Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Instagram is testing out new technology to verify the age of teenagers using the platform. This is part of the social network’s efforts to improve user safety and wellbeing. Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

The average price of a home in Dublin is now €429,000, 95% above its lowest point that’s according to a new report from Daft.ie Economist at Trinity College Dublin and author of the report, Ronan Lyons spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to discuss the findings of this report.

The Chief Executive of the HSE has said plans to reconfigure the Emergency Department at Our Lady's Hospital Navan will proceed, despite a request from Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to put them on hold. For more on this Shane spoke to the Clinical Director of Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, Dr. Gerry McEntee and Aontu leader and TD for Meath West, Peadar Toibin.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is facing a backlash from other cabinet ministers over plans to give Gardaí powers to use controversial facial recognition technology in murder, missing person, and child sex abuse cases. That’s according to the Sunday Independent, who yesterday revealed that the Green Party ministers and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly all expressed concerns over the move. But is it a good idea? Liam Herrick is the Executive Director of The Irish Council for Civil Liberties

A classic encounter between Galway and Armagh in the All Ireland Quarter Finals yesterday was tarnished by ugly scenes and violence between both benches at the end of regular time. With this being far from the first time an incident like this has happened on a GAA field, is now the time to address the problem? Ray Silke is a Former Galway Footballer and spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with his view.