Newstalk Breakfast

With cremations becoming more and more popular. Cork County Council has been asked to create more columbarium walls in its cemeteries. Speaking to Jonathan was PRO of The Irish Association of Funeral Directors and the General Manager at Lakeside Memorial Park.

The Garvaghy Road standoff is continuing into its 3rd day.  Newstalk Reporter Henry McKean reports live from Portadown.

Meta and YouTube have now confirmed they will run ads for a new documentary on Elon Musk, after initially rejecting them.  

Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us the details.

After months of pushback and weekend of chaos, First-half goals see Republic of Ireland past Israel in controversial fixture in Debrece.

Ben Symes Football reporter with Off the Ball in Debrecen looked back on the match with Jonathan.

The UK Secretary for Northern Ireland has said it is not his job to decide if the law is broken after protestors, including Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill. Blocked a planned Orange Order march on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, County Armagh. 

Joining Jonathan this morning was Gareth Wilson, DUP MLA for Newry and Armagh and Pádraig MacLochlainn, Chief Whip of Sinn Féin and TD for Donegal. 

Flu vaccine shortages have caused vaccination clinics in companies across Ireland to be cancelled. 

To discuss further with Jonathan was Tom Murray, Former President of the IPU and a Pharmacist in Donegal.

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Jonathan this morning was Derek Mooney Former Fianna Fáil Advisor and Public Affairs Consultant .

As the earth gets warmer, summers get longer, and the insects want to follow the heat. There has been an increase in migrating insects, why is that? 

To tell us more was Éanna Ní Lamhna, Environmentalist, broadcaster and Writer of Eye in Nature Irish Times Weekly Column. 

In the UK, counter terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is linked to a suspected bomb plot at an RAF base where US bomber aircrafts are located. 

For the latest on this Jonathan spoke to Enda Brady, Host of Roundtable, TRT World.

The average house price nationally rose by 3% this year by September 2026. Roughly half the rate of inflation seen a year ago, according to the latest Daft.ie. 

Speaking to Jonathan with more on this was Ronan Lyons, author of the report and author of “Brittle: How Ireland Built a Housing Crisis and How to Fix It”, coming out October 1st.