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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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'Extreme ‘beauty’ treatments are now the norm and destroying our perception of ageing’. That’s the view of Mary McCarthy, Irish Independent columnist who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Following four days of harrowing evidence at Aoife Johnston’s inquest, the Limerick Coroner, John McNamara, returned a verdict of medical misadventure in her death from meningitis after she contracted sepsis. Stephen McMahon, Chairperson of the Irish Patients Association gave his reaction to the verdict to Newstalk Breakfast.
All Things Considered: Shane and Jonathan react to Thursday's events in Newtownmountkennedy.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee will meet the British home secretary as early as next week to discuss the phenomenon of people claiming asylum in Ireland having crossed the border from the North. Minister McEntee spoke to Johnathan this morning on the show.
"Everyone laughed at Hitler in the 1920s. A century on, are we making the same mistake?" That’s the question posed by Broadcaster, Writer and Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles. Shane asked Adrian what prompted him to write the piece.
Funding of over €5.6 million has been announced for regional airports in Donegal, Kerry, and Mayo. We get reaction from Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Founder of Aer Lingus Regional & Former Chair of Shannon Group.
Whether she's going for a hot girl run, a slow girl run or even a lazy girl run there's no denying that young women are taking to the roads like never before.  But what's behind the #girlrun trend and is the online mode actually translating into IRL miles? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.
What might a Net Zero Future look like? That’s the subject up for discussion at a conference taking place today at Dublin’s Royal Convention Centre.    Speaking to Shane this morning was one of the speakers attending that conference Michael Liebreich, Investor, Analyst and Commentor on the net zero transition.
Today is Poetry Day Ireland. Why is it so important we celebrate poetry today, and what does poetry mean to modern society? We asked Gabriel Fitzmaurice, renowned poet and writer.
The French civil aviation authority has warned of major flight disruptions at French airports from today tied to the threat of an air traffic controllers strike. We get the latest on the situation in France with Eoghan Corry, Editor of Air and Travel Magazine.
A road safety campaigner has called on the Government to take a tougher approach to road safety following the news that four more people have lost their lives on our roads in the past four days.  Irish Road Victims Association vice president Leo Lieghio explained the sanctions he wants to bring in. Also speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Shane Ross, Journalist, Author and Former Transport Minister.
The government should take immediate steps to regulate large scale teenage discos. That’s the call this morning from Alcohol Forum Ireland, whose CEO Paula Leonard spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Ireland rugby 7s-star Jordan Conroy is presenting a new coming of age sports series with 10 male teenage participants. All episodes of ‘Man Up?’ are available to stream on the RTE player. Jordan joined Shane this morning to explain a little bit about the idea for this documentary.  
100,000 children were denied a school dental screening appointment in 2023.   That’s according to new figures from the Irish Dental Association How has this happened? Shane spoke to Dr Caroline Robbins, Former President and Incoming Chair of the Irish Dental Association.
  The number of new homes delivered this year will be close to 40,000, So said Taoiseach Simon Harris, as the government gave its housing progress report yesterday. With hear from Cian O’Callaghan is a Social Democrats TD for Dublin Bay North.
Bord na Móna has announced plans to build a new inter-county network of walking and cycling trails across bogs previously used for peat extraction in the midlands.  With more on these plans we were joined by Dr Damien O’Tuama, National Co-ordinator with Irish Cycling Campaign.
Green Party Leader, Eamon Ryan has got cabinet approval for a new air pollution law to give local authorities greater powers to prevent the illegal sale of smoky fuels . Sadhbh O’Neill, Senior Climate Advisor to Friends of the Earth Ireland gave her reaction to Newstalk Breakfast.
 The Government has revised down its projections for growth in the domestic economy this year. Michael McGrath, Minster for Finance spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.
Ireland’s school communities are becoming increasingly diverse and secular. That’s according to a new report investigating the realities of Catholic education in Ireland. But is this change for the best? To debate this we were joined on the show this morning by Alan Whelan, President of Catholic Secondary School’s Parent’s Association and Jillian Brennan, CEO of Humanist Association of Ireland.
Six out of ten parents customise family meals for fussy children, new research has found. But according to one expert, that might not be such a bad thing.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Children’s Dietitian and Feeding Specialist, Lucy Upton. 
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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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