Newstalk Breakfast

US President Donald Trump issued a scathing indictment of immigration in European countries, clean energy projects, and the efficacy of the United Nations in his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday. Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe has this report.

The Justice Department is today launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks as we enter the Halloween season. Are you noticing fireworks going off earlier each year? Residents in the suburbs of Dublin and Bray chatted to our reporter Henry McKean.

Men are 40 per cent more likely to die prematurely than women, while 97 per cent of GPs say they saw male patients presenting with suicidal behaviour in the past year.  That’s according to the “Real Face of Men’s Health” report ahead of Movember, and joining Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the findings is Denis McCauley, GP and former President of the Irish Medical Organisation and Coroner for the District of Donegal.

US President Donald Trump has made a disputed link between pregnant women using paracetamol and autism in children.  He has warned women to not take the pain killer known as Tylenol in the US when they have a high fever.  We get reaction to this with Dr Monique Botha, Associate Professor in Social and Developmental Psychology at Durham University.

Arab governments and regional organizations have welcomed the recognition of a Palestinian state by Britain, Canada, France and Australia.  The was ahead of yesterday’s Saudi-French summit in New York to revive the two-state solution. It marked the beginning of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.  We heard from Newstalk's Political correspondent Sean Defoe in New York. Also Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Alliance for Two States. 

Election Posters should be banned nationwide. That’s the call in a public petition up for consideration in the Oireachtas today.  But is it a good idea? Joining Jonathan to discuss were  Alan Kinsella, Election Historian, and Dr Clare Moriarty, visiting researcher at Trinity's Long Room Hub.

The Irish Council for Social Housing will today warn TDs and Senators that a falloff in planning permissions for new homes risks prolonging Ireland’s housing crisis.   Speaking to Ciara to discuss further was  Donal McManus, CEO of the Irish Council for Social Housing. 

Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, which was abruptly pulled from the air last week after the US government threatened broadcasters, will be back today We get the latest on this with.David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian 

Gareth Sheridan has bowed out of the presidential race after failing to secure a third and fourth nomination from local authorities yesterday.  However, Independent Ireland TDs are set to decide today whether they will give their support to barrister Maria Steen, which is crucial to her own bid for the Áras.  All to discuss with Pat Leahy, Political Editor for the Irish Times. 

Home cervical screening tests are being trialed in the NHS in England where they have had a positive reception from clients and clinicians. But how do they work, and could they be introduced in Ireland?  All to discuss with Professor Nóirín Russell, CervicalCheck Clinical Director and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist.