Newstalk Breakfast

Almost half of people in Ireland use their smartphones during meals. That’s according to a new survey out this morning from Deloitte. Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of Resilience discussed these findings further.

Gardaí are relaxing the fitness level required to join the force as it struggles to keep recruitment numbers up. We discuss this change with Pat Marry, former detective inspector and author of the upcoming book Murder at the Ice House: The Killing of Irene White 

Ireland lags behind its peers in basic infrastructure. That’s according to the Irish Fiscal Council who will hold a conference on infrastructure today. 

US president Donald Trump has denounced Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy as “a dictator without elections”  In a post on his truth social media platform, Trump called Zelensky a "modestly successful comedian" who had "talked the US into "spending $350 billion dollars, to go into a war that couldn't be won, that never had to start".  We get reaction to what President Trump has said with Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Misha Glenny, author and broadcaster, and the Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.

A ban on greyhound racing will come into force "as soon as practicably possible" in Wales .So, should Ireland follow suit? To debate this issue Shane was joined on the show by People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy and Damian Matthews, who is Chairman of Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation.    

The government are set to bring forward stop and search legislation to tackle knife crime. To discuss this new legislation with Ciara was Alan Greene, a Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights at Birmingham Law School.

Labour TD for Dublin Southwest and Spokesperson on Climate, Environment Energy & Transport, Ciaran Ahern has called on the National Transport Authority to replace Dublin Airport Hopper buses as service ends due to ‘financial difficulty’ . Ciaran spoke to Ciara this morning.

The remains of four hostages seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in Gaza are expected to be returned this morning. We hear from Lahav Harkov, Senior Political Correspondent at Jewish Insider.

Cabin-style homes in back gardens are set to be exempt from planning permission rules to try and ease the housing crisis under new Government plans. We asked Gavin Lawlor, Irish Planning Institute President and Director at Tom Phillips and Associates.  

Gen Z and millennials throw food away before its best before date. That is according to a new study from Harvard University.  We discuss this further with Angela Rutledge, Head of Public Engagement at Food Cloud.