Newstalk Breakfast

Criminals need only 20 images of one child to produce a deep-fake version of their identity including a video. That's the warning from cyber security experts. To discuss this further with Shane was Sam Stockwell who is Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK.  

Ireland’s sizzling spell will be with us until next week and it’s all thanks to something called an ‘Omega. To explain all to Ciara was Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

Over half of Ireland’s septic tanks failed inspections, putting the health of our waters and our households at risk  That’s according to the EPA’s latest report. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Noel Byrne Programme Manager in the EPA’s Drinking Water and Waste Water Enforcement team.

Weight loss drugs can delay diseases associated with ageing and halve deaths caused by heart attacks, according to researchers at the European Congress of Obesity. We discuss this further with Donal O’Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said allowing Northern Ireland’s Irish citizens to vote in presidential elections may require a referendum.  We discussed this further with Conor Murphy, Sinn Fein Senator. 

More than half of septic tanks fail inspection. We ask this morning do we care enough about our environment? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.

The Israeli Military is going to enter Gaza “with full force” in the coming days, according to its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.  Under the plan, which has been internationally condemned by world leaders, Netanyahu said it could involve his government displacing Palestinians from Gaza and working with other nations to accept refugees.  We get the latest on this with Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Middle East Correspondent. We also heard from Dr Jilan Abdalmajid, Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland.

The sister of Love Island Molly-Mae Hague has come under fire online following comments she made against Tommy Fury in the Amazon Prime series, Molly Mae: Behind it All. Is it ever ok to get involved in another person’s relationship? We ask Jennifer Haskins, Relationship Expert from Two's Company.

Last night was the first Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Just 10 songs made it through. Henry McKean bumped into this celebrity chef at Eurovision.

A Victorian cottage recently collapsing in Dublin city centre after falling into disrepair despite being owned by the Construction Industry Federation is a sign that the Government must increase the derelict site levy.  That’s according to Hazel Chu, Dublin City Councillor and Former Lord Mayor who spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.