Newstalk Breakfast

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Former Tánaiste, Currently a Member of G7 Equality Advisory Council and Ambassador for Anti-Trafficking Organisation ‘Ruhama’  

Yesterday the trial of fifty-two-year-old Riad Bouchaker, of no fixed abode, for the attempted murder of three children at Parnell Square East on 23rd November 2023, got underway following jury selection on Monday.  

Our reporter Emily Keegan was at the Central Criminal Court and joined Anton to bring us up to date on day one of proceedings

The Just Transition Commission says Budget 2027 must cut Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels while protecting households facing rising energy and transport costs.

The advisory body is calling for investment in retrofitting, renewable energy and public transport to ensure a fair transition to a climate-neutral economy.

For more on this, Anton was joined  by Oisin Coghlan of the JTC.

While no major protests developed in Belfast city, police used water cannons on a group of protestors who were throwing bricks just outside the city at a "flash point" on the Antrim Road.

Barry Whyte, Chief Newstalk Reporter has been in Belfast since yesterday afternoon and he joined Anton with the latest from the city.

A Sligo representative is calling for targeted tax breaks to help businesses hire students, as young people are struggling to find part time work.

She says the proposal is based on a simple principle — support companies that give our young people work opportunities.

The calls are being made by Fianna Fáil Sligo County Councillor, Edel McSharry, who joined Anton to explain her proposal.

Nasa names the four astronauts who will blast off as part of the Artemis III mission in 2027. This is the next step for humans to return to the Moon. 

Speaking to Anton with more on this was Helen Sharman, first British astronaut.

The jury at the trial of Jeffrey Donaldson has heard the final segment of his police interview from March 2024 and four interviews with Eleanor Donaldson.  We get the latest from the trial with Jamie O’Hara who was at Newry Crown Court.

Ireland must shift from monitoring coastal erosion as a physical process to establishing the urgent legal and financial mechanisms required to relocate homes and infrastructure. 

That’s according to new research from the University of Galway, authored by Associate Professor Dr Eugene Farrell.

Public spending is growing faster than the sustainable growth rate of the economy, according to the latest assessment by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.  

To discuss the assessment findings was Niall Conroy, Senior Economist, IFAC.

Several homes across Belfast have been set on fire and a bus lit ablaze in protests after a man was charged with attempted murder following a serious incident in the north of the city on Monday night. 

Speaking to Anton was Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Alex Burghart.