Newstalk Breakfast

Sport Ireland is set to develop a new “respect the ref” campaign in response to what it has identified as a rising incidence of abuse and disrespect towards officials. All to discuss with Rory Hickey Former Intercounty GAA Referee and GAA referees Administrator for Clare.

Have you ever seen a whale off the Irish coast? Sadly, your chance of spotting one is perhaps the lowest it’s ever been. Our reporter James Wilson went to learn why whales have deserted Ireland’s seas in their droves. 

A number of patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are being informed that tests regarding pre-cancerous cells have been incorrectly graded. Martin Wall of The Irish Times joined Ciara with the story.

CAO round 1 offers are out today at 2pm, and thousands of students will know their next steps into the future.  Speaking to Shane this morning was Aisling Murray Fleming, DCU Guidance Course Director. 

All this week, Newstalk Breakfast is celebrating all things Gaeilge. Ciara and Shane were joined by Hector Ó hEochagáin, Podcaster, TV Presenter and Anchor.

There has been an increase in the number of International Protection applicants entering the work force, according to a new study from the Central Statistics Office.  The report also noted that non-Irish nationals, which include a number of International Protection applicants, accounted for 21 per cent of all employment in Ireland in the second quarter of this year .We discuss further with Cathal Malone, Immigration lawyer and Head of Legal Research at Thomas Coughlan and Co Solicitors.

Ciara and Shane this morning working from home and it's the social impact of full-time working from home .

Minister for Tourism Peter Burke has criticised hotels in Dublin for inflating their prices when there are large events on in the capital and said it is something he will be addressing in October’s Budget.     We get reaction from Michael Magner National President of the Irish Hotels Federation.

Four in ten Gen Z employees want to work in the office because they feel lonely at home, according to new research by Bupa.  But why are young adults rejecting working from home, when so many others embrace it?  With us to explain her own perspective is Newstalk’s Own Kathleen Keane. 

Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of a deadly mushroom lunch has told a Victoria Supreme Court sentencing hearing on Monday he felt "half alive" after losing his wife and two close friends.  He delivered the first victim impact statement in the case against Erin Patterson, who faces a life sentence for each murder and 25 years for the attempted murder. We get the latest on this case with Australian Based Journalist Aisling Moloney.