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Jan 27, 2025 • 4min
Electricity Outage Continues
246,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity supply following storm Eowyn last Friday. Joining NewsTalk Breakfast with the latest on their efforts to restore services is Siobhan Wynne, ESB Regional Manager.
Jan 27, 2025 • 6min
Tom Hand on Michael D. Higgin’s Controversial Speech
Tom Hand, whose daughter Emily was held hostage by Hamas, speaks to Ciara Kelly about the controversy surrounding Michael D Higgins’ speech at the Holocaust Memorial Event.A number of protesters walked out during President Michael D Higgins’s speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day event on Sunday.
Jan 27, 2025 • 4min
All Things Considered…
Shane and Ciara discuss the research conducted by Channel 4 that 52% of Gen-Z people favour dictatorship over democracy.
Jan 27, 2025 • 7min
Children Presenting With Gender Dysphoria Has Risen
Dr Paul Moran, Psychiatrist working with the National Gender Services joins NewsTalk Breakfast to discuss these new figures from GP records in conjunction with the NHS.Analysis of GP records in conjunction with NHS England has found the number of children with gender dysphoria has risen 50 fold in a decade, with more than 10,000 people under the age of 18 identified as transgender or struggling with their gender identity.
Jan 27, 2025 • 6min
Why Do Gen-Z Want Dictatorship Over Democracy?
More than 52% of Gen Z people said they would be in favour of turning the UK into a dictatorship, that’s according to new research by Channel 4.Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity college Dublin joins Ciara Kelly to discuss this interesting revelation.
Jan 27, 2025 • 8min
Controversy After Michael D Higgins’ Speech At The Holocaust Memorial Event
Daniel Epstein-O'Dowd representative for the Jewish Community in Ireland sits down with Shane Coleman to discuss Michael D. Higgins’ controversial speech at the Holocaust Memorial event in Dublin.
Jan 23, 2025 • 4min
Storm Éowyn due to bring potentially life-threatening damage
The entire country will be under a Status Red wind warning on Friday with the arrival of Storm Éowyn expected to cause significant disruption and “danger to life”. But how long will it last and what can people do to stay safe? Speaking to Shane this morning was Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly.
Jan 23, 2025 • 2min
Showband Legend Paddy Cole has died
At the age of 85 Showband Legend Paddy Cole has died. To reflect on his career, life and share some stories on him, we heard from Paul Harrington, Singer and Songwriter.
Jan 23, 2025 • 3min
How do you prepare for a red weather warning?
We’ve been chatting this morning about Storm Éowyn and how strong it will be and how long it will last. Now we’re asking what’s the plan to keep people safe. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Keith Leonard, Director of fire and emergency management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
Jan 23, 2025 • 6min
Mairéad Farrell Sinn Féin TD on yesterday Dáil chaos
Government leaders have accused the opposition of engaging in a "subversion of the Constitution" after the Dáil failed to elect a Taoiseach yesterday for the first time in over 100 years. We get more reaction on yesterday's events in the Dáil with Mairéad Farrell Sinn Féin TD for Galway West.
