Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

Cairde Khmer, a GAA club in Cambodia was formed by two Irish men in 2017 and is going from strength to strength. Ronan Sheehan, Chairman of the club and player Sophoan joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The stunning and iconic Sceilg Mhichíl is to reopen to visitors on the 13th of May. To tell us what Sceilg Mhichíl means to the people of Kerry local Fianna Fáil county councillor Norma Moriarty joined us on Newstalk Breakfast.

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joined Shane Coleman on Newstalk Breakfast this morning to discuss a range of topics.

"Many voters back the ex-president despite – or perhaps because of – his alleged crimes. A trial might only entrench that support” that’s the view of Guardian Columnist Simon Jenkins who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The exodus of landlords from the private rental sector could result in the loss of 15,000 tenancies this year alone, new data shows. Carol Tallon, CEO of Property District and author of the Irish Property Buyers Handbook annual spoke to Shane Coleman this morning.

This week marks two months since the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, killing almost 60,000 people. Works are continuing in the region, where almost 1.6 million people are now living in tented accommodation due to the damage. Unicef is working in the area and so far has reached 400,000 people, but aim to help 3 million people. Our own Ciara Kelly has travelled with Unicef and visited a refugee camp in Hatay, one of the worst affected areas of the earthquake – where education and time in the classroom is playing a key role.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou MacDonald announces frontbench reshuffle to 'lead party into next general election' Matt Carthy, formerly Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Agriculture and newly appointed spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence spoke to Ciara Doherty on the show this morning.

On this day 50 years ago, a man named Marty Cooper made the first mobile phone call. While he has expressed concerns about smartphone addiction, he’s said that the innovation in the field will continue… Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent, Jess Kelly joined us on Newstalk Breakfast.

It’s more than thirty years since the disappearance of Annie McCarrick in 1993. The 30-year garda investigation into the American national disturbing disappearance was upgraded to a murder investigation last week. Annie’s childhood best friend Linda Ringhouse joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

140 Garda Sergeants and Inspectors will gather in Galway today for the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors annual conference. Ronan Clougher, Deputy General Secretary of the AGSI joined on Newstalk Breakfast ahead of the conference.

More than 400 tenants who received eviction notices contacted housing charity Threshold in March. CEO of Threshold, John Mark McCafferty joined Ciara Doherty on the show.

Finance Minister Michael McGrath says the new 15% corporation tax rate will likely kick in next January. Jim Stewart, Finance professor with Trinity College and domestic expert on corporate tax

Former Miss Ireland Lynda Duffy has revealed she used to starve herself for weeks as she battled with an eating disorder and joined us on Newstalk Breakfast. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can contact BodyWhys on (01) 2107906.

“It’s important that people of all ages have a good understanding of our national story and our history, warts and all,” that’s the call from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. It comes after a Sunday Times poll revealed 1 in 4 young people are uneducated on The Troubles. Darragh Gannon, Head of Irish Studies at University College Dublin and Fulbright Irish Scholar at Georgetown University

The Defence Forces have confirmed that Russian vessels that it had been monitoring in recent days have now left Irish waters. Cathal Berry, Independent TD, and a former Army Ranger joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning.

This Thursday marked the UN’s first official day of zero waste, an initiative that aims to promote sustainable consumption and raise awareness about zero-waste alternatives. But how much of a problem is excess waste here in Ireland? Sarah Madden reports.

Day of 90 of #100DaysOfWalking! At the end of every week we recognize some of our great ‘100 days’ community ' by crowning a walker of the week! This week's Walker of the Week is Anna Douglas from Portmarnock, Dublin.. She told us why she got involved.

According to the latest provisional Revenue data, alcohol consumption is down on pre-Covid levels, as Ireland moves closer to European consumption norms. Long-term trends continue to see a decline in consumption as it has decreased by 30% since its peak in 2001. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Paula Leonard, CEO of Alcohol Forum Ireland.

All Things Considered: Fixing O'Connell Street. What needs to be done, how, and when?, all up for discussion with Ciara and Shane.

Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. The move which Trump denies means he is the first serving or former US president to face a criminal charge. Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Journal.ie Columnist brought us more details this morning.