Polling stations open across the country tomorrow morning for the local and European elections. Limerick will also vote on a directly elected mayor. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Ivan Yates, Former Fine Gael Minister and broadcaster, and Co Host of the weekly podcast “Path to Power”.

The world is likely to exceed the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees of warming in at least one of the next five years, according to the UN’s climate monitoring body. We speak to Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan.

The consultation process on the first major revamp of the primary school curriculum in 25 years closes tomorrow. But are parents getting a big enough say in what we’re teaching their kids? We discuss with David Quinn, Columnist with the Sunday Independent and Head of the Iona Institute.

Should Dublin take inspiration from Copenhagen and look at setting up swap centres across the city for people to leave things they don’t need any more in a bid to reduce waste?  One councillor who thinks so is Vincent Jackson, Local Election Candidate, Independent Councillor for Ballyfermot and he joined Ciara this morning.

The Department of Health is holding off developing a new national drugs strategy despite calls by the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use for it to be published “as a matter of urgency”. Ciara discussed this with Labour Senator, Marie Sherlock, is a member of the newly formed Committee on Drug Use, which met for the first-time last week.

Tom and Molly Martens, the father and daughter jailed for voluntary manslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett, are set to be released from prison today. Speaking to Shane this morning with more on this was Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

Building firm BAM Ireland, which was strongly criticised in the Dáil last week by Tánaiste Micheál Martin over its involvement in the National Children’s Hospital, is the main contractor on the new €100 million Narrow Water Bridge in County Louth which was launched by senior Ministers yesterday.   Speaking to Shane this morning was Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin TD and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.

Canvassing in the upcoming local elections has become “intimidating” and “demoralising”.  So says Supriya Singh,  Fine Gael candidate for the Donaghmede Electoral Area who spoke to Ciara this morning.

Irish TV host Laura Whitmore will make her return to the Irish stage alongside EastEnders actor Shona McGarty and The Tudors star Colin O'Donoghue when West End hit 2:22: A Ghost Story comes to Dublin at the end of this month. Laura spoke to Ciara ahead of the show.

A woman in her 20s has died following a dog attack in Limerick. We hear from Green Party Cllr and Limerick City East candidate Sean Hartigan.