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Feb 12, 2025 • 7min
What is fueling litter on our streets?
Yesterday, Dublin City Council’s head of waste management Barry Woods said that some people in the city have “no sense of pride for their community” and constantly litter on the streets. We discussed further with Conor Horgan, Spokesperson of Irish Business Against Litter and alsoJanet Horner Green party Cllr Dublin North inner city.
Feb 12, 2025 • 5min
Gaza ceasefire under threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages on Saturday. We get the latest on this with Alistair Bunkall, Sky's Middle East Correspondent.
Feb 12, 2025 • 7min
Does society place too much emphasis on romantic relationships?
Valentines' day promotes coupledom and the social assumption that everyone prospers with an exclusively romantic monogamous long-term relationship and that unpartnered people are lonely and unhappy. That’s the view of Karen Sugrue, Lecturer in Sociology and Psychotherapist who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Feb 12, 2025 • 8min
Overcrowding and understaffing continues to plague our hospitals
84% of nurses have cared for patients in inappropriate settings, according to a new survey by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Shane discussed these survey findings with Phil Ní Sheaghdha, General Secretary of the organisation.
Feb 11, 2025 • 7min
Eamon Ryan on the storm Éowyn response
Eamon Ryan, former Green Party politician and former Minister for the Environment spoke to Ciara this morning on the show to discuss Storm Éowyn response.
Feb 11, 2025 • 7min
Hamas suspends hostage releases
Hamas announced it would halt the release of Israeli hostages, citing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. We heard from Dr Basem Naim, Member of the Political Bureau of Hamas and a former Health Minister.
Feb 11, 2025 • 5min
All Things Considered: Children having unsupervised access to smart devices
All Things Considered: Why so many primary school-aged children have unsupervised access to smart devices. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.
Feb 11, 2025 • 8min
Today is Safer Internet Day
Worrying findings suggest 82% of primary school aged children have unsupervised access to smart devices in their bedrooms, that’s according to new research carried out by CyberSafeKids to mark Safer Internet Day. We hear from Dr David Coleman, Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Psychology in UCD.
Feb 11, 2025 • 7min
Is our refusal to age getting out of hand?
There has been a 287 per cent increase in Irish people seeking “anti-wrinkle injectables” since 2021, according to new research from Therapie Clinic. Fillers, botox and all sorts of treatments are becoming more popular in Ireland. But is our refusal to age getting out of hand? We discuss all with Jen Hogan, Journalist and Irish Times Columnist.
Feb 11, 2025 • 6min
How to find your spark again after major burnout
Dr Claire Ashley, GP & Neuroscientist joins me now to discuss her book ‘The Burnout Doctor’. A book details how to how to find your spark again after major burnout.
