Newstalk Breakfast

The long-awaited and much-debated EU Migration and Asylum Pact is at last coming into effect today. 

But what exactly are we in store for as a result of this? And did Ireland make the right move by opting in? To debate this further was Barry Andrews Fianna Fail MEP for Dublin and Michael McNamara Independent MEP for Ireland South.

Most people think of cycling injuries as cuts, bruises or perhaps a broken wrist. However, surgeons around the world are warning that they have seen a rising number of serious injuries specifically related to e-bikes. 

Anton discusses this further with Dr Jerry Tsang, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery at Queen Mary University .

Recent energy price increases are placing a disproportionate burden on low-income households, with government supports only partly offsetting the impact.  That’s according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute.  
 
Joining Anton to discuss these findings was Dr Claire Keane, Associate Research Professor at the ESRI.

You’ll be all too familiar with cosmetic products claiming nine out of ten people found their product did this why dermatologists said it did that. But just how accurate are these claims and how cautious do you have to be of them? For advice on this Anton spoke to Dr Rosemary Coleman is a Consultant Dermatologist at the Blackrock Clinic.

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Harry Browne, Media Lecturer at TU Dublin and Host of The Ditch Podcast.

“GAA football and hurling fans cannot be subjected to another season of not being able to watch their county teams compete in the provincial and All-Ireland championships on TV”. So says Fine Gael Senator Mike Kennelly who spoke to Anton this morning.

Last night saw disruption in Belfast of a much smaller scale, following two previous nights of unrest after Monday’s stabbing in the city. 

Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte is in Belfast and brought us the latest. 

US President Donald Trump has said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that ⁠would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, but Iran countered that it had not reached a final decision on an agreement. 

Joining Anton with the latest on this was David Smith Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian.

Thousands of visitors are set to descend on Merrion Square from this morning for the return of Taste of Dublin.

Among the foods that can be sampled is that of Eva Pau, TV Chef and Managing Director of Asia Market who joined Anton live from the festival to tell us all about it.

Irish children became less accomplished in reading and mathematics after the Covid-19 pandemic, with children from poorer backgrounds falling further behind their better-off peers.

That is according to new research from UCD’s Children’s School Lives study.

Professor Dympna Devine, Principal Investigator for Children’s Student Lives at UCD and Professor of Education, Society and Critical Childhood Studies, joined Anton to discuss the findings.