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43 per cent of Irish people do not believe their views are represented at EU level, while 26 per cent are dissatisfied with its direction – that's according to the annual European Movement Ireland Poll, conducted with Amárach Research  To discuss further was Ray Bassett, Former Senior Irish Diplomat and Regina Doherty, Fine Gael MEP for Dublin.  

Almost all schools inspected for a sample study had clauses in their admissions policies which could restrict the enrolment of children with autism and other learning difficulties.  The findings have prompted Minister for Education Helen McEntee to write to all school patron bodies requesting them to review their schools’ admission policies to ensure they adhere to legal requirements. Ciara spoke to  Charlotte Cahill, Parent of autistic child and founder of Equality in Education.

It’s Day Two of the Conclave and after much anticipation, last night’s vote ended in black smoke. Today, how much closer are we to white smoke?  We speak to Colm Flynn, Vatican Correspondent for EWTN, a Global catholic television network.

Throwing your kids’ art away is not heartless, it’s necessary. That’s according to Kirsty Ketley, parenting consultant and freelance writer who explained why to Shane this morning on the show.

Sandymount beach in Dublin and Lady’s Bay in Donegal are the beaches with the worst water quality in Ireland. That’s according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency, which found the number of beaches with poor bathing water quality has decreased from five to two.   Shane discusses the report findings with Eimear Cotter, Director of the EPA’s Office of Evidence and Assessment. 

The Indian armed forces launched "Operation Sindoor," hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the government said in a statement. We get the latest on this with Aakash Hassan, Independent Journalist based in Kashmir reporting for The Guardian.

After weeks of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, India have launched strikes on Pakistan. We get the latest on this with Saurav Das, journalist based in India.

India and Pakistan have exchanged missile, and artillery strikes in a major escalation of hostilities after a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir. |We get the latest on this with Professor Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. 

Previous Eurovision winners have signed a letter demanding the European Broadcasting Union ban Israel from the song contest.  One of the signatories is Ireland’s own Charlie McGettigan, who won Eurovision in 1994. Charlie spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Shops charging 15c for paper bags, is it justified? Shane and Ciara discussed.