Newstalk Breakfast

‘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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

Today Fianna Fáil will launch their plan to tackle crime and keep communities safe. To discuss further Shane spoke to James Browne, Minister of State for International Law, Law Reform and Youth Justice at Dept of Justice and Fianna Fáil Election candidate for Wexford.

The head of a global nuclear energy watchdog asked Ireland to reconsider its ban on nuclear energy at Cop29, arguing the country needs a clean power supply. Should Ireland lift its ban on nuclear energy? We discuss with Denis Duff, energy engineer and co-founder of 18 for Zero and Neil McCann, environmental activist and barrister by profession.  

More than 4,600 teachers are estimated to be working abroad, according to the Irish Times while Ireland deals with a staffing crisis in schools . Michael Gillespie, General Secretary of the Teacher’s Union of Ireland is proposing better financial incentives could bring them back. Michael spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.