Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

A planning appeal by An Post has cited “the deterioration in the security environment” on Dublin’s O’Connell Street as one of the factors behind its underperforming Witness History exhibition at the GPO. Janet Horner, Green Party Councillor for the North Inner City

Saturday will see the end of the government’s winter evictions ban. We get reaction from Fr Peter McVerry, Founder of the Peter McVerry Trust and Social Campaigner.

The IRFU is to undertake a study on the effectiveness of headgear preventing brain injuries in rugby. The study was just one of the topics of discussion at the 14th World Congress on Brain Injury which has been taking place in Dublin this week. Dr Philip O’Halloran, a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham is leading up the IRFU study and joined Shane on the show this morning.

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. Speaking to Ciara this morning was David Smith - Washington reporter with The Guardian.

Hot school meals are to be extended to all remaining Deis schools over the next year with plans to extend it to all schools from 2030. That’s under plans set to be announced by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys today. Paddy Lavelle, General Secretary of Education and Training Boards Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

We need an immediate rise in PRSI rates to fund the state pension. That’s the call from The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, whose Chairperson Sebastian Barnes joined Ciara to explain what they are looking for.

There are mixed views by residents living along the Dublin and Wicklow coast when it comes to installing wind farms in the Irish sea. There are proposals to erect between 39 and 50 turbines, 10 kilometres from the coast and some could be more than 300 metres in height. An extra and final public consultation on the plans by Dublin Array took place in Sutton yesterday and our reporter Josh Crosbie went along.

Buskers Beware – adhere to the new by-laws or face a fine, that’s the call of Killarney Councillors as they introduce new busking bylaws. Cllr Niall Kelleher, Mayor of Killarney and President of Killarney Chamber of Commerce and Tourism spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The Defence Forces chief of staff Lt Gen Seán Clancy and his predecessors assured the Government over a period of decades that abuse towards women in the Defence Force ‘was in the past’, a secret cabinet memo has shown. Speaking to Shane on Newstalk Breakfast was Senator, retired army officer, and Security Analyst, Tom Clonan.

Labour Senator Annie Hoey has called for an end to the three-day waiting period for abortion ahead of the publication of the review of the operation of abortion services. Annie explained to Ciara why she has called for this? Also speaking to Ciara was Emer Toibín, Aontú Councillor do you feel that the waiting period should remain?

The government will today announce funding allocations worth €17 million for capital projects in our regional airports. Minister of State with special responsibility for aviation, Jack Chambers spoke to Shane this morning on the show.

Comedian Mario Rosenstock has been selling out venues across the country with his Gift Grub Live Nationwide Tour. Mario joined us on the show this morning.

The European Union has passed a law meaning all new cars sold in the EU have to be zero CO2 emissions from 2035. For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Geraldine Herbert, Motoring journalist with the Sunday Independent.

Is the GAA too competitive for younger kids or is there merit in learning about winning and losing from an early age? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Catherine Woods, Professor of Physical Activity for Health at the University of Limerick.

The Government looks set to narrowly survive a confidence motion following its decision to lift the eviction ban. Speaking to Shane this morning on the show were Labour Leader Ivana Bacik and also Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Fine Gael Minister of State.

All Thing Considered: Is kids' sport too competitive? Ciara and Shane have a lively discussion.

Housing prices fell by 0.3% in the first three months of 2023, the first time they have fallen in the first quarter of a year in a decade. That’s according to the latest Daft.ie House Price Report released today. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Ronan Lyons –Economist at Trinity College Dublin and Author of The Daft.ie Report.

100 people were prosecuted for possessing child sexual exploitation material last year, the highest figure in at least 13 years, and the figures have been on the rise year on year, according to figures obtained by Newstalk. Suzanne Connolly, CEO of Barnardos spoke to Shane this morning with a reaction to these figures.

European nations have demonstrated “shameless double standards and racism” iin how they have dealt with asylum seekers. That’s according to Amnesty International’s Annual Report published this morning. Speaking to Jonathan this morning on the show was Nils Muižnieks is Amnesty International’s, Europe Director.

Tougher rules are set to come in for owners not controlling their dogs along with a central database for dog breeders! Joining us now to discuss these new rules is Dog Behaviour Therapist Nanci Creedon.