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Dec 8, 2025 • 4min
Riff: More roads to ease congestion?
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”.
Dec 8, 2025 • 6min
Is building more roads the solution to our congestion hell?
“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.
Dec 8, 2025 • 6min
Should workplaces introduce dresscodes?
From zippies on zoom, to bellytops in the boardroom - it's safe to say that office wear has gotten less formal and more fun. But with more workplaces bringing in dress codes to reign wardrobes in, what is appropriate to wear to work? And could cramping employees' style be a corporate no no? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports:
Dec 8, 2025 • 5min
Why the Defence Forces did not fire on rogue drones during Zelenskyy visit?
An emergency meeting of the Oireachtas National Security Committee will be held this week to examine the sighting of drones near the flight path of Ukrainian president Voldomyr Zelenskyy when he visited Dublin last week. We discuss further with Security and Defence Analyst, Declan Power.
Dec 8, 2025 • 6min
Gardai launch murder investigation after house fire in Offaly
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. We get the latest on this with Newstalk reporter Kyle Butler and Fergus McDonell, Independent Ireland Cllr for Edenderry.
Dec 5, 2025 • 4min
The Grinch steals tonight's Late Late Toy Show
The Grinch steals tonight's Late Late Toy Show. Henry McKean went backstage and met Patrick Kielty and he sent us this report.
Dec 5, 2025 • 5min
National Bravery Awards winner Brendan Grimes
Today, at 12 noon, The Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy will present 22 National Bravery Awards to individuals from across Ireland who risked their own lives to aid others in peril. We spoke to y one of those who will be recognised for their heroic deeds at today’s ceremony. Brendan Grimes from Skerries saved a man from drowning on a cold damp morning in August of 1963, before keeping it quiet for the next 60 years. Brendan told us his story this morning.
Dec 5, 2025 • 7min
Social media age verification for children on the cards
A plan to follow in the steps of Australia and introduce a ban on social media for children could be in on the cards. Minster for Media Patrick O’Donovan is to brief cabinet on plans to a verify the age of children on social media as part of larger plans to set a digital age of consent. So, should Ireland follow Australia’s lead? We discussed further with Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty.
Dec 5, 2025 • 9min
Ireland among countries to boycott Eurovision
Ireland, the Netherland and Spain are among the European countries that have pulled out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after Israel’s participation for next year was confirmed. RTÉ have also confirmed they will not broadcast the competition either. We spoke to Avi Mayer, pron. AH-vee Mayor, Founder of Jerusalem Journal and former Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post.
Dec 5, 2025 • 4min
Influencers risk being named on Revenue’s quarterly tax defaulters list
OnlyFans creators and social media influencers who risk being named on Revenue’s quarterly tax defaulters list say they fear for their personal safety if their home addresses are published. For more on this we heard from Brendan Brady, Chartered Accountant from Brady & Associates.
