Newstalk Breakfast

We’re three weeks away from Christmas Day, but anyone with loved ones abroad needs plenty of time to make sure their presents and cards arrive before the big day.  For more advice on getting your post in on time, we’re joined by Anna McHugh, Head of Corporate Communications at An Post. 

Actor Joseph Gordon Levitt has posted a warning online for parents of children who may ask Santa for AI enabled gifts this year. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joined us now with the detail and advice.

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More than 9,000 women who were referred to urgent breast cancer clinics across Ireland this year have not been seen within the recommended two-week time frame. With some waiting up to 69 days that's according to figures released to The Sunday Times.  

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Amy Nolan, Director of Clinical Affairs at the Irish Cancer Society.

Plans to remove the name of former Israeli President Chaim Herzog from a park in South Dublin are to be dropped by Dublin City Council.   

Council Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare has apologised for what he said was an administrative oversight leading to the expected withdrawal of two proposals to rename Dublin parks. For reaction we heard from Oliver Sears, Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland. 

Supermodel David Gandy has said "There's not enough narrative about good men" and that Andrew Tate pushes a "disruptive" and "immature" idea of masculinity. 

Speaking to Ciara this morning was Eoghan Cleary, Secondary school teacher & Educational researcher with the Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy Institute. 

Plans to remove the name of former Israeli President Chaim Herzog from a park in South Dublin are to be dropped by Dublin City Council. 

Council Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare has apologised for what he said was an administrative oversight leading to the expected withdrawal of two proposals to rename Dublin parks. 

We get reaction to this with Conor Reddy, People Before Profit Councillor for Ballymun–Finglas. 

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.