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May 8, 2025 • 5min
Conclave the world awaits white smoke!
It’s Day Two of the Conclave and after much anticipation, last night’s vote ended in black smoke. Today, how much closer are we to white smoke? We speak to Colm Flynn, Vatican Correspondent for EWTN, a Global catholic television network.
May 8, 2025 • 4min
Is it OK to bin your kids’ artwork?
Throwing your kids’ art away is not heartless, it’s necessary. That’s according to Kirsty Ketley, parenting consultant and freelance writer who explained why to Shane this morning on the show.
May 8, 2025 • 5min
Number of beaches with poor bathing water quality has decreased
Sandymount beach in Dublin and Lady’s Bay in Donegal are the beaches with the worst water quality in Ireland. That’s according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency, which found the number of beaches with poor bathing water quality has decreased from five to two. Shane discusses the report findings with Eimear Cotter, Director of the EPA’s Office of Evidence and Assessment.
May 8, 2025 • 6min
Turkey warns of 'all-out war' risk in India-Pakistan conflict
The Indian armed forces launched "Operation Sindoor," hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the government said in a statement. We get the latest on this with Aakash Hassan, Independent Journalist based in Kashmir reporting for The Guardian.
May 7, 2025 • 7min
India have launched strikes on Pakistan
After weeks of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, India have launched strikes on Pakistan. We get the latest on this with Saurav Das, journalist based in India.
May 7, 2025 • 9min
India and Pakistan have exchanged missile, and artillery strikes
India and Pakistan have exchanged missile, and artillery strikes in a major escalation of hostilities after a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir. |We get the latest on this with Professor Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.
May 7, 2025 • 6min
Calls for European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from Eurovision song contest
Previous Eurovision winners have signed a letter demanding the European Broadcasting Union ban Israel from the song contest. One of the signatories is Ireland’s own Charlie McGettigan, who won Eurovision in 1994. Charlie spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
May 7, 2025 • 6min
The world awaits white smoke
The conclave will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel later today but how soon can the world expect white smoke? We heard from Colm Flynn, Vatican Correspondent for EWTN, a Global catholic television network.
May 7, 2025 • 4min
All Things Considered: Shops charging 15c for paper bags
Shops charging 15c for paper bags, is it justified? Shane and Ciara discussed.
May 7, 2025 • 5min
Shops charging 15c for paper bags it this fee fair?
Penneys is the latest retailer to introduce a charge for paper bags. From next Monday, customers will pay 15 cent per bag but is the fee fair, or just another cost for consumers to shoulder?To debate this on Newstalk Breakfast was Sinead Ryan, Presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk and consumer columnist with the Irish Independent and Oisin Coughlan, Public Policy Advisor.
