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Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM.
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Dublin, Ireland
Description:
Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
Twitter:
@BreakfastNT
Language:
English
Contact:
Newstalk HQ Marconi House Digges Lane Dublin 2 1890 453106
Email:
breakfast@newstalk.com
Episodes
What to expect at tomorrow night’s ‘Dublin by Night’ Fest!
10/31/2025
‘Dublin by Night’ fest takes place tomorrow night and it’s one of over 200 events that’s been organised since Dublin City’s Night-Time Economy strategy was launched a year ago. To tell us more about what to expect we spoke to Ray O’Donoghue, Dublin City’s Night-time Economy Advisor Ray O’Donoghue, Dublin City’s Night-time Economy Advisor.
Duration:00:05:06
A call for action as motor insurance premiums rise
10/31/2025
The Central Bank of Ireland has today published the NCID Annual Private Motor Report 2024 on motor insurance cover. It found that premiums had increased by 9% in the previous 12 months. What is driving this increase? All to discuss with Brian Hanley is the CEO of the Alliance for Insurance Reform.
Duration:00:06:07
Titles and honours of Prince Andrew removed by King Charles
10/31/2025
The King has initiated the "formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew as he moves out of Royal Lodge.
All to discuss with Vincent McAvinney, London based Journalist.
Duration:00:08:27
The risks like fireworks and bonfires on Halloween night
10/31/2025
While Halloween brings joy in the form of costumes and tricking or treating, it also carries risks like fireworks and bonfires. Sean speaks to Brendan Flynn, Paramedic for 30 years and Chairperson of the National Ambulance Service Representative Association about the risks and advice on Halloween night.
Duration:00:05:10
Is being in a relationship something to be ashamed of in 2025?
10/31/2025
A Vogue article by Chante Joseph titled ‘Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing’ has gone viral online prompting candid confessions and think pieces. We chatted to Saoirse Hanley, journalist with the Irish Independent about the article.
Duration:00:07:55
The pros and cons bringing up a bilingual baby?
10/31/2025
Great numbers of Irish children than ever before are being raised with more than one language. So what are the pros and cons of bringing up bilingual baby? Sarah Madden reports.
Duration:00:04:58
Major rail works to affect many routes this weekend
10/31/2025
Irish rail works will impact Heuston routes and Dun Laoghaire to Greystones this weekend .We get the detail of the rail works with Barry Kenny, Communications Manager with Iarnród Éireann.
Duration:00:03:49
Man, 20s, dies following serious assault in Kildare town
10/31/2025
A man aged in his 20s who was attacked in Kildare town in the early hours of Sunday morning has died in hospital. We get the latest with Emily Keegan, Newstalk Reporter.
Duration:00:01:45
Riff: The embarrassing having a boyfriend trend
10/31/2025
Ciara and Sean discuss the so called embarrassing having a boyfriend trend. Just what is it?
Duration:00:04:05
Why Lily Allen has blazed a trail for women dealing with breakups!
10/30/2025
Lily Allen’s new album ‘West End Girl’ is showing women everywhere that unleashing our anger can actually be a superpower. That’s according to Helen Coffey Senior features writer for the independent.
Duration:00:05:55
Local Property Tax return deadline looming
10/30/2025
Over 1.5 million households haven’t filed property tax valuation as the deadline approaches. So what do households need to do? To give us some advice was Karl Deeter, Financial Analyst.
Duration:00:04:41
Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
10/30/2025
The Israeli military yesterday carried out further strikes on Gaza, a move that raises concerns about the fragility of its ceasefire with Hamas. The IDF said it conducted the strike on what it called "terrorist infrastructure".
We discuss further with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Founder of Red Matrix Productions.
Duration:00:06:16
Keeping the car at home can have huge benefits for our health
10/30/2025
The government must do more to prioritise active travel. That’s the call in a new report from the Climate and Health Alliance. We discuss this further with Caoimhe Clarke Consultant Psychiatrist and Co-Author of the report.
Duration:00:06:36
A call for higher gambling taxes
10/30/2025
Stewart Kenny, One of the Founders and Former Chief Executive of Paddy Power has called for higher gambling taxes to deter bookmakers from tactics that draw punters into more addictive games, as he said profits across the sector were “exploding”. Stewart spoke to Sean this morning,
Duration:00:06:12
Breast cancer diagnoses increase 26% in women under-50
10/30/2025
The number of women aged 20–49 diagnosed with breast cancer has risen by over a quarter in the past decade, according to new figures from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland.
The Marie Keating Foundation has launched a new awareness campaign urging women, especially those outside the screening age, to check their breasts regularly for any changes. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Professor Seamus O’Reilly Consultant Medical Oncologist in Cork University Hospital.
Duration:00:06:05
The latest on the Louvre jewellery heist
10/30/2025
The two suspects arrested over the Louvre jewellery heist have "partially" confessed to their involvement in the robbery. Catherine Porter, International Correspondent for the New York Times brought the latest update on the investigation.
Duration:00:05:07
Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean
10/30/2025
Hurricane Melissa has blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and four dead in Jamaica. We get the latest with Alan O’Reilly from Carlow weather.
Duration:00:04:27
What is the very annoying 'six-seven' craze?
10/29/2025
If you’ve recently overheard a group of children chanting ‘six-seven!’, you’ve witnessed what Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor calls the latest viral ‘brain-rot’ craze.
Colman explained all the Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Duration:00:05:15
Category five hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
10/29/2025
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane Center said.
We discuss this further with Dr. Samantha Hallam, Ocean and Climate Scientist at the Irish Climate Analysis Research Unit at Maynooth University.
Duration:00:03:48
Is the Gaza ceasefire at risk?
10/29/2025
US President Donald Trump said that a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza was not at risk after local authorities reported that 26 people had been killed in Israeli strikes, as Israel and Hamas trade accusations of blame for the violence.
We discuss further with Dan Feferman, middle east security analyst and former IDF intelligence officer.
Duration:00:09:20