Newstalk Breakfast

While Halloween brings joy in the form of costumes and tricking or treating, it also carries risks like fireworks and bonfires.  Sean speaks to Brendan Flynn, Paramedic for 30 years and Chairperson of the National Ambulance Service Representative Association about the risks and advice on Halloween night.

Great numbers of Irish children than ever before are being raised with more than one language. So what are the pros and cons of bringing up bilingual baby?  Sarah Madden reports.

A Vogue article by Chante Joseph titled ‘Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing’ has gone viral online prompting candid confessions and think pieces. We chatted to Saoirse Hanley, journalist with the Irish Independent about the article.

Irish rail works will impact Heuston routes and Dun Laoghaire to Greystones this weekend .We get the detail of the rail works with Barry Kenny, Communications Manager with Iarnród Éireann.

A man aged in his 20s who was attacked in Kildare town in the early hours of Sunday morning has died in hospital. We get the latest with Emily Keegan, Newstalk Reporter.

Ciara and Sean discuss the so called embarrassing having a boyfriend trend. Just what is it?

Lily Allen’s new album ‘West End Girl’ is showing women everywhere that unleashing our anger can actually be a superpower. That’s according to Helen Coffey Senior features writer for the independent.

The Israeli military yesterday carried out further strikes on Gaza, a move that raises concerns about the fragility of its ceasefire with Hamas. The IDF said it conducted the strike on what it called "terrorist infrastructure". 

We discuss further with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Founder of Red Matrix Productions. 

Over 1.5 million households haven’t filed property tax valuation as the deadline approaches.  So what do households need to do?  To give us some advice was Karl Deeter, Financial Analyst. 

The government must do more to prioritise active travel. That’s the call in a new report from the Climate and Health Alliance. We discuss this further with Caoimhe Clarke Consultant Psychiatrist and Co-Author of the report.