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December 21, 2019 Grainne Kealy on Living with Life Changing Injuries
She was a passenger in a Jeep with her feet up on the dashboard when it skidded on ice and crashed in December 2006. Grainne Kealy has been living with her life changing injuries ever since and hopes others will never do what she did.
She joined Susan to share her story.
15 min
December 15, 2019 Blessing Dada on Mental Health
Afro-Irish mental health advocate Blessing Dada joined Susan to talk about the Headline Special Recognition Award she received this year, how mental health doesn't discriminate and the importance of having friends.
11 min
December 15, 2019 Sunday's Front Page Panel
On today's front page panel were Aoife Barry, Assistant News Editor at the Journal.ie and Newstalk reporter Stephen Murphy discussing front page stories including the fall out of the UK General Elections, Brexit, the FAI crisis, acid victim case and more.
23 min
December 14, 2019 What is it like to be an Irishman in London after the Tories' win?
Boris Johnson has secured a resounding victory in the General Election - they’re still in party mode as he’s traveled to the north of England today to meet and congratulate newly-elected Conservative MPs.
But not everyone is celebrating - demonstrators marched through London last night, passing Downing Street - chanted "Boris Johnson - not my Prime Minister".
So, to discuss how the developments are going down in London, Susan was joined on the line by Jarlath Regan.
12 min
December 08, 2019 175 years of The Saint Vincent de Paul
The Saint Vincent de Paul will today unveil a plaque in Dublin at the site of the first meeting of the society 175 years ago. Larry Tuomey joins Susan Keogh to discuss
6 min
December 08, 2019 Sunday's Front Page Panel
On today's front page panel were Breda Browne, PR Director of Unique Media and Orla Ryan, Reporter with TheJournal.ie discussing front page stories including FAI crisis and early onset of flu season piling pressure on the HSE
14 min
December 07, 2019 Is there a "compo culture"?
Is there a "compo culture" - where insurance companies hike up their prices and people find it normal to simply settle for compensation claims?
Payouts for whiplash claims are over four times higher in Ireland than in the UK, and medical professionals may be helping fuel the so called "compo culture".
To discuss this further, Ciara was joined by Public Affairs Correspondent at the Irish Independent Amy Molloy, who has conducted an investigation into the issue.
11 min
December 07, 2019 World’s Big Sleep Out
The Big Sleep Out is taking place in 52 locations across the globe this weekend to combat global homelessness.
People are being encouraged to join sleep out events in their local cities or organise their own, all with the aim of raising €45,000,000 for the homeless around the world.
Ciara Doherty was joined by David Carroll, Chief Executive of cross-border charity Depaul to discuss the initiative further.
7 min
December 01, 2019 Eamon Ryan, Green Party Leader
The Green Party has won its first ever Dáil byelection as Joe O’Brien emerged as the comfortable victor in Dublin Fingal on November 30th.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan joined Susan in studio to discuss the victory, the 'Green Wave' across the country and the perspectives for the upcoming General Elections.
10 min
December 01, 2019 Sunday's Front Page Panel
On today's front page panel were Christine Bohan, Deputy editor of TheJournal.ie and Stephen O’Leary Social Media Analyst with Olytico discussing stories including the by-elections' results, the developments of Kevin Lunney's attack investigation, the Toy Show and more.
21 min

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Newstalk Breakfast Weekends continues Newstalk's news and current affairs coverage through the weekend including breaking stories from across the country and around the world along with expert analysis on the most important issues of the week. Saturdays and Sundays, 8-9am.