Newstalk Breakfast

Ireland must shift from monitoring coastal erosion as a physical process to establishing the urgent legal and financial mechanisms required to relocate homes and infrastructure.  That’s according to new research from the University of Galway, authored by Associate Professor Dr Eugene Farrell.

Public spending is growing faster than the sustainable growth rate of the economy, according to the latest assessment by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.   To discuss the assessment findings was Niall Conroy, Senior Economist, IFAC.

Several homes across Belfast have been set on fire and a bus lit ablaze in protests after a man was charged with attempted murder following a serious incident in the north of the city on Monday night.  Speaking to Anton was Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Alex Burghart.

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Jennifer Keane, founder of paygap.ie . 

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food meet today to discuss the impacts of greenways, railways and roadways on agriculture.  The Irish Farmer’s Association has called the compulsory purchase of farmland for the development of this infrastructure as ‘fundamentally inappropriate.’  Anton discusses this further with Paul O’Brien, Chair of the IFA Infrastructure Project...

An Post is bringing back its hugely popular ‘Letter to My Future Self’ campaign after more than 40,000 people took part last year. Head of Marketing Communications at An Post, Richard Miley explains the details about the campaign.

It has been 6 months since Australia introduced its world-first social media ban for under-16s.   Dr Danielle Einstein, Sydney Based Clinical Psychologist, Researcher and Author of the Einstein Report which laid out evidence for the ban joined Anton with an update on the progress it has made. 

The US military has said it has "completed" its retaliatory strikes against Iran over the downing of an attack helicopter. The day’s developments have thrown precarity onto the truce in the Gulf, which was originally announced on the 8th of April.   We get the latest from Borzou Daragahi, Long time Foreign Correspondent and Founder of the Badlands Newsletter.

Several homes across Belfast have been set on fire and a bus lit ablaze in protests after a man was charged with attempted murder following a serious incident in the north of the city on Monday night.  Anton get the latest from James McCarthy, Political Reporter with Belfast Live and the Daily Mirror in Northern Ireland . Also Anton spoke to Deirdre Hargey, Sinn Féin...

A senior figure in the Kinahan organised crime gang has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by the Special Criminal Court. Forty-year-old Sean McGovern pleaded guilty to two counts of directing the activities of a criminal organisation during the Hutch-Kinahan feud, in which he was also shot.  We get reaction from Former Garda Commissioner, Michael O’Sullivan. 

The National Transport Authority has revealed it is spending nearly €20,000 a week on the storage of 98 electric buses that have still not been deployed to the national fleet due to a lack of charging infrastructure in Galway and Dublin depots.  We get the details from Aisling Moloney Political Reporter, Irish Independent .  

14 cardiac surgeries, including two pediatric ones, have been cancelled due to a strike by 25 perfusionists. Fórsa have said this is due to ongoing disputes over pay links between them and medical scientists.  Speaking to Anton was Linda Kelly, Fórsa National Secretary .  

Sinn Féin is introducing a motion today calling on the Government to stop the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel scheduled for later this year. To debate this further Anton was joined by Mark Ward, Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West and Alan Shatter, Former Minister of Justice and board member of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations .  

Anton was joined by Author and Travel Writer, Nicola Brady to talk about her brand-new book ‘Great Irish Road Trips’ and give us some inspiration for our summer travel. 

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Valerie Cox, Author and Journalist.

New ESRI research has revealed a sharp divide between public opinion and experts on what’s driving the obesity epidemic. While many blame personal choices, experts are pointing to the environment we live in. To discuss this more Anton was joined by Lead GP for obesity at the Irish College of General Practitioners, Dr Mick Crotty.

The cabinet set to discuss the future of the triple lock today, Mark Price, Co-Chair of the Irish Anti War Movement and founding member of the Irish Neutrality League joined Anton to discuss the importance of the triple lock.

Jurors in the trial of Jeffrey Donaldson have heard him deny claims by a woman that he raped her as a child, with the former DUP leader insisting the alleged incident “absolutely categorically did not happen”.    Our Reporter Emily Keegan brought us the latest from Newry Crown Court.

 EU foreign policy chief visits Dublin to discuss upcoming Irish Presidency and potential sanctions on Aughinish Alumina. To look ahead to the visit was Seán Defoe, Newstalk's Political Correspondent.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned parents that pillows marketed as sleeping aids for babies can cause death through suffocation or overheating.  Grainne Griffin, Director of Communications, Consumer Information and Financial Education at the CCPC explained the warning with Anton.

The head of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation in the UK has expressed concerns around smart glasses and earpieces for GCSEs and A level exams. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us the details.

Today is the deadline for the Rotunda Hospital to provide the HSE with an audit of all private work being carried out by consultants on public only contracts in the hospital. It follows revelations at an Oireachtas committee last week that this practice is continuing despite a direction it was to stop.   Anton discusses further with Joe Neville, Fine Gael TD for Kildare North.

Censuses are not just for us humans because today marks the beginning of the Great Big All-Ireland Hedgehog Count with people being asked to look around this week to try find and document hedgehogs.   Elaine O’Riordan is a researcher at the School of Natural Sciences in the University of Galway and the Lead Research on the Irish Hedgehog Survery.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to Ireland this week in what will be the first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly a decade.  We get the details of the visit with Sean Defoe, Newstalk Political Correspondent.  

More than half of Gen Z have delayed major life decisions due to their financial situation. That’s according to a new survey by Deloitte out this morning that shows how the housing and cost of living crises are shaping the lives of Irish young people.  Newstalk’s Sarah Madden has been looking into this research.