Newstalk Breakfast

A public petition is calling for Mandatory singing of the National Anthem and raising the Irish Flag in schools . We discuss this with Máire Ní Churraoin, native Irish speaker and Irish content creator.

If you haven’t already, break out your hats and scarves as temperatures are set to plummet for the next few days. We get an insight into what we should expert from Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

The United Nations Security Council has voted in favour of a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan. Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.

Ireland may need to consider changes to asylum and immigration rules on foot of tougher changes being brought in by the British government.   That’s the warning from Minister Justice Jim O’Callaghan. This comes as coalition leaders met last night to sign off on a further tightening of migration rules, relating to the criteria for family reunifications. Ciara discusses this further Cathal...

Elephants should be completely removed from all zoos. That’s the call in a new report from advocacy group Freedom For Animals, who also argue that traditional zoos such as Dublin Zoo with “old-fashioned programmes and tiny enclosures are at risk of falling behind” modern best practice.   So are zoos still fit for purpose in the modern day? We asked Animal Advocate and Founder of Animals Behin...

Green-Schools is inviting classrooms all across Ireland to take part in the 7th annual Clean Air Week. One of main themes is ‘no idling’ as many parents drive their children to school. Ciara spoke to Sadbh O’Neill, climate and environmental researcher to discuss further.

A public consultation has opened today seeking the views of members of the public, employers and other interested parties on the right to request a remote working arrangement.  For more on this we heard from Alan Dillon Minister of State for Employment, Small Business and Retail.

A 60-year-old woman has died and her husband is in a serious condition in hospital, after they were stabbed near their home in Cork city last night.  We get latest on this with Barry Roche, Southern Correspondent with The Irish Times.  

Black Friday is just 9 days away, and new research by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission shows that influencers are swaying our purchasing decisions. All to discuss with Newstalk tech correspondent Jess Kelly.  With thanks to Renault.

There was five minutes, and 12 seconds of additional time played when Parrott poked a Liam Scales header, from a Caoimhín Kelleher hit and hope, into the Hungary net. What a moment it was! Henry McKean met Troy Parrott's friends and family at the Bridge Tavern in Portland Row after they watched Troy's hat-trick. We also spoke to the former coach of Troy Parrott from his ea...

Donald Trump has called on Republicans to vote for the release of the Epstein files. This is a major reversal from his previous position. He now says the files should be public and the republican party has nothing to hide. We discuss further with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of the Guardian.

Creches could close indefinitely until the Government keeps its promise to reduce childcare costs. That’s the warning from the Federation of Early Childhood Providers, whose chair Elaine Dunne discussed further with Ciara this morning.

We return to that tragic road crash that claimed the lives of five young people in Dundalk on Saturday night. Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte joins us from Co. Louth .

David McWilliams wrote an interesting piece over the weekend regarding why there is an anti-Americanism on the Irish left  Some of it is about foreign policy, some about ideology, but all of it raises big questions about how we see ourselves on the world stage, and how our closest economic partner sees us.   All to discuss with Law lecturer from University of Gal...

Six out of 10 couples seeking fertility treatment are trying to conceive a second child. That is according to leading fertility doctors. For more on this we heard from Dr John Waterstone Medical Director of Waterstone Clinic.

Parents should take care to keep their kids safe with their Christmas gift choices.  That’s the warning from  CyberSafeKids, as it releases its new ‘Gadget Gift Guide’. Speaking to Shane this morning was their CEO, Alex Cooney.

Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth.  The three men and two women who died were all under the age of 25 and have been named as Chloe McGee,Alan McCluskey, Dylan Commins,  Shay Duffy and Chloe Hipson. To pay tribute to the victims was Padraig McGovern, Principal of O'Fiaich College, D...

Bedtime stories are slipping away. Recent UK literacy surveys have shown a clear drop in how often young children are read to at home. All to discuss with Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin .  

Inflation is now at its highest level in a year and a half.   That’s according to the latest consumer price index from the Central Statistics Office. Will it be an expensive Christmas?  All to discuss with Sinead Ryan, Presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk and consumer columnist with the Irish Independent .  

In the past 20 years, the rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity.  That’s according to a new meta analysis of data from 96 studies published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal. Joining Shane now to discuss this further is...

How we need to tackle misinformation. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.

Met Eireann has issued a status orange weather warning for counties Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford today, with heavy rain expected to create the possibility of “significant flooding”.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Keith Leonard Director of fire and emergency management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Labour TD for Limerick Conor Sheehan told the Dáil that he would not feel comfortable as a gay man walking on the street while holding the hand of a partner in any part of the country. Conor discuss this further with Shane this morning.

People receiving unregulated Botox treatment are placing themselves at a “serious risk of harm”.  That’s the warning from the Irish Medical Council, who say that people could suffer issues including “infection, paralysis or life-threatening complications” from the injections.  All to discuss with Professor Caitriona Ryan Consultant Dermatologist at the Institute of Dermatologists.

Almost half of people say they’ve been influenced by misinformation they’ve seen online showing just how powerful false content can be in shaping opinions.   Ciara discusses this further with Author and Disinformation expert, David Robert Grimes.