Newstalk Breakfast

Despite resolving an issue over permanent contracts for graduate paramedics, SIPTU have warned industrial action over pay and conditions remains “inevitable”.  All to discuss with John McCamley, Siptu Health Organiser. 

After seeing the developments in AI in recent years, it’s worth wondering what AI can’t do?  Could it turn us into something we’re not? An athlete perhaps? 

For Ukrainian paralympic biathlete, AI was the key to turning his seventh place into second. Joining Anton on the show was Tal Adler who completed a marathon with the help of ChatGPT’s very own training plan.

A public consultation on the proposed redesign of College Green closes at midnight tonight, and Dublin City Council is calling on people to have their say. Anton spoke to Claire Byrne, Green Party Councillor for the Southeast Inner City. 

US Defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced the US is planning its "most intense day of strikes inside Iran". For the latest on the war on Iran Anton spoke to Borzou Daragahi, Iranian Journalist and Analyst. 

Ireland is significantly behind its targets for decarbonising home heating, according to the latest report from the ESRI. In 2024, deep retrofits reached just 11.5 per cent of its 2030 goal, while heat pump installation targets reached just 3.5 per cent. 

Anton discusses these findings with Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist, ESRI.

The government must take urgent steps to mitigate an emerging energy affordability crisis. That’s according to business representative group IBEC. All to discuss with Fergal O’Brien the Executive Director of Lobbying and Influence with IBEC. 

US president Donald Trump has predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon. It’s now the 11th day of the war engulfing the region.    Alistair Bunkall, Sky News foreign correspondent brought us the latest.  

Dublin mother Jackie Fox will speak before European politicians today as she campaigns to change European laws on cyberbullying. Jackie spoke to Anton about her campaign to bring Coco's Law to Europe.

One download from a smart meter told a householder they had consumed close to €9,000 worth of electricity in the first week of March. Except it wasn’t true. What is this expensive mix up about? We asked Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent

There has been a 6.5% increase in CAO applications for third level places so far this year. That’s according to new figures published this morning. We discuss these figures and get advice for students with Gemma Lawlor Guidance Counsellor at Tyndall College Carlow.