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Oct 29, 2024 • 5min
American votes one week from today!
One week from today, Americans will vote for their next President. Shane spoke to IPSOS Pollster Chris Jackson about the dramatic race we’ve seen so far. Starting with comedian and Trump supporter Tony Hinchcliffe calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” and if this could have an impact on voters.
Oct 25, 2024 • 5min
Neven Maguire on being nominated for an Irish book award
The An Post Irish Book Awards shortlist has been announced with many well known names like Cecelia Ahern, Sally Rooney, Colm Tóibín and Neven Maguire who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning on being nominated.
Oct 25, 2024 • 4min
Permission given for Vicar Street Hotel
Harry Crosbie, founder of the 3Arena, the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Vicar Street, has won permission for an eight-storey Vicar Street Hotel despite receiving 40 objections. We hear from Harry this morning on the show.
Oct 25, 2024 • 6min
A call for global pressure on Israel
Over 2,000 Israelis have signed a letter asking the international community to use ‘every possible sanction’ for a ceasefire as the Taoiseach is set to meet with the Lebanese prime minister today One of the signatories is Dr. Anat Matar, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of Tel-Aviv and member of Academia for Equality.
Oct 25, 2024 • 7min
Government set to miss the 40,000 target for housing
Figures released from the central statistics office reveal that the Government is not on track to meet the target of 40,000 homes this year. We get reaction to these figures with Marian Finnegan, Managing Director of Sherry Fitzgerald.
Oct 25, 2024 • 5min
Is it time to scrap changing the clocks?
This weekend the clocks will roll back one hour. But for many years now the argument has been made for the practice to be scrapped, with the European Parliament voting in favour of ending seasonal time changes in 2019. Is it time to scrap changing the clocks? We ask John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin and Research Affiliate at the ESRI.
Oct 25, 2024 • 6min
Is private bin collection failing households?
Today councillors, trade unions and stakeholders will meet to discuss the foundations of a pilot project to bring domestic bin collection under public control in Dublin city centre. It comes as calls have been mounting for bin collection to be operated by one body To discuss further Shane spoke to Sinn Fein Group Leader and Dublin City Councillor Daithi Doolan.
Oct 25, 2024 • 3min
Latest on the investigation into missing 8 year old Kyran Durnin
Kyran Durnin was listed as a guest at a Dundalk B&B over a four-week period during the summer, it has emerged. A search at the former family home of missing Kyran and an adjoining area of open land in Dundalk, Co Louth, has also ended. We get the latest on the search with Barry Whyte, Newstalk reporter.
Oct 25, 2024 • 5min
Ireland's first psychedelic research conference
Trinity College is hosting Ireland's first psychedelic research conference today. To hear what will feature at this conference we spoke to Dr Kathryn Leddin, who is a member of Trinity College Dublin Psychedelic Research Group.
Oct 24, 2024 • 3min
Are we becoming too reliant on Doctor Google?
Cyberchondria the fear of illness that is worsened by online searching is a growing problem. While the internet is a useful tool, not everything we read online is reliable especially when it comes to our health. So, how can we strike a balance? We discussed all with Dr. Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.
