Newstalk Breakfast

US President Donald Trump has declared “the war in Gaza is over” after a summit in Egypt, as the 20 living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas, while Palestinians prisoners have also been released by Israel. We discuss further with Alexander Dragonetti, a former British diplomat who worked in Palestine and columnist with the i Paper,

Is the world worse now than years ago is it as bleak as it appears? Fionnula and Shane gave their view this morning.

The news, so often filled with doom and gloom, can leave us feeling like we are living in an unprecedented time of global instability. But is the world really as bleak as we often think it to be? We asked Dr Dale Whelehan, Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, School of Psychology.

Half of us don’t realise our old phones and laptops contain critical raw materials needed for new tech and green energy. That’s according to new research from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Ireland. We discuss further with Leo Donovan is the CEO of WEEE Ireland.

Just under half of Ireland’s surface waters are failing to meet ecological standards. That’s according to a new Water Quality report from the Environmental Protection Agency, which estimates that we will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters to good or better status by 2027.Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Eimear Cotter, Director of the EPA's Office of Evidence and Assessment.

US President Donald Trump has hailed “peace in the Middle East” and declared “the war in Gaza is over” after world leaders signed a peace plan in Egypt last night. We discuss further with Heba Saleh, Cairo Correspondent for the Financial Times.

Microsoft users are being warned to check their devices and upgrade if they're running Windows 10. For more on this we spoke to Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.

This October, the Irish Cancer Society is calling for people to host a Big Pink Breakfast and help fund their vital cancer supports and services, like night nurses, counselling and life-changing breast cancer research.  To hear more about the services the Irish Cancer Society provides, and how you can host a Big Pink Breakfast, we heard from Patrice Morrisey, a mother of three who was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023, and Amy Nolan, Director of Clinical Affairs at the Irish Cancer Society.For more information www.cancer.ie/pink.

Catherine Connolly remains the most popular presidential candidate, according to the latest poll from the Business Post and Red C at 36 per cent support. Heather Humphreys gains the most from Jim Gavin dropping out of the election, even if so far, it isn’t enough to get her ahead of Connolly in the polls.  All to discuss with Sean Defoe, Newstalk Political Correspondent.

Just 3 per cent of residents on over 500 streets in Belfast are actively against dual Irish and English signs in the city while nine in ten support them. That’s according to new research from Conradh na Gaeilge.  It comes as the PSNI are investigating “hate-motivated” damage to a street sign with Irish on it in east Belfast. We discuss further with Ciaran Mac Giolla Bhéin, Coordinator of the West Belfast Language Plan and President of Conradh na Gaeilge and Ben Lowry, Editor of the Belfast Newsletter.