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Aug 29, 2025 • 4min
The race for the Áras is beginning to heat up!
Finally, the race for the Áras is beginning to heat up as Billy Kelleher looks set to throw his hat into the ring for the Fianna Fáil candidacy. So, how are those in the running shaping up? All to discuss with Newstalk’s Political Correspondent Sean Defoe.
Aug 29, 2025 • 8min
Has the State trapped us in an overreliance on Social Housing?
Social housing plays a vital role for vulnerable households, but excessive concentration in certain locations risks repeating previous mistakes and undermining the creation of balanced, mixed-tenure neighbourhoods. We discuss this and more with Colm Lauder, Founding Partner at Lauder Teacher and Business Post contributor and Conor Sheehan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson and TD for Limerick City.
Aug 29, 2025 • 5min
It’s been one year since the disappearance of Kyran Durnin
Almost a year to the day that schoolboy Kyran Durnin was first reported missing from his home in Drogheda, gardaí have renewed their appeal for anyone with any information on the case to come forward. We discuss this further with NewsTalk Reporter Barry Whyte.
Aug 29, 2025 • 7min
Call to keep language clear when it comes to voluntary contributions
Requests from schools for voluntary contributions must be written in bold, plain language so that no family is misled. That’s the call from Paul Lawless Aontú TD for Mayo, who says that too often these requests are wrapped in language that sounds like a bill.
Aug 29, 2025 • 4min
What will the EP weekend weather look like?
Eighty thousand music fans will descend on Stradbally, Co. Laois, for this year’s Electric Picnic. But will the EP attendees need to pack their raincoats? We get an idea of the weekend weather with Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.
Aug 29, 2025 • 7min
Is a tax on the wealthy necessary?
The richest 10 per cent of households in the Republic hold almost half the wealth, according to new figures from the Central Bank. Given these figures, is a tax on the wealthy necessary? All to discuss with Dr Emma Howard, Economist at Technological University of Dublin.
Aug 28, 2025 • 5min
A 200% increase in unruliness on flights!
The number of incidents involving “unruly” passengers on flights more than trebled, according to the Irish Aviation Authority. To discuss further we spoke to Jade Kirwan, Director of Communications of Ryanair.
Aug 28, 2025 • 6min
It’s Irish week all this week on Newstalk Breakfast
It’s Irish week all this week on Newstalk Breakfast. This morning we heard from Historian and ex-human rights worker Nadia Dobrianska who and has not only learned to speak English, but Irish too.
Aug 28, 2025 • 5min
How schools are impacted by today strike action?
Strike action by school secretaries and caretakers gets underway today with staff calling for pension equity with teachers. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie who’s at a school in Rathfarnham and he reported on the situation there.
Aug 28, 2025 • 7min
UN’s peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to end
The UN’s peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to end by 2027. To discuss this further Shane spoke to Defence and Security expert Declan Power.
