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“When it comes to Christmas gifts, I’m with Roy Keane they are only for kids” . So wrote Deirdre Reynolds in the Irish Independent. Deirdre spoke to Ciara this morning to chat all about gifts for Christmas.

Fianna Fáil TDs and senators can expect the full review into the party’s presidential election before Christmas, according to reports.  There has been significant discontent within the party over the delay in the publication of the review, and with us to discuss more is Sean Defoe, Newstalk Political Correspondent. 

An Garda Siochána has launched a public consultation on the use of body-worn cameras by its members.  Body cameras are already being trialled in five Garda stations, but should they be rolled out nationwide?  Shane discusses with Dr Elizabeth Farries, Director at UCD Centre for Digital Policy, and Dr Pat Leahy, Former Garda Assistant Commissioner for Dublin. 

Overall immigration numbers in Ireland have dropped despite a 40% increase in asylum applications last year, that’s according to according to the European Migration Network Ireland's annual review.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Keire Murphy, Author of the report and Senior Policy Officer, the European Migration Network Ireland's in the ESRI. 

It's Panto season and to tell us all about the best pantos up and down the country, is the Ballymun queen Dame Stuffy who has joined Ciara and Shane in studio.

A new report shows that Doctors at Tallaght University Hospital diagnosed 18 young people with a neurological disorder caused by inhaling nitrous oxide or “laughing gas”. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this was Hugh Kearney, Consultant Neurologist St James hospital and Trinity College earlier.

Around 8,000 homes, farms and businesses across the country remain without power following Storm Bram. We get the latest on this with Matthew Martin, Meteorologist with Met Eireann  and Graeme McQueen, DAA Media Relations Manager.

Millions of children and teenagers in Australia have begun losing access to their social media accounts after a world-first ban has come into effect, blocking online access for users under 16. Dr Danielle Einstein, the Sydney-based clinical psychologist who laid out the evidence for the ban in the Einstein Report and in her latest co-authored book Raising Anxiety spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Three-year extension of nitrates derogation granted. Shane and Ciara discussed this decision this morning.

US President Donald Trump criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine.    Zelensky said Ukrainian and European elements of the peace plan were now more developed and that Kyiv was ready to present them to the US. Emmanuelle Chaze, Ukraine correspondent for Radio France Internationale and France24 brought us the latest on this.

A new report from the National Cancer Registry Ireland has found the Covid pandemic did not have a lasting impact on cancer diagnoses or deaths. To discuss this further was Professor Deirdre Murray, Director of The National Cancer Registry Ireland .

Thousands of homes remain without power and towns across the country continue to battle flooding in the wake of Storm Bram. We get an update from Cork with Jamie O’Hara, Newstalk reporter. From Louth with Conor Hughes, owner of Beat It Music on Blackrock’s Main Street and with an update on the situation this morning with Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.

Now a new report is out from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, which outlines an increase in the cost of building new apartments. It also suggested that first time buyers would require a first time buyers would require a combined salary ranging between 84,000 euros and 129,000 EURO to purchase an apartment.    We are joined now by one of the   co-authors of the report...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland are calling on the Government to clarify its plans to introduce a digital wallet to verify the age and identity of social media users   We discuss further with Joe O’Brien, Executive Director of ICCL .  

The entire country has now been placed under a status orange weather as storm Bram is to bring gale force winds today. The warning will remain valid until 3pm.  We get the latest updates with Matthew Martin from Met Eireann and also Keith Leonard, Director of Fire and Emergency Management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government .

Half of teachers who reported experiencing burnout cited unrealistic parental expectations as a contributing factor. But do parents really demand too much from teachers?  For more on this, we heard from Anthony Quinn, TUI President .  

Today marks the launch of An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge, Ireland’s first “monolingual” dictionary.  The book, which is also available online, will offer a deeper explanation of the meaning of different Irish words, rather than offering its English translation.   With us to explain the significance of this is Patricia Nic Eoin from All About Irish .  

Councillors in Naas Municipal District will today vote on a proposal to suspend pay parking in some areas of the town from December 15th through to the end of the year. Several towns across Ireland, including Castlebar, Tralee and Newry have introduced similar measures for the festive season.   Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast to discuss was Bill Clear, Independent Ireland Councillor for Naas A...

A status Orange wind warning has just come into place for a number of southern counties with more to come under a orange warning later in the morning. A status yellow wind warning is in place for the whole country     Joining Shane to explain what we can expect from Storm Bram today is Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather. 

Almost 30 years after mobile phone use became commonplace, non-existent coverage or dropped calls still dominates large swathes of the country – so says Fine Gael Senator Mark Duffy.  

Netflix recently announced it had reached a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s TV, film studios and streaming division for $72bn (€62bn).  But what does it mean for consumers?   All to discuss with Adrian Weckler Technology Editor with the Irish Independent . 

Communities around the country are left with far fewer GPs than others despite rising demand. That’s according to figures obtained by The Sunday Times revealing a widening postcode lottery in general practice.   All to discuss with Dr Deirdre Collins, Chair of the board of the Irish College of GPs, and GP In Kilcullen Co. Kildare.

Should we be cautious about building more roads to ease congestion? That’s the suggestion from Trinity Professor Brian Caulfield, who warned that traffic modelling features a concept known as “induced demand”. 

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation into the deaths of Tadhg Farrell and his 60-year-old grandaunt, Mary Holt in a fire at a house in Co Offaly on Saturday evening.     A second woman was seriously injured and is receiving treatment at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore.  Shane spoke to the Minister for Justice,  Jim...

“Continuing to build more roads to alleviate congestion, is precisely the kind of failed thinking that has resulted in our capital becoming the 10th most congested city in the world”   So says Brian Caulfield Professor in transportation at the Centre for Transport Research at Trinity College Dublin in the Irish times today. Brian spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.