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Dec 9, 2024 • 7min
Syrian rebels oust President Bashar al-Assad
Syrian rebels declared they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of autocratic rule. We get the latest from Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Middle East Correspondent.
Dec 6, 2024 • 5min
The Late Late Toy Show is back tonight!
Home Alone is the theme of this year's Late Late Toy Show, with 32 kids representing their county in a Toy Show Parade. Henry McKean got a sneak peek and met Patrick Kielty at the RTE studios. He sent this report:
Dec 6, 2024 • 3min
24-hour bus services to be extended for the festive season.
Dublin Bus will expand their 24 hour service in the run up to Christmas. We get all the schedule details with Blake Boland, Spokesperson for Dublin Bus.
Dec 6, 2024 • 4min
GRA seeking an urgent meeting with the Minister for Justice
The Garda Representative Association is seeking an urgent meeting with the Justice Minister over concerns with new proposed conduct regulations, set to be introduced on January 1st. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Ronan Slevin, General Secretary of the GRA.
Dec 6, 2024 • 8min
Should fairytales come with caution warnings for kids?
Old fairytales come with a heap of stereotypes from wicked stepmothers to damsels in distress but should we add caution warnings to them for our children? We ask Genevieve Roberts, Author and Parenting Columnist with the iPaper.
Dec 6, 2024 • 7min
Number of registered landlords increased in the last year
The number of landlords registered with the Residential Tenancies Board increased by 5.7 per cent between September 2023 and 2024. This is despite concerns landlords are “fleeing the market” because of measures such as rent pressure zones. We discussed this further with Carol Tallon, CEO of Property District.
Dec 6, 2024 • 6min
Ireland is already preparing for LA 2028!
The Sports Law Bar Association Conference which will be held today, aims to discuss topics such as athlete selection, integrity in sports and lessons that can applied from the Paris Olympics 2024 to the LA Olympics 2028. We heard from Gavin Noble, Performance and Marketing for team Ireland and Chef de Mission for LA 2028.
Dec 6, 2024 • 5min
Increase in animal cruelty cases reported by the DSPCA
There has been a 20 percent increase in animal cruelty cases in Ireland this year. So reported the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose CEO Pat Watt spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Dec 6, 2024 • 4min
The latest updates on Storm Darragh
Two Status Orange wind warnings and several Status Yellow warnings have been issued as Storm Darragh is set to hit Ireland. We get the latest on the weather warnings with Linda Hughes, Meteorologist with Met Eireann.
Dec 5, 2024 • 3min
A citywide manhunt in New York
A manhunt is underway in New York City after Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealth, was fatally shot while on his way to a conference yesterday. Joe Marino, senior reporter with the New York Post has the latest.
