Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

We are in Killarney today as part of Newstalk’s Summer Tour thanks to ESB’s 1600 EV chargers across Ireland – giving you the freedom to go further" Ciara and Shane took a jaunting car around Killarney national park which was just magical . Here’s a little taste of how it went...

A temperature of 27C has been recorded yesterday at Mount Dillon in Co Roscommon, making it, provisionally, the hottest day of the year.   What is the forecast for the next few days? Brandon Creagh, Meteorologist with Met Éireann tell us all. 

The European Space Agency have predicted there will a rapid evolution of technology and we could be living in “space oases” on Mars and the Moon. All to chat about with Leo Enright, Space Commentator.

Irish parents’ overuse of smartphones is damaging their children’s mental health, according to a new report from the ESRI. Dr. Deirdre Robertson, author of the report, told Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing more about the study.

A hospital in southern Israel has been hit following Iranian missile strikes this morning according to Israeli media. Donald Trump weighed in on US involvement saying ‘I may do it, I may not do it,’ when asked whether the US would join Israeli strikes on Iran.We discuss this further with Dr Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, Senior Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History at University of St Andrews in Scotland.

The Dáil has agreed to pass a piece of legislation without a vote which will extend Rent Pressure Zones across the country. The bill will go to the Seanad today and it is expected to be signed into law by President Michael D Higgins tomorrow. Shane spoke to Housing Minister James Browne.

The HSE says rules on how sunbed use is marketed need to be tightened, after new research found some Dublin tanning salons are heavily promoting products like accelerators that encourage sunbed use, despite a ban on promoting sunbeds themselves.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Professor Caitriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist at the Institute of Dermatologists. 

Sky Ireland is warning up to 400,000 dodgy-box users of “consequences” if they’re caught streaming sport or films using the illegal devices Speaking to Ciara this morning was Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent. 

For more than 400 years, Dublin City’s motto has been “Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas” meaning “Obedience of citizens makes a happy city.”  For over 10 years, calls have been made to change it. Is it time for Dublin to have a new motto? shane discusses this with Hazel Chu, Green Party Councilo.

A hospital in southern Israel has been hit after Iranian missile strikes this morning according to Israeli media. Donald Trump weighed in on US involvement stating ‘I may do it, I may not do it,’ when asked whether the US would join Israeli strikes on Iran. We get the latest on the situation with Borzou Daragahi, Middle East Journalist and Analyst.

An Irish EuroMillions player has made history by winning last night's €250m jackpot the highest ever win. People on Dublin's Grafton Street have been telling Newstalk Reporter Stephanie Rohan how they would splash the cash. We also heard from Emma Monaghan, spokesperson with the National Lottery.  

Donald Trump has fired off a number of conflicting messages over the possibility of US involvement in attacks against Iran. He hinted he had the ability to kill the Iranian supreme leader, but assured the world he wouldn't, then demanded Tehran's unconditional surrender. We get the latest on this with Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University. 

There is an Irish winner of Euromillions, what would you do if you won? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning.

Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, also known as Kneecap, will appear before the Magistrates Court in Westminster today. He is charged with a terror offence for flying a Hezbollah flag at a concert last November. Joining us live from London was Newstalk reporter Emily Keegan.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has confirmed that Cabinet has approved the purchase of the Citywest Hotel and campus in Dublin. The State has been leasing the site since 2020, when it was first used as a Covid vaccination centre more recently it has been used as accommodation for international protection applicants. We got reaction to this sale with Linda De Courcy, Independent Ireland Councillor for Clondalkin LEA.

Electric vehicle grants of up to €10,000 and an expanded school transport scheme are among the calls made today by the Climate Change Advisory Council in its Transport review, and its Chair Marie Donnelly spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

 A new study from Dublin City University has found that smartphone bans in schools have little to no impact on students’ education, wellbeing, or online bullying. The study recommends involving students in policy decisions and shifting the focus away from blanket bans toward smarter, skills-based solutions. To discuss further we heard from Professor James O’Higgins Norman, Director of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and UNESCO Chair on Bullying and Cyberbullying and Author of the report. 

Demand for GP consultations in Ireland will rise by at least 23 per cent by 2040, requiring another thousand doctors That’s the warning from the ESRI in their latest report. Dr Sheelah Connolly, Associate Research Professor at the ESRI and lead author of the report  discussed the findings.

The first phase of the Human Tissue Act 2024 is due to come into operation from today, meaning everybody will be considered an organ donor unless they opt-out or are included in a so-called excluded group.  The act will introduce an opt-out system of consent for organ donation and will allow for altruistic living organ donation to strangers. Shane spoke to 29 year old Jessie Doyle, who has received two kidney transplants.

 Today unions, opposition parties and housing charities will take to Leinster House, demanding the Government take emergency action on the housing crisis. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Owen Reidy, General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.