Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

The BAFTA TV Awards took place at London’s Royal Festival Hall last night. So, who were the big winners? T o tell us all the news from the night was Sarina Bellisimo, Broadcaster and Entertainment Journalist. 

The Public Accounts Committee are to examine ‘profiteering’ on asylum seeker accommodation .That’s according to new Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and Sinn Fein TD, John Brady who spoke to Shane this morning on the show.

A garda has been killed after being struck by a motorcycle at a speed checkpoint in north Dublin yesterday.  The highly respected officer has been named as Gard Kevin Flatley, age 49, a father of two who was based in the roads policing unit at Dublin Castle.We spoke to Ronan Slevin, General Secretary of the Garda Representative Association.

Socialist feminist group ROSA has organised an anti “manosphere” demonstration in Dublin City. Ruth Coppinger, Socialist TD who is closely affiliated with ROSA, spoke to us ahead of the event.She also discussed her refusal to take a question from a journalist from Gript when speaking at the plinth in Leinster House.

Dublin city centre‘s only public toilets, at the top of Grafton Street are set to shut. For more on this we spoke to Olivia Kelly, Dublin Editor for the Irish Times.

Tanaiste Simon Harris has said that a social media ban for children under 16 must be given “serious consideration”. He suggested ­Ireland could follow Australia which has adopted some of the strictest laws in the world. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast Alex Cooney, CEO of Cyber Safe Kids. 

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland is recommending that its members accept new proposals aimed at supporting the rollout of Senior Cycle reform following detailed negotiations with the Department of Education.  We speak to TUI President David Waters. 

Vatican City erupted into cheers yesterday at the sight of white smoke. Robert Francis Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV after a two-day Conclave, and he makes history as the first Pope from the United States.We get reaction to the new Pope with Colm Flynn, Vatican Correspondent for Global catholic television network EWTN and Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin.

Opposition politicians will gather tomorrow at a public rally to “save the Triple Lock”, which they believe is necessary to save neutrality.  We heard from Alice-Mary Higgins, Independent Senator.

A new pope is elected. We ask why does the conclave capture our imagination? Shane and Ciara discussed this morning. 

Ice baths and cold water therapy have seen a burst in popularity in recent years for its so-called health benefits. But is there any actual science behind taking a plunge?  We ask Kieran O’Sullivan, Professor of Physiotherapy at University of Limerick. 

The rollout of the government’s free HRT scheme next month will be on the agenda at the Irish Pharmacy Union Conference today.   We heard from Tom Murray Irish Pharmacies Union President and Community Pharmacist from Donegal.

The white smoke appeared and a new pope was elected. Henry McKean was in St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, successor to Pope Francis appeared to the world.

If it's a while since you dropped into your local library, you might be surprised to hear what's now going on there.  Sarah Madden reports on the expanding role and resources of Ireland's libraries today.

43 per cent of Irish people do not believe their views are represented at EU level, while 26 per cent are dissatisfied with its direction – that's according to the annual European Movement Ireland Poll, conducted with Amárach Research  To discuss further was Ray Bassett, Former Senior Irish Diplomat and Regina Doherty, Fine Gael MEP for Dublin.  

Almost all schools inspected for a sample study had clauses in their admissions policies which could restrict the enrolment of children with autism and other learning difficulties.  The findings have prompted Minister for Education Helen McEntee to write to all school patron bodies requesting them to review their schools’ admission policies to ensure they adhere to legal requirements. Ciara spoke to  Charlotte Cahill, Parent of autistic child and founder of Equality in Education.

It’s Day Two of the Conclave and after much anticipation, last night’s vote ended in black smoke. Today, how much closer are we to white smoke?  We speak to Colm Flynn, Vatican Correspondent for EWTN, a Global catholic television network.

Throwing your kids’ art away is not heartless, it’s necessary. That’s according to Kirsty Ketley, parenting consultant and freelance writer who explained why to Shane this morning on the show.

Sandymount beach in Dublin and Lady’s Bay in Donegal are the beaches with the worst water quality in Ireland. That’s according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency, which found the number of beaches with poor bathing water quality has decreased from five to two.   Shane discusses the report findings with Eimear Cotter, Director of the EPA’s Office of Evidence and Assessment. 

The Indian armed forces launched "Operation Sindoor," hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the government said in a statement. We get the latest on this with Aakash Hassan, Independent Journalist based in Kashmir reporting for The Guardian.