29 APR 2024 ·  Parents have been warned to expect high prices for sending children to summer camps during the school holidays and are being advised to plan ahead.  We hear from Jen Hogan, Irish Times Columnist. 

29 APR 2024 · Many of you may have received notice from your mobile network that your phone bill is going up this month.  Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly joined us this morning with details on why the bills have gone up and where you can go to for better value.All with thanks to Bird & Bird.

29 APR 2024 · Trade Unionism should be taught in primary schools. That’s the call this morning from the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation. Deirdre O’Connor is their Deputy General Secretary and joined Ciara this morning on the show to discuss this further.

29 APR 2024 · All Things Considered: Impact of Rwanda Bill on Ireland. Shane and Ciara discussed.

29 APR 2024 · A scheduled meeting between Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and her UK counterpart James Cleverly was postponed at the last minute late on Sunday evening. The meeting was due to take place over the flow of migrants across the border. To discuss further Shane was joined on the show by Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fail Spokesperson for Justice and TD for Dublin Bay South and also Donnchadh O’Laoghaire, Sinn Fein’s spokesperson on Social Protection. 

29 APR 2024 · Rental supply will be further constricted if we don’t discontinue Rent Pressure Zones and indefinite tenancies. That’s the warning this morning from The Irish Property Owners’ Association. We discuss with Pat Davitt, CEO of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers and also Rory Hearne, Lecturer in Social Policy at Maynooth University and Social Democrats candidate for Europe in the Midlands/Northwest constituency.   

29 APR 2024 · The number of claims relating to accidents caused by uninsured vehicles grew by 11% in 2023.That’s according to new figures published by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland. We get reaction to these figures with Conor Faughnan, Transport Consultant and CEO of the Royal Irish Automobile Club.

29 APR 2024 · Hotels have said there has been a 50% decline in domestic summer bookings of since the pandemic peak. But why are we seeing the sun set on Irish staycations?  We asked Megan Virgo, Freelance Travel Writer for the Irish Daily Mail.

29 APR 2024 · A Hamas delegation will travel to Cairo today  to deliver its response to Israel's latest ceasefire proposal this comes after Israeli air strikes on three houses in Rafah killed 13 people and wounded many others. We get the details from Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.

26 APR 2024 · 'Extreme ‘beauty’ treatments are now the norm and destroying our perception of ageing’. That’s the view of Mary McCarthy, Irish Independent columnist who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.