Newstalk Breakfast Weekends

Rural Car Pooling: Eamon Ryan v Michael Healy-Rae

October 12, 2019 11:52 - 10 minutes - 642 Bytes

There has much said on to the issue of car pooling in rural Ireland after comments from the leader of the Green party on Ireland AM on Virgin Media One this week caused quite a stir Susan is joined by Eamon Ryan himself and Independent TD for Kerry Michael Healty Rae to discuss the issue

Great Pink Run

October 12, 2019 11:10 - 7 minutes - 429 Bytes

Next weekend - two parks in Dublin and in Kilkenny - will be turning pink for Breast Cancer Ireland’s Great Pink Run. Around 10 thousand people are expected to take part - men - woman and children - and one of them is Clare McKenna - presenter of Alive And Kicking here on Newstalk on Sunday mornings at 9am. Clare has been training for the event and Susan went along to meet her during the week on one of her runs

Law Society Controversy

October 12, 2019 11:03 - 4 minutes - 262 Bytes

The investigation launched by the Law Society into highly offensive messages about female trainee solicitors makes the front of the Irish Independent this morning - the headline there - employee of major law firm probed over offensive texts - An internal email, sent to students, says the inappropriate comments about women in a whatsapp group give rise to profound ethical concerns and private messaging apps have now been blocked by the law school's WiFi network. So what do those attending Bla...

Bonnie Greer on Newstalk Breakfast

October 05, 2019 15:33 - 17 minutes - 1.02 KB

The woman who’s gone viral this week for saying "Ireland owes this country (the UK) nothing". UK based Author Bonnie Greer joins Shane Beatty on Newstalk Breakfast to discuss on her staunch defense of Ireland on the BBC's Question Time.

Parentline 37 Years Later

September 28, 2019 11:26 - 13 minutes - 801 Bytes

For over 37 years Parentline has provided essential, confidential support to guardians and parents alike across Ireland. Susan speaks to Rita O'Reilly, CEO and Anna Marie Daly, Volunteer at Parentline, about the human stories behind the people who are there to receive the thousands of calls they get as well as their journeys to parenthood.

Jo Cox's Sister Kim Leadbeater on Boris Johnson Rhetoric

September 28, 2019 09:08 - 13 minutes - 780 Bytes

Boris Johnson has come under significant criticism in Parliament and in the media this week following comments he made regarding Brexit and using it to honour the memory of murdered MP, Jo Cox. Susan spoke to Jo's sister, Kim Leadbeater about her reaction to the Prime Minister and how certain language can fuel the flames of discord in an already deeply divided Britain.

Henry McKean Reports from Shizuoka

September 28, 2019 08:49 - 9 minutes - 540 Bytes

Susan is joined by Henry McKean from Shizuoka where there was a melting pot of Irish, Japanese and international rugby fans gathered together in anticipation of the crucial Pool A clash. Newstalk supporting the Irish Team in Japan with thanks to Euronext Dublin – the new home of the Irish Stock Exchange

Henry reports from The Rugby World Cup

September 21, 2019 09:13 - 7 minutes - 427 Bytes

Henry McKean reports from Japan where he meet the fans from around the world.

Should Independent TD Noel Grealish apologize for his remarks about asylum seekers?

September 14, 2019 12:46 - 15 minutes - 908 Bytes

Minister of State for Equality, Immigration & Integration David Stanton joined the show to clarify the government's position on the controversial remarks made by Independent TD Noel Grealish, before Joe Loughnane, a People Before Profit Galway Local Area Representative and member of Anti Racism Galway, and Pippa Woolnough, Communications and Advocacy Manager with the Immigrant Council of Ireland, gave their views on the subject.

Filter This by Sophie White: Instagram vs. Reality

September 08, 2019 08:49 - 12 minutes - 735 Bytes

Author and Journalist Sophie White gets up close and personal with the ins and outs of Instagram and how it impacts people’s lives for her new novel Filter This.

A Mother’s Story: Short school days imposed on children with disabilities

September 07, 2019 10:23 - 13 minutes - 785 Bytes

As children around the country returned to school this week - some of them faced a reduced timetable because of a lack of appropriate places - Sharon Saunders joins Susan Keogh to tell her sons story. of

Amazon Wildfires - David Wallace Wells

August 24, 2019 08:28 - 18 minutes - 1.11 KB

Brazil's president has overnight ordered the armed forces to help fight a record number of forest fires in the Amazon following intense pressure from EU leaders. The Taoiseach and the French president both promised they won’t ratify the huge beef deal with South American nations unless Brazil does more to tackle blazes in the rain forest. But with the Brazilian president recently blaming NGOs for the blazes, and the number of forest fires in Brazil topping 75,000 so far this year, is there an...

For Eva by Vera Twomey

August 18, 2019 08:46 - 14 minutes - 888 Bytes

When Vera Twomey's daughter Ava was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that causes multiple seizures a day, the family's life was thrown into chaos. Where they hoped to find treatment and support in the medical system, they found only frustration. The only medication that would have any effect on Ava's condition is a form of medicinal cannabis that was unavailable in Ireland. Thus began the family's fight to alleviate their daughter's suffering and give her a chance at li...

Sunday's Front Page Panel

August 18, 2019 08:30 - 2 minutes - 1 Byte

Our panel today were Sinead O'Carroll, News Editor at thejournal.ie and Stephen O'Leary, Social Media Analyst with Olytico. They were discussing Brexit, Co-Living, the All Ireland final and insurance costs.

How do we deal with sex offenders?

August 17, 2019 09:28 - 9 minutes - 567 Bytes

Tom Humphries has been released from Midlands Prison after serving 22 months of a two-and-a-half year sentence for child sex abuse offences. He pleaded guilty to six offences dating from 2010 and 2011 including sexual exploitation and defilement of a child. But how do sex offenders adjust to life after prison and how do communities cope if a sex offender moves into their area? Michelle Hennessy, Senior Reporter with TheJournal.ie who has been investigating this issue joins Shane Beatty in...

Dr Eddie Glaude Jr on Racial Divide in American Society

August 11, 2019 09:43 - 20 minutes - 1.22 KB

In the wake of the mass shooting which killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas, by a suspected white supremacist on August 3rd, many commentators took to blaming president Donald Trump and the rhetoric of his presidential campaign. However, not all see him as the cause, as Dr Eddie Glaude Jr. chair of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Princeton made clear in an interview which has gained widespread attention. Dr Glaude Jr joined Shane Beatty to discuss the ongoing ra...

Sunday's Front Page Panel

August 11, 2019 09:13 - 15 minutes - 907 Bytes

Our panel for our Sunday paper review we are joined by Michael Cogley, Business Correspondent with The Sunday Independent & Breda Browne, PR Director of Unique Media.

What are the links between porn and violence?

August 04, 2019 09:33 - 10 minutes - 632 Bytes

Caroline West, a DCU PhD candidate researching the discourse between feminism & porn spoke to Shane Beatty and discussed porn, violence, and where to go from here.

Mother has to prove that profoundly disabled daughter is 'disabled enough' for state support

August 04, 2019 09:32 - 9 minutes - 571 Bytes

Shane Beatty spoke to Sam Kenny, a Kildare mother upset at being asked to prove her four year old profoundly disabled girl STILL needs the Domiciliary Care Allowance, even though she has a lifelong condition.