Newstalk Breakfast Weekends

A new documentary concerning the rise to fame of Britney Spears in the mid 90s and early 2000s has caused consternation among fans and celebrities alike this week due to how the singer was treated at the hands of the media as well as the men in her life.

The documentary coincides with the latest hearing into who control's Britney Spears's financial affairs - a dispute between herself and her father Jamie - over her guardianship, career and finances.

Susan was joined by journalist Louise Bruton to discuss.

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"Cancer, Covid and me" was the headline on a story in the Irish Independent yesterday which surely many people have read. It's journalist's Nicola Anderson’s story of being diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of the pandemic and she joined Susan Keogh to discuss. 

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This week saw the release of the Golden Globe nominations with a lot of reaction on who got the nod and who got snubbed.

One of the biggest upsets tough was for the exclusion of the single most viewed show on Netflix - ‘Bridgerton’.

But was it the show's steamy sex scenes that put the judges off?

Lizzy Talbot, ‘Intimacy Coordinator’ for Bridgerton joined Susan to discuss.

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The World Health Organisation has repeated it's call for countries to make sure that all health workers and vulnerable groups around the world are vaccinated before countries move onto the other cohorts of their populations.

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros has cited the previous experience of the HIV global epidemic as a call to action saying there were medicines only arriving in developing countries 10 years after they were available elsewhere.

Colm O’Gorman Executive Director of Amnesty Ireland joined Susan to discuss.

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The first batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be arriving into Ireland this weekend with over 26,000 doses to be administered straight away.

But how will the vaccines be administered?

Dr Denis MacCauley Chair, IMO GP Committee joined Susan to discuss.

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It was announced last night that self-quarantine for arrivals into the country is now the law.  The laws relate to those who are required to quarantine at home, with primary legislation being drafted to cover the planned mandatory quarantine in hotels. For more on this we spoke to Helen McEntee Minister For Justice.

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After discussing how to help the minds of our children and young people over the next few weeks and months, Susan Keogh turns to physical health. There’s been a lot of discussion about sports participation and keeping kids active on Off The Ball this week and to talk further about this, she was joined by Dr Sarahjane Belton, Lecturer in Physical Education at the School of Health and Human Performance at DCU. 

She also spoke to Rose Anne Kenny, Professor of Medical Gerontology at St. James's Hospital and Director of the new Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing, about how our older population are also feeling the impact of a long-lockdown, and what to do to help them.

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The WHO has urged countries squabbling over Covid-19 vaccine supplies to reassess their position regarding the situation of health workers in less developed countries.

While nations across the world are all desperate to get supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine, the WHO have warned of a "catastrophic moral failure" that could "prolong the pandemic" if those in less developed countries do not get access as well.

Susan was joined by Dr Margeret Harris Spokesperson for the World Health Organisation to discuss.

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The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine will be on its way to Ireland sooner rather than later while the National immunisation advisory committee is meeting this weekend to assesses the European Medical Agency's approval.

But when will our senior population get clarity of when and where they'll be getting their shot?

Dr Denis McCauley, chair of the Irish Medical Organisation's GP Committee joined Susan to discuss.

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‘Down to Earth’ is a brand new weekly environmental podcast that will explore all sides of climate change and examine the fundamental shifts we need to make to futureproof the planet.

Cara Auguetsnborg, environmental scientist, and host of ‘Down to Earth’ joined Susan to discuss the new show as well as the Biden administration's environmental action commitments and just how effective they might be in the years to come.

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