Newstalk Breakfast

The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama has Irish roots in Moneygall, Co. Offaly. His visit there in 2011 really boosted the community. 

Anton was joined Barack Obamas 8th Cousin, Henry Healy.

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Offaly is part of what’s known as “Ireland’s hidden heartlands”, the midland areas that often go unvisited by tourists coming to Ireland. 

James Scully Local Historian and tour guide explain all the gems of Ireland's midland.

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Today Newstalk Breakfast broadcasted live from the River Shannon aboard the Silver Breeze thanks to the kind folks at Silverline Cruisers. 

Anton heard all about sites you can see on the Shannon I’m joined by Morgan Smyth, Managing Director at Silverline Cruisers. 

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We hear how the River Shannon is an important wildlife corridor with Biodiversity Officer at Offaly County Council.

Our Newstalk Summer Tour is with thanks to ESB, Ireland's largest EV charging network

 A yellow thunderstorm warning remains in place in northwest of Ireland until 6pm this evening. Met Éireann has warned of possible lightning damage, hail, hazardous driving conditions, and very gusty winds. 

We get the latest from Mark Bowe, Met Eireann Meteorologist. 

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100,000 people are expected in Dublin City Centre this Saturday for the annual Dublin Pride Parade. Across the weekend, there will be plenty of events featuring music, comedy, history and more. 

With Anton to explain more is Jed Dowling, Programme Director of Pride at Work and the Co-CEO of Dublin Pride. 

Two massive earthquakes have rocked Venezuela, with the US Geological Survey warning of a potentially catastrophic death toll. We heard the latest on this with Camille Rodríguez Montilla, Journalist in Caracas.

People Before Profit are calling for a ban on hare coursing, as Ireland remains one out of three EU countries where hare coursing is legal. 

Anton discusses this further with People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy.

Ireland is bracing for what could be the hottest day of the year, and could reach the national record of 33.3 degrees. 

We look ahead to the day with Holly O’Neill, Meteorologist with Met Eireann  Keith Leonard Chairperson of National Emergency Coordination Group. Also Illona Duffy  Monaghan based GP.   

The number of election posters used in the 2024 general election used the same amount of plastic as 1.3 million coffee cups. They had the same carbon impact as return flights from Dublin to New York. 

That’s according to the Electoral Commission’s latest report on electoral posters and how people perceive them. Dr Eoin O’Malley, Lecturer in Government and Director of Public Policy at DCU and author of ‘Election Posters in Ireland: practices, attitudes and impacts’