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Sep 16, 2025 • 7min
How do you navigate family feuds?
From occasional bickering to having to see your aunt in secret due to a fallout she’s had with your mother, family feuds are a part of life. But how can we navigate a row between relatives? All to discuss with Anne Kehoe, Senior Clinical Psychologist and past President of the Psychological Society of Ireland.
Sep 16, 2025 • 3min
Shrinkflation is back!
With Halloween just around the corner, many of you may have noticed the shrinkflation of chocolate and other confectionary on the shelves... Catriona Redmond, consumer columnist with the Irish Examiner has been writing about this and chatted to Shane this morning.
Sep 16, 2025 • 4min
President Trump begins his UK State visit
US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a State visit, including an audience with King Charles and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Telling us what we can expect from his visit is Vincent McAviney, London Based Journalist.
Sep 16, 2025 • 6min
Presidential hopefuls hold meetings with local authorities
Yesterday’s so-called “Super Monday” of local authorities meeting with potential presidential candidates was actually not so super for Áras hopefuls. Newstalk Chief Reporter Barry Whyte was at Dublin City Council last night. Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post brought us the latest on the presidential race.
Sep 15, 2025 • 4min
How to make your smartphone last as long as possible
Between Apple’s new iPhone 17 and Google's latest Pixel 10, many of us will receive nudges from phone companies over the next while to upgrade our phones, but do you really need the latest model and what can you do to keep your current phone running for longer? Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly bring us all the tips.
Sep 15, 2025 • 2min
The world mourns the loss of boxing champion Ricky Hatton
Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46. The British fighter nicknamed “the Hitman” won 45 of his 48 professional bouts across 15 years before he retired in 2012. We spoke to Michael Carruth, Irish Olympic boxing gold medalist.
Sep 15, 2025 • 5min
Reality TV stars from ‘The Traitors’ hit by surge in online harassment
‘It breaks my heart to see the fabulous Irish cast getting hate online’. So says Anna Duke, who was an Irish contestant on The Traitors in the UK.
Sep 15, 2025 • 4min
New research shows nanoplastics are contributing to Alzheimers
Minuscule pieces of waste plastic, thousands of times smaller than a human hair, can damage our brains and may be contributing to the increasing global levels of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. That’s according to new research led by Dr Gavin Davey, From the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Sep 15, 2025 • 9min
Transport Minister moves to lift 32 million passenger limit at Dublin Airport
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien will send a memo to Cabinet next month to begin the process of drafting legislation that will remove Dublin Airport’s 32 million a year passenger cap. We get reaction with Padraig Ó’Céidigh, Founder of Aer Lingus Regional and Former Senator and Chair of Shannon Group, also Louise O’Leary, spokesperson for Children’s Rights Over Flights.
Sep 15, 2025 • 5min
How much should you pay your babysitter?
It’s one of the perennial questions of parenting, how much should I pay my babysitter? According to Jen Hogan, Irish Times Columnist and Host of the “Conversations with Parents” Podcast, the cost of babysitters is becoming too high, pricing parents out of a chance to go out without the kids.
