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Animal protection groups will mount a demo outside the Dail later today in support of the first ever attempt to have fox hunting banned in Ireland.   Ruth Coppinger TD will move the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025 which seeks to amend existing law under which fox hunting is permitted. We get reaction to this with Aideen Yourell, Spokesperson for the Irish Council Against Blood Sports and Michael Healy-Rae, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Independent TD for Kerry. 

Minister for Housing, James Browne will bring forward measures to Cabinet today aimed at extending planning permissions for housing developments by up to three years.  We speak to Gavin Lawlor, President of Irish Planning Institute.

Four children were among about 50 people injured in a "horror" incident after a car hit pedestrians during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade, with one child seriously hurt.We get the latest on the incident with Kevin Jewel Security Consultant  Liverpool Correspondent with ESPN and also Dan Ogunshakin, BBC journalist who was there as a fan. 

Today, Tánaiste Simon Harris will ask the Cabinet to approve the drafting of the general scheme of a bill to prohibit the importation of goods from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.  To discuss further along with Ciara was Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoighaire and Senior Counsel and Mairead Farrell, Sinn Fein TD. 

The US, Britain, France and Germany will lift all remaining range restrictions on the weapons they have given Ukraine, allowing it to defend itself with “long-range fire”, according to German chancellor Friedrich Merz.We discuss further with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast. 

“Say No to Brown Bin Intruders". That’s the call from MyWaste.ie this National Food Waste Recycling Week.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Pauline McDonogh, Resource Efficiency Officer at MyWaste.ie.

Four children were among about 50 people injured in a "horror" incident after a car hit pedestrians during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade, with one child seriously hurt. We spoke to Nathan Murphy from Off the Ball, who was in Liverpool yesterday evening. 

Shane and Ciara discuss the alarming and disturbing numbers that Women's Aid received record 32,144 contacts in 2024.Listen here for all the discussion.

The Young Scientist and Technology exhibition has a new sponsor, with a very personal connection. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us all the details.

Gardaí have confirmed that remains found on Kerry farm have been identified as Michael Gaine. We get the latest on this with Sinead Kelleher, Journalist with The Kerryman and Independent.ie.