Newstalk Breakfast

Pakistan said it was preparing to host "meaningful talks" to end the conflict over Iran in the coming days, even though Tehran earlier accused the US of preparing a land assault while seeking negotiations. 

 Nicholas Hopton, Former UK Ambassador to Iran and non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.

Garda Sergeants and Inspectors are to meet in Westport for AGSI’s Annual Delegate Conference. Declan Higgins, President of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, joined Anton Savage ahead of the conference.

Shorter school days and more breaks for students have been recommended by a Dáil committee, which has looked to move the Irish education system towards a Finnish model. 

Paul Crone, Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputies joined us on Newstalk Breakfast to discuss.

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 David McRedmond, CEO of An Post.

Speeding drivers in Co Tyrone are hauled up before ‘Kids’ Court’ to explain themselves. A PSNI initiative offers motorists a choice: accept penalty points or face stern questions from a panel of primary school children.  

Brenda Bolger, Owner of Bolger School of Motoring, joined Anton Savage to discuss.

US boots on the ground in Iran as the war in the Middle East shows no signs of an immediate end. Mark Weiss, Israel Correspondent with the Irish Times joined Anton Savage on the show with the latest 

As trade unions prepare for talks on a successor to the Public Service Agreement, due to expire at the end of June, trade union Unite today released the results of a new survey of Unite members, highlighting the cost of living struggles in the public sector.

Tom Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer of UNITE, joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss.

The International Olympic Committee has announced that eligibility will henceforth be determined by a "once-in-a-lifetime" sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences in sexual development who have gone through male puberty from competing. 

We get reaction to this ruling withSu Wong Spokeswoman for SEEN in Sport.   

We get reaction from Oliver Sears on Dublin City Councillors pushing the renaming of Herzog park. Speaking to Anton this morning was Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.

US President Donald Trump has said he would once again extend his pause on threats to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure, claiming talks with Tehran are going “very well”. We get an analysis on prospect of peace in the Middle East with Fawaz Gerges Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.