Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he will bring a memo to Government next week on the Occupied Territories Bill to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements. Tánaiste Simon Harris joined Ciara this morning on the show.

The names of some new developments are too boring, so say many Dublin City councillors who want to see more character in Dublin’s streets and buildings.  We discuss this further with Cat O’Driscoll, Dublin City Councillor with the Social Democrats.   

A Deloitte survey has found that most Gen Z workers in Ireland are living pay cheque to pay cheque, highlighting growing financial strain among young employees. But is that what's really affecting how happy they are at work? We asked Vipin Tanwar, Human Capital Consulting Director at Deloitte.

Two Israeli embassy staff were killed last night in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington and a suspect is in custody according to police. Also Trump ambushes South Africa's president with genocide claims. All to discuss with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian. 

A member of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence over the displaying of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London last November, British police have said.  We get the latest on this with Amanda Ferguson, Belfast-based journalist. 

Ireland’s post office network is in urgent need of a strategic investment of €15 million annually over the next five years to safeguard vital community services, according to a major new report published today by the Irish Postmasters’ Union. We heard from Seán Martin, President of the Irish Postmaster’s Union and Post Master in Tramore. 

‘They are bad neighbours to have’ – Mayo housing official calls for ‘radical’ boycott of holiday-home owners. Ciara and Ciara discussed this morning.  

The European Union has agreed to review its trade & cooperation agreement with Israel, after a majority of member states backed a Dutch-led push citing human rights concerns in Gaza  We discuss this further with Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

In Mayo, a senior county council manager has called for a community-led “boycott” of holiday-home owners in order to bring vacant properties back into use. Westport Fine Gael Councillor and Chairman of Mayo County Council’s strategic policy housing group Peter Flynn spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Actor George Wendt, best known as Norm on Cheers, has died at 76. We pay tribute to him with Brian Lloyd Entertainment Journalist.