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Jan 7, 2025 • 5min
Proposed new bylaws banning on-street services for homeless people
Proposed new bylaws banning on-street services for homeless people, could end up costing lives. That’s according to Glenda Harrington, of Dublin-based soup run Friends Helping Friends.
Jan 7, 2025 • 5min
Cold snap persists across the country!
Weather warnings are ‘likely’ to be upgraded while temperatures could fall to -8 degrees later in the week. We get a weather update from Rebecca Cantwell, Met Eireann Forecaster and also Aoibhinn Twomey,the Public Relations Lead with The Road Safety Authority.
Jan 7, 2025 • 9min
Women still paying for monthly supply of HRT
Women are continuing to pay between €30 and €70 for their monthly supply of prescribed hormone replacement therapy , despite being told it would be free of charge from the beginning of this month. What has gone wrong here? We discuss this with Sheena Mitchell is Owner of Milltown Total Health Pharmacy and Host of the WonderCare Podcast.
Jan 7, 2025 • 6min
Renewed call for referendum on public ownership of Uisce Eireann
SIPTU has renewed calls for the Government to hold a referendum on public ownership of Uisce Eireann. The previous Government committed to a referendum. is there any hope the next one will? We discuss with SIPTU local authority sector organiser Brendan O’Brien and John Fitzgerald Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Jan 7, 2025 • 6min
“Talking about mental health is different in Ireland"
“Talking about mental health is different in Ireland". That’s according to psychotherapist Jared Gottlieb, who moved here from America five years ago.
Jan 7, 2025 • 5min
Experts recommend CAO reform
Now, with major changes planned for the Leaving Cert, the Senior Cycle Redevelopment Delivery Board has also recommended reforming the CAO. Its report recommendations include potentially integrating apprenticeship applications with the CAO into a single common system for both higher and further education.
Jan 7, 2025 • 4min
How long will the cold snap continue?
Weather warnings are ‘likely’ to be upgraded while temperatures could fall to -8 degrees later in the week, We get an weather update from Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.
Jan 6, 2025 • 6min
Golden Globes who were the big winners?
The 82nd Golden Globes took place in LA last night while most of us were sound asleep. But here to fill us in on what we missed in Hollywood Journalist Jeanne Wolf.
Jan 6, 2025 • 8min
Cold spell to continue until Friday!
Thousands across the country are without power and water as the cold snap continues. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Keith Leonard, Director of Fire and Emergency Management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Also with updates we heard from Aoife Keely, Meteorologist at Met Eireann and Brian Tapley, ESB Networks Regional Manager.
Jan 6, 2025 • 8min
Should we bring in congestion charges in Dublin?
New York has become the first US city to introduce congestion charges, creating a new toll for people who drive through the area. London also introduced congestion charges in 2003 – but should Dublin consider doing the same? To discuss further was Dublin Town CEO Richard Guiney and Christian Wolmar, Journalist and Presenter of the Calling All Stations Podcast.
