
Defiant Boris Johnson faces Tory plot to oust him
20 January - 4 minsBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson will fight any no-confidence vote launched against him by his own MPs, 10 Downing Street has said, after he again faced calls to resign For more on this Shane spoke to Ella Whelan Political Journalist, Author and contributor to Spiked. online.
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We hear about two children with rare and life-limiting mitochondrial disease
A rare and life-limiting mitochondrial disease affects just three people in Ireland. Two of them are Liz Dickson’s children. Lis spoke to Ciar about her children Tommy and Grace. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
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16 May Finished

Apple is reportedly getting ready to ditch their stand-alone chargers
Apple is reportedly getting ready to ditch their stand-alone chargers and build in those used by Android devices. Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with all the details. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
2 mins
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Escooter grants could be on the way
The Government is planning to extend the current grant scheme for electric cars to e-scooters and e-bikes. While it might mean good news for consumers, some stakeholders worry that the government is promoting further e-scooter use before legislation is in place to protect vulnerable pedestrians. Dr Frank Lyons is an Orthopedic surgeon at the Mater Hospital spoke to Shane this morning on the show. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
5 mins
16 May Finished

Boris Johnson is travelling to northern Ireland today for crisis talks
The Taoiseach has called for the British Government to engage professionally and sincerely with the European Commission in relation to resolving issues around the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Meanwhile British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is travelling to northern Ireland today for crisis talks. For more on this situation, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
10 mins
16 May Finished

Children primed for gambling by online games
Our children's brains are being wired to gamble online. That’s the view of Richard Hogan, Clinical Director of Therapy Institute and Columnist with the Irish Examiner who says laws that would protect our children are too slow in the making. Richard spoke to Ciara on the show this morning. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
6 mins
16 May Finished

Calories are off the menu – is the national obesity strategy wasting away?
Plans to require restaurants to publish calorie counts on menus have been shelved by the government. The demand was one of the main promises of the National Obesity Strategy and joined Ciara to discuss is Helen Heneghan, Professor of Surgery and Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
4 mins
16 May Finished