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Families of those who have died in road traffic accidents are “kept in the shadow” of investigations by Gardaí and the coroner’s inquest system according to the Irish Road Victims Association. David Mullins, solicitor and board member of the Irish Road Victims Association joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.

The age of 70 "can be the new 50" if older people lose “highly inaccurate and out-of-date” ideas about what growing older feels like. That’s the view of Professor Ian Robertson, Co-director of Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin and author of How Confidence Works, who joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.

Banning young people from social media does not offer a realistic solution and teaching them digital literacy would be of greater benefit. TDs and Senators were told this at a meeting of the Oireachtas children’s committee by representatives of youth organisations.   Roisin O’Neill of the National Youth Council of Ireland’s Youth Advisory Group joined Anton...

Gina London, CEO of Language of Leadership, Sunday Independent Columnist, and former CNN Correspondent, brought us the latest on the turmoil in the US following gunfire at the White House correspondents' dinner.

Eanna Ní Lamha, wildlife expert, joined Anton to discuss the wonderful news that a sea turtle that’s been recovering in Kerry since Bertie Ahern was Taoiseach, is now being released.

Drug Treatment Courts should be rolled out nationwide to reduce reoffending, tackle addiction and save lives of those charged with drug offences. This is the call made by Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fáil Senator for Dublin Central and Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Drugs Committee.  

A number of massive MAGA names in the US that have hit the headlines in recent weeks for voicing their anger and disappointment over how President Donald Trump is “not sticking to his presidential campaign promises”. For more on this Anton spoke to Jennifer Ewing, Spokesperson for Republicans overseas UK and US Political Commentator.

Donald Trump said he has given a "shoot and kill" order for any boat putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has essentially closed and the US has blockaded.  However, Trump posted on Truth social overnight that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks. Anton discusses further with Sean Bell, Former Fighter pilot and now Military Analyst and Co-H...

Members of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee have expressed concern over the delivery of a €270 million contactless transport ticketing system by IT Contractor Indra.  Indra are also developing Irish Rail’s train traffic management system, which was described at the committee as a ‘slowly developing shambles.’  Joining Anton to discuss these concerns is Brian Caulfield, Professor o...

79 websites have been found to have promoted botox and other prescription-only medicines, violating the Advertising Standard Authority’s code of standards. For more on this Anton spoke to Professor Nikki Ralph, Consultant Dermatologist in Institute of Dermatologists and Photobiology. 

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 Valerie Cox Author and Journalist. 

With hot weather finally here, many of us will be firing up our barbecues for the first time after the long winter!  But do we all remember how to do so safely? All to ask Trish Twohig  Director of food safety at Safefood.    

Retailers across Ireland are being encouraged to take the final step in fully eliminating banned single-use plastic items for sale and supply.  MyWaste is today launching a new national awareness campaign on the issue, and joining Anton was the Campaign Spokesperson Will Mitchell .  

Half of cyclists believe roads are becoming increasingly dangerous, according to a new survey by Cycling Ireland. They also found that half of cyclists experienced a collision or a serious near miss within the last 12 months.  Ciarán Cannon, President of Cycling Ireland gave his reaction to the findings.

Golf fans had a nasty shock yesterday when they discovered that match day tickets for the Ryder Cup in Adare Manor will cost €499 per day!  We get reaction to this with Ronan MacNamara, Writer at Irish Golf Magazine. 

The Government should ringfence acute hospital beds to ensure general anesthetic services are provided for children and special care dental patients across the country. That’s the call this morning from the Irish Dental Association, whose President Dr Bridget Harrington-Barry who spoke to Anton about this situation.

Iran has seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks indefinitely with no sign of peace talks restarting. So is there a clear way out of this conflict?  All to discuss with John Simpson The BBC's World Affairs Editor.

The European Union has proposed measures such as holding stockpiles of jet fuel and cutting energy taxes to navigate the Iran war-driven crisis that it said could reverberate for years.  To discuss this and further changes to rules around jet fuel production and consumption Anton spoke to Aviation and Tourism expert Anita Mendriatta.  

The European Commission has launched a series of measures designed to tackle the short and medium-term impacts of the energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. All to discuss with Barry Andrews Fianna Fail MEP for Dublin.

One in five Irish employers think incoming pay transparency rules are an unnecessary burden. That’s according to a new survey from Mason Hayes & Curran, whose Head of Employment Law and Benefits Melanie Crowley joined Anton this morning to discuss these findings.

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 Newstalk’s Own  Ciara Doherty.

The Dail heard that there are more schoolchildren progressing from the occasional use of vapes and nicotine pouches, to a reliance on them. There have been calls for a new bill to be brought in surrounding the sales of these products. Speaking to Anton was Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD and the party’s Health Spokesperson. 

President Catherine Connolly has decided not to refer the International Protection Bill to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality and has signed it into law. We get an Analysis of this first political move by President Connolly with Fionnán Sheahan Ireland Editor, Irish Independent.  

Israel and Lebanon are due to hold another round of talks in the US. It comes after Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Israeli strikes killed five people in Lebanon yesterday. Anton gets the latest on this with Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist. 

The Electricity Association of Ireland are launching a guide today they say will help you understand how much power you use, and how you can spend the least on it. So what are they advising? Anton asked Dara Lynott Chief of the Electricity Association of Ireland.