Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

Breast cancer diagnoses and deaths will surge worldwide by 2050, according to the World Health Organisation. Jonathan discusses the projection with Professor Janice Walshe, Consultant Medical Oncologist at St. Vincent's University Hospital.

We must end the over-reliance on temporary driving instructors and expediting the recruitment of permanent instructors to meet the increased demand for driving tests.  That’s according to Pa Daly, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Climate, Energy, Environment and Transport who spoke to Ciara this morning.

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris will bring a proposal to Cabinet next month to amend Ireland's 'triple lock’ on the deployment of Defence Forces peacekeepers overseas.    To discuss further Jonathan was joined on the show by Mark Price, Co-Chair of the Irish Anti War Movement and founding member of the Irish Neutrality League and Declan Power, Defence and Security Expert. 

What is Peace Plus and what will it be used for? Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers explained all.

  Today marks 3 years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Larysa Gerasko, Ukraine's Ambassador to Ireland. 

‘I teach my children not to share, it makes them stronger’. So wrote Kirsty Ketley, Parenting Consultant and Freelance Writer and she explained why to Jonathan this morning.

94 per cent of Irish hoteliers are concerned about the global economy amid rising costs and a drop in bookings in 2024. Speaking to Ciara this morning was the CEO of the Irish Hotels Federation, Paul Gallagher. 

There were roughly 360 homes available to rent on February 1st, down 10 per cent year-on-year. That's according to the latest Daft.ie Rental Price Report. Ronan Lyons, Economist at Trinity College Dublin and Author of the report discuss the findings.

Germany faces tough coalition talks after the victory of the Christian Democratic Union in yesterday’s election. The election results came along with a surge in the far-right party AFD.  Irish Times Journalist Based in Berlin, Derek Scally explained what the election results means for Germany and Europe.

Saturday 22nd February is 'Ireland Reads Day'. Ireland Reads Day will take place across the country tomorrow and this year's message is to get lost in a book. We hear more about 'Ireland Reads Day' was Children’s Author, Sarah Webb.

The Government and Opposition parties are on a collision course after a breakdown in talks over speaking rights in the Dáil last night. For the latest on this Jonathan spoke to Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal and Barry Ward, Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire. 

The Israeli Government has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal and lying about the identity of one of the bodies returned yesterday. But what does that mean for the ceasefire? For more on this Ciara was joined on the show by Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Middle East Correspondent.

New research published by the ESRI has found that retrofitting the entire rental sector to B1-B2 would require between €7 billion and €8 billion. All to discuss with Mary Conway, Chairperson of the Irish property Owners Association. 

Yesterday Jonathan suffered a blow out on this tyre from a pothole. We ask what are the roads like in your area?

There are plans to expand drone delivery services across Dublin, however, some residents have concerns over noise and safety. Manna has already made over 150,000 deliveries by air and says it has received 53 complaints in 12 months. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been speaking with those who could soon have drones flying overhead.

The Price of household staples like milk, butter and potatoes have risen in last 12 months. That is according to new statistics from the Central Statistics Office. To go through these findings Ciara spoke to Consumer Journalist, Siobhan Maguire.

Met Éireann have issued a status yellow wind warning for seven counties for this morning with difficult travel conditions and very strong winds expected. We get the latest on this weather warning with Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather.

Almost half of people in Ireland use their smartphones during meals. That’s according to a new survey out this morning from Deloitte. Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of Resilience discussed these findings further.

Gardaí are relaxing the fitness level required to join the force as it struggles to keep recruitment numbers up. We discuss this change with Pat Marry, former detective inspector and author of the upcoming book Murder at the Ice House: The Killing of Irene White 

Ireland lags behind its peers in basic infrastructure. That’s according to the Irish Fiscal Council who will hold a conference on infrastructure today.