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Dec 1, 2025 • 3min
Are your kids asking for AI enabled gifts from Santa this year?
Actor Joseph Gordon Levitt has posted a warning online for parents of children who may ask Santa for AI enabled gifts this year. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joined us now with the detail and advice.With thanks to Renault.
Dec 1, 2025 • 4min
Breast cancer clinics miss urgent referral goals
More than 9,000 women who were referred to urgent breast cancer clinics across Ireland this year have not been seen within the recommended two-week time frame. With some waiting up to 69 days that's according to figures released to The Sunday Times. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Amy Nolan, Director of Clinical Affairs at the Irish Cancer Society.
Dec 1, 2025 • 9min
Plans to remove name of former Israeli president from Dublin’s Herzog Park suspended
Plans to remove the name of former Israeli President Chaim Herzog from a park in South Dublin are to be dropped by Dublin City Council. Council Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare has apologised for what he said was an administrative oversight leading to the expected withdrawal of two proposals to rename Dublin parks. For reaction we heard from Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.
Dec 1, 2025 • 6min
How do we change the narrative when it comes to masculinity?
Supermodel David Gandy has said "There's not enough narrative about good men" and that Andrew Tate pushes a "disruptive" and "immature" idea of masculinity. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Eoghan Cleary, Secondary school teacher & Educational researcher with the Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy Institute.
Dec 1, 2025 • 7min
Report on renaming Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped by DCC
Plans to remove the name of former Israeli President Chaim Herzog from a park in South Dublin are to be dropped by Dublin City Council. Council Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare has apologised for what he said was an administrative oversight leading to the expected withdrawal of two proposals to rename Dublin parks. We get reaction to this with Conor Reddy, People Before Profit Councillor for Ballymun–Finglas.
Dec 1, 2025 • 5min
Escooter accidents leading cause of traumatic brain injury among children
The Faculty of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is calling for urgent action as e-scooter accidents have now become the leading cause of traumatic brain injury among children, according to a new report. We discuss further with Dr Irwin Gill, Consultant Paediatrician, Fellow of the Faculty of Paediatrics and co- author of the paper.
Dec 1, 2025 • 3min
A phased rollout of contactless payments on local links
The National Transport Authority will begin a phased rollout of contactless payments on Local Links from today, which they expect to be fully operational across all 15 Local Link offices by the end of 2026. Speaking to Shane this morning was Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West.
Nov 28, 2025 • 6min
What Black Friday does to your brain!
Black Friday is more than a day of apparent discounts, according to new research at the University of Melbourne. It is a psychological event carefully designed to take advantage of how your brain makes decisions. We’re joined by Dr. Daniel Feuerriegel a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
Nov 28, 2025 • 6min
New report on the country's bail laws
Legislation should be introduced to place people under house arrest in cases where bail would otherwise be refused. That’s according to a new report on the country's bail laws. To discuss further we heard from Dara Robinson Solicitor and Senior Council.
Nov 28, 2025 • 5min
Riff: Should Tricolours be taken down from lampposts in the capital
Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups. Do you agree? Ciara and Shane discussed this.
