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Jul 7, 2025 • 5min
Nearly two thousand teaching posts were left vacant this year
More than 1,800 teaching posts were left vacant this year, while many schools in the greater Dublin area are already struggling to fill positions for September. That’s according to a review of teacher payroll from the Department of Education, and we heard from Michael Gillespie, General Secretary TUI.
Jul 7, 2025 • 6min
It’s a court case that the world has been watching
It’s a court case that the world has been watching. Australian mother, Erin Patterson, has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms Marta Pascual Juanola, Crime reporter with The Age gave us the latest on this case.
Jul 7, 2025 • 7min
Minimum size of studio apartments to encourage more building from developers
A reduction in the minimum size of studio apartments is among the measures that Cabinet will consider this week to encourage developers to build more. Speaking to Shane was Gavin Lawlor President of Irish Planning Institute.
Jul 7, 2025 • 8min
Watchdog warns motor industry against anticompetitive practices
Consumers must be free to choose where they service their vehicles and what parts they use without fear of losing their warranty. That’s the call this morning from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, who are warning the motor industry to stop limiting consumer choice. We discuss this further with Craig Whelan Director of Antitrust for the CCPC.
Jul 7, 2025 • 3min
Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington today
An Israeli delegation is in Qatar for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. This comes as later today Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to visit the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Mark Weiss Israel Correspondent with The Irish Times.
Jul 7, 2025 • 4min
No prosecutions for illegal modifications on e-Scooters
More than a year after new laws were introduced to regulate e-scooters, not a single prosecution has been brought for illegal modifications. Joining Shane to discuss this further was Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire.
Jul 7, 2025 • 6min
The latest on the devastating floods in central Texas
The death toll from devastating floods in central Texas has jumped to at least 82 people, with ten girls still missing from the worst-hit Kerr County. We get the latest on the devastating floods with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief with The Guardian.
Jul 4, 2025 • 4min
Do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?
July is “Anti-boredom month”, first invented in the 1980s to encourage people to get more active, both physically and mentally. But nowadays, do people need to embrace boredom a bit more? All to chat to with Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin.
Jul 4, 2025 • 7min
Ireland’s relationship with the United States soured?
Today is the fourth of July, which is traditionally a day to celebrate all things about America! But has Ireland’s relationship with the United States soured as a result of our stance on Israel's actions in Gaza? All to discuss with Dan Mulhall Former Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.
Jul 4, 2025 • 7min
Was banning bedsits back in 2013 a mistake?
Bedsits suited students, single people, separated people and many others, and should not have been banned in 2013. That’s according to Michael McDowell’s latest column in the Irish Times. To discuss further is Tom Phillips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Town Planning, UCD and also Rory Hearne, Housing Spokesperson for the Social Democrats,
