Breakfast Briefing
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Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 13th January 2021
January 13, 2021 06:48 - 9 minutes - 561 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/13064807/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-13th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 12th January 2021- Newstalk Reporter Stephen Murphy
January 12, 2021 07:09 - 6 minutes - 376 BytesNPHET believes the country is "beginning to turn a corner" in tackling the current wave of Covid-19 - but that hospitals will remain under threat in the weeks ahead. A further 8 deaths linked to the virus were confirmed last night with 4,929 new cases. One in 76 people across the country has tested positive for the disease in the past two weeks. Overnight there were 1,620 patients in hospital with the virus and 144 in intensive care. Newstalk reporter Stephen Murphy joined Shane Beatty on Bre...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 12th January 2021
January 12, 2021 06:43 - 11 minutes - 664 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/12064040/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-12th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 11th January 2021- Carla Marinucci, Politico
January 11, 2021 07:20 - 6 minutes - 372 BytesDemocrats begin their plans to remove Donald Trump from office - with the Vice-President being asked to make him quit. If Mike Pence refuses to act, the House will vote to impeach the President for inciting his supporters to storm the US Capitol Building. That ballot won't happen until Wednesday, just a week before Joe Biden is sworn in to office. POLITICO senior writer Carla Marinucci joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/11071804/c...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 11th January 2021
January 11, 2021 06:46 - 10 minutes - 642 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/11064401/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-11th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 8th January 2021- Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather
January 08, 2021 07:47 - 4 minutes - 257 BytesIt's been a very cold week with snow and ice and from now until Sunday, there will be some further very cold weather, with tonight a bitterly cold night with air temperatures of -5C to -7C and ground temperatures down to below -10C. While major roads will be gritted, minor roads and surfaces could freeze over. Forecaster Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather joined Shane Beatty: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/08074556/alan-o-reilly.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 8th January 2021
January 08, 2021 06:51 - 12 minutes - 755 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/08065045/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-8th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 7th January 2021- Professor Gerry Killeen
January 07, 2021 07:20 - 7 minutes - 423 BytesNew restrictions have been unveiled by the Government to contain the spread of Covid 19 and will remain in place until at least the end of January. All schools are to remain closed, with an exception for leaving cert students, who will attend classes three days a week. All construction, with some exceptions must cease until January 31st. It comes as A record 7,836 cases of Covid 19 have been reported and 17 additional deaths. Prof Gerry Killeen, AXA Research Chair in Applied Pathogen Ecology ...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 7th January 2021
January 07, 2021 06:46 - 11 minutes - 680 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/07064454/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-7th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 6th January 2021
January 06, 2021 06:46 - 10 minutes - 608 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/06064447/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-6th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 5th January 2021- Jackie Conboy, The Music & Entertainment Association of Ireland
January 05, 2021 07:18 - 5 minutes - 354 BytesOver 5,000 musicians and road crew are without work for exactly 300 days today because of Lockdowns and as a result, many have left the entertainment industry to find work elsewhere. The music and live events industry was the first to close and will be the last to re-open, according to the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (MEAI). They say March 13th was the day the music died in Ireland and it has been the sound of silence ever since. While Government has provided universal supp...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 5th January 2021
January 05, 2021 06:49 - 10 minutes - 652 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/05064815/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-5th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 4th January 2021- Professor Anthony Staines
January 04, 2021 07:22 - 6 minutes - 393 BytesA grim milestone was reached last night as Ireland crossed the 100,000 coronavirus cases mark. There are stark warnings from health chiefs and Dr Tony Holohan to stay home amid spiralling hospital and ICU admissions. The Department of Health has been notified of 4,962 new cases and seven further deaths. It brings the number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland to 101,887 while the number of people who have died from the virus has reached 2,259. People are being urged to work from home, there is still...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 4th January 2021
January 04, 2021 06:47 - 11 minutes - 707 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/01/04064555/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-4th-january-2021.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 24th December 2020- Ian Power
December 24, 2020 07:19 - 6 minutes - 392 BytesYoung people in Ireland are being encouraged to open up about their mental health over the Christmas period if they are feeling anxious, disappointed, lonely, or sad. Hundreds of trained volunteers with ‘50808’ the free, anonymous, 24/7 text support service will be available around the clock over Christmas and the New Year to listen to anyone who is feeling overwhelmed, missing loved ones or who are going through a tough time at home. CEO of 50808 and spunout.ie, Ian Power joined Shane Beatty...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 24th December 2020
December 24, 2020 06:44 - 11 minutes - 706 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/24064235/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-24th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 23rd December 2020- Michael Doorley, Irish Travel Agents Association
