Newstalk Breakfast
Newstalk
Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 29, 2025 • 6min
We look ahead to this evening’s Presidential debate
The first presidential debate will take place today on The Tonight Show at 10 pm. What can we expect to see? Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Sep 29, 2025 • 3min
Garda investigation underway into the death of a father and daughter in Finglas
Gardaí are treating the death of a father and his five-year-old daughter in Finglas as a suspected murder-suicide, according to the Irish Times. However, the investigation is still at an early stage and postmortem examinations will decide the next steps. Conor Gallagher, Crime Correspondent with the Irish Times joined Jonathan Healy with the latest on the investigation.
Sep 26, 2025 • 5min
NFL comes to Dublin !
Dublin City is awash with the colours of the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will go head to head in Croke Park this weekend. This is the first NFL game played in Dublin, and they are pulling out all the stops. With us to explain more is Michael McQuaid, founder of Pro-Football Ireland.
Sep 26, 2025 • 6min
More and more landlords exiting the rental sector
One in four Dublin home sales are now landlords exiting the rental sector. That’s according to the latest residential market review from property advisors DNG, which also found the rate of price increase seen in the capital has moderated for a third successive quarter. We discuss the findings with Marian Finnegan is CEO of Sherry Fitzgerald.
Sep 26, 2025 • 4min
Riff: Are we facing an overreaction epidemic?
Are we facing an overreaction epidemic? Ciara and Jonathan had an interesting discussion this morning.
Sep 26, 2025 • 4min
Mo Chara, is due back before Woolwich Crown Court today
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, better known by his stage name Mo Chara, is due back before Woolwich Crown Court today in relation to a charge under the Terrorism Act. He is accused of allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation, Hezbollah at a concert in the city in November 2024. Emily Keegan, Newstalk Reporter who is outside the court gave us an update.
Sep 26, 2025 • 7min
Gaza aid flotilla attacked by drones
Drones have attacked an aid flotilla in international waters off Greece as it tried to break Israel’s Gaza blockade, in what is seen as an escalation of Israeli efforts to stop it. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Sarah Clancy, Poet, Community Worker and civil society participant on the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Sep 26, 2025 • 3min
Minister Darragh O’Brien meets with energy companies today
Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O'Brien is meeting with the four main biggest energy suppliers today to discuss the impact of rising energy prices and what can be done to ease the burden on households. David Kerr, Founder and CEO of Bonkers.ie discusses this further.
Sep 26, 2025 • 6min
Are we facing an overreaction epidemic?
‘I believe we are facing an overreaction epidemic, and in order to address it we must first acknowledge that the problem isn’t our emotions—it’s how we deal with them.’ That’s according to Dr Marc Brackett, the Founding Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of “Dealing with Feeling”.
Sep 26, 2025 • 7min
An increase in applications for Leaving Cert appeals
This year saw a 43 per cent increase in applications for Leaving Cert appeals compared to 2024. The results of the 2025 Leaving Certificate Appeals will be available from 11am this morning. For more on this we spoke to Brian Mooney, Guidance Counsellor, Irish Times Education Columnist.
