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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

16 hours ago - 4 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

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

17 hours ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

The rising cost of going to college

17 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

Kneecap’s Mo Chara in court today for terror offences

17 hours ago - 4 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

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

17 hours ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

BBC under pressure over Sally Rooney’s Palestine Action support

18 hours ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast

Special Needs Assistants

Families fear they will miss out on special needs assistants for their kids with new rules. Now opposition is growing to these plans to change the way special needs assistants are allocated to support tens of thousands of vulnerable schoolchildren. Our reporter Barry Whyte joined us, to discuss what the Department of Education’s plans are going forward.