Newstalk Breakfast Highlights Podcast
1) Friday Riff: Alcohol consumption among younger population on the rise
Alcohol consumption among Ireland’s younger population has been on the rise over the past decade. Are parents setting a bad example? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.
2) Tuesday Riff: Should the budget include energy credits?
Should energy credits be reintroduced as part of the budget ? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.
3) Friday Riff: Are good manners becoming a thing of the past for today’s kids?
Are good manners becoming a thing of the past for today’s kids? Shane and Fionnuala discussed this morning.
4) A 200% increase in unruliness on flights!
The number of incidents involving “unruly” passengers on flights more than trebled, according to the Irish Aviation Authority. To discuss further we spoke to Jade Kirwan, Director of Communications of...Show More
5) How schools are impacted by today strike action?
Strike action by school secretaries and caretakers gets underway today with staff calling for pension equity with teachers. Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie who’s at a school in Rathfarnham and he repor...Show More
6) It’s Irish week all this week on Newstalk Breakfast
It’s Irish week all this week on Newstalk Breakfast. This morning we heard from Historian and ex-human rights worker Nadia Dobrianska who and has not only learned to speak English, but Irish too.
7) UN’s peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to end
The UN’s peacekeeping operation in Lebanon is set to end by 2027. To discuss this further Shane spoke to Defence and Security expert Declan Power.
8) HSE drug testing programme is returning to Electric Picnic
A HSE drug testing programme is returning to Electric Picnic this year after screening last year discovered high-strength MDMA pills. We got all the details about the programme with Nicki Killee...Show More
9) New research findings from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s We-Consent campaign
Nearly 1 in 4 men under the age of 45 say they would “probably keep going” even if they suspected their partner isn’t enjoying a sexual encounter, a 3 percent rise since last year. That’s ...Show More
10) How Ireland can economically prepare for an ageing population?
The number of people in Ireland aged 85 and over is projected to almost quadruple in the next 30 years, according to the Central Statistics Office. But what does that mean for the economics of a...Show More