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Ciara and Shane reflected on Donald Trump's inauguration speech on the show this morning. What was your reaction to the 47th President's speech? 

Immigration increased by 5% in the year to April 2024 that's according to the European Migration Network’s annual review of migration and asylum in Ireland. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Keire Murphy, EMN Ireland Senior Policy Officer.

Overnight the celebrations continued for Donald Trump and his supporters following his inauguration yesterday.  He’s carried through on his commitment to sign almost 100 executive orders on day one.  Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe is in Washington and reported for us on day one of President Trump.

Clongriffin Dart Station has been subject to ongoing vandal attacks which have left its lift consistently out of service. To explain how this has effected commuters and residents was Samantha O’Flanagan of the Myrtle Coast Residents Association. 

The Labour Party has prepared a draft submission to the Ceann Comhairle that opposes some of the Regional Independents Group sitting in opposition. We heard from Duncan Smith Labour TD and Party Whip.

TikTok went dark in the US yesterday as courts decided on Friday that a proposed ban should go ahead after the parent company Byte Dance failed to sell the social platform.  Late yesterday evening, however, TikTok posted a statement confirming its services are being restored in America after President-Elect Donald Trump vowed to try to pause the ban on his first day back in office. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us all the details on this.

‘In my experience, people who describe themselves as people-pleasers are anything but. They are worthy moaners who do you favours you don’t want in order to complain, after the fact, that you weren’t grateful enough.’ So wrote Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic in this morning’s Irish Examiner.

Three hostages have been returned to Israel as the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect yesterday. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast. 

President Trump will later today be inaugurated for the second time as the 47th president of the united states, joining us to preview it all was Ambassador Kevin O’Malley American Lawyer & diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2014 to 2017.

If you're feeling a little down in the dumps this cold January morning, you may not be alone because today is Blue Monday.  Sarah Madden reports on it's myth and meaning.