'The deployment of the five robotrees to clean up Cork City air was the equivalent of using five bathroom sponges in Midleton main street to combat flood damage a couple of weeks ago' 

Those are the words of John Sodeau Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at UCC who spoke to Shane this morning.

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar will attend an international conference on Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza today in Paris 

This comes as an alliance of 13 major aid groups has urged world leaders to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Hannah McCarthy, a Journalist in Israel.

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has today welcomed the publication of the 2023 National Skills Bulletin and Minister Harris spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more details on this.

Irish beef exports to China suspended after case of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease) 

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning was Eddie Punch, General Secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association.

Consent lessons should be expanded to secondary schools that was the message at an Oireachtas committee yesterday. 

For more on this, Shane was joined on the show by UCC Professor Louise Crowley.

All Things Considered: Helping kids with homework. Ciara and Shane discussed this.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Israeli troops are "in the heart of Gaza City". Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesperson.

The sentencing hearing of Molly Martens and her father continued yesterday. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with an update from the hearing was Brian Carroll is a Freelance Journalist covering the trial.

On average, 303 ICU beds were open daily in public hospitals in 2021 – just below half of the OECD average. 

That’s according to a new National ICU Audit published today. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Catherine Motherway, past President of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland. 

Education Minister Norma Foley is bringing a memo to Cabinet that encourages parents to avoid buying smartphones for their children in primary schools. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Elizabeth Farries, Director at UCD Centre for Digital Policy.