Newstalk Breakfast

Curfews, community service and fines for parents of repeat offenders are among the suggestions going to the Dáil today to address anti-social behaviour in Irish towns. Ciara discusses these suggestions with  Independent TD for Dublin Mid-West Paul Gogarty.

International economic strife could lead to less investment in Ireland, and more immediate challenges to public finances.  That’s according to the latest Central Bank Quarterly Economic Bulletin, and to discuss more I am joined by John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin.

Scientists want an urgent review of Ireland’s proposals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions after a major disagreement with the Climate Change Advisory Council    They believe an incorrect interpretation of the requirements has been used, which would allow Ireland, and especially farming, too much leeway to keep emissions high. All to discuss with  Emeritus professor in the Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units at the department of geography at Maynooth University and one of those questioning the proposals, Professor John Sweeney and Denis Drennan President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association. 

Nursing Homes Ireland calls for urgent action on capacity, workforce and equitable access for nursing homes.   This comes as the ESRI warns that demand could surge by 80 per cent in coming years, with an additional 15,000 beds required by 2040.   Shane discussed this and more with Tadhg Daly, CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland.

US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has had his programme pulled over "offensive and insensitive" comments about Charlie Kirk. For more on this we heard from David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief with The Guardian. 

Gardaí searching for Daniel Aruebose, who went missing when he was three years old have found human remains at a site in Donabate, north Dublin.  The remains are expected to be removed from the site on the Portrane Road for a post-mortem examination later today. We get the latest on this with Barry Whyte, Chief Newstalk Reporter.

Teenage boys are now spending more time playing video games than they are at school, according to UK research from gambling addiction charity Ygam.  They found boys aged 15 to 17 play 34 hours a week, which is roughly five hours a day. Stella O’Malley, Psychotherapist & Author joined Newstalk Breakfast to reflect on the findings and its implications

Harriet Alexander, U.S.-based journalist, joined Newstalk Breakfast with the latest regarding the shooting of Charlie Kirk as Tyler Robinson appeared in a Utah court charged with his murder.

Edward Burke, historian at UCD and author of Ulster’s Lost Counties, joined Newstalk Breakfast to argue why Gotcha” claims about Heather Humphreys’ husband and his alleged ties to the Orange Order has no place in modern Ireland. And to ask if the Humphreys apologise for their historical connections with the Orange tradition?”

The Presidential Election was in the Offaly air at the Ploughing Championships along with the mud and the craic. It's Day two in Screggan and over the 3 days 300,000 are expected. Henry McKean sent this report from a muddy field...