trump responds to Iranian claims that ground invasion would be 'big disaster'. We get the latest as the Iran war enters its 7th day with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian .   

Lies are a fact of life and getting ever more common, but how can you spot them? All to chat about with Dr Kirsty King, Forensic linguist and author of 'The Language of Lies' which is out today .  

Yesterday in the High Court, Mr Justice Brian Cregan ordered that Enoch Burkes’ mother, Martine and Sister Ammi are to be arrested and committed to prison for contempt of court for a period of two weeks.   But what will their detention look like and why is it different to Enoch? Joining Anton to explain why was Former Mountjoy Governor John Lonergan .  

Speaking to Anton this morning John Simpson the BBC World Affairs Editor on the crisis in the Middle East.

A primary school in Celbridge, Co Kildare is to close from today after “a number of fire safety and building compliance issues” requiring urgent attention were identified. Parents of the approximately 400 pupils at St Patrick’s Primary School on Hazelhatch Road were informed by the board of management yesterday.  Michelle McDonagh, who’s two children attend the national school spoke to A...

There were tears of emotion as 384 passengers arrived home from Dubai last night.  Emirates Flight EK 163 touched down at Dublin Airport at 10.45pm, and our reporter Henry McKean spoke to some of the passengers about what they experienced. But what happens next for the thousands of other Irish citizens still stranded in the region? Anton asked Neale Richmond, Minister of State with...

St Patrick’s Day is around the corner, and with that, you’ll probably see a lot more green. But some decorations for Paddy’s Day are less inspiring and more insulting, according to John Crotty, Historian and author of “The Irish Tricolour”.

It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Mary Hanafin Barrister and Former FF Minister.

A new report was published by the Catholic bishops that indicates despite all the social change and the money Ireland is still one of most religious countries in western Europe.   But it also showed that among Irish 16- to 29-year-old 42 per cent said they had no religion. So are we really still a religious society or has our faith fallen by the way side?  Anton asked , Pa...

How close teachers are to the kids they teach varies significantly by the child’s social class. That’s according to new research published this morning by the ESRI.  Research Professor at ESRI and Co-Author of the report Emer Smyth explained the findings with Anton.