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Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM.

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Eamon Ryan, Green Party Leader & Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport. The national demand management strategy is going to change a lot of things going forward. We discuss this with the Minister and got an overview of the strategy.
Fuel prices will increase in stores for consumers from Monday. We speak to Shane was David Horgan, Chairman of Petrel Resources.
"It can happen in many contexts, whether it’s simply walking to your local coffee shop in the morning or heading to your GP for an appointment. But one of the most insidious – and common – spaces for catcalling is wherever a woman has gone to run” Ciara asked Journalist and Author of Millennial Love, Olivia Petter what prompted her to write this piece?
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee spoke to Shane this morning to discuss new plans for asylum seekers.
What are your plans for the long weekend? For some, it will be filled with chocolate but for others it’s still very much a religious occasion. It’s six years now since the Good Friday alcohol ban was lifted and very few pubs have stuck with the tradition. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has found a publican who will be closing his doors and also asked people where the sourced a drink, back in the day.
The mother and daughters who died in a traffic collision in Mayo on Tuesday have been named as Una, Ciara, and Saoirse Bowden.  Adrian Devane is a friend of the family and Adam spoke to Ciara this morning.
Tomorrow will mark 20 years since the smoking ban was introduced in Ireland. The initial outrage slowly turned to acceptance and eventually smoke free sighs of relief. Speaking to Shane this morning Chris Macey, Director of Advocacy and Patient Support, Irish Heart Foundation.
Millions of euros have gone unclaimed in the first 40 days of the plastic bottle and can deposit return scheme.  Despite this, experts say the scheme is off to a “solid start.” Speaking to Shane this morning was Ciarán Foley, CEO Return Ireland.
Higher parking fees and new charges for polluting vehicles to enter city centres are among a list of options to reduce private car use in a new strategy going before cabinet today. We get reacation from Oisin Coughlan, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth.
58% of primary school teachers have experienced physical aggression in school. That’s according to a new survey from The Irish National Teacher’s Organisation.Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Mairín Ní Cheileachair, Assistant General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation and Director of Education, Equality, Research and Learning. 
The biggest overhaul of migration rules in decades will go before cabinet for approval today, with the government set to adopt proposals that could result in the fast-track return of undocumented migrants. Speaking to Ciara this morning on the show was Enda O’Neill, Head of UN Refugee agency in Ireland and Leader of Independent Ireland Party and TD Michael Collins.
The concept of parents being uber-conscious of their performance seems to be growing in significance.  For many, the pressure to appear they are ‘winning’ at parenting is real. But are we becoming too competitive? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Child Psychotherapist, Colman Noctor. 
The number of STIs increased by almost one-third last year according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Shane was joined on the show by Dr Aisling Loy, Consultant in Sexual and Himerous Health at St. James' Hospital to discuss these findings.
The economy is in rude health heading into the next couple of years. That’s according to a new report published this morning by the ESRI.   John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin gave his reaction to these findings of the ESRI report.
Hollywood Actor Russell Crowe will be taking his Indoor Garden Party featuring his band The Gentlemen Barbers, Lorraine O’Reilly and special guests to Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre on the 1st of July. Russell spoke to Ciara ahead of his Dublin gig.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14 and 15-year-olds to get parental consent to use it. Could this take hold worldwide? We ask Alex Cooney Chief Executive of CyberSafeKids.
The government’s Hate Speech legislation is not fit for purpose and should be scrapped.  We debate with Pa Daly, Sinn Fein TD and spokesperson for Justice  and Barry Ward, Fine Gael Senator and barrister.
Dublin Airport should apologise and remove a social media post “mocking” Kate Middleton. That’s the call from Allister Kyle, Councillor for The Traditional Unionist Voice in Northern Ireland who explained why to Newstalk Breakfast.
Galway City Councillors have made calls for a tourist tax to be levied on visitors who stay in hotels in Galway City One of those Councillors is Michael J Crowe, Galway City East Fianna Fáil Councillor who spoke to Shane this morning on the show.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that demands a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of Ramadan with the US abstaining from the vote.  Speaking to Ciara this morning was Walt Kilroy, Lecturer in International Relations at DCU and Associate Director of it’s Conflict Resolution Institute.
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Darragh Hickey

everything needs to be fucking banned in Ireland hey

Jul 31st
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Darragh Hickey

Such poor hosting. Absolute anecdotal shite being spouted by Regina Doherty, which goes completely unchallenged by the host Ciara. Ridiculous.

May 13th
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Darragh Hickey

jesus christ people are so fecking ridiculous with what offends them

Apr 30th
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