Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

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Newstalk Breakfast - every weekday morning from 7-9am, giving you the first bite at news, sport, business, tech and entertainment

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  • Should EV chargers be exempt from planning rules?

    01/09/2025 Duración: 03min

    If Ireland is serious about meeting its electric vehicle targets, household EV chargers should be exempt from planning permission requirements.  That’s according to Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South, James Geoghegan who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

  • The latest on the Presidential Election!

    01/09/2025 Duración: 03min

    Taoiseach Micheál Martin has endorsed former Dublin GAA football manager Jim Gavin as the Fianna Fáil candidate in the upcoming Presidential Election. But what else happened in the campaign over the weekend? All to discuss with Daniel McConnell, Editor at The Business Post.

  • One of the most active Gaeltachts in the country!

    29/08/2025 Duración: 06min

    Chun críoch a chur lenár seachtain na Gaeilge, we sent our reporter Sarah Madden to Coláiste Lurgan to dust off her cupla focail and have a bit of spraoí: 

  • The race for the Áras is beginning to heat up!

    29/08/2025 Duración: 04min

    Finally, the race for the Áras is beginning to heat up as Billy Kelleher looks set to throw his hat into the ring for the Fianna Fáil candidacy.  So, how are those in the running shaping up? All to discuss with Newstalk’s Political Correspondent Sean Defoe.

  • This year’s Electric Picnic lineup is packing a punch!   

    29/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    From Hozier to Inhaler and Sam Fender to Fatboy Slim, this year’s Electric Picnic lineup is packing a punch! Today FM’s Shelly Gray is here to get you into the swing of things.

  • It’s been one year since the disappearance of Kyran Durnin

    29/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    Almost a year to the day that schoolboy Kyran Durnin was first reported missing from his home in Drogheda, gardaí have renewed their appeal for anyone with any information on the case to come forward. We discuss this further with NewsTalk Reporter Barry Whyte. 

  • Has the State trapped us in an overreliance on Social Housing?

    29/08/2025 Duración: 08min

    Social housing plays a vital role for vulnerable households, but excessive concentration in certain locations risks repeating previous mistakes and undermining the creation of balanced, mixed-tenure neighbourhoods.  We discuss this and more with Colm Lauder, Founding Partner at Lauder Teacher and Business Post contributor and Conor Sheehan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson and TD for Limerick City.

  • Call to keep language clear when it comes to voluntary contributions

    29/08/2025 Duración: 07min

    Requests from schools for voluntary contributions must be written in bold, plain language so that no family is misled. That’s the call from Paul Lawless Aontú TD for Mayo, who says that too often these requests are wrapped in language that sounds like a bill.  

  • What will the EP weekend weather look like?

    29/08/2025 Duración: 03min

    Eighty thousand music fans will descend on Stradbally, Co. Laois, for this year’s Electric Picnic. But will the EP attendees need to pack their raincoats? We get an idea of the weekend weather with Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

  • Is a tax on the wealthy necessary?

    29/08/2025 Duración: 07min

    The richest 10 per cent of households in the Republic hold almost half the wealth, according to new figures from the Central Bank.  Given these figures, is a tax on the wealthy necessary? All to discuss with Dr Emma Howard, Economist at Technological University of Dublin. 

  • A 200% increase in unruliness on flights!

    28/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    The number of incidents involving “unruly” passengers on flights more than trebled, according to the Irish Aviation Authority. To discuss further we spoke to Jade Kirwan, Director of Communications of Ryanair.

  • It’s Irish week all this week on Newstalk Breakfast

    28/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    It’s Irish week all this week on Newstalk Breakfast. This morning we heard from Historian and ex-human rights worker Nadia Dobrianska who and has not only learned to speak English, but Irish too.

  • How schools are impacted by today strike action?

    28/08/2025 Duración: 04min

    Strike action by school secretaries and caretakers gets underway today with staff calling for pension equity with teachers. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie who’s at a school in Rathfarnham and he reported on the situation there.

  • UN’s peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to end

    28/08/2025 Duración: 07min

    The UN’s peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to end by 2027.  To discuss this further Shane spoke to Defence and Security expert Declan Power.

  • HSE drug testing programme is returning to Electric Picnic

    28/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    A HSE drug testing programme is returning to Electric Picnic this year after screening last year discovered high-strength MDMA pills. We got all the details about the programme with  Nicki Killeen, Project Manager on Emerging Drug Trend Programmes with the HSE. 

  • New research findings from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s We-Consent campaign

    28/08/2025 Duración: 07min

    Nearly 1 in 4 men under the age of 45 say they would “probably keep going” even if they suspected their partner isn’t enjoying a sexual encounter, a 3 percent rise since last year.   That’s according to new research from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s We-Consent campaign, which also reported that 16% of young men aged between 18 and 24 are unsure what consent means.   We discuss further with Eoghan Cleary, Secondary school teacher, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Board member.

  • How Ireland can economically prepare for an ageing population?

    28/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    The number of people in Ireland aged 85 and over is projected to almost quadruple in the next 30 years, according to the Central Statistics Office.  But what does that mean for the economics of a country, and how can we adapt? Shane discusses this further with  Aedín Doris, Labour Economist and former member of the Pension Commission and member of the Department of Economics at Maynooth University.

  • Strike action by school secretaries and caretakers underway

    28/08/2025 Duración: 04min

    After a failure to reach an agreement yesterday, strike action by school secretaries and caretakers gets underway today. For more on this, Ciara spoke to Andy Pike, Head of Education at Fórsa.

  • Is the model for Gaeilge in schools fit for purpose?   

    27/08/2025 Duración: 04min

    All this week on Newstalk Breakfast we are exploring the Irish language and its place in Irish society.   Today, we are diving into the topic of education.   We ask is the model for Gaeilge in schools fit for purpose?   All to discuss with Shane O’Quinn, Chairman of Gréasán do Mhúinteoirí Gaeilge.

  • A new threat of higher electricity bills

    27/08/2025 Duración: 05min

    A new threat of higher electricity bills has emerged after the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities approved a rise in network charges.  We get the latest on this with Daragh Cassidy, Head of Communications at Bonkers.ie.

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