Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

Gardaí have warned that children in Ireland are being sexually exploited online every day because of a three-year backlog in cyber-crime investigations. Damien McCarthy, a member of the GRA’s national executive for Dublin South Central, joined Ciara on Newstalk Breakfast to explain more on this.

Families spent on average €160 on treat foods like crisps, chocolate, and biscuits during April 2022 that’s according to new research carried out by safe food and the HSE. This morning, Colman Noctor, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, joined Ciara to discuss these findings.

The first case of Monkeypox was confirmed in Ireland on Friday. But just how much do we know about this virus which is much milder and less transmissible than Covid. Professor Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland spoke to Shane on the show this morning.

As inflation and the cost of living continues to rise. Is the government doing enough to protect Irish people from this crisis? To discuss this furthe Pearse Doherty, Sinn Feín’s Spokesman on Finance spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

People over 75 are waiting on average almost 14 hours for emergency department admission. That’s according to figures released by the HSE to Sinn Féin. Paul Reid is the CEO of the HSE  spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to respond to these emergency departments waiting time figures.

Recent studies show that adolescent depression has reached epidemic proportions in modern society. Is our society’s obsession with mental health making it a trend? Richard Hogan, Clinical Director of Therapy Institute and Columnist with The Irish Examiner joined Shane to discuss further.

Fine Gael Councillor, Danny Byrne has called for The Irish Hotels Federation to appear before an Oireachtas Committee to explain the massively inflated prices for hotel rooms in Dublin and he spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

National Rifle Association – a powerful American gun lobbying group will hold its national conference in Texas today, just days after the deadliest mass school shooting in Texas history. What can we expect from the meeting? Nora Mishanec, Houston Chronicle Reporter spoke to Ciara to explain what the view is on the ground about the NRA conference.

The government announced an emergency response to the need for special education centres for vulnerable children yesterday. Many stakeholders have expressed concerns about the proposed framework. Adam Harris CEO of AsIAm joined Shane on the show this morning.

It has been quite a significant week for the city. An agreement has been reached by Cork City Council to buy the Port of Cork’s city-centre quays in what looks set to be one of the largest docklands regeneration schemes in Europe. Colm Kelleher, Lord Mayor of Cork join Ciara on the show with more details of the regeneration of the docklands.

Government policy published yesterday seeks to create better pathways between further education and higher education. Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science of Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the policy.

An official inquiry into alleged gatherings at Downing Street and Whitehall during Covid-19 restrictions has said the "senior leadership" in Boris Johnson's government must "bear responsibility" for the culture which led to coronavirus lockdown rules being broken. The report by Sue Gray said the public would be "dismayed" by a series of breaches of coronavirus rules in No 10 and Westminster. For more on this Shane spoke to Adam Boulton, Political Commentator, Former Sky News Political Editor, and Contributor to Talk TV.

A Kerry mother, who has two weeks left to find a new home, says she has “no options” left due to the number of homes being used as short-term or holiday rentals. Lisa O’Shea spoke to Ciara about her situation to find a home.

Despite having access to grants for the past three years, local authorities have failed to install a single electric vehicle charger in a public place. So says Richard Bruton, Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Shane O’Donohue, Editor with completecar.ie joined Shane this morning to discuss.

According to the latest ESRI report, more than half of renting households receive support for housing costs. The number of households accessing support schemes is now at 1 in 3, compared with 1 in 5 in the 90s. Fore more on these findings we hear the latest from Dr. Barra Roantree, Economist at the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Debate is raging across the American political classes on if the US needs stricter gun controls in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. Bob Mulholland Democratic Party Strategist based in California spoke to Ciara this morning on the show.

Nearly half of the Irish public does not trust the Government to be honest or to tell the truth. That’s according to a new study carried out by UCD. John McGuirk is the Editor of Gript Media and he looked into the findings with Ciara.

We are too modest about money and politeness is keeping us poor.That’s the view of US multi-millionaire Derek Moneyberg. But can the same be said for us here in Ireland? To discuss further Shane spoke to Caroline Reidy is the Managing Director of HR Suites.

The threat of a European-wide recession has been the key theme at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Speaking at Davos yesterday Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said a slowdown was likely but not a recession. For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to John Fitzgerald Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinty College Dublin.

19 children and two adults have died after a gunman opened fire at a primary school in West Texas. Police shot 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos after he opened fire at Robb elementary school in the city of Uvalde. Larry Donnelly Columnist with theJournal.ie and Law Lecturer in NUIG spoke Shane on the show this morning.