The State’s new land purchase of Kerry’s famed Conor’s Pass looks set to become a national park . Siobhan O’Donoghue, Director of Uplift gave her reaction to this.

A Fianna Fáil senator has told locals in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon that they are “not one bit racist” to object to refugees being brought into the area. Senator Eugene Murphy joined Shane this morning on the show and was asked why are the people of Roscommon rejecting refugees?

All Things Considered: How do we tackle our children watching porn ? Shane and Jonathan discuss.

The first confirmed diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in a fully professional rugby union player has been made in New Zealand.   Billy Guyton, who represented the Māori All Blacks, died last May at the age of 33.  Professor John Fairclough, Former president of the British Sports Trauma Association and a spokesperson for Progressive Rugby spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Online pornography use in Ireland is highly gendered, with 64 per cent of young men and 13 per cent of young women reporting use.  That’s according to new research from the ESRI.  With reaction to these findings was Anne McCormack Systemic Psychotherapist.

The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will begin at 12 noon on Sunday. But what impact does the day have across the city?   We heard from Gerry Farrell, Operations Director, Dublin Town.

This morning O’ Connell Street will be lined with people dressed up as geese and ducks..  But...it’s not an early Paddy’s Day parade.  Sasha Camilli, Senior PR Coordinator with PETA explained why they are protesting this morning.

Fuel retailers in border counties will likely face closure if the government doesn't postpone the planned increase in excise duty next month.   That’s the warning from Kevin McPartlan, Fuels for Ireland CEO who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Last night, Gardaí arrested ten men in Cork as part of a major drugs operation. To get the latest on this Shane spoke to Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent.

The world would look much better if we put our mates above all other relationships.  So says author Raina Cohen in her new book “The Other Significant Others”   Aoife Dunne, Teacher and Content Creator gave us her view on this.