Newstalk Breakfast

Iran has seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks indefinitely with no sign of peace talks restarting. So is there a clear way out of this conflict? 

All to discuss with John Simpson The BBC's World Affairs Editor.

The Government should ringfence acute hospital beds to ensure general anesthetic services are provided for children and special care dental patients across the country. That’s the call this morning from the Irish Dental Association, whose President Dr Bridget Harrington-Barry who spoke to Anton about this situation.

Golf fans had a nasty shock yesterday when they discovered that match day tickets for the Ryder Cup in Adare Manor will cost €499 per day! 

We get reaction to this with Ronan MacNamara, Writer at Irish Golf Magazine. 

The European Union has proposed measures such as holding stockpiles of jet fuel and cutting energy taxes to navigate the Iran war-driven crisis that it said could reverberate for years. 

To discuss this and further changes to rules around jet fuel production and consumption Anton spoke to Aviation and Tourism expert Anita Mendriatta.  

The European Commission has launched a series of measures designed to tackle the short and medium-term impacts of the energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. All to discuss with Barry Andrews Fianna Fail MEP for Dublin.

One in five Irish employers think incoming pay transparency rules are an unnecessary burden. That’s according to a new survey from Mason Hayes & Curran, whose Head of Employment Law and Benefits Melanie Crowley joined Anton this morning to discuss these findings.

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 was Newstalk’s Own  Ciara Doherty.

The Dail heard that there are more schoolchildren progressing from the occasional use of vapes and nicotine pouches, to a reliance on them. There have been calls for a new bill to be brought in surrounding the sales of these products. Speaking to Anton was Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD and the party’s Health Spokesperson. 

President Catherine Connolly has decided not to refer the International Protection Bill to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality and has signed it into law. We get an Analysis of this first political move by President Connolly with Fionnán Sheahan Ireland Editor, Irish Independent.  

Israel and Lebanon are due to hold another round of talks in the US. It comes after Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Israeli strikes killed five people in Lebanon yesterday. Anton gets the latest on this with Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist.