Newstalk Breakfast

June Bank Holiday will be a busy one at Dublin Zoo because more than 20 animals will celebrate their birthdays this weekend. Domhnall Murphy from Dublin Zoo’s Near Side Team told us more about the celebrations.

Cambridge in England has become home to the country’s first Dutch-style cycle street where bicycles, not cars, have the priority. No parking is allowed on the street and if you are in a car, you must go at the pace of the cyclist in front of you with no overtaking allowed.

So is that an idea for here? Anton asked Ciaran Cuffe is Co Chair of the European Green Party.

The US and Iran still have a number of sticking points to work out before an peace deal can be reached according to US Vice President J.D. Vance. Speaking to Anton for the latest on the situation was Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

A man has been arrested after the body of a woman was discovered in Galway .News and Crime Correspondent at the Irish Sun, John Hand brought us the details.

Electric Ireland announced yesterday that it is to raise energy prices for its residential customers from the start of July.  The utility company said it would raise its residential electricity by 8%, with gas prices rising by 7.7% at the same time. 

So are sharp rises like these are a sign of things to come this winter? For more on this Anton spoke to Lisa Ryan Professor in Energy Economics, UCD.  

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Valerie Cox Author and Journalist. 

With summer almost upon us, should parents be encouraging their teens to get a part-time summer job?  Anton discusses this topic further with Hotelier Noel Cunningham and Julie Galbraith Employment Law Expert & Chief Business Officer at Arachas Insurance.

The Mayor of County Cork has issued a public appeal for the so-called ‘loo roll bandit’ in Youghal to stop his or her activities or for members of the public to help identify them. 

Anton got the details with Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent, Irish Independent. 

Bloom, Ireland’s largest festival of gardening, food and sustainable living, begins today in the Phoenix Park and runs through Bank Holiday Monday.

Celebrating its twentieth year the festival takes over seventy acres of our largest park and Diarmuid Gavin will be there across the weekend and he joined Anton to look ahead to a great weekend.

Gardaí are investigating an email that was sent yesterday to primary schools in country Clare which threatened bomb attacks or mass shootings. A number of schools did close yesterday but have reopened today with a visible Garda presence.

Cormac O’Keeffe is Security Correspondent with the Irish Examiner brought us the latest.