December 23, 2020 07:18 - 5 minutes - 359 BytesThe Irish Travel Agents Association is calling on the Government to clarify if they qualify for the Covid Recovery Support Scheme. Travel agents are classed as non-essential retail and will be permitted to open under new restrictions; however for all intents and purposes travel agents have remained closed since last March due to fears surrounding the spread of COVID-19. The Irish travel sector has been drastically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; since March 2020 the industry is down by 95...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 23rd December 2020
December 23, 2020 06:45 - 11 minutes - 662 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/23064348/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-23rd-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 22nd December 2020- Professor Gerry Killeen
December 22, 2020 07:20 - 6 minutes - 388 BytesNew Covid-19 restrictions could be introduced earlier than planned under proposals being discussed by cabinet this morning. NPHET's advice last week suggested closing the hospitality sector, limiting household visits and banning inter-county travel on December 28th. But that date might be brought forward after a warning from the Chief Medical Officer that the situation is rapidly getting worse. Ireland is now in a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts have said, with p...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review December 22nd 2020
December 22, 2020 06:46 - 10 minutes - 607 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/22064506/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-22nd-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 21st December 2020- Vincent McAviney
December 21, 2020 07:19 - 5 minutes - 353 BytesFlights from Britain have been banned until at least midnight tomorrow. Only ferry crossings for freight will be allowed, after a new strain of Covid-19 in England has shown to 70 times more transmissible. The EU member states will meet today to discuss its response to the variant. London-based journalist Vincent McAviney joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/21071645/vincent-mcacviney.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 21st December 2020
December 21, 2020 06:48 - 12 minutes - 733 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/21064438/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-21st-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 18th December 2020- Dr. Catherine Motherway
December 18, 2020 07:17 - 6 minutes - 408 BytesThe National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended changes to the easing of coronavirus restrictions before the New Year. From this morning, up to three households can gather indoors and you can travel outside your county. Those measures were due to stay in place until the 6th of January. But NPHET wants the household mixing limit reduced to two before the New Year - and new restrictions for the hospitality sector. The advice comes as 484 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 3...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 18th December 2020
December 18, 2020 06:44 - 9 minutes - 587 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/18064324/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-18th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 17th December 2020- TILDA Lead Investigator, Professor Rose Anne Kenny
December 17, 2020 07:13 - 5 minutes - 356 Bytes40 percent of people over the age of 75 don't access the internet. New data from the TILDA study at Trinity College Dublin also shows 6 in 10 people in the age group don't have a smartphone or a tablet. The report, which looked at the health and habits of the older population pre-Covid, also finds that half regularly use of five or more medications. Lead investigator, Professor Rose Anne Kenny, joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/1...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 17th December 2020
December 17, 2020 06:47 - 8 minutes - 525 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/17064643/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-17th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 16th December 2020
December 16, 2020 06:47 - 9 minutes - 560 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/16064549/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-16th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 15th December 2020- Mary Gurrie Environmental Protection Agency
December 15, 2020 07:40 - 5 minutes - 344 BytesThe country's environmental watchdog is warning almost half of the country's lakes, rivers, estuaries and coastal waterways are in poor condition. The Environmental Protection Agency says they're under significant pressure from human activity and need to be better protected. It says high concentrations of phosphate and nitrate in the south and south east, due to farming, is a particular concern. EPA spokesperson Mary Gurrie joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media....
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 15th December 2020
December 15, 2020 06:47 - 9 minutes - 578 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/15064616/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-15th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 14th December 2020- Brexit Latest
December 14, 2020 07:19 - 7 minutes - 467 BytesBrexit talks will continue today as another deadline was missed yesterday. Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson agreed the negotiations should continue in a phone call. It came as British supermarkets said they were laying in extra stock - and asked shoppers not to panic-buy. Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond, and London journalist Vincent McAviney joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/14071728/brexit3.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 14th December 2020
December 14, 2020 06:43 - 8 minutes - 483 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/14064141/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-14th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 11th December 2020- Newstalk Reporter Stephen Murphy
December 11, 2020 07:22 - 5 minutes - 308 BytesThe Chief Medical Officer says people planning to spend time with family over Christmas should start limiting their social contacts now. It comes as health officials say the Covid-19 situation is stable - but that the progress so far is fragile. 15 additional deaths have been reported, 10 of which occurred this month, with 310 new cases of the disease. Newstalk reporter Stephen Murphy joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/11071928/st...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 11th December 2020
December 11, 2020 06:47 - 9 minutes - 573 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/11064646/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-11th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 10th December 2020- Shona Murray, Euronews
December 10, 2020 07:20 - 5 minutes - 350 BytesUrsula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson have set Sunday as a deadline for a "firm decision" on a post-Brexit trade deal. It follows their meeting in Brussels last night over dinner, along with their chief negotiators, which concluded after 10 o'clock Irish time. The mood in Number 10 is downbeat about the chances of agreement. Shona Murray, Europe correspondent with Euronews, joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/10071743/shona-murray...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 10th December 2020
