Newstalk Breakfast

It's nearly that time of year again, the clocks will go back by an hour on the 26th of October, marking the end of daylight savings.  

Talks of abolishing clock changes are back on the agenda at the European Parliament.  So, is it time to do it?  Ciara discussed further with Sean Kelly, Fine Gael MEP & Denis Drennan, President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association. 

Hamas has announced that the remains of all the deceased Israeli hostages that it can reach have been handed back and it would need specialist recovery equipment to retrieve the rest from Gaza’s ruin.  

This comes amid threats from Israel to resume fighting if the terms of ceasefire are not honoured. For more on this we spoke to Mark Weiss, Israel Correspondent with the Irish Times.

The Government's long-awaited Housing Plan is expected to include much more use of compulsory purchase orders by local authorities to deal with derelict properties.  

To discuss this more, Shane was joined by Dr Carole Pollard, Former president of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland & Editor of the book Irish Cities in Crisis.

A murder investigation is under way after a boy was fatally stabbed during a row at a Tusla-run care facility in Donaghmede, north Dublin. We get the latest on this with Conor Lally, Irish Times Crime and Security Editor. 

This year marks 25 years of the NCT, and since then, approximately 26 million full tests have been carried out. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Brendan Walsh, Chief Operating Officer of the Road Safety Authority.

Hubby, Holi bops, Chrimbo. There are phrases no self-respecting adult should say, according to author and journalist Sophia Money-Coutts.

The 2025 Annual Leave Report by FRS Recruitment has found that over a third of Irish people failed to make full use of their holiday entitlements last year. Shane discussed these findings with Caroline Reidy , Managing Director of the HR Suite.

Israel has reversed its decision to keep the Rafah crossing closed and will now allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan. The move comes after Hamas handed over four more bodies of hostages last night .Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist brings us the latest on this.

Why are employees not taking their full annual leave? Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.

Nearly half of school Principals are experiencing burnout, almost double the rate of the average healthy working population. That’s the reality described by Anton O’Mahony, President of the National Association of Principals and Deputies ahead of their Annual Conference begins later today. Anton discussed further with Ciara this morning.