What are your plans for this St Patrick's day? Parade? Pub? Plane? Newstalk's Sarah Madden discovers why escaping Paddy's day may be the most popular way to spend it.

“The Government has failed adults with ADHD” - So says Sinn Fein TD Mark Ward, who was highlighting that waiting times for these services can be as long as 4 years. We asked Ken Kilbride, CEO of ADHD Ireland are services struggling at the moment?

People Before Profit TD & Climate spokesperson, Paul Murphy has launched a bill in the Dáil that would ban the advertising of fossil fuel. He explained why to Shane this morning on the show.

President Michael D Higgins has issued a strongly worded statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. We ask this morning has President Higgins overstepped the mark with this one? We discuss with Gerard Craughwell, Independent Senator  and Maura Adbshed Professor of Politics at the University of Limerick.

The new European Media Freedom Act will not protect journalists from intrusive surveillance measures.  So says Independent MEP Clare Daly who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

New laws to allow nightclubs to open until 6am and pubs until 2.30am will lead to more trauma and deaths on Irish roads,  that’s the warning from the Road Safety Authority.   We spoke to Dr Sheila Gilheaney, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland.

ITV presenter Jonathan Ross has been hit with backlash after he referred to Cillian Murphy as a “British star” during the 2024 Academy Awards. We asked Ian O’Doherty, Columnist with The Irish Independent  are we over sensitive with this?

The CEO of Macra, Mick Curran has called for the taxation of holiday homes after it has been revealed that they are putting houses in scenic areas beyond the reach of locals Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard's Cork South West constituency is one of the areas most affected by holiday homes and he spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

7 in 10 fear the planned digital euro will leave consumers vulnerable to technical glitches and cybercrime according to new research by the Compliance Institute. Speaking to Shane this morning was  Paul Dwyer, CEO of Cyber Risk International.

Europe is not prepared for the rapidly growing climate risks it faces.  So the European Environment Agency has said in its first risk assessment. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Hans-Martin Füssel is an EEA expert on climate change adaptation.