Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

Edward Burke, historian at UCD and author of Ulster’s Lost Counties, joined Newstalk Breakfast to argue why Gotcha” claims about Heather Humphreys’ husband and his alleged ties to the Orange Order has no place in modern Ireland. And to ask if the Humphreys apologise for their historical connections with the Orange tradition?”

The government should reverse its decision from earlier this year and introduce a content levy on streaming services, so say members of the Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport. Fianna Fáil TD, Malcolm Byrne is one member with this view, and he joined Newstalk Breakfast to explain.  

More funding, better education and housing in the Gaeltacht will be among the demands at the first National Protest for the Irish Language in over a decade.  Protestors will march this Saturday from Parnell Street to Leinster House. Joining Newstalk Breakfast to discuss Julian De Spáinn, Ard Runai of Conradh na Gaeilge

Despite being in a Rent Pressure Zone, monthly fees for on-campus accommodation at DCU increased by almost 7 per cent this year through service charges.  Joining Newstalk Breakfast to discuss more on student accommodation is Bryan O’Mahony, President of AMLÉ formerly known as Union Students of Ireland, who will be addressing the Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education on this later today

Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK will fully get underway today with a greeting at Windsor Castle.Mark Paul, London Correspondent for The Irish Times, joined us to preview what to expect from the highly anticipated state visit.

The Presidential Election was in the Offaly air at the Ploughing Championships along with the mud and the craic. It's Day two in Screggan and over the 3 days 300,000 are expected. Henry McKean sent this report from a muddy field...

Europe’s largest outdoor event, the National Ploughing Championships, begins today in Tullamore. The event is expected to attract a crowd of 300,000 to the site in Offaly.  So, what can we expect over the coming days?  We spoke to Anna-Marie McHugh, Assistant Managing Director of the National Ploughing Championships,

Taoiseach Micheál Martin at a Fianna Fáil think-in in Cork and Ciara spoke to An Taoiseach on a variety of topics including the current presidential race.

The Social Democrats has said it has no plans to suspend Eoin Hayes for a second time after he was forced to apologise for wearing “brown makeup” on his face while dressing up as Barack Obama for Halloween 16 years ago.  We discussed this further with Dr Lucy Michael, Director at Lucy Michael Research and Research Lead at The Irish Network Against Racism Former Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

Should energy credits be reintroduced as part of the budget ? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.

From occasional bickering to having to see your aunt in secret due to a fallout she’s had with your mother, family feuds are a part of life.  But how can we navigate a row between relatives? All to discuss with Anne Kehoe, Senior Clinical Psychologist and past President of the Psychological Society of Ireland.

US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a State visit, including an audience with King Charles and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.   Telling us what we can expect from his visit is Vincent McAviney, London Based Journalist. 

With Halloween just around the corner, many of you may have noticed the shrinkflation of chocolate and other confectionary on the shelves...  Catriona Redmond, consumer columnist with the Irish Examiner has been writing about this and chatted to Shane this morning.

Yesterday’s so-called “Super Monday” of local authorities meeting with potential presidential candidates was actually not so super for Áras hopefuls.  Newstalk Chief Reporter Barry Whyte was at Dublin City Council last night. Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post brought us the latest on the presidential race.

Between Apple’s new iPhone 17 and Google's latest Pixel 10, many of us will receive nudges from phone companies over the next while to upgrade our phones, but do you really need the latest model and what can you do to keep your current phone running for longer?   Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly bring us all the tips.

‘It breaks my heart to see the fabulous Irish cast getting hate online’. So says Anna Duke, who was an Irish contestant on The Traitors in the UK.

Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46.  The British fighter nicknamed “the Hitman” won 45 of his 48 professional bouts across 15 years before he retired in 2012.   We spoke to Michael Carruth, Irish Olympic boxing gold medalist. 

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien will send a memo to Cabinet next month to begin the process of drafting legislation that will remove Dublin Airport’s 32 million a year passenger cap.  We get reaction with Padraig Ó’Céidigh, Founder of Aer Lingus Regional and Former Senator and Chair of Shannon Group, also Louise O’Leary, spokesperson for Children’s Rights Over Flights.

Minuscule pieces of waste plastic, thousands of times smaller than a human hair, can damage our brains and may be contributing to the increasing global levels of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.  That’s according to new research led by Dr Gavin Davey, From the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

It’s one of the perennial questions of parenting, how much should I pay my babysitter? According to Jen Hogan, Irish Times Columnist and Host of the “Conversations with Parents” Podcast, the cost of babysitters is becoming too high, pricing parents out of a chance to go out without the kids.