Fuels for Ireland, the representative body for fuel retailers, is urgently calling on the Minister for Finance and the Government to postpone the planned excise duty increase on fuels set for August 1st.  

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was CEO of Fuels for Ireland Kevin McPartlan. 

More than one in four parents are in debt to cover back to school costs, according to new research by the Irish League of Credit Unions. It also found that 62% of parents say that covering the cost of back to school is a financial burden.   

We discuss the findings of the research with David Malone, CEO of the Irish league of Credit Unions.

In advance of the Budget, there have been proposals to cut inheritance tax once again. To discuss further we heard from Barra Roantree, Director of the MSc in Economic Policy at Trinity College Dublin.

The Irish Hospice Foundation have today launched ‘Time to Talk, Tomorrow Starts Today’ - with the aim of encouraging people to speak about dying and grieving.  We discuss with Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Author of “Resilience” .

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.8 per cent in 2023 with reductions in almost all sectors.   

This is the lowest that greenhouse gas emissions have been in three decades. To discuss further we heard from Mary Frances Rochford, EPA Programme Manager.

Aer Lingus has accepted a Labour Court recommendation of a 17.75% pay increase for pilots while IALPA are yet to respond as their executive meets later today.  Could the strikes be nearing the end?   

We ask Professor Michael Doherty, Professor in Employment Law at Maynooth University. 

Public transport should be completely free, according to People Before Profit, who are also calling to scrap tolls on the M50 and East Link to lessen traffic going through the city centre.   

Speaking to Shane this morning was Conor Reddy, People Before Profit Councillor for Ballymun-Finglas. 

The expansion of housing on our canals should be investigated that's according to Marc O’Cathasaigh, Green Party TD and Spokesperson for Social Protection who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

The Taoiseach has called Russia's missile attack on the main children's hospital in Kyiv "a war crime". 

Simon Harris also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "openly targeting civilian infrastructure and innocent children". We heard from Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko. 

“The most pointless article of clothing in history has met its end” according to Liam Collins, reporter with the Irish Independent who believes the necktie has become a thing of the past. Liam told us why on Newstalk Breakfast.