The Government is drawing up plans to discourage one-off housing developments including potential new taxes on developers building in rural areas. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Conor Skehan, Sunday Independent Columnist.

More than one in three babies are now delivered by caesarean section in Ireland marking a ten-year high, that’s according to new statistics from the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Vicky O’Dwyer, Consultant Obstetrician at the Rotunda.

ATMs must dispense notes smaller than €50, Oireachtas Finance committee urges This is something Mattie McGrath, Rural Independent TD for Tipperary and the rural TDs have been advocating for quite some time.

Senior Iranian commander killed in Israeli strike, says Iran state media. Is this an escalation by Israel? Speaking to Shane this morning on the show was Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.

Eamon Ryan, Green Party Leader & Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport. The national demand management strategy is going to change a lot of things going forward. We discuss this with the Minister and got an overview of the strategy.

Fuel prices will increase in stores for consumers from Monday. We speak to Shane was David Horgan, Chairman of Petrel Resources.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee spoke to Shane this morning to discuss new plans for asylum seekers.

"It can happen in many contexts, whether it’s simply walking to your local coffee shop in the morning or heading to your GP for an appointment. But one of the most insidious – and common – spaces for catcalling is wherever a woman has gone to run” Ciara asked Journalist and Author of Millennial Love, Olivia Petter what prompted her to write this piece?

What are your plans for the long weekend? For some, it will be filled with chocolate but for others it’s still very much a religious occasion. It’s six years now since the Good Friday alcohol ban was lifted and very few pubs have stuck with the tradition. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has found a publican who will be closing his doors and also asked people where the sourced a drink, back in the day.

The mother and daughters who died in a traffic collision in Mayo on Tuesday have been named as Una, Ciara, and Saoirse Bowden.  Adrian Devane is a friend of the family and Adam spoke to Ciara this morning.