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 Patti Shields Vice Chair Democrats Abroad in Ireland. 

On-the-spot litter fines are to increase by €100 as part of a government crackdown on littering and illegal dumping. Speaking to Anton for more on this was Conor Horgan Spokesperson for Irish Business Against Litter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes the war in Ukraine is “coming to an end”, despite earlier vowing victory during Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations.    

We discuss further with Emmanuelle Chaze, Ukraine Correspondent for France 24. 

Tail strikes, runway excursions, and landing gear are the most frequent causes of airline accidents That’s according to a new report published this morning.  

Kevin Byrne, Airport Safety and Security Auditor looked into these findings.

President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to US proposals to end the war as "totally unacceptable". For more on this Anton spoke to Nicholas Hopton, Former UK Ambassador to Iran and non-resident  Senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. 

David Attenborough who turns one hundred today. Since his first natural history programme for the BBC in the nineteen fifties, Attenborough has pioneered a genre and showcasing the natural environment the world over.  We look at his legacy with Nick Gates, Producer and Director of the series David Attenborough series, Wild Isles.

Extended paid paternity leave and better protections for flexible workers are among the calls being made at the Association of Higher and Civil Public Servants’ Annual Delegate Conference.  

Ciaran Rohan is General Secretary of the AHCPS spoke to Anton ahead of the conference.

The US has said that three US ships in the Strait of Hormuz were attacked but not damaged and responded with self-defence strikes. Despite the hostilities in the Strait Donald Trump still maintains that ceasefire with Iran remains in place. We get the latest with Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ireland’s 2030 recycling targets for municipal and packaging wastes will be difficult to achieve without further policy interventions. That’s according to new Waste Forecast models from Environmental Protection Agency. 

Speaking to Anton was Warren Phelan, Programme Manager of the Circular Economy Programme in the Environment Protection Agency.

An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship in the South Atlantic is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said yesterday as the MV Hondius continues its track towards the Canary Islands where it is due to reach in the next few days. For the latest on it's journey Anton spoke to Cliodhna O'Flynn, Freelance Journalist and broadcaster in Tenerife.