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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.

Ireland’s is likely to produce less housing over the next two to three years than we did in 2023, not more. That’s according to a new report from construction consultants Mitchell McDermott. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Paul Mitchell is co-founder And Director of Mitchell McDermott, and co-author of the report.  

The teacher recruitment and retention crisis in Irish secondary schools is worsening, according to a new survey of by the teacher's union of Ireland. We discuss these stark findings with David Waters the President of the Teacher's Union of Ireland.

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.  We get the latest this with Terry Sheridan, News Director at WSHU Radio. 

Ireland’s beaches are being ruined by littered nappies, dog poo bags and microplastics. So says Elaine Moynihan, Co-founder of WiseWater Academy who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

As we approach a week since storm Eowyn.  Resident and Businessowner Castlerea in Roscommon Rachel Connolly remains without power.  Rachel voiced her frustration towards Taoiseach Micheál Martin yesterday as he visited her local youth center. Their interaction got quite a bit of attention online. Shane spoke to Rachel this morning on the show.

The Government’s junior ministers are set to be appointed today – and those who take positions are expected to reinforce the current gender imbalance in Government  Joining Ciara to discuss was Mary Hanafin, former Minister for Education. 

Recently details of a Department of Defence briefing became public.  Officials stated that due to geopolitical tension and the admission of Finland and Sweden into NATO, Irelands position as a neutral state is becoming more intolerant in the eyes of many in the EU   So, is Ireland's neutral status becoming untenable in an uncertain world? To debate this morning was Declan Power, Security and Defence Analyst Paul Murphy, People before Profit – Solidarity TD for Dublin South West. 

An Office of Public works project to replace an unsafe seventy-metre perimeter wall around a government office ended up costing over €490,000. The works at the Dublin HQ of the Workplace Relations Commission were originally expected to cost around €200,000 exclusive of VAT.  We discuss this all with Paul Davis who is a Public Procurement Expert from DCU.

Days after Storm Éowyn, thousands still remain without electricity and water, while rail services and other infrastructure are still being repaired. With more extreme weather events likely in the future, is it time to start futureproofing our infrastructure?     Sean Casey Partner and Energy Sector Leader at EY Ireland discuss with Newstalk Breakfast this morning.