Newstalk Breakfast

Hundreds of firefighters are battling forest infernos across France, Spain and Portugal as Europe faces another heatwave with temperatures expected to reach around 40°C in some areas. 

For the latest on the situation across Europe was Naomi O'Leary, Europe Correspondent with The Irish Times. 

The new mayor of Venice, Simmone Venturini has said that on peak days the current €10 fee does not do enough to deter visitors from visiting the popular tourist area.  

The mayor is now seeking government approval to introduce dynamic pricing on the its three day tripper free. Anton discusses this further with Travel Correspondent with The Telegraph, Simon  Calder.

JD Sports are to honour over 5,000 expired vouchers worth almost €250,000 to Irish consumers. This is following CCPC intervention. 

We get the details from Grainne Griffin, Director of Communications, Consumer Information and Financial Education at the CCPC. 

Former Master of the National Maternity Hospital Peter Boylan has strongly criticised the HSE's labour guidelines. Warning they are putting women at risk. Peter joined Anton to discuss this further.

"Irish presidency must end ‘bank of mum and dad’ traineeships" That's the call from Irish Trade Unions today. Anton discusses this further with Tea Jarc, The European Trade Union Confederation Confederal Secretary. 

The Government has announced that it would be increasing fines for littering and dog fouling by €100 from €150 to €250. Alongside a €250,000 fund for local authorities to clean up towns and cities. Dublin City Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu has been critical of the plans. Hazel explained why to Anton.  

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was David McRedmond CEO of An Post.

A poll out over the weekend shows the Fine Gael are the most Important popular party in the country with 20% of Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll giving support to Simon Harris’s Party.  

For more on this and for a political roundup on everything, Anton was joined by Newstalk’s Political Correspondent, Sean Defoe . 

A man was shot dead at around 8.30am on Sunday at Patrician Park, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire. We get the latest on this with Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor at The Irish Times. 

Calls are being made to examine the feasibility of rolling out a coherent school bus system across Dublin  The call by is being made by Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, Maeve O’Connell.