Newstalk Breakfast

Iran will keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz according to a statement read on state TV attributed to the new Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and a rescue mission is underway after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq.

Anton gets the latest on the war on Iran with Mark Weiss, Israel Correspondent with the Irish Times.

A few months ago, scientists at the University of Ottawa accidentally flooded their fridge. That unfortunate accident led them to an interesting discovery.  Bumblebee queens can survive underwater for days.  

Collie Ennis, Biodiversity Officer and Zoology Research Associate at Trinity College Dublin  is here to demystify this today.  

No one believes a bean burger contains beef, and nobody assumes a veggie sausage came from a pig. So why are EU rules for food labels assuming people do? 

That’s the question from Deidra Barr, Director of Communications for the UK Vegetarian Society who spoke to Anton this morning.

Kids’ mother’s education, social class, family type and experience of financial strain have a sizeable impact on their performance in the Leaving Cert 

That’s according to new research from the ESRI. Emer Smyth is a Research Professor at ESRI & co-author of the report discussed these findings further with Anton.

Israeli tanks and soldiers have entered Lebanese territory near an Irish peacekeeping outpost. Lebanese sources have said that the IDF soldiers and the tanks were spotted on a roadway inside the Lebanese side of the line.

Speaking to Anton this morning was Commandant Alex Quigley Defence Force Press Officer.

The death has taken place of Ronnie Delany at the age of 91. Ronnie remains Ireland’s last Olympic gold medalist in athletics. To look back on his career and to pay tribute Anton spoke to Athletics Journalist Cathal Dennehy.

Government documents running to 147 pages have revealed new details about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US and the fallout from his sacking last year. What does it mean for the UK government?

James Lyons, Former Director of Strategic Communications for Keir Starmer discuss all with Anton.

The online community known as the manosphere is once again making headline as Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary about is has hit the streaming platform 

What is the manosphere and how is it causing harm.  Joining Anton to discuss is Debbie Ging, Professor of Digital Media and Gender in the School of Communications at DCU. 

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 Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times Reporter.

Childcare infrastructure, like crèches, should be delivered alongside new homes – and the developer should ensure an operator is found to run the creche. That’s the call in a motion from Mark Boland Labour Councillor for Dublin Fingal West who spoke to Anton this morning.