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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. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast Highlights on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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Festival season Kicks off

5/30/2025
Festival season Kicks off our own Ciara Treacy talks all things festival for 2025.

Duration:00:07:50

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Friday Riff: Gardai on buses is it needed?

5/30/2025
Friday Riff: Gardai on buses is it needed? Ciara and Jonathan discussed this morning.

Duration:00:03:34

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Research finds parental intuition can predict child’s serious illness before doctors

5/30/2025
Parental intuition can predict child’s serious illness before doctors. That’s according to new research published in the journal Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. We discuss these findings with Monaghan Based GP Illona Duffy.

Duration:00:03:07

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Dublin Bus anti-social incidents have more than doubled in the last five years

5/30/2025
This weekend, Gardaí will board buses across Dublin as part of a commitment to improve safety on public transport, after anti-social incidents have more than doubled in the last five years. We discuss this and more with Blake Boland, Spokesperson for Dublin Bus.

Duration:00:04:40

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US ceasefire agreement on the table for Israel and Hamas

5/30/2025
The White House has said that Israel had accepted US President Donald Trump's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, while discussions are continuing with Hamas. Joining us for more on this is Alistair Bunkall Sky News Middle East Correspondent.

Duration:00:06:23

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Do we need to send some phone addicts to rehab?

5/30/2025
Ireland will need specialised rehabilitation clinics and detox services to deal with phone addiction within the next five years. That’s according to Professor Colin O’Gara, Addiction Psychiatrist at St John of Gods Hospital and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD .

Duration:00:06:27

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Irish troops come under Israeli fire in Southern Lebanon

5/30/2025
Tánaiste Simon Harris is set to contact the Israeli government over what he termed as an "utterly unacceptable" attack on Irish peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon. Joining us to discuss this is Cathal Berry Independent TD and Former Army Ranger.

Duration:00:05:08

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Kinahan cartel associate charged with murder

5/30/2025
Kinahan associate Sean McGovern has been charged with murder and directing organised crime at the Special Criminal Court, after he was extradited from the United Arab Emirates. We get the latest on this with Fank Greaney, Newstalk’s Courts Correspondent.

Duration:00:05:27

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Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom kicks off today i

5/29/2025
Ireland’s largest gardening festival, Bloom kicks off today in the Phoenix Park. This year, Bloom will launch ‘A Taste of Bloom, curated by Neven’, a very special new dining experience planned for this year’s festival in collaboration with Chef Proprietor of McNean House, Neven Maguire. Neven chatted to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Duration:00:05:38

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Gaza is on the brink of famine

5/29/2025
The head of UNWRA, the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestine has said the "clock is ticking towards famine" in Gaza as he warned that the new US-backed aid distribution model is a waste of resources and a distraction from "atrocities". We heard from Jonathan Fowler, Spokesperson with UNWRA.

Duration:00:05:31

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Public consultation on the National Development Plan Review launches today

5/29/2025
Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers is launching public consultation on the National Development Plan Review today. Minister Chambers spoke to Shane this morning.

Duration:00:09:49

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Do cyclists have an arrogance problem?

5/29/2025
“The aggressive speed and silence of cyclists is a cultural problem that needs tackling in Ireland.” Those are the words of Irish Times columnist Kathy Sheridan, and we got reaction to this with barrister, columnist and cyclist Brenda Power.

Duration:00:06:12

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The search for Fiona Pender’s remains continued in Laois overnight

5/29/2025
Gardaí investigating the suspected murder of Fiona Pender conducted a search in Laois overnight in a bid to find her remains. Gearoid Keegan, Deputy Editor of the Tullamore Tribune.

Duration:00:04:04

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ISME calls for ‘reset’ of the national minimum wage

5/29/2025
ISME have called for a ‘reset’ of national minimum wage in pre-budget submission. To discuss this further Ciara spoke to ISME Chair and Centra Owner in Sligo, Finbar Filan.

Duration:00:03:54

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Kinahan cartel boss extradited to Ireland

5/29/2025
Kinahan cartel boss Sean McGovern is on his way back to Ireland from Dubai to face charges for murder and gangland crime. Mick O’Toole, Crime and Defence Editor with The Irish Daily Star and The Irish Mirror brings us the latest on this story.

Duration:00:02:58

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Donald Trump blocked from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports

5/29/2025
A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. We discuss further with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief with The Guardian .

Duration:00:04:53

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Lucia O’Farrell mother of Shane O’Farrell on the apology in the Dáil on Tuesday

5/28/2025
Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan took to his feet in the Dáil yesterday to offer a public apology to the family of Shane O’Farrell, who was killed in a hit-and-run in 2011. We spoke to Shane's mother Lucia O’Farrell.

Duration:00:03:31

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EPA projections show Ireland off track for 2030 climate targets

5/28/2025
Ireland is now projected to fall far short of its 2030 targets – that’s according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency report. We discuss the findings with Dr Eimear Cotter, Director at the Office of evidence and Assessment at the EPA.

Duration:00:04:38

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Wednesday Riff: Taking your husbands surname

5/28/2025
Taking husbands surname any issue with it? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.

Duration:00:04:05

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Cocaine is the main drug of concern in 40% of all treatment cases

5/28/2025
Cocaine is the main drug of concern in 40% of all treatment cases, according to the latest data from the Health Research Board with the number of women receiving treatment for cocaine use soaring by 426% since 2017. Jo-hanna Ivers, Professor in Addiction at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin discussed these findings with Ciara this morning.

Duration:00:08:52