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Jan 31, 2025 • 6min
Wil you continue dry January for another month or longer?
Tomorrow is Saturday, February first Ending dry January for many .But should you consider a dry February and staying of the drink for longer? We discussed this with Conor Pope Consumer Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times.
Jan 31, 2025 • 9min
How do we address the housing shortfalls?
Yesterday on the show we spoke to Paul Mitchell of Mitchell McDermott on their new construction sector report, which concluded that Ireland’s is likely to produce less housing over the next two to three years than we did in 2023. Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Fein's Housing Spokesperson joined us on Newstalk Breakfast to discuss how to address these shortfalls.
Jan 31, 2025 • 4min
All Things Considered: Would you like more bank holidays?
We have a lot of bank holidays during the year, but would you like more. Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.
Jan 31, 2025 • 7min
Should civil service employees be in office more frequently?
The Government is expecting to have staff in parts of the Civil Service return more frequently to the office as working from home looks set to be scaled back. We get reaction from Michael Doherty. Professor in Employment Law at Maynooth University.
Jan 31, 2025 • 5min
Do clamping discourage illegal parking?
Clamping levels in Dublin City rose by 6 percent last year with 47,000 vehicles in total being locked up. But is it the best deterrent to discourage illegal parking? We asked Sadhbh O'Neill, Part Time Lecturer in Energy and Climate Law at TUD.
Jan 31, 2025 • 6min
The XL Bully ban comes into effect tomorrow
The XL Bully ban comes into effect tomorrow. Shane was joined on the show this morning Martina Kenny, Co- Founder of My Lovely Horse Rescue.
Jan 31, 2025 • 4min
Economic outlook on the up!
“The Irish economy had far more momentum in late 2024 than excepted”. That's according to Bank of Ireland’s latest economic forecasts. We heard from Conall MacCoille, Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland.
Jan 31, 2025 • 6min
Black boxes recovered from Washington DC mid-air collision
Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac river killed 67 people. We get the latest from David Smith is Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian.
Jan 30, 2025 • 10min
The latest on the Washington plane crash
A passenger plane carrying 64 passengers and crew has crashed into a river in Washington DC after it collided in mid-air with a US Army helicopter. With more on this we spoke to Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.
Jan 30, 2025 • 5min
“I’ve lost all faith in zips and I’m now phasing them out of my life”
“I’ve lost all faith in zips and I’m now phasing them out of my life” So says Adrian Chiles broadcaster and a Guardian columnist who explained why toe Newstalk Breakfast.
