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Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
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Jun 5, 2025 • 7min
Nursing Home Scandal
Shane Scanlan, CEO of The Alliance Supporting Nursing Homes, joins Newstalk Breakfast following an RTÉ exposé of serious care concerns at homes run by Emeis Ireland (formerly Orpea).Get all the latest here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 7min
Free Speech
Ian O’Doherty, Irish Independent columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss growing pressure from US officials over Ireland’s planned hate speech laws.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 4min
Public Sunscreen Dispensers
Councillor Aileen Browne joins Newstalk Breakfast to explain her proposal to install free sunscreen dispensers in parks and public areas to promote skin cancer awareness.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 3min
CHI Report Referred to Gardaí
Martin Wall, Public Policy Correspondent with The Irish Times, joined Newstalk Breakfast to detail a report into waiting list issues and a toxic workplace culture at CHI, now referred to Gardaí.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 5min
Prison Expansion Plans Questioned
Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the Government’s plan to add 1,000 prison spaces and whether it addresses the core problems in our society.Listen here.
Jun 5, 2025 • 5min
Ukraine Drone Strikes
Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian MP, joins Ciara Kellyas she responds to Donald Trump's warning that Vladimir Putin will retaliate after drone attacks on Russian airbases.Listen here.
Jun 4, 2025 • 6min
Caring Full-Time
Sinead Tighe is a full-time carer to her teenage son and she joined Newstalk Breakfast to share the daily realities of caregiving and new research ahead of National Carers Week. Listen here.
Jun 4, 2025 • 4min
Madeleine McCann Search Update
Sky News correspondent Dan Whitehead joins the show from Portugal with the latest on the new search effort in the Madeleine McCann case.Listen here.
Jun 4, 2025 • 9min
CHI Consultant Controversy
Martin Wall, Public Policy Correspondent with The Irish Times, joins the show to discuss a new report revealing how a CHI consultant missed on-call hours for over three years, while earning large sums for weekend clinics to reduce waiting lists.Listen here.
Jun 4, 2025 • 11min
Helen McEntee on Leaving Cert Day 1
Minister for Education Helen McEntee joins Newstalk Breakfast as thousands of students begin their Leaving and Junior Certificate exams.Get all the conversation here.
