Newstalk Breakfast

The ballots are in, the votes are counted and Nigel Farage has won the most bizarre election in British political history, 

Speaking to Anton was our reporter Sarah Madden was on the there during the count last night and also we get reaction to the outcome with Former Government Senior Special Adviser James Price.

Farming groups are calling for urgent supports from the Government over the impact of high temperatures on farmers' livelihoods.  

To discuss further with Anton was Francie Gorman, Irish Farmer's Association President. 

Back-to-school costs can really add up, but there are ways to keep the spending under control. 

With top tips on saving for those back-to-school costs was Robert Whelan, Managing Director at Rockwell Financial Management.

When someone objects to an infrastructure project or big housing project in their locality. Why don’t we just pay them to withdraw their objection?  

Anton discusses this further with Gavin Lawlor President of The Irish Planning Institute.  

The cost of Ireland’s new National Train Control Centre could rise to €205 million. It comes in at almost €60 million over budget. 

To discuss with Anton was Professor in Transportation at the School of Engineering at Trinity College, Brian Caulfield. 

Lucy Fisher, Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times brings us the latest from the Clacton-by-election where Nigel Farage was declared the winner.

A new Pure Telecom survey suggests around 370,000 adults in Ireland have had a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot in the past year. With almost half a million more wouldn’t rule it out. So, why are we becoming emotionally attached to technology? 

To discuss with Anton was Psychologist, Author, Academic and Life Coach, Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska. 

This Saturday, August 15th marks the start of National Heritage Week 2026. There will be thousands of events across the country shining a light on Irish heritage. Anton found out all about the events with CEO of the Heritage Council, Virginia Teehan. 

Meta have announced that they will donate 15-thousand of their Ray-Ban AI glasses to Vision Ireland, the country’s national sight loss charity.  

We got the details of this donation from Tech Correspondent Jess Kelly.

Alison Chawke has been released from prison after serving four weeks of a two-year-two-month sentence.

For more on this Anton spoke to Sinn Féin Justice Spokesman, Matt Carthy.