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Oct 7, 2024 • 7min
The Palestinian Ambassador on the first anniversary of October 7th
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel, marking one of the deadliest days in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent decades. Shane spoke to Dr Jilan Abdalmajid, Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland.
Oct 4, 2024 • 12min
Irish Cancer society is launching their big pink breakfast initiative
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the Irish Cancer society is launching their Big Pink Breakfast initiative urging people to be breast aware and remind people that breast cancer can affect anyone. Joining Ciara and Shane this morning was Dr Mariana Cervantes, Dr in Immunology and now a stage three breast cancer patient, Sonya Carr, Cancer Awareness Co-Ordinator Irish Cancer Society and Katie Browne, breast cancer survivor.
Oct 4, 2024 • 9min
Should climate protestors receive jail sentences?
Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? That’s the view of Environmental Activist George Monbiot who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Oct 4, 2024 • 5min
The latest on escalations in the Middle East.
Over a million people have been displaced in Lebanon since the beginning of Israeli strikes. We get the latest on the situation there with Sherzada Khan is the Concern Worldwide Country Director leading the teams in Lebanon.
Oct 4, 2024 • 6min
Should towns and cities ban begging?
The Swedes are calling time on begging should we follow suit? Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden reports for us on this.
Oct 4, 2024 • 4min
Should cars have their own black box?
Ahead of Irish Road Safety Awareness week, MCL insurance is calling for all new drivers to have a black box in their car to reduce the crash rate. We discuss with Gary McClarty, director of MCL Insurance.
Oct 4, 2024 • 4min
We remember political powerhouse Mary O'Rourke
Mary O'Rourke, a towering figure in Irish politics and a long-serving Fianna Fáil TD, has passed away at the age of 87. We remember her with Conor Lenihan, Former Fianna Fail Minister and Mary’s Nephew.
Oct 3, 2024 • 6min
Could Dodos make a return from the dead?
Experts are predicting that long lost species will be brought back from the dead by 2028. Scientists in Texas are using gene-editing technology to bring back dodos, Tasmanian tigers and woolly mammoths. To discuss further we spoke to Rodger Highfield, Science Director of the Science Museum London.
Oct 3, 2024 • 3min
To snooze or not to snooze?
As the mornings get darker and colder, the temptation to hit the snooze button and stay in bed a little longer becomes even more appealing. But is that snooze button a hindrance or help? We asked Tom Coleman, Sleep Expert and Health Scientist.
Oct 3, 2024 • 4min
Ireland is playing catch-up when it comes to environmental actions!
Progress, economic prosperity, and health are all at risk unless Ireland improves its environmental action – that’s according to the Environmental protection agency’s State of the Environment report. We discussed the findings with the EPA Programme Manager and is one of the Editor’s of the report Andy Fanning.
