Newstalk Breakfast

A quarter of people aged 18 to 24 would consider “money muling” and use their bank account to transfer money on behalf of someone else.  This is despite over half of them not understanding what ‘money muling’ actually means.  That’s according to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, and their Director of Communications Jillian Heffernan spoke to Ciara this morning.

Just over a month before Ireland goes to the polls, Áras hopefuls continue their path to the presidency.  Several more local authorities will decide whether to nominate an independent candidate, while Catherine Connolly will officially launch her campaign after officially receiving support from Sinn Féin.  All to chat with Pat Leahy, Political Editor for the Irish Times.

More than 165,000 workers are on course for a pay bump under coalition plans to increase the minimum wage by at least 55 cent an hour, pushing it above €14.  A report submitted by the Low Pay Commission to Enterprise Minister ­Peter Burke recommended an increase of between 4 and a half and 5 percent on the minimum wage. This would amount to around 65c an hour above the current rate of €13.50. All to discuss with Adrian Cummins CEO Restaurant Association of Ireland.

This morning Ciara and Shane asked should cooking lessons start as early as primary school? All to chat with Louise Lennox, Chef and Children’s Eating Expert.

Excitement is building over the release of the new Netflix drama House of Guinness, which follows the story of the Guinness family through Dublin and New York.  Joining Shane to chat about the show are Screenwriter Steven Knight and one of the stars of the show, Dervla Kirwan.

Several TDs have written to the Ceann Comhairle to ask that Danny Healy Rae withdraw remarks he made about autism during a private members’ motion on special education school places this week. We get reaction to this with Adam Harris, CEO of AsIam Ireland’s autism charity. 

Alcohol consumption among Ireland’s younger population has been on the rise over the past decade. Are parents setting a bad example? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.

Dublin’s four local authorities will meet this month to begin their campaign for government legislation that would allow councils to implement their own tourist tax. To debate this further was Dermot Lacey, Labour Councillor for Dublin City and Former Lord Mayor and also CEO of the Irish Self-Catering Federation Maire Ní Mhurchu.

Tonight is the much-awaited nationwide Culture Night! This year also marks twenty years of the event. So, what wonders can we expect this evening?  To tell us all was Ray Yeates, Dublin City Arts Officer.

Tomorrow, Sinn Féin will announce who they are endorsing for the presidential election, which leader Mary Lou McDonald has said will be a “gamechanger”.  Meanwhile today, Wexford and Waterford County Councils will vote on whether they will nominate their own candidate.  All to discuss with Daniel McConnell, Editor at The Business Post.