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Feb 20, 2025 • 7min
Should Ireland ban greyhound racing?
A ban on greyhound racing will come into force "as soon as practicably possible" in Wales .So, should Ireland follow suit? To debate this issue Shane was joined on the show by People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy and Damian Matthews, who is Chairman of Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation.
Feb 20, 2025 • 5min
Airport Hopper services end due to financial difficulties
Labour TD for Dublin Southwest and Spokesperson on Climate, Environment Energy & Transport, Ciaran Ahern has called on the National Transport Authority to replace Dublin Airport Hopper buses as service ends due to ‘financial difficulty’ . Ciaran spoke to Ciara this morning.
Feb 20, 2025 • 7min
The bodies of four dead Israeli hostages released
The remains of four hostages seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in Gaza are expected to be returned this morning. We hear from Lahav Harkov, Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider.
Feb 19, 2025 • 5min
Why Gen z are chucking good food in the bin !
Gen Z and millennials throw food away before its best before date. That is according to a new study from Harvard University. We discuss this further with Angela Rutledge, Head of Public Engagement at Food Cloud.
Feb 19, 2025 • 6min
Would back garden cabin homes solve the housing crisis?
Cabin-style homes in back gardens are set to be exempt from planning permission rules to try and ease the housing crisis under new Government plans. We asked Gavin Lawlor, Irish Planning Institute President and Director at Tom Phillips and Associates.
Feb 19, 2025 • 6min
Ukraine excluded from peace talks
Donald Trump has criticised Ukraine after President Zelensky expressed surprise at not being invited to Saudi talks on ending the war, blaming Ukraine for starting the conflict and suggesting they could have reached a deal sooner. We get reaction to this with Ukrainian MP, Kira Rudyk.
Feb 19, 2025 • 2min
ATC: Cabin-style homes in back gardens help to ease housing crisis?
Cabin-style homes in back gardens are set to be exempt from planning permission rules to try and ease the housing crisis under new Government plans. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.
Feb 19, 2025 • 10min
How do we alleviate trolley numbers?
Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill brought a memo to cabinet yesterday regarding the situation for urgent and emergency care this month. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning Minister MacNeill discussed how to alleviate the trolley numbers.
Feb 19, 2025 • 7min
Should Ireland make misogyny a criminal offence?
“We need to take a stand and make misogyny a criminal offence”. That’s the view of Fergus Finlay, Irish Examiner Columnist and Former CEO of Barnardos who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Feb 19, 2025 • 7min
Why young people aren’t using condoms?
The ESRI has today released findings on ‘Sexual Health Literacy and Sexual Health Behaviours among Young Adults in Ireland’ Anne Nolan is a Research Professor with the ESRI outlined some of the findings. To go through these findings was Dr Aisling Loy, Consultant in Sexual health, Himerous Health and HIV at St James Hospital.
