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With fireworks already being wielded “like weapons” in early September. Calls are ramping up for an immediate crackdown on their illegal sale and supply in the lead-up to Halloween. 

To discuss along with Anton was Gayle Ralph, Fine Gael Councillor for Cabra-Glasnevin. 

The jury in the murder trial of US woman Lindsay Clancy is set to resume deliberations for a sixth day after twice failing to reach a verdict. 

Beyond the courtroom, people online are building their own cases. To discuss this further was Criminologist Trina O’Connor.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is warning that weekend rostering of consultants could worsen Ireland’s waiting list crisis.  It says that without adequate staff, diagnostics and beds, moving consultants to weekends will simply take them away from already busy weekdays. 

To discuss further with Anton was Gabrielle Colleran, President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. 

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor, Irish Independent.

Spanish police are investigating three Irish nationals posing as tourists who are believed to have stolen thousands of euros with a “sob-story” scam. 

Anton got the details on this with Guy Hedgecoe, Irish Times contributor based in Madrid. 

Teenager Olivia Fahey has garnered a huge interest in climate change. She has gain nearly 40 thousand followers online after setting up a climate change movement called ‘Youth4Earth’.  

Olivia Fahey, climate activist and founder of Youth4Earth explained all about the movement with Anton.

The HSE has published Ireland’s first guide for people considering or undergoing an abortion following a diagnosis of a foetal anomaly in an unborn baby. 

Joining Anton this morning was Professor Keelin O’Donoghue, Consultant Obstetrician and Lead of the Pregnancy Loss Research Group at University College Cork. 

Affordable Ireland, a campaign created by a coalition of groups, will be protesting this month ahead of the Budget in October. They’re calling on the Government to address the affordability crisis in the Budget and have a set of demands. 

Eddie Conlon the convener of the Affordable Ireland Campaign told Anton their key demands.

Changes in behaviour, unexplained absences, a phone that never leaves their hand and is always face down. These are all the stereotypical signs that someone is having an affair. 

But how does one go about investigating whether someone is having an affair? Paul Lewis, Private investigator and founder of UK-based PEL Consultancy Services. 

70% of primary school children (aged 8–12) still have their own accounts on social media apps. That are meant to be 13+, according to figures published today in CyberSafeKids’ tenth annual report.

To break these findings down was CyberSafeKids CEO, Alex Cooney.