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Dec 11, 2025 • 5min
Overall immigration numbers in Ireland have dropped
Overall immigration numbers in Ireland have dropped despite a 40% increase in asylum applications last year, that’s according to according to the European Migration Network Ireland's annual review. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Keire Murphy, Author of the report and Senior Policy Officer, the European Migration Network Ireland's in the ESRI.
Dec 10, 2025 • 8min
It's Panto season - we hear from Dame Stuffy on the festivities!
It's Panto season and to tell us all about the best pantos up and down the country, is the Ballymun queen Dame Stuffy who has joined Ciara and Shane in studio.
Dec 10, 2025 • 4min
The extreme dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide
A new report shows that Doctors at Tallaght University Hospital diagnosed 18 young people with a neurological disorder caused by inhaling nitrous oxide or “laughing gas”. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this was Hugh Kearney, Consultant Neurologist St James hospital and Trinity College earlier.
Dec 10, 2025 • 3min
The latest update following Storm Bram
Around 8,000 homes, farms and businesses across the country remain without power following Storm Bram. We get the latest on this with Matthew Martin, Meteorologist with Met Eireann and Graeme McQueen, DAA Media Relations Manager.
Dec 10, 2025 • 11min
Australia’s social media ban comes into effect
Millions of children and teenagers in Australia have begun losing access to their social media accounts after a world-first ban has come into effect, blocking online access for users under 16. Dr Danielle Einstein, the Sydney-based clinical psychologist who laid out the evidence for the ban in the Einstein Report and in her latest co-authored book Raising Anxiety spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Dec 10, 2025 • 4min
Three-year extension of nitrates derogation granted
Three-year extension of nitrates derogation granted. Shane and Ciara discussed this decision this morning.
Dec 10, 2025 • 5min
Ukraine offers alternative peace plan in war with Russia
US President Donald Trump criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine. Zelensky said Ukrainian and European elements of the peace plan were now more developed and that Kyiv was ready to present them to the US. Emmanuelle Chaze, Ukraine correspondent for Radio France Internationale and France24 brought us the latest on this.
Dec 10, 2025 • 5min
Cancer outcomes became stable during the pandemic
A new report from the National Cancer Registry Ireland has found the Covid pandemic did not have a lasting impact on cancer diagnoses or deaths. To discuss this further was Professor Deirdre Murray, Director of The National Cancer Registry Ireland.
Dec 10, 2025 • 5min
The fallout from Storm Bram
Thousands of homes remain without power and towns across the country continue to battle flooding in the wake of Storm Bram. We get an update from Cork with Jamie O’Hara, Newstalk reporter. From Louth with Conor Hughes, owner of Beat It Music on Blackrock’s Main Street and with an update on the situation this morning with Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.
Dec 9, 2025 • 3min
Government is to due to pilot a “digital wallet”
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland are calling on the Government to clarify its plans to introduce a digital wallet to verify the age and identity of social media users We discuss further with Joe O’Brien, Executive Director of ICCL.
