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Jul 8, 2025 • 4min
Tuesday Riff: Barack Obama to visit Ireland
Former US President Barack Obama visit to Ireland. An evening with the former US President will take places in the 3Arena on Friday 23rd September along with a €2k photo opportunity. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.
Jul 8, 2025 • 5min
Calls to scrap parking charges at Irish hospitals
There are fresh calls to scrap parking charges at Irish hospitals, after new figures revealed staff and patients paid nearly €19 million for spaces last year. These figures were obtained by Labour’s social protection spokesperson and Kildare South TD Mark Wall who spoke to Ciara this morning.
Jul 8, 2025 • 5min
A concern over new domestic violence disclosure scheme
A new domestic violence disclosure scheme could expose women and girls to an “unacceptable” risk of further abuse. That's according to an internal Department of Justice analysis. To discuss further was Ellen Coyne, Political Correspondent with Irish times.
Jul 8, 2025 • 5min
President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu meet
US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for White House talks where the Israeli Prime Minister he has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, presenting the US president with a letter he sent to the prize committee. We get the latest on this with Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist.
Jul 7, 2025 • 5min
Nearly two thousand teaching posts were left vacant this year
More than 1,800 teaching posts were left vacant this year, while many schools in the greater Dublin area are already struggling to fill positions for September. That’s according to a review of teacher payroll from the Department of Education, and we heard from Michael Gillespie, General Secretary TUI.
Jul 7, 2025 • 6min
It’s a court case that the world has been watching
It’s a court case that the world has been watching. Australian mother, Erin Patterson, has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms Marta Pascual Juanola, Crime reporter with The Age gave us the latest on this case.
Jul 7, 2025 • 7min
Minimum size of studio apartments to encourage more building from developers
A reduction in the minimum size of studio apartments is among the measures that Cabinet will consider this week to encourage developers to build more. Speaking to Shane was Gavin Lawlor President of Irish Planning Institute.
Jul 7, 2025 • 8min
Watchdog warns motor industry against anticompetitive practices
Consumers must be free to choose where they service their vehicles and what parts they use without fear of losing their warranty. That’s the call this morning from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, who are warning the motor industry to stop limiting consumer choice. We discuss this further with Craig Whelan Director of Antitrust for the CCPC.
Jul 7, 2025 • 3min
Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington today
An Israeli delegation is in Qatar for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. This comes as later today Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to visit the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Mark Weiss Israel Correspondent with The Irish Times.
Jul 7, 2025 • 4min
No prosecutions for illegal modifications on e-Scooters
More than a year after new laws were introduced to regulate e-scooters, not a single prosecution has been brought for illegal modifications. Joining Shane to discuss this further was Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire.
