The government’s Hate Speech legislation is not fit for purpose and should be scrapped.  We debate with Pa Daly, Sinn Fein TD and spokesperson for Justice  and Barry Ward, Fine Gael Senator and barrister.

Dublin Airport should apologise and remove a social media post “mocking” Kate Middleton. That’s the call from Allister Kyle, Councillor for The Traditional Unionist Voice in Northern Ireland who explained why to Newstalk Breakfast.

Galway City Councillors have made calls for a tourist tax to be levied on visitors who stay in hotels in Galway City One of those Councillors is Michael J Crowe, Galway City East Fianna Fáil Councillor who spoke to Shane this morning on the show.

The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that demands a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of Ramadan with the US abstaining from the vote.  Speaking to Ciara this morning was Walt Kilroy, Lecturer in International Relations at DCU and Associate Director of it’s Conflict Resolution Institute.

Picture the scene: you’re out for lunch or dinner with friends, you head home and suddenly you realise you can’t find your phone. With many of us using our phones as our debit cards, mobile office and line to the world, it can be chaotic. So what should you do? Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, and host of Tech Talk, Jess Kelly has all the advice.

There will be a tsunami of retirements from An Garda Siochana by the end this year. That’s the warning from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, whose annual conference begins today.   Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Ronan Clogher, Deputy General Secretary of the AGSI.

Many post-primary schools are at risk of not being able to roll out of the School Book Scheme in time for its launch in September. That’s the warning this morning from the National Association of Principals and Deputies, whose Director Paul Crone spoke to Ciara this morning with more on this.

The government should introduce legislation for pre-nuptial agreements. That’s the call from Michelle Browne, Senior Family mediator with Browne and Co Mediation in Naas and Author of Scars of Divorce: How to avoid and achieve an amicable divorce in Modern Ireland.

Is the cost of fun on the rise?  Well, the latest CSO figures have found that Recreation and Culture activities have had a greater price increase than any any other division. 
 
Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been asking people if they are feeling the pinch?

The Islamic state has claimed responsibility for a shooting in Moscow’s Crocus city hall, however questions remain about how Russia will respond.To get the latest on this Ciara spoke to Paul Rodgers, Professor Emeritus of peace studies at Bradford University.