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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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Do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?

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Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Was banning bedsits back in 2013 a mistake?

2 days ago - 7 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Ireland’s relationship with the United States soured?

2 days ago - 7 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Michael O’Leary reacts to air traffic control strikes in France

2 days ago - 10 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions decrease by 2 per cent in 2024

2 days ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Disagreements over the likely costs of a united Ireland

2 days ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Should the age of consent be lowered to 16?

Budget 2023 saw the expansion of the recent free contraception scheme to those aged 16-30. It means contraception will be permitted for those aged 16 despite the age of consent being 17. So is now the time for a conversation about lowering the age? Dr. Pádraig MacNeela Active Consent Programme Co-Lead at the School of the Psychology University of Galway spoke to Ciara this morning.