1.2 billion euros has been budgeted for International Protection accommodation this year. A ten-fold increase in spending since 2019. We discuss this with Peadar Toibin, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath West. 

The “Hollywood effect” of brands like Taco Bell coming to Ireland is pulling us away from homegrown businesses. That’s according to Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent columnist who spoke to Ciara this morning.

Donald Trump has made calls for the U.S. to take control of Gaza—proposing a sweeping plan to turn the devastated territory into a ‘Freedom Zone’ of luxury and business. 

We discuss this with David Smith, Washington Bureau Chief, The Guardian.

Ireland’s Eurovision journey is over. Ireland are out of the Song Contest. Emmy failed to qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday. What went wrong? Henry McKean was in the Arena for us last night and he told us what was the atmosphere like last night.

More than 2,200 more families could potentially be caught up in the controversy over children's hip operations.  

The information on top of 561 surgeries reviewed so far came from Children’s Health Ireland, which administers Crumlin and Temple Street hospitals, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh. 

 We discuss this further with Padraig Rice, Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson for Health. 

This morning on the show we asked are we too susceptible to health fads? Ciara and Shane discussed.

From shakes to pancakes, “high-protein” versions of nearly every type of food can be found on supermarket shelves.  Celebrity Khloe Kardashian is now charging five euro for a bag of “protein popcorn”. But is the protein health craze worth it? We aske Shelly Gray, Today FM presenter and registered Dietitian. 

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare and Member of the Oireactas Transport committee, Cathal Crowe believes learner drivers should be allowed to drive without being accompanied in the car by a licenced driver. Cathal explained why to Newstalk Breakfast and in response we spoke to Motoring Expert, Geraldine Herbert.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Istanbul himself for peace talks with Ukraine, rejecting Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s bold request for a face-to-face meeting. 

We discuss this and more with Andrew Cottey, Professor at the Department of Government and politics at University College Cork. 

Criminals need only 20 images of one child to produce a deep-fake version of their identity including a video. That's the warning from cyber security experts. To discuss this further with Shane was Sam Stockwell who is Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute in the UK.