Newstalk Breakfast

Four people lost their lives in the space of a few hours on Ireland’s roads on Saturday, after three men were killed in a two separate collisions in Co Donegal and a young woman died after she was struck by a car in south Dublin. 

Conor Faughnan, Independent Motoring Expert with Carzone joined Anton.

Ireland will not be shielded from a serious fuel squeeze in Europe despite being in a "better position" to access jet fuel than other EU markets, senior government officials have been warned. 

Eoghan Corry, Editor of TravelExtra joined Anton this morning.

The Justice Minister is introducing new laws to make it a criminal offence to possess or distribute extreme and violent pornography. 

Joining Anton on this topic is Dr Madeleine Ní Dhálaigh, Roscommon GP, Vice Chair of the IMO GP committee.

This interview features adult themes and may not be suitable for little ears.

Six out of 10 children who required plastic surgery treatment due to dog bites were bitten by a family pet. 

That’s according to new research published in medical journal The Surgeon, which found that terriers were the most common breeds reported by parents or guardians to have bitten children  

Suzi Walsh Dog trainer and behaviourist joined Anton this morning.

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton Savage this morning was Frances Fitzgerald Former Government Minister.

The top issues reported were long wait times, hidden fees, and the car not being as described. 

That’s according to new research published this morning from The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, whose Deputy Director of Communications Orla Delargy joined Anton to discuss.

Only 1.4million of the 25million vapes sold last year in counties covered by Ireland’s largest e-waste recycling scheme, were returned for recycling.  

That’s according to new figures from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Ireland, whose CEO Leo Donovan joined Anton this morning.

Concert promoters will be required to disclose how many tickets are available at each price point before sales begin under new EU rules being examined by Michael McGrath, Ireland’s European commissioner for justice.   

The measure is being considered after a backlash over the use of so-called dynamic pricing systems, where ticket prices fluctuate in real time according to demand.  

Anton was joined by Dr Steve Davies Senior Education Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs.

The World Health Organisation on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern", posing risks to neighbouring countries. 

Professor Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland joined Anton this morning.

James Bond “too much on the edge of ridiculous” according to the film studio who turned down Ian Fleming’s character multiple times.

All this has come to light from a set of reviews where Elstree designated Ian Fleming’s novels as anything from “ridiculous”, “old fashioned” and containing “defects certain to show up more disastrously on the screen”.  

The documents are currently up for sale jointly by Carter Rare Books and Neil Pearson Rare Books and Actor, Writer and Proprietor of Neil Pearson Rare Books. Neil joined Anton to discuss.