Newstalk Breakfast

For more than 400 years, Dublin City’s motto has been “Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas” meaning “Obedience of citizens makes a happy city.”  For over 10 years, calls have been made to change it. Is it time for Dublin to have a new motto? shane discusses this with Hazel Chu, Green Party Councilo.

A hospital in southern Israel has been hit after Iranian missile strikes this morning according to Israeli media. Donald Trump weighed in on US involvement stating ‘I may do it, I may not do it,’ when asked whether the US would join Israeli strikes on Iran. We get the latest on the situation with Borzou Daragahi, Middle East Journalist and Analyst.

An Irish EuroMillions player has made history by winning last night's €250m jackpot the highest ever win. People on Dublin's Grafton Street have been telling Newstalk Reporter Stephanie Rohan how they would splash the cash. We also heard from Emma Monaghan, spokesperson with the National Lottery.  

Donald Trump has fired off a number of conflicting messages over the possibility of US involvement in attacks against Iran. He hinted he had the ability to kill the Iranian supreme leader, but assured the world he wouldn't, then demanded Tehran's unconditional surrender. We get the latest on this with Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University. 

Electric vehicle grants of up to €10,000 and an expanded school transport scheme are among the calls made today by the Climate Change Advisory Council in its Transport review, and its Chair Marie Donnelly spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

There is an Irish winner of Euromillions, what would you do if you won? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.

Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, also known as Kneecap, will appear before the Magistrates Court in Westminster today. He is charged with a terror offence for flying a Hezbollah flag at a concert last November. Joining us live from London was Newstalk reporter Emily Keegan.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has confirmed that Cabinet has approved the purchase of the Citywest Hotel and campus in Dublin. The State has been leasing the site since 2020, when it was first used as a Covid vaccination centre more recently it has been used as accommodation for international protection applicants. We got reaction to this sale with Linda De Courcy, Independent Ireland Councillor for Clondalkin LEA.

 A new study from Dublin City University has found that smartphone bans in schools have little to no impact on students’ education, wellbeing, or online bullying. The study recommends involving students in policy decisions and shifting the focus away from blanket bans toward smarter, skills-based solutions. To discuss further we heard from Professor James O’Higgins Norman, Director of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and UNESCO Chair on Bullying and Cyberbullying and Author of the report. 

Demand for GP consultations in Ireland will rise by at least 23 per cent by 2040, requiring another thousand doctors That’s the warning from the ESRI in their latest report. Dr Sheelah Connolly, Associate Research Professor at the ESRI and lead author of the report  discussed the findings.