Coming next week... Newstalk Breakfast with Anton Savage
30 January -From Tuesday February 3rd, this podcast will feature all the very best content from Newstalk Breakfast (7-9am) on Ireland’s only independent talk radio station.
Presented by Anton Savage, a seasoned broadcaster and communications expert, this show has everything you need – and want – to know first thing each morning, brought to you with insight, intelligence and wit.
It’s the perfect mix of news, current affairs, craic, entertainment, sport, politics, and everyday life issues to delve into over your coffee and commute, whether that’s out to the yard, into the city, or a short jaunt to the office in the back garden.
If you’re talking about it, we’re talking about it!
Series Episodes
Vans and small trucks drivers are nearly twice as likely to use mobile phones
5 mins
30 January Finished
Redress scheme owners of defective Celtic Tiger apartments soon before Dáil
A €2.5bn redress scheme for up to 100,000 owners of defective Celtic Tiger apartments will be brought to the Dáil in the coming months. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Micheál Carrigy Fine Gael TD for Longford–Westmeath and Chair of Oireachtas Housing Committee.
3 mins
30 January Finished
Further floods expected across the country
Parts of the country that have been hit by flooding due to Storm Chandra are once again bracing for more heavy rain in the coming days. A status yellow rain warning will be in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford from 12pm this morning to midnight on Saturday. We heard from Director of fire and emergency management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Keith Leonard. Also speaking to Jonathan was Cathoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District Councillor Barbara-Anne Murphy and live from Rathfarnham, Dublin - Newstalk reporter Emily Keegan.
7 mins
30 January Finished
Are kids’ birthday parties becoming too lavish?
The average child’s birthday costs over 600 euros, according to the latest research. Between bouncy castles, party favours and lavish themes, are parents going to far to celebrate their kids? All to chat with Kirsty Ketley, parenting consultant and freelance writer.
6 mins
30 January Finished
Bill to abolish three-day abortion wait introduced
Legislation to abolish the three-day waiting period for abortion on request has been introduced in the Dáil. For more on this Jonathan spoke to Karen Sugrue, Psychotherapist and Sociology Lecturer at TUS and also Eilis Mulroy, Spokesperson for the Pro-Life Campaign.
8 mins
30 January Finished
