Half of us don’t realise our old phones and laptops contain critical raw materials needed for new tech and green energy. That’s according to new research from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Ireland. We discuss further with Leo Donovan is the CEO of WEEE Ireland.

Just under half of Ireland’s surface waters are failing to meet ecological standards. That’s according to a new Water Quality report from the Environmental Protection Agency, which estimates that we will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters to good or better status by 2027.

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Eimear Cotter, Director of the EPA's Office of Evidence and Assessment.

US President Donald Trump has hailed “peace in the Middle East” and declared “the war in Gaza is over” after world leaders signed a peace plan in Egypt last night. We discuss further with Heba Saleh, Cairo Correspondent for the Financial Times.

This October, the Irish Cancer Society is calling for people to host a Big Pink Breakfast and help fund their vital cancer supports and services, like night nurses, counselling and life-changing breast cancer research.  

To hear more about the services the Irish Cancer Society provides, and how you can host a Big Pink Breakfast, we heard from Patrice Morrisey, a mother of three who was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023, and Amy Nolan, Director of Clinical Affairs at the Irish Cancer Society.

For more information www.cancer.ie/pink.

Microsoft users are being warned to check their devices and upgrade if they're running Windows 10. For more on this we spoke to Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.

Catherine Connolly remains the most popular presidential candidate, according to the latest poll from the Business Post and Red C at 36 per cent support. Heather Humphreys gains the most from Jim Gavin dropping out of the election, even if so far, it isn’t enough to get her ahead of Connolly in the polls.  

All to discuss with Sean Defoe, Newstalk Political Correspondent.

Israel says it expects all remaining living hostages in Gaza to be freed on Monday under a new ceasefire deal with Hamas, while Palestinians await the release of hundreds of prisoners from Israeli jails.  

We speak to Bel Trew, The Independent's Chief International Correspondent.

Just 3 per cent of residents on over 500 streets in Belfast are actively against dual Irish and English signs in the city while nine in ten support them. That’s according to new research from Conradh na Gaeilge.  It comes as the PSNI are investigating “hate-motivated” damage to a street sign with Irish on it in east Belfast. 

We discuss further with Ciaran Mac Giolla Bhéin, Coordinator of the West Belfast Language Plan and President of Conradh na Gaeilge and Ben Lowry, Editor of the Belfast Newsletter.

The Green-Schools Travel Programme is calling on people to ditch the car this week and walk to school. The theme for National Walk to School week is Connections and to explain more about the programme was Aengus Kennedy, Green Schools Travel Officer. 

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has today announced the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority.  It aims to protect the health and legal rights of children born through assisted reproduction or surrogacy, as well as the rights of intending parents and donors involved.  

 We got the details from Dr Brian Tobin, Associate professor at University of Galway and member of the board.