Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

59% of Irish workers find it difficult to ‘switch off’ from work that's according to new research from Robert Walters Recruitment. We hear about these findings with Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of the HR Suite. 

Move over speed dating a new experience for singles is in town. Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.

Phasing out homework for primary schoolchildren is among the Green Party’s election promises but is that something teachers would support? We discussed this with Primary school Principal and Host of 'If I were the Minister for Education' Podcast Simon Lewis. 

An Taoiseach and Election Candidate for the Wicklow Constituency, Simon Harris joined Shane in studio this morning. A lot up for discussion ahead of the general election .

The Taxis for Ireland Coalition is calling for increase in the number of taxis across the country. Speaking to Shane this morning on the show was  Aisling Dunne, Head of Public Policy, at Bolt Ireland. 

Ukraine have fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia 

As Russia’s foreign intelligence chief says attempts by NATO countries to help Ukraine will not go unpunished. We got the latest on the tensions with Emmanuelle Chaze, Ukraine correspondent for Radio France Internationale and France24. 

A Status Orange warning for snow and ice has come into effect for counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Galway. 

 We speak to Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather has the latest on what’s happened overnight. Our reporter Jamie O'Hara joins us from on the ground in Cork with an update on how is it there.

We’re also joined by Barry Kenny, Corporate Communications Manager with Iarnrod Eireann to tell us of any delays.

Women in the 90s had the freedom to be hilarious, sexual and loudly opinionated, according to Katie Puckrik, an American broadcaster and former television host who was at the heart of 90s “lad culture” and even coined the term “ladette”.

Russia has warned that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war. We discuss the situation with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.

Sinn Féin manifesto a week late and even weaker on supporting households and businesses. So says Minister for Finance, Fianna Fáil National Director of Elections and candidate for Dublin West, Jack Chambers.