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May 06 Brothers running 33 marathons in 33 days hit milestone mark
Jordan Adams is in the middle of running 33 marathons in 33 days with his brother Cian to raise funds and awareness of dementia. A big milestone mark has been achieved and Jordan spoke to Anton.
5 min
May 06 Should early morning drinking at airports be banned?
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called for early morning drinking in airports to be banned, saying it is causing a worsening problem with unruly passenger behaviour. At the moment, there are no explicit limits at Irish airports on the consumption of alcohol. To discuss further Anton spoke to Eoghan Corry, Editor of TravelExtra.
5 min
May 06 Hear from the INMO on their conference
Safe staffing levels, the cost of living, burnout and assaults will all be on the agenda at the annual conference of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation which kicks off today.
Speaking to Anton ahead of the conference was Tony Fitzpatrick, Director of Professional Services and Industrial Relations at INMO.
9 min
May 06 Latest on the hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius
The Norwegian flagged cruise ship which is currently dealing with an outbreak of hantavirus, will dock at the Canary Islands in the coming days. The ship will be met with medical teams upon their arrival. Speaking to Anton was Shauna Bowers, Health Correspondent for the Irish Times.
5 min
May 06 Did You See?
It’s time for "Did You See”. Where we take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning wasFrances Fitzgerald, Frances Fitzgerald Former Tanaiste and currently a member of G7 Equality Advisory Council and Ambassador for anti trafficking organisation Ruhama.
8 min
May 06 Call for public childcare to be delivered in government’s action plan
“The childcare crisis will not end unless the government takes immediate steps towards a public system of early years education and care”. That’s according to the Together for Public Alliance for a Public System of Early Childhood Education and Care. Anton spoke to Donal Swan, Women’s Economic Equality Co-ordinator with the National Women’s Council.
6 min
May 06 Recommendations will be brought to cabinet to implement Valerie's Law
Killers will be stripped of guardianship rights to their children if they are convicted of murdering a partner or the parent of a child under plans to be discussed at Cabinet tomorrow. The law will be called ‘Valerie’s Law’ in honour of Valerie French, who was murdered by her husband, James Kilroy, in 2019.
Speaking to Anton this morning was David French, brother of Valerie French.
6 min
May 06 Moving to nuclear energy how would it work?
Recently on the show we debated whether we should be moving towards nuclear energy here. But if we were to move to nuclear, how would it actually work? And what technology is available to add to our grid?
Joining Anton to explain this was Barry McMullin, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, DCU.
7 min
May 06 Ireland's media regulator to investigate Meta over recommender systems
Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s media regulator, has launched a new investigation into Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, regarding issues with their “recommender system”. Anton got the details from Elaine Burke, host of the “For Tech’s Sake” podcast.
4 min
May 06 President Trump has urged Iran to “do the smart thing”
US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to “do the smart thing” and agree to a deal to end the war. CEO of Henderson Risk Group, Former British Army Officer and Former UK Diplomat, Duncan Bullivant brings us the latest.
7 min

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Presented by Anton Savage, a seasoned broadcaster and communications expert, this show has everything you need – and want – to know first thing each morning, brought to you…