December 10, 2020 06:42 - 9 minutes - 591 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/10064031/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-10th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 9th December 2020- Kieran O'Donnell TD
December 09, 2020 07:18 - 5 minutes - 347 BytesIt's a big day for the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Networks Committee. This morning it will publish its report, making major recommendations to help save the aviation sector. Then, the Commission for Communications Regulation, Comreg, will be before the committee to answer questions on customer dissatisfaction with Eir. Chair of the committee, TD Kieran O'Donnell joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/09071356/kieran-o-don...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 9th December 2020
December 09, 2020 06:43 - 10 minutes - 606 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/09064126/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-9th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 8th December 2020- Carmel O'Hanlon
December 08, 2020 07:18 - 5 minutes - 311 Bytes30,000 bed days and €24 million can be saved across Irish public hospitals per year, while the length of patient stays will be shortened – and the recovery of hospitalised Covid-19 patients can be improved. That's all if every hospital in the country implements a new national standard for inpatient nutrition. Shane Beatty was joined on Breakfast Briefing by Carmel O Hanlon, clinical specialist dietician, at Beaumont hospital, who is with the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 8th December 2020
December 08, 2020 06:44 - 9 minutes - 558 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/08064140/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-8th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 7th December 2020- Enda Brady Sky News
December 07, 2020 07:41 - 5 minutes - 350 BytesTaoiseach Micheál Martin said last night his "gut instinct" is that it is 50-50 as to whether a trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom will be reached. British and EU negotiators are returning to the negotiating table for a "final throw of the dice". Time is running out before the Brexit transition period ends at the end of the month. The UK government says the trade talks are in "a very difficult position" but they’re ready to keep negotiating "until there is no point d...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 7th December 2020
December 07, 2020 06:43 - 9 minutes - 556 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/07064123/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-7th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 4th December 2020- Adrian Cummins RAI
December 04, 2020 07:15 - 5 minutes - 357 BytesRestaurants, cafes and pubs that serve food can re-open their doors today as Covid-19 restrictions continue to be eased. Indoor dining will be allowed - however with extra measures and only pubs with a kitchen on-site can welcome back customers. People are being advised to pre-book a table for a meal. Restaurants Association of Ireland Chief Executive Adrian Cummins joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/04071309/adrian-cummins.mp3"][...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 4th December 2020
December 04, 2020 06:43 - 8 minutes - 504 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/04064207/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-4th-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 3rd December 2020- Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly
December 03, 2020 07:18 - 4 minutes - 263 BytesMet Eireann has issued a Status Yellow snow and ice warning for Co Donegal. The alert is in place until midnight with heavy wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow expected and accumulations likely in places. The UK Met Office has issued a Yellow warning for ice in Antrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry. Meanwhile, a weather advisory is in place for the entire country until Saturday as "sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches" are expected and snow could fall on lower ground. Alan o rei...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review- 3rd December 2020
December 03, 2020 06:44 - 10 minutes - 608 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/03064222/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-3rd-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 2nd December 2020- Niamh Smyth TD
December 02, 2020 07:19 - 6 minutes - 367 BytesIreland is in its second week as an ‘orange’ region on the EU’s ‘traffic light’ travel system. Research conducted for Tourism Ireland shows there are reasons to be hopeful about the future of tourism due to Joe Biden’s Irish links possibly boosting US travel figures, and Ireland’s reputation as a green, safe travel hotspot. But the sector isn’t without its challenges. Later today Tourism Ireland and Failte Ireland will be before the Oireachtas tourism committee to outline the impact covid...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 2nd December 2020
December 02, 2020 06:43 - 8 minutes - 482 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/02064222/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-2nd-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 1st December 2020- James Lawless TD
December 01, 2020 07:20 - 4 minutes - 244 BytesMinisters have approved plans to criminalise the sharing of intimate images without consent, regardless of the motivation for doing so. Amendments are being made to Brendan Howlin’s Harassment, Harmful Communication and Related Offences Bill. The bill comes before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today, when Minister McEntee will face questions from TDs and Senators. Chair of the committee, Kildare North Fianna Fail TD James Lawless joined Shane Beatty on Breakfast Briefing: [audio mp3=...
Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 1st December 2020
December 01, 2020 06:44 - 10 minutes - 634 Bytes[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/12/01064207/breakfast-briefing-newspaper-review-1st-december-2020.mp3"][/audio]
Breakfast Briefing 30th November 2020- Vincent McAviney
November 30, 2020 07:16 - 5 minutes - 317 BytesLast-ditch Brexit trade talks continue in London this morning, with fishing rights a major bone of contention. It's day three of the latest talks between the UK and European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier. There are only five weeks to go until the end of the current transition period. The two key sticking points are access to British fishing waters and the EU's demand for trade penalties to be an option. British foreign secretary Dominic Raab says this could be the final week o...