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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'

Latest episodes

Do people need to embrace boredom a bit more?

3 days ago - 4 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Was banning bedsits back in 2013 a mistake?

3 days ago - 7 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Ireland’s relationship with the United States soured?

3 days ago - 7 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

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

3 days ago - 10 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

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

3 days ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Disagreements over the likely costs of a united Ireland

3 days ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Should we be reigniting the fireplace in new builds?

Councillors in rural Ireland have said the practice of removing chimneys from houses should cease, particularly in the light of the electricity outages, a statement that has been echoed by Independent TD Danny Healy Rae. Should we backtrack on getting rid of the chimney considering recent events? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast John Sodeau, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at University College Cork and Michael McNamara, Independent MEP for Ireland South.