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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. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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Jun 5, 2025 • 4min
All Things Considered
All things considered, is free speech under threat, or are we blowing the hate speech legislation out of proportion?Jonathan and Ciara discuss.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 5min
Weight Loss Drugs and Contraception
Professor Donal O’Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE, joins the show to discuss new warnings for women using weight-loss drugs, after reports of unexpected pregnancies linked to reduced contraceptive effectiveness.Listen here to get the report breakdown.
Jun 5, 2025 • 3min
EV Charger Rollout
Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent, Geraldine Herbert, joins Newstalk Breakfast to assess whether 175 new fast chargers will be enough to support growing EV demand across the country.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 6min
Homeless Spending Criticised
Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, joined Newstalk Breakfast to reveal figures showing it often costs more to house families in emergency accommodation than to buy them a home.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 7min
Nursing Home Scandal
Shane Scanlan, CEO of The Alliance Supporting Nursing Homes, joins Newstalk Breakfast following an RTÉ exposé of serious care concerns at homes run by Emeis Ireland (formerly Orpea).Get all the latest here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 7min
Free Speech
Ian O’Doherty, Irish Independent columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss growing pressure from US officials over Ireland’s planned hate speech laws.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 4min
Public Sunscreen Dispensers
Councillor Aileen Browne joins Newstalk Breakfast to explain her proposal to install free sunscreen dispensers in parks and public areas to promote skin cancer awareness.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 3min
CHI Report Referred to Gardaí
Martin Wall, Public Policy Correspondent with The Irish Times, joined Newstalk Breakfast to detail a report into waiting list issues and a toxic workplace culture at CHI, now referred to Gardaí.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 5min
Prison Expansion Plans Questioned
Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the Government’s plan to add 1,000 prison spaces and whether it addresses the core problems in our society.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 5min
Ukraine Drone Strikes
Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian MP, joins Ciara Kellyas she responds to Donald Trump's warning that Vladimir Putin will retaliate after drone attacks on Russian airbases.Listen here.
