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Over 33,000 new residential address points were recorded over the past year, while the national vacancy and dereliction rates have both fallen since 2024.  That’s according to a new report from GeoDirectory.  So how positive is this news, and is it likely to have an impact on house prices? All to discuss with Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage Brokers.

The Wizard of Oz is being reimagined and shown in the billion dollar Sphere venue in Las Vegas. It's a merging of classic cinema and new AI technology  To tell us all about it was Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.

All this week on Newstalk Breakfast, we are taking on a new challenge, with Irish week. To begin today,we were joined on the show this morning Patricia Nic Eoin, from All About Irish to gain some insight into where to begin when brushing up on our Cúpla Focal.  

Up to 40,000 children under the age of three are currently on creche waiting lists. We discuss this huge number with Elaine Dunne, Chair of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers.

All this week Newstalk Breakfast are taking on a new challenge, with Irish week with many people unable to speak the language, what is the issue? Ciara and Shane discussed. 

Market rents rose by an average of 1.6% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie, which marks the eighteenth consecutive quarter of rising rents.   Ronan Lyons Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin and author of the report explain the findings.

Effective, aesthetically pleasing and relatively affordable. These are just some of the descriptions used across social media for Korean skincare. But how effective is it really and should you buy into this trend?  We discuss with Professor Nikki Ralph, Consultant Dermatologist in Institute of Dermatologists.   

There should be a 10 per cent reduction in excise duty on alcohol in the next Budget, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.  It comes following research commissioned by the group that found Irish consumers pay 11 times more excise duty on beer than Germans and 80 times more excise on wine than French people.  Speaking to Ciara to discuss was Donall O’Keeffe, Secretary of the...

Accidents involving e-scooters are becoming more common and more serious.  That’s the warning message being sounded by Dr Raymond Carson, Consultant in rehabilitation medicine at the National Rehabilitation University Hospital in Dún Laoghaire and Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.  

The majority of Ireland’s beaches have attained ‘clean’ status, in today’s annual survey of coasts and inland waterways by Irish Business Against Litter, which represents a 50% improvement on last year’s result. Speaking to Ciara was Conor Horgan, spokesperson for Irish Business Against Litter. 

Beauty influencers can be “just as toxic as Andrew Tate”. That’s according to consultant psychiatrist at Dublin’s Mater Hospital Professor Mathew Sadlier who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

It may be August, but that hasn’t stopped Brown Thomas from opening their much-anticipated Christmas Shop.  This begs the question: how early is too early to get in the Christmas spirit? All to chat with Deirdre Reynolds, Sunday World Columnist.

Erik Menendez has been denied parole after making his bid for freedom before California's parole board.  We get the latest on this with Harriet Alexander, Features writer with The Daily Mail based in New York.

Leaving cert results come out today. Jonathan and Ciara discusses the leaving cert exams and memories of getting results.

It’s a huge day for almost 60 thousand students as they nervously await their Leaving Cert Results. We speak to Minister for Education Helen McEntee.

An English tourist has been hospitalised with serious head injuries after being attacked in the Temple Bar area of Dublin City centre. This is the latest of a series of violent and antisocial incidents in the capital.  Is Dublin’s safety deteriorating? We asked Aodhán Ó Ríordán, Labour MEP and Dublin Spokesperson.

A Virgin Media News poll has revealed that, if Bertie Ahern were to join the race for the Áras, a majority of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party would back him. Could he be one to watch in this Presidential campaign? All to discuss with Gavan Reilly, Political Correspondent for Virgin Media News.

Dental patients should be given a tax break on a range of preventative and rehabilitative treatments. That’s the call from the Irish Dental Association, whose CEO Fintan Hourihan spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

More than 60,000 students are set to receive their Leaving Certificate results today,  To run through the breakdown of the results we are joined Gemma Lawlor, Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow .  

Gardaí have identified at least 20 victims who were scammed into buying fake tickets for the sold-out Electric Picnic festival. Also almost 100 Facebook pages have posted more than 50,000 ads on the site falsely presenting themselves as legitimate Irish stores.  That’s according to a new report from the Journal Investigates. How do you sport truth from scam when it comes to online scams....

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Grant Harrold, former Butler to Princes Charles, William and Harry to discuss his new book. 'The Royal Butler: My remarkable life of royal service'  which hits the shelves next Thursday.

 Israel has entered the first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City after a clash with Hamas and already has a hold on the outskirts of the city. That’s according to an Israeli military spokesman. With the latest on this we heard from Mark Weiss, Israel Correspondent with The Irish Times .  

The Government will introduce new fines for drone operators that don’t adhere to noise, privacy and flightpath regulations, according to a new framework document on the future of drones and drone delivery in Ireland.  To discuss all this and more was Bobby Healy CEO of Manna Drones .

The Department of Health has today announced the details of a new Immunisation Programme for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (or RSV), which will run throughout this coming winter.   We get all the details from Ellen Crushell, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health.

Are you wondering how you can get your kids away from the tablet and instill a love of reading?  Well, children’s author Julie Kennedy Fogarty has the answers.