Ireland is being threatened with a hefty fine for failing to curb turf cutting. The EU court claims Ireland is failing to protect its boglands. To discuss further Shane discussed this further with Independent Ireland TD & Chairman of the Turf and Contractors Association, Michael Fitzmaurice  
and Environmental Journalist John Gibbons.

The Government has confirmed the location of almost 2,000 beds for Ukrainian refugees across five different locations around the country.  This comes as new rules around social welfare and accommodation kick in from this morning.  To discuss further with Shane was Nick Henderson is CEO of the Irish Refugee Council and Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire is a Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson on social protection.

Ireland’s birth rate has dropped sharply over the past decade to reach its lowest level in over 60 years in 2022, according to new EU figures.  Are we having fewer kids because we have too much respect for parenthood? We discussed with Wendy Grace, Broadcaster and columnist.

42% of the names of babies born in Northern Ireland in 2022 are considered ‘typos’ by Microsoft. That’s according to research from a new campaign calling on tech giants to “correct autocorrect”. Cathal Wogan is a Spokesperson for “I am not a typo” campaign.

Implementing the Circular Economy - Are We on Track?  That is the theme of this year's Irish waste management conference. 
Dan Cooke, President of Chartered Institution of Waste Management joined Shane on the show ahead of the conference.

Israel is using starvation as a “weapon of war.”  So said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell at the UN Security Council  Speaking to Jonathan this morning on the show was Karol Balfe is CEO of ActionAid Ireland.

The HSE has issued an urgent appeal to passengers on Abu Dhabi-Dublin flight following confirmed case of Measles. Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems at the School of Nursing and Human Sciences in DCU spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Living Streets, a plan to create more cycle lanes and pedestrian friendly spaces in Dún Laoghaire, has been given the green light by councillors. We debate with Lorraine Hall, Fine Gael cllr for Dun Laoghaire and also Fianna Fáil councillor Michael Clark.

The NHS have confirmed that children will no longer receive puberty blockers, they will only be available in clinical research trials. We get reaction from Dr Donal O’Shea, Endriconologist working with the National Gender Service.

Arts Minister Catherine Martin will be attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Texas despite calls for her to boycott the event. Irish acts including Soda Blonde, Kneecap, Gavin James and Mick Flannery have pulled out of the festival citing the event's association with the US military and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.   Soda Blonde guitarist Adam O’ Regan spoke to Shane this morning and explained why the band will not play the festival.