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Newstalk Breakfast

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'

Latest episodes

We hear from the 2025 Rose of Tralee

4 hours ago - 4 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

Vaping among teens consistently linked to subsequent smoking, marijuana and alcohol use

5 hours ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

The rising cost of going to college

5 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

Kneecap’s Mo Chara in court today for terror offences

5 hours ago - 4 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

Why it’s so important to pick up your dog’s poo!

5 hours ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

BBC under pressure over Sally Rooney’s Palestine Action support

6 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

'Designer Babies': Are We Closer Than We Thought?

We are less than two years away from creating ‘designer babies’, according to a new research. The findings published by Kevin Smith, from Abertay University in Dundee, reveal that the risks of gene editing are low enough to warrant its use with human embryos - and arguing an ‘ethically sound’ attempt could be as close as less than two years from now. David Quinn, Columnist at the Sunday Times and Director of the Iona Institute, joined us to discuss this further.