Newstalk Breakfast

Three in four 17-year-olds in Ireland feel they experience some type of discrimination at least a few times a year.  

That’s according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute.  

Ciara Doherty is joined by, Dr. Helen Russell is a Research Professor with the ESRI

The Labour Court yesterday invited representatives from both the SIPTU and Unite unions to talks today in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute at the National Ambulance Service. Members began a work to rule on Monday and partook in a twenty four hour work stoppage which ended yesterday morning.

John McCamley is SIPTU’s Ambulance Sector Organiser and will be attending the talks later and joins Ciara Doherty.

Ireland’s electricity system is failing to keep pace with the energy transition, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council. Around 10% of available renewable electricity could not be used last year due to grid constraints and curtailment, the highest rate since records began in 2016. 

We get reaction to all this with Alex White, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council.

Over a quarter of people of Irish people don’t know what the labels on food products mean, according to research carried out by Too Good To Go. 

It follows research from last year that 38 per cent of people admitted they did not understand the difference between ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labels. Sarah Keogh, Dietician and founder of Eatwell helps us understand.

Dún Laoghaire Baths in Dublin is now the only bathing water in the country classified as ‘Poor’.  That’s according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency. Anton discussed the report findings with Jenny Deacon Programme Manager with the EPA.  

The Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport is this morning publishing its report on the Regulation of Online Platforms and it does not recommend a social media ban for under 16s. 

Speaking to Anton to discuss further was Alan Kelly, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport. 

A research study done by an online meeting company has reported that almost 50 per cent of Gen Z believe that being between five and 10 minutes late is the basically the same as arriving to work on time.  

So what’s behind Gen Z’s failing time management? Irish Independent columnist Brenda Power has looked into this. 

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 Brown Media Lecturer in TUD and host of the Ditch podcast.

US President Donald Trump is currently on his way to Beijing where he begins a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trade and Taiwan are likely to be high on the agenda, but they may be surpassed by the war with Iran. To preview the visit was Dan Mulhall Former Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.

A motion passed by Tipperary County Council has called on the Government to phase out the Universal Social Charge.  The Council will now write to Finance Minister Simon Harris urging him to begin the process of abolishing the charge. 

Independent Councillor Liam Browne who tabled the motion explained why to Anton.