Newstalk Breakfast

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Alex White, Former Senior Council.

In a world where we are increasingly becoming more reliant on digital media. according to a survey of 1,000 adults nationwide from financial intermediaries, Ask Acorn and conducted by IReach, 35% of adults turn to online searches for financial advice. 

We get reaction to these findings with Head of Investments and Pensions at Fairstone Asset Management and Lecturer with the LIA, Bernard Walsh. 

Netflix has commissioned a new reality show called “The New Stanford Prison Experiment”, restaging the infamous 1971 study for a modern audience. 

Speaking to Anton to discuss this further was Trina O’Connor, Criminologist. 

Buckingham Palace has hit back at claims made by Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, in his new book. He alleges that King Charles said the UK would forget about Diana “soon enough” after her funeral. 

For more details on this Anton heard from Enda Brady, International TV Anchor with TRT World. 

The NTA says further periodic public transport fare increases are likely, driven by inflation.  Deputy CEO Hugh Creegan was speaking to the Oireachtas Transport Committee about the 15% fare hikes announced earlier this month. 

For reaction to this Anton spoke to Professor in Transportation at the School of Engineering at Trinity College, Brian Caulfield. 

The EU is offering Canada the chance to become its first “associate member”, as Trump’s trade war pushes Canada and Europe closer together 

Anton gets the latest on this with Scott Lucas, Professor and Political Analyst at the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin.

Children and teenagers aged under 15 will not be able to open a social media account without express parental or guardian permission, under new plans announced today. 

Anton was joined on the show by Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent. 

Four musicians, including two Irish acts, have pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s US tour after rapper Macklemore said he was dropped from the line-up for saying “Free Palestine” during a concert. 

For more on this we heard from TodayFM Presenter Fionnuala Corbett.

The National Women’s Council will convene the All-Island Women’s Forum in Dublin today to discuss the key issues facing women in 2026. 

Speaking to Anton ahead of the forum was Corrinne Hasson, Executive Director of the National Women’s Council. 

The Bar of Ireland is warning that the ongoing legal aid dispute is now putting further pressure on the criminal courts. This comes with the new legal year just weeks away 

Speaking to Anton with more on this was Séamus Clarke SC, Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland.