Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the risk of people falling into poverty was lower in 2023 compared to the previous year, but they also reveal an overall increase in the percentage of people experiencing deprivation. Barra Roantree Director of the MSc in Economic Policy, Trinity College Dublin  broke down these figures for us.

All things considered: International women's Day - Justified day or tokenism at best? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is unrepentant about labelling Transport Minister Eamon Ryan "a dunce" as an hour-long meeting between the pair yesterday failed to reach any resolution. With reaction Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Pat Byrne, founder and chair of Cityjet and Executive Chairman.

“Please, no Barbies: is it time to cancel International Women’s Day?” That's the title of an article by Features Writer with The Times, Helen Rumblow who joined Ciara this morning to discuss her article.

People Before Profit Councillor for Ballyfermot/Drimnagh, Hazel De Nortúin has handed back her Saint Patrick’s Day Parade tickets due to the unfolding situation in Gaza. Hazel told Shane why.

A hospital consultant says he is having to offer his public cancer patients a treatment he knows is just the second best available even though a better alternative is available to private patients in Ireland. Speaking to Ciara was Michael McCarthy, consultant medical oncologist at University Hospital Galway.

President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address, a high-stakes moment as he looks to convince voters to give him a second term in the White House. We get reaction to his speech with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief of The Guardian.

Ireland is going to the polls tomorrow to vote in two referendums that would change the language on family and care in the Constitution. We debate with Brenda Power, Columnist with the Sunday Times and Irish Daily Mail and also Keith Walsh, Divorce and Family Law Solicitor.

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has backed controversial EU plans to crack down on migration, denying that the proposals are the same as the UK’s Rwanda Policy. We get reaction from Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour’s Justice and Education Spokesperson.

Are we guilty of spoiling our children with elaborate experiences and material things? Shane discusses with Jen Hogan, Journalist and Columnist with the Irish Times.