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Nov 11, 2025 • 4min
Third bird flu outbreak confirmed in Monaghan
A third recent outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in less than a week, this time in County Monaghan. For more on this we heard from Nigel Sweetnam Chair of the Irish Farmers' Association National Poultry Committee.
Nov 11, 2025 • 4min
A new President of Ireland inaugurated today
Today, president-elect Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated as the tenth President of Ireland. Seán Defoe, Newstalk’s Political Correspondent for more on this.
Nov 10, 2025 • 4min
Shops are openly selling dangerous e-scooters
Shops are openly selling dangerous e-scooters that can reach 80kmh for use on public roads. That's according to an Irish Independent Investigation They contacted several sales reps who recommended models for commuting with top speeds of 80kmh , when the legal top speed of an e-scooter on our roads is 20kmh. We discuss this further with Ger Herbert, Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent.
Nov 10, 2025 • 4min
Is it true Meta could be using private messages to train its AI?
If you’re a Facebook or Instagram user, you may have noticed posts in recent days claiming that the parent company Meta will use your private messages to train its AI models from December. Is this true and should we be concerned? All to discuss with Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly.With thank to Renault.
Nov 10, 2025 • 6min
Concerning report alleging mistaken palliative label for Harvey Morrison Sherratt
The parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt have said they were “shocked” at a whistleblower’s claims that Children’s Health Ireland had removed their son from its active spinal surgery waiting list after it wrongly determined he was a “palliative” patient. The claims were published in the Sunday Times yesterday. We discussed further with David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Health.
Nov 10, 2025 • 9min
Is the plan to crack down on judicial reviews is missing the mark?
Objectors will have to foot six-figure legal bills for successful judicial review cases in a new move being brought to the Cabinet to speed up the supply of infrastructure and housing.. We discuss this further with Robin Mandal, Vice Chair of the Dublin Democratic Planning Alliance and former president of the Royal Institute of the Architect.
Nov 10, 2025 • 6min
Resignations at the BBC
The Director General of the BBC, Tim Davie, and the Chief Executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism that a BBC documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. We get the latest on this with London Based Journalist, Vincent McAviney.
Nov 10, 2025 • 9min
We debate the legacy of President Michael D Higgins
After 14 years in office, we have reached the final day of Michael D Higgins’ time as Uachtarán na hÉireann. But what sort of legacy is he leaving behind? Joining Shane to discuss is Dr Eoin O’Malley, Teaches Politics at Dublin City University Fergus Finlay, Columnist with The Irish Examiner and Former CEO of Barnardos.
Nov 10, 2025 • 4min
Should we have an app that ticks every box for transport?
Transport for Ireland currently has five applications for smartphones, which include a journey planner, a leap card top-up, taxi driver database, an app for public transport tickets, and an app for local services in parts of Mayo, Limerick and Kerry. But is it time that the TFI rolled all of these apps into one single, user-friendly platform? That's the call from Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West, Grace Boland.
Nov 10, 2025 • 4min
We reflect on the disappearance of Jo Jo Dullard
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information on the 1995 disappearance and murder of Jo Jo Dullard. Marking 30 years since she went missing, they say the case remains under active investigation and review by the Serious Crime Review Team. With more on this Ciara spoke to Criminologist, Trina O’Connor.
