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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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a day ago - 5 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Calls on electricity suppliers to help consumers save money

a day ago - 5 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Katie Amess, daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess following Kneecap’s apology

a day ago - 9 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Could you marry someone without knowing their political beliefs?

a day ago - 8 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

The lack of Irish language secondary schools in the Dublin South City area

a day ago - 5 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Calls to take the next steps to decriminalising drug use in Ireland

a day ago - 6 mins

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

The Number Of Domestic Violence Cases Sent Forward For Trial Nearly Doubled Last Year

According to new figures obtained by Newstalk  the number of domestic violence cases sent forward for trial nearly doubled last year. The Department of Public Prosecutions referred 495 files for prosecution in 2020 -compared to 249 the year before. The number of files the DPP received from the Gardaí relating to domestic violence increased by 88 per cent in 2020.   To discuss further we were joined on the show by Caitriona O’Neill, domestic violence social worker with Cork’s Cuanlee refuge for women and children. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.