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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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Coalition remains sharply divided on the issue of college fees

4 hours ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

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

4 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

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

4 hours ago - 3 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

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

5 hours ago - 5 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Why RTÉ need to start broadcasting Electric Picnic every summer!

5 hours ago - 5 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Concern on the slowness to remove lead from public water supply

5 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Should we increase the state pension age?

Changing demographics mean we should also look beyond current thinking on dependency ratios that generally assume retirement at 65.  So said Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf in a speech last night.   So is it time we increase the state pension age? We discussed this with Cormac Lucey Economics Commentator with The Sunday Times and Nat O’Connor, Age Action’s Senior Policy Advisor.