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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Istanbul himself for peace talks with Ukraine, rejecting Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bold request for a face-to-face meeting. We discuss this and more with Andrew Cottey, Professor at the Department of Government and politics at University College Cork. 

From shakes to pancakes, “high-protein” versions of nearly every type of food can be found on supermarket shelves.  Celebrity Khloe Kardashian is now charging five euro for a bag of “protein popcorn”. But is the protein health craze worth it? We aske Shelly Gray, Today FM presenter and registered Dietitian. 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare and Member of the Oireactas Transport committee, Cathal Crowe believes learner drivers should be allowed to drive without being accompanied in the car by a licenced driver. Cathal explained why to Newstalk Breakfast and in response we spoke to Motoring Expert, Geraldine Herbert.

Criminals need only 20 images of one child to produce a deep-fake version of their identity including a video. That's the warning from cyber security experts. To discuss this further with Shane was Sam Stockwell who is Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK.  

Ireland’s sizzling spell will be with us until next week and it’s all thanks to something called an ‘Omega. To explain all to Ciara was Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

Weight loss drugs can delay diseases associated with ageing and halve deaths caused by heart attacks, according to researchers at the European Congress of Obesity. We discuss this further with Donal O’Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE.

Over half of Ireland’s septic tanks failed inspections, putting the health of our waters and our households at risk  That’s according to the EPA’s latest report. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Noel Byrne Programme Manager in the EPA’s Drinking Water and Waste Water Enforcement team.

More than half of septic tanks fail inspection. We ask this morning do we care enough about our environment? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said allowing Northern Ireland’s Irish citizens to vote in presidential elections may require a referendum.  We discussed this further with Conor Murphy, Sinn Fein Senator. 

The Israeli Military is going to enter Gaza “with full force” in the coming days, according to its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.  Under the plan, which has been internationally condemned by world leaders, Netanyahu said it could involve his government displacing Palestinians from Gaza and working with other nations to accept refugees.  We get the latest on this with Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Middle East Correspondent. We also heard from Dr Jilan Abdalmajid, Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland.