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May 30, 2025 • 4min
Friday Riff: Gardai on buses is it needed?
Friday Riff: Gardai on buses is it needed? Ciara and Jonathan discussed this morning.
May 30, 2025 • 8min
Festival season Kicks off
Festival season Kicks off our own Ciara Treacy talks all things festival for 2025.
May 30, 2025 • 6min
US ceasefire agreement on the table for Israel and Hamas
The White House has said that Israel had accepted US President Donald Trump's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, while discussions are continuing with Hamas. Joining us for more on this is Alistair Bunkall Sky News Middle East Correspondent.
May 30, 2025 • 6min
Do we need to send some phone addicts to rehab?
Ireland will need specialised rehabilitation clinics and detox services to deal with phone addiction within the next five years. That’s according to Professor Colin O’Gara, Addiction Psychiatrist at St John of Gods Hospital and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD .
May 30, 2025 • 5min
Irish troops come under Israeli fire in Southern Lebanon
Tánaiste Simon Harris is set to contact the Israeli government over what he termed as an "utterly unacceptable" attack on Irish peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon. Joining us to discuss this is Cathal Berry Independent TD and Former Army Ranger.
May 30, 2025 • 5min
Kinahan cartel associate charged with murder
Kinahan associate Sean McGovern has been charged with murder and directing organised crime at the Special Criminal Court, after he was extradited from the United Arab Emirates.We get the latest on this with Fank Greaney, Newstalk’s Courts Correspondent.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom kicks off today i
Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom kicks off today in the Phoenix Park. This year, Bloom will launch ‘A Taste of Bloom, curated by Neven’, a very special new dining experience planned for this year’s festival in collaboration with Chef Proprietor of McNean House, Neven Maguire. Neven chatted to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
Gaza is on the brink of famine
The head of UNWRA, the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine has said the "clock is ticking towards famine" in Gaza as he warned that the new US-backed aid distribution model is a waste of resources and a distraction from "atrocities". We heard from Jonathan Fowler, Spokesperson with UNWRA.
May 29, 2025 • 10min
Public consultation on the National Development Plan Review launches today
Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers is launching public consultation on the National Development Plan Review today. Minister Chambers spoke to Shane this morning.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
Do cyclists have an arrogance problem?
“The aggressive speed and silence of cyclists is a cultural problem that needs tackling in Ireland.” Those are the words of Irish Times columnist Kathy Sheridan, and we got reaction to this with barrister, columnist and cyclist Brenda Power.
