Children aged under 16 are banned from using electric scooters in public spaces from this morning..  That’s just one of a number of regulations coming into force around the use of e-scooters.  Speaking to Ciara this morning was Sam Waide, CEO of the Road Safety Authority.

The Department of Housing has been accused of “sitting on” an explosive report into the alleged role of Dublin City Council in facilitating “protection payments” to criminals.   Damian O'Farrell, Independent Dublin Councillor, talks us through what happened on last Friday.

Parents, campaigners, and politicians have been calling for extra time to be given to pupils with dyslexia while sitting their exams. However, the State Examinations Commission said this would create an unfair advantage. Speaking to Ciara this morning to discuss further Rosie Bissett, CEO, Dyslexia Association of Ireland..

Irish business representative group IBEC has called for Dublin City Council to pause the new city centre traffic plans to allow for an urgent examination on how these proposals will work. Are businesses right to be concerned?     To discuss further Shane spoke to Aidan Sweeney, Head of Infrastructure and environmental sustainability with IBEC..

An Taoiseach Simon Harris insisted over the weekend that Ireland’s position in recognising Palestinian statehood will come into effect by the end of the month. What will this signal to the world?   Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Daniel Epstein O’Dowd, Spokesperson for the Ireland Israel Alliance.

Rental prices rose by over 7% year on year outside of the capital. That’s according to Daft.ie's latest Rent Price Report   We speak to Ronan Lyons, Economist at Trinity College Dublin & author of The Daft.ie

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died after the helicopter he was travelling on crashed in a mountainous area in the northwest of Iran. Hannah McCarthy, Journalist in Israel brought us the latest.

Few non Irish companies have invested more in this country than Intel.  Only last October it opened its latest and most modern fabrication unit in Leixlip at a total cost of $17bn.  Only last week it emerged that Intel was looking to invest a further $11bn here.  Now it wants to help the rest of us to give back to our communities by matching voluntary work by paying $10 for every hour donated by volunteers at sports clubs and civil society associations to a total of $1.4m Joining Joe in studio was Sarah Sexton is the Director of Public Affairs at Intel Ireland.

Later this year, the Government plans to put your driving licence on your phone. But should we be concerned about this move? We discuss this with Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor, Irish Independent.

Happy Birthday to Brown Thomas!  Today the iconic Grafton Street store will celebrate its 175th anniversary celebration. Noel Cunningham, Ambassador for Harvey's Point Donegal joined us on the show to chat about this iconic store.