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May 30, 2025 • 5min
Irish troops come under Israeli fire in Southern Lebanon
Tánaiste Simon Harris is set to contact the Israeli government over what he termed as an "utterly unacceptable" attack on Irish peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon. Joining us to discuss this is Cathal Berry Independent TD and Former Army Ranger.
May 30, 2025 • 5min
Kinahan cartel associate charged with murder
Kinahan associate Sean McGovern has been charged with murder and directing organised crime at the Special Criminal Court, after he was extradited from the United Arab Emirates.We get the latest on this with Fank Greaney, Newstalk’s Courts Correspondent.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom kicks off today i
Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom kicks off today in the Phoenix Park. This year, Bloom will launch ‘A Taste of Bloom, curated by Neven’, a very special new dining experience planned for this year’s festival in collaboration with Chef Proprietor of McNean House, Neven Maguire. Neven chatted to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
Gaza is on the brink of famine
The head of UNWRA, the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine has said the "clock is ticking towards famine" in Gaza as he warned that the new US-backed aid distribution model is a waste of resources and a distraction from "atrocities". We heard from Jonathan Fowler, Spokesperson with UNWRA.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
Do cyclists have an arrogance problem?
“The aggressive speed and silence of cyclists is a cultural problem that needs tackling in Ireland.” Those are the words of Irish Times columnist Kathy Sheridan, and we got reaction to this with barrister, columnist and cyclist Brenda Power.
May 29, 2025 • 10min
Public consultation on the National Development Plan Review launches today
Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers is launching public consultation on the National Development Plan Review today. Minister Chambers spoke to Shane this morning.
May 29, 2025 • 4min
The search for Fiona Pender’s remains continued in Laois overnight
Gardaí investigating the suspected murder of Fiona Pender conducted a search in Laois overnight in a bid to find her remains. Gearoid Keegan, Deputy Editor of the Tullamore Tribune.
May 29, 2025 • 4min
ISME calls for ‘reset’ of the national minimum wage
ISME have called for a ‘reset’ of national minimum wage in pre-budget submission. To discuss this further Ciara spoke to ISME Chair and Centra Owner in Sligo, Finbar Filan.
May 29, 2025 • 3min
Kinahan cartel boss extradited to Ireland
Kinahan cartel boss Sean McGovern is on his way back to Ireland from Dubai to face charges for murder and gangland crime. Mick O’Toole, Crime and Defence Editor with The Irish Daily Star and The Irish Mirror brings us the latest on this story.
May 29, 2025 • 5min
Donald Trump blocked from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports
A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. We discuss further with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief with The Guardian .
