Newstalk Breakfast Highlights
Morning Shows
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'
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Description:
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'
Twitter:
@BreakfastNT
Language:
English
Contact:
Newstalk HQ Marconi House Digges Lane Dublin 2 1890 453106
Email:
breakfast@newstalk.com
Episodes
The Grief of Ageing
6/6/2025
Helen Coffey, Senior Features Writer with The Independent, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss why she compares ageing to grief — and how society treats growing older.
Listen here.
Duration:00:05:52
Gaza Flotilla En Route
6/6/2025
Reva Viard, activist on board the Gaza-bound flotilla, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the group’s mission to challenge Israel’s naval blockade.
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Duration:00:05:51
Harasser Sentenced
6/6/2025
Deirdre Reynolds, Sunday World columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast after her harasser — a convicted rapist — was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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Duration:00:06:21
Childcare Fees to Be Capped
6/6/2025
Norma Foley, Minister for Children, joins Newstalk Breakfast to outline plans for a new maximum fee cap on early learning and childcare services.
Listen here.
Duration:00:07:41
'Maybe It's Autism' -- Errol Musk
6/6/2025
NewsTalk Breakfast is joined by Elon Musk’s father, Errol.
As this escalating row between Elon and Donald Trump rolls on, is it all about the "Big Beautiful Bill" or is there more to it.
Listen here.
Duration:00:10:18
Wicked: Part Two
6/6/2025
Dee Molumby, pop culture and film expert, joins Newstalk Breakfast to talk about the newly released trailer and premiere date for Wicked: Part Two.
Listen here.
Duration:00:04:26
Housing Crisis Solutions
6/6/2025
Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General of Housing Europe, joins Newstalk Breakfast to outline ideas from the International Social Housing Festival underway in Dublin.
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Duration:00:04:47
Trump and Musk Trade Blows
6/6/2025
David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief for The Guardian, joins Newstalk Breakfast to unpack the public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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Duration:00:08:13
All Things Considered
6/5/2025
All things considered, is free speech under threat, or are we blowing the hate speech legislation out of proportion?
Jonathan and Ciara discuss.
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Duration:00:04:17
Weight Loss Drugs and Contraception
6/5/2025
Professor Donal O’Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE, joins the show to discuss new warnings for women using weight-loss drugs, after reports of unexpected pregnancies linked to reduced contraceptive effectiveness.
Listen here to get the report breakdown.
Duration:00:04:53
EV Charger Rollout
6/5/2025
Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent, Geraldine Herbert, joins Newstalk Breakfast to assess whether 175 new fast chargers will be enough to support growing EV demand across the country.
Listen here.
Duration:00:03:21
Homeless Spending Criticised
6/5/2025
Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesperson, joined Newstalk Breakfast to reveal figures showing it often costs more to house families in emergency accommodation than to buy them a home.
Listen here.
Duration:00:06:08
Nursing Home Scandal
6/5/2025
Shane Scanlan, CEO of The Alliance Supporting Nursing Homes, joins Newstalk Breakfast following an RTÉ exposé of serious care concerns at homes run by Emeis Ireland (formerly Orpea).
Get all the latest here.
Duration:00:06:42
Free Speech
6/5/2025
Ian O’Doherty, Irish Independent columnist, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss growing pressure from US officials over Ireland’s planned hate speech laws.
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Duration:00:07:28
Public Sunscreen Dispensers
6/5/2025
Councillor Aileen Browne joins Newstalk Breakfast to explain her proposal to install free sunscreen dispensers in parks and public areas to promote skin cancer awareness.
Listen here.
Duration:00:03:51
CHI Report Referred to Gardaí
6/5/2025
Martin Wall, Public Policy Correspondent with The Irish Times, joined Newstalk Breakfast to detail a report into waiting list issues and a toxic workplace culture at CHI, now referred to Gardaí.
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Duration:00:02:40
Prison Expansion Plans Questioned
6/5/2025
Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joins Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the Government’s plan to add 1,000 prison spaces and whether it addresses the core problems in our society.
Listen here.
Duration:00:04:54
Ukraine Drone Strikes
6/5/2025
Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian MP, joins Ciara Kellyas she responds to Donald Trump's warning that Vladimir Putin will retaliate after drone attacks on Russian airbases.
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Duration:00:04:52
Caring Full-Time
6/4/2025
Sinead Tighe is a full-time carer to her teenage son and she joined Newstalk Breakfast to share the daily realities of caregiving and new research ahead of National Carers Week.
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Duration:00:05:58
Madeleine McCann Search Update
6/4/2025
Sky News correspondent Dan Whitehead joins the show from Portugal with the latest on the new search effort in the Madeleine McCann case.
Listen here.
Duration:00:04:03