Newstalk Breakfast

The ‘over-the-top commercialism’ of Christmas in Ireland means our festive markets just don’t measure up to ‘authentic’ European ones –so says travel expert and editor of Travel Extra, Eoghan Corry.   

Christmas is coming, which means many boys and girls may ask and receive some tech from Santa.  Cyber Safe Kids has put together a very useful guide for parents and guardians ahead of any tech arrivals and our Tech Correspondent, Jess Kelly joined us this morning with the details.

‘There is huge pressure on parents and it’s ridiculous’ – so says a leading Irish skin expert on Irish tweens’ skincare regimes. We discuss this further with Prof Catriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist at the institute of Dermatologists. 

 Pledging to cut taxes by €7 billion, provide a €1,000 savings fund to every newborn baby and break up the Office of Public Works – they are just some of the promises made in the Fine Gael manifesto launched yesterday.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Paschal Donohue, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and candidate in Dublin Central constituency.

President Joe Biden’s administration is for the first time allowing Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles in Russia. We speak to   Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian MP.

New obesity research published this week has shown that 23% weight loss, a 94% reduction in diabetes, and substantial quality of life gains are maintained after three years – if an obesity medication is continued.  Substantial health and quality of life gains are maintained after three years if an obesity medication is continued. That’s according to new obesity research published this week. We discussed this further Dr Mick Crotty, Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism member, GP and specialist in Obesity Management. 

One year on from the Dublin Riots, there needs to be a speedier response to dangerous public order offences.  That’s the view of Jim O’Callaghan, Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice & Fianna Fáil Election Candidate for Dublin Bay South.

Childcare providers are sounding an alarm on electoral proposals with an open letter to party leaders. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was    Karen Clince, Founder and CEO of Tigers Childcare.

Reducing your texts to a flurry of abbreviations could have unintended consequences, according to researchers at the Journal of experimental Psychology. We discuss this with Dr Stephen Lucek, Assistant Professor in Linguistics in UCD. 

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch officially registered as a candidate to run in the general election in Dublin Central yesterday. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast on this was Nicola Tallant, Host of the Crime World Podcast.