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Nov 5, 2025 • 9min
Government accused of fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment
The Government has been accused in the Dáil of using rhetoric that is fueling anti-immigrant sentiment. This follows claims from Tánaiste Simon Harris that opponents are trying to ‘shut down’ debate on immigration For more on this, we heard from Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration & John Clendennen, Fine Gael TD for Offaly.
Nov 5, 2025 • 8min
Ireland’s housing crisis is likely to persist for at least another 15 years
Ireland’s housing crisis is likely to persist for at least another 15 years, according to the Department of Finance. The grim analysis was contained in Future Forty: A Fiscal and Economic Outlook to 2065. Shane discusses these findings with Dr Emma Howard, Economist at TU Dublin.
Nov 5, 2025 • 5min
Housing crisis could last another 15 years
Department of Finance predicts Ireland’s housing crisis could last another 15 years. Ciara and Shane discussed this further.
Nov 5, 2025 • 4min
Do teeth whitening kits actually work?
You might be bombarded with teeth whitening ads across your social media, but do the kits work or could they be potentially dangerous? We discuss further with Dr Caroline Robbins, owner of Kiwi Dental.
Nov 5, 2025 • 6min
Is decriminalisation the way forward in the war against drugs?
The Labour Party will today call for a health-led drugs policy and decriminalization of people who use drugs. Is this the way forward in the war against drugs. All to discuss with Dr Garrett McGovern, Medical Director at the Priority Medical Clinic in Dundrum and GP addiction specialist.
Nov 5, 2025 • 6min
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. So who is the New York mayor? To tell us was David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian.
Nov 4, 2025 • 7min
What’s next for Ireland’s Left parties?
After the recent presidential election, which saw the highest-ever vote for a left-wing candidate in Irish history. Many supporters of Catherine Connolly met an event last night to discuss “What’s Next for the Left?” Joining Newstalk Breakfast talk about it is one of the event’s speakers, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD.
Nov 4, 2025 • 4min
CAB sold 20 properties which were found to be the proceeds of crime
The Criminal Assets Bureau sold 20 properties which were found to be the proceeds of crime last year, the highest number sold in any one year. Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan is expected to bring the bureau's annual report to the Cabinet and publish it later. We discuss further with Conor Lally, Irish Times Crime and Security Editor.
Nov 4, 2025 • 6min
Uisce Éireann will be required to manage new privately built wastewater plants
Uisce Éireann will be required to manage new privately built wastewater plants under proposals Minister for Housing James Browne will bring to Cabinet this morning. The move is aiming to speed up the delivery of homes in rural towns and villages that currently have inadequate water services. Ciara discusses this further with Paul Davis, Lecturer in Public Procurement, DCU.
Nov 4, 2025 • 6min
Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice today, and it is calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised to 14. For more on this we heard from Sean Egan, Procedural Rights Fellow with Irish Council for Civil liberties and Practicing Criminal Barrister.
