Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

U.S. voters are casting their ballots in the midterm elections that will determine control of the House and Senate. For the latest on the election, Ciara and Shane were joined by LA times reporter based out of the Washington DC Bureau, Freddy Brewster, Boston lawyer and law lecturer at the University of Galway, Larry Donnelly, Mick Mulvaney, former chief of staff for Donald Trump.

A Qatar World Cup Ambassador described homosexuality as “damage in the mind” speaking to German TV yesterday, saying “they have to accept our rules here”. With reaction to this Shane spoke to Fine Gael Senator, Jerry Buttimer.

All this week on Newstalk we are celebrating science week by looking at the science of different aspects of our daily lives. This morning we are looking at the science of sleep Tom Coleman is a Health scientist and sleep coach and he joined Ciara this morning on the show. Science week is taking place from 13th to 20th November with events running right across the country both in-person events and online. For more see SFI.ie 

The Mares’ Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival will carry the name of the late Jack de Bromhead after a poignant gesture by race sponsor and Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary. Shane spoke to Jack’s father and leading jumps trainer Henry de Bromhead.

Labour justice spokesperson Aodhan Ó Ríordáin has called on the Minister for Justice to make spiking a specific criminal offence under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022. Aodhan explained to Shane why he is calling for this.

U.S. voters are casting their ballots in the midterm elections that will determine control of the House and Senate. What does the midterm results mean for America? Newstalk Breakfast spoke to David Smith Washington reporter with The Guardian and also Michael Graham, Broadcaster and Managing Editor of Inside Sources.

The No. 1 podcast series hosted by Newstalk’s Court Correspondent, Frank Greaney returns for a second series. ‘Inside the Crime’ investigates the unsolved murder of RTÉ set designer, Charles Self. The new series of Inside The Crime tells the story of Charles Self, a young gay man who was murdered in Dublin 40 years ago. Subscribe now at newstalk.com/insidethecrime or wherever you get your podcasts.

Crown fans rejoice! Season 5 of the hit show finally arrives on Netflix tomorrow. Yesterday we heard from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip AKA Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce. Today it’s the turn of Olivia Williams who plays Camilla Parker Bowles and Dominic West who plays Prince Charles who spoke to Ciara on the show.

It could be a tough day for Joe Biden and the Democrats with the Republicans looking set to make sweeping gains in the US Congress in today’s US Midterm Elections. Stephen Moore Economist at The Heritage Foundation and Economic Adviser to the Trump 2020 Campaign joined Ciara this morning on the show with more on what might happen stateside.

From Kanye West to Elon Musk, wealthy exploiters kept on getting their own way Taylor Swift, among many others, could tell us a thing or two about the privileged rich men we keep letting off the hook That is the view of Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic and Columnist with the Irish Examiner who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Ireland will today take a tentative step towards offering ‘loss and damage’ payments to poor countries suffering climate catastrophes in an announcement to be made later. The money will come out of existing climate contributions so will not amount to extra funding, but Taoiseach Micheál Martin said labelling it ‘loss and damage’ would send an important message. But are developed countries being hypocritical when it comes to climate change? Speaking to Shane this morning was Vijaya Ramachandran Director for energy and development at the breakthrough Insititute in California and also Padraic Fogarty Campaign Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust.

“Disgruntled” Irish diners took to Reddit to rant about the pretentious ways their dinners have been presented, from slates and stones to wooden boards Some diners said their food was served on “anything but a plate”, saying it made their blood boil.JP McMahon, Galway Chef and Restaurateur gave his view on serving food on anything but a plate!

The Cost of Living Coalition are calling on the public to turn out in huge numbers on November 12th to send a clear message to the government that radical action is needed on the cost of living and housing crisis. Bríd Smith, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central, spoke to Shane with more on these planned protests.

Taoiseach Mícheál Martin will today address the COP 27 summit in Egypt where he will set out Ireland’s climate action ambitions. Caroline O’Doherty Environment correspondent with the Irish Independent spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

Season 5 of the crown will be released on Netflix later this week and to celebrate that Ciara spoke to Imelda Staunton who plays the Queen and Jonathan Pryce who plays Prince Philip.

We know that energy costs are going to be a key consideration for all of us this winter, but how can tech keep your bills down? Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly brings us the details.

Developers and even the Taoiseach have singled out not-in-my-back-yard building objectors as the reason for the slow delivery of homes amid a housing crisis – bit is that a fair accusation? Director of Maremoto (Moe-toe) Architects, Alfonso Bonilla

Any hope of staying below 1.5 degrees of global warming is already “dead in the water” so says climate expert Peter Thorne. The COP 27 climate conference is underway and leaders from around the globe are meeting to discuss targets. Peter Thorne, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council’s Adaptation Committee, spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

Fine Gael will seek to overturn a decision made last week by Dublin's Lord Mayor, Caroline Conroy to cancel this year’s live nativity crib at the Mansion House Cllr James Geoghegan, Fine Gael Dublin City Councillor is seeking a meeting with the Lord Mayor ahead of tonight’s meeting where an emergency motion on the Mansion House crib will be considered and he spoke to Shane.

An Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar is set to be briefed by the IDA on risks to Irish jobs in the tech sector following Twitter’s move on Friday Following job losses at Stripe and Twitter - Facebook's parent company, Meta, is expected to announce a significant number of redundancies on Wednesday. Elaine Burke, Editor at Sillicon Republic spoke to Ciara with more on this.