Newstalk Breakfast Weekends

The Green Party is meeting this weekend for its annual convention – the first since the Local and European elections.

On the agenda is the future direction of the party – and key issues facing Irish society including reducing our carbon and addressing our housing crisis.

Green Councillors who happened to be getting married to one another – Hazel Chu and Patrick Costello chat to Susan Keogh

Former Cork City first team coach Lisa Fallon tells Susan Keogh about landing dream role as she is appointed by Chelsea in Women's Super League

This week the diocese of Cork and Ross got a new bishop in the form of Fr Fintan Gavin.

Susan is joined by Bishop Gavin to talk about his new appointment, how much of a change his relocation to Cork has been, young people and the Church, and the possibility of allowing priests to marry.

On Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh - Our panel today... Breda Brown, PR Director of Unique Media and Aoife Barry, Assistant News Editor at the Journal.ie. The panel were discussing Brian Cowen's sudden illness and some of the vitriolic & insensitive comments regarding the former Taoiseach seen online, the influx of overseas insurance fraudsters, and Garda corruption

Ahead of Trans Pride in Dublin Susan talks to broadcaster and Director at the Transgender Equality Network Ireland, Denise Breen about her life and transition

Noeline Blackwell from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre was here to discuss how we keep ourselves safe when meeting people online - and what responsibility should the tech companies be taking...

On Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh - Sunday's Front Page Panel today is ....... Sheila Reilly, Head of Digital with Iconic News the regional newspaper group and Orla Ryan reporter with the journal .ie. The panel were discussing the clamp down on cheap alcohol, Nursing homes, Fine Gael bullying and the Broadband war of words 

 

 

Garda Inspector Paul Franey joined Susan to talk about Pride which will include uniformed Gardai for the first time.

Paul is a member of the Garda’s LGBT plus Employee Support Network.

The theme this year is Rainbow Revolution - with the parade getting underway at 1 o’clock this afternoon.

 

The picturesque island of Árainn Mhór is down to its last 469 residents.

Determined to keep their community alive, islanders have written open letters to the people of the United States and Australia, asking them to consider moving to the island, three miles off the west coast of County Donegal in Ireland.

Susan is joined by Adrian Begley, of Árainn Mhór (Arranmore) Island Community Council

We caught up with rugby's favourite referee Nigel Owens ahead of the Union Cup is taking place in Dublin today. In an expansive interview, Nigel discusses homophobia in sport, his own journey to self-acceptance and how much rugby has given him.