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Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

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 Highlights 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'

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What is the "world's fiercest, new collision sport"?

6 hours ago - 7 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

The health implications of a heatwave!

6 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Coalition remains sharply divided on the issue of college fees

6 hours ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

George Gibney arrested in the US for extradition back to Ireland for questioning

6 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Wednesday Riff: Future of the Luas in Dublin ambitious enough?

6 hours ago - 3 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

HSE and National treatment purchase fund in front of the Health committee

7 hours ago - 5 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Junior infants ‘over-prepared’ in numeracy and literacy when starting school

Teachers are concerned that some children starting junior infants are “over-prepared” in academic skills such as numeracy and literacy, and that social, emotional and self-management skills are a more important target at this age. That’s according to the latest Children’s School Lives study from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Jacqueline Fallon is Director of Curriculum and Assessment at the NCCA.