Highlights From Newstalk Breakfast

The Taoiseach has called for the British Government to engage professionally and sincerely with the European Commission in relation to resolving issues around the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.  Meanwhile British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is travelling to northern Ireland today for crisis talks. For more on this situation, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning. 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'.

Our children's brains are being wired to gamble online. That’s the view of Richard Hogan, Clinical Director of Therapy Institute and Columnist with the Irish Examiner who says laws that would protect our children are too slow in the making. Richard spoke to Ciara on the show this morning. 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'.

Plans to require restaurants to publish calorie counts on menus have been shelved by the government.  The demand was one of the main promises of the National Obesity Strategy and joined Ciara to discuss is Helen Heneghan, Professor of Surgery and Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital. 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'.  

The Labour Party agrees with the trade unions that workers must get pay increases that match inflation. With negotiations already underway in the private sector and due to begin this week in the public sector, unions are pushing for wage increases that keep pace with the recent surge in inflation. Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik spoke to Shane on the show this morning. 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'.

It looks like our Netflix and chill days won't be so chill soon, as the platform could be introducing ads before the end of the year.  So, what does the move mean and how will it work?  John Fardy, Presenter of Screentime on Newstalk spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this. 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'.

Hay fever sufferers in Ireland have been hit by a shortage of the antihistamine, Piriton.  So if you are affected and suffer from streaming eyes, blocked nose and sneezing due to pollen, what are the alternatives out there for you? Laura Dowling, the Pharmacist known as the Fabulous Pharmacist on Instagram spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning with some advice. 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'.

Ageing men are the one group it’s OK to ridicule. That’s the view of Conservative MP and Times Columnist, Matthew Parris. Matthew told Newstalk Breakfast why he thinks this is the case?  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'.

Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty says that a culture of toxic masculinity is stopping female students from taking up subjects that are usually the preserve of their male counterparts. Senator Doherty spoke to Newstalk Breakfast to explain what she means. 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'.