Newstalk Breakfast
Newstalk
Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 29, 2025 • 7min
The Irish citizen who believes she is being monitored by China
Nuria Zyden, a naturalised Irish citizen who lives in Dublin, receives regular calls from the police in China and believes she is being monitored. Nuria outline why she feels she is being monitored by the Chinese authorities to Shane this morning.
Apr 29, 2025 • 9min
A plan to speed up asylum applications before the cabinet today
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will bring the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill to Cabinet today to speed up asylum applications - including a three-month time limit for decisions We get reaction to the plans from Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council and also Cathal Malone, Immigration lawyer and Head of Legal Research at Thomas Coughlan & Co Solicitors.
Apr 29, 2025 • 7min
Spain has declared a state of emergency after a massive power cut
Spain has declared a state of emergency after a massive power cut hit large parts of the country and Portugal, causing widespread disruption. With more on this we spoke to Dr Paul Cuffe, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin also Editor of TravelExtra.ie Eoghan Corry.
Apr 29, 2025 • 5min
Do we all need a crash course in adulting?
Courses that teach you to budget, make a roast dinner or change a tyre are signs that the transition to adulthood has changed – so wrote a journalist in the Independent this morning. Could we all do with a crash course in adulting? All to discuss with Dr. Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.
Apr 29, 2025 • 8min
More than 40% of 25-year-old Irish men drink 'hazardous levels' of alcohol
More than two-fifths of 25-year-old Irish men and a third of women are drinking at levels the World Health Organization classifies as "hazardous," according to a new CSO report on the wellbeing of young adults. We heard from CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland Dr Sheila Gilheanys with reaction to this report findings.
Apr 29, 2025 • 5min
Spain and Portugal crippled by power outages
Spain has declared a State of Emergency after it was hit by a major blackout across the country, alongside Portugal which also lost power. We get the latest with Melita Cameron-Wood, freelance journalist in Valencia.
Apr 28, 2025 • 4min
Marks and Spencer tackle cyberattack
Marks and Spencer is continuing to deal with a cyber attack on its systems, which has caused disruption for customers . We get the details on what happened with Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.
Apr 28, 2025 • 6min
School at Dublin Islamic Centre to reopen with heavy security
Following its closure last week amid a heated internal dispute, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland in South Dublin is set to reopen its national school and creche on Monday, with heightened security in place. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Founder and Chair of the Irish Muslim Council Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri.
Apr 28, 2025 • 5min
All Things Considered: Gardaí call for state financial assistance to buy homes
Gardaí call for State financial assistance to buy homes. Is this a good idea. Shane and Ciara discuss this morning.
Apr 28, 2025 • 6min
The coffee shop that offers a child-free experience
Old Barracks Coffee Roastery in Tipperary offers drinks for up to 15 euro for caffeine lovers and their dogs. but not for kids. Owner Alan Andrews offers customers a “child-free experience.
