25 APR 2024 · Today is Poetry Day Ireland. Why is it so important we celebrate poetry today, and what does poetry mean to modern society? We asked Gabriel Fitzmaurice, renowned poet and writer.

25 APR 2024 · The French civil aviation authority has warned of major flight disruptions at French airports from today tied to the threat of an air traffic controllers strike. We get the latest on the situation in France with Eoghan Corry, Editor of Air and Travel Magazine.

25 APR 2024 · The government should take immediate steps to regulate large scale teenage discos. That’s the call this morning from Alcohol Forum Ireland, whose CEO Paula Leonard spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

25 APR 2024 · A road safety campaigner has called on the Government to take a tougher approach to road safety following the news that four more people have lost their lives on our roads in the past four days.  Irish Road Victims Association vice president Leo Lieghio explained the sanctions he wants to bring in. Also speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Shane Ross, Journalist, Author and Former Transport Minister.

25 APR 2024 · 100,000 children were denied a school dental screening appointment in 2023.   That’s according to new figures from the Irish Dental Association How has this happened? Shane spoke to Dr Caroline Robbins, Former President and Incoming Chair of the Irish Dental Association.

25 APR 2024 · Ireland rugby 7-star Jordan Conroy is presenting a new coming of age sports series with 10 male teenage participants. All episodes of ‘Man Up’ are available to stream on the RTE player. Jordan joined Shane this morning to explain a little bit about the idea for this documentary.  

25 APR 2024 ·   The number of new homes delivered this year will be close to 40,000, So said Taoiseach Simon Harris, as the government gave its housing progress report yesterday. With hear from Cian O’Callaghan is a Social Democrats TD for Dublin Bay North.

24 APR 2024 · Bord na Móna has announced plans to build a new inter-county network of walking and cycling trails across bogs previously used for peat extraction in the midlands.  With more on these plans we were joined by Dr Damien O’Tuama, National Co-ordinator with Irish Cycling Campaign.

24 APR 2024 · Green Party Leader, Eamon Ryan has got cabinet approval for a new air pollution law to give local authorities greater powers to prevent the illegal sale of smoky fuels . Sadhbh O’Neill, Senior Climate Advisor to Friends of the Earth Ireland gave her reaction to Newstalk Breakfast.

24 APR 2024 ·  The Government has revised down its projections for growth in the domestic economy this year. Michael McGrath, Minster for Finance spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.