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TikTok went dark in the US yesterday as courts decided on Friday that a proposed ban should go ahead after the parent company Byte Dance failed to sell the social platform.  Late yesterday evening, however, TikTok posted a statement confirming its services are being restored in America after President-Elect Donald Trump vowed to try to pause the ban on his first day back in office. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us all the details on this.

‘In my experience, people who describe themselves as people-pleasers are anything but. They are worthy moaners who do you favours you don’t want in order to complain, after the fact, that you weren’t grateful enough.’ So wrote Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic in this morning’s Irish Examiner.

Three hostages have been returned to Israel as the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect yesterday. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast. 

President Trump will later today be inaugurated for the second time as the 47th president of the united states, joining us to preview it all was Ambassador Kevin O’Malley American Lawyer & diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2014 to 2017.

It’s Catholic Schools Week – an annual celebration of the positive principles of a catholic ethos in the classroom.  But does religion still have a part to play in Irish state-funded education?  We discuss with Alan Hynes Chief Executive of the Catholic Education Partnership and Michael Nugent Chair of Atheist Ireland.

If you're feeling a little down in the dumps this cold January morning, you may not be alone because today is Blue Monday.  Sarah Madden reports on it's myth and meaning.

Later today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, and joining from on the ground in Washington is our own Political Correspondent Sean Defoe.

The first phase the ceasefire agreed between Hamas and Israel began yesterday. With three female Israeli hostages being released.  Agreed in the ceasefire aid deliveries to Gaza are set to ramp up significantly   Speaking to Jonathan this morning from Gaza was Jenny Higgins Team lead with UK-Med. 

Former Senator, TD, and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr Katherine Zappone formally announced her candidacy for Seanad Éireann in December last year.     Ciara recently sat down with Katherine and began by asking her about running for the Seanad and if it was a big decision for her given she has been away from Ireland for a number of years.

Users accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned. This is under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material.  Are these measures necessary? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.