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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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What is 'friendship recession'?

New research, conducted by the Survey Centre of American life found that men are experiencing a particular form of isolation, coined as a “friendship recession”. The study also found that the percentage of men without any close friends jumped fivefold, from 3% to 15% since 1990.  Joining us now to discuss the reasons behind this “friendship recession” is Jill O'Mahony, Sociology Lecturer at South East Technological University.