The Faculty of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is calling for urgent action as e-scooter accidents have now become the leading cause of traumatic brain injury among children, according to a new report. 

We discuss further with Dr Irwin Gill, Consultant Paediatrician, Fellow of the Faculty of Paediatrics and co- author of the paper.  

The National Transport Authority will begin a phased rollout of contactless payments on Local Links from today, which they expect to be fully operational across all 15 Local Link offices by the end of 2026. 

Speaking to Shane this morning was Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West.

Black Friday is more than a day of apparent discounts, according to new research at the University of Melbourne. It is a psychological event carefully designed to take advantage of how your brain makes decisions. We’re joined by Dr. Daniel Feuerriegel a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

Legislation should be introduced to place people under house arrest in cases where bail would otherwise be refused. That’s according to a new report on the country's bail laws. To discuss further we heard from Dara Robinson Solicitor and Senior Council.  

The Dail's been told there's been a 55 per cent increase in the cost of some staple supermarket items in the last three years.  The Social Democrats are bringing forward a bill that will give the food regulator powers to investigate what is going on.  

Are the shops ripping us off or is something else behind the increase? All to discuss with Social Democrats TD, Jennifer Whitmore and Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, John Fitzgerald.

Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups. Do you agree? Ciara and Shane discussed this. 

Dublin City Council has decided it will not remove the hundreds of Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups around the capital and will instead launch initiatives to “promote a deeper understanding of the Irish flag”. 

For more on this we heard from Daithi Doolan Sinn Fein Councillor in Ballyfermot.

Newstalk's Sarah Madden has been investigating Ireland's sperm donor Facebook groups and the pitfalls some people can find themselves in during the pursuit of wanting a child. She sent us this report:

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission are today warning of a surge in online scams as Irish consumers enter the busiest shopping season 

For more on this, Ciara was joined on the show by Grainne Griffin, Director of Communications with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ended his silence on the US supported peace proposal to resolve the war in Ukraine, stating that Moscow is prepared for “serious” talks on the draft plan. 

For more on this, Shane was joined by Donnacha O’Beachain, Professor of Politics at DCU and author of the book Unfinished Empire: Russian Imperialism in Ukraine and the Near Abroad