Newstalk Breakfast

The US and UK are reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to take action against Iran over its crackdown on anti-government protests.  We get the latest on this with Tara Kangarlou, Global Affairs journalist and author of The Heartbeat of Iran.

New research today from the ESRI has found that there are misconceptions about how many people are immigrating to Ireland, and why they are coming here in the first place.  All to discuss with Pete Lunn, Founder and Head of ESRI's Behavioural Research Unit.

“I’m taking eight months’ paternity leave and it’s changing my relationship with my children”  So wrote Ilyas Nagdee author and researcher working in the areas of racial justice and human rights. IIyas chatted to Ciara on the show.

“Congestion charges won’t be popular, but they are our only way out of a jam” so wrote Sunday Independent Columnist, Eoin O’Malley, Associate Professor in political science at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. Eoin explained all to Newstalk Breakfast.

A relatively small group of repeat offenders are responsible for a disproportionate share of burglary offences. That’s according to new figures provided to Ireland South MEP and former barrister Cynthia Ní Mhurchú from the Irish Courts Service. Cynthia discussed these findings with Shane this morning.

The Danish Foreign Minister has said a ‘fundamental disagreement’ over Greenland remains following talks in the White House with US Vice-President JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio.  Greenland’s Foreign Minister said they are 'committed to finding the right path'.  We discuss further with Adrienne Murray, Copenhagen-based journalist. 

Kneecap are back in court today as prosecutors are appealing the decision to throw out terrorism charges brought against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, also known by his stage name “Mo Chara”    Our reporter Ellen Butler was outside the court...   

Uisce Éireann should be mandated to commence mitigation works for wastewater leaks or discharges within one month of detection. That’s the call in a private members motion from four Independent TDs before the Dáil today.   Among them is Michael Collins Leader of Independent Ireland Party & TD for Cork south west who Joined Shane Coleman on the show.

Thousands of people are feared dead in Iran after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests. US President Donald Trump has urged anti-government protesters in Iran to "keep protesting", saying that "help is on its way".  Tara Kangarlou, global affairs journalist, author of The Heartbeat of Iran and Adjunct professor, Georgetown University joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning with the latest.

The European Union Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed that 2025 was the third warmest year on record, with global temperatures from the past three years averaging more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level This is the first time the level of global warming, over a three-year period, has exceeded 1.5C.John Sweeney, Climatologist and Professor Emeritus of Geography at Maynooth University joined Sean Defoe on the show to discuss.