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Now a new report is out from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, which outlines an increase in the cost of building new apartments. It also suggested that first time buyers would require a first time buyers would require a combined salary ranging between 84,000 euros and 129,000 EURO to purchase an apartment.   We are joined now by one of the   co-authors of the report Paul Mitchell, Co-Founder And Director of Mitchell McDermott.

The entire country has now been placed under a status orange weather as storm Bram is to bring gale force winds today. The warning will remain valid until 3pm. We get the latest updates with Matthew Martin from Met Eireann and also Keith Leonard, Director of Fire and Emergency Management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Half of teachers who reported experiencing burnout cited unrealistic parental expectations as a contributing factor. But do parents really demand too much from teachers? For more on this, we heard from Anthony Quinn, TUI President. 

Today marks the launch of An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge, Ireland’s first “monolingual” dictionary.  The book, which is also available online, will offer a deeper explanation of the meaning of different Irish words, rather than offering its English translation.  With us to explain the significance of this is Patricia Nic Eoin from All About Irish. 

Councillors in Naas Municipal District will today vote on a proposal to suspend pay parking in some areas of the town from December 15th through to the end of the year. Several towns across Ireland, including Castlebar, Tralee and Newry have introduced similar measures for the festive season.   Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast to discuss was Bill Clear, Independent Ireland Councillor for Naas And Tony Lowes One of the Directors of Friends of the Irish Environment.  

A status Orange wind warning has just come into place for a number of southern counties with more to come under a orange warning later in the morning. A status yellow wind warning is in place for the whole country    Joining Shane to explain what we can expect from Storm Bram today is Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather. 

Almost 30 years after mobile phone use became commonplace, non-existent coverage or dropped calls still dominates large swathes of the country – so says Fine Gael Senator Mark Duffy. 

Communities around the country are left with far fewer GPs than others despite rising demand. That’s according to figures obtained by The Sunday Times revealing a widening postcode lottery in general practice.  All to discuss with Dr Deirdre Collins, Chair of the board of the Irish College of GPs, and GP In Kilcullen Co. Kildare.

Netflix recently announced it had reached a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s TV, film studios and streaming division for $72bn (€62bn).  But what does it mean for consumers?  All to discuss with Adrian Weckler Technology Editor with the Irish Independent. 

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation into the deaths of Tadhg Farrell and his 60-year-old grandaunt, Mary Holt in a fire at a house in Co Offaly on Saturday evening.    A second woman was seriously injured and is receiving treatment at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore.  Shane spoke to the Minister for Justice,  Jim O’Callaghan and started by asking him for his reaction to what Gardai are calling a murderous attack.