Newstalk Breakfast Weekends

Your first look at the Sunday Papers. Headlines & Synopsis of the stories making the front-pages this Sunday morning.

Susan Keogh is joined in studio by Gráinne Ní Aodha, Reporter with The Journal.ie and Gerard Howlin Irish Examiner columnist and public affairs consultant.

Angelman Syndrome affects 1 in 15,000 to 20,000 children and is characterized by profound intellectual disability, developmental delay as well as feeding difficulties. 90% of children will also develop epilepsy at some stage.

Joan Johnston joins Susan in studio to talk about her son, Leo, and the rare neurogenetic condition.

Now there have been calls over the last few days for the Government to urgently progress the Parole Bill 2016 which would see tougher restrictions on released prisoners and give victims greater involvement in the process to decide when a prisoner is freed.

Susan is joined by Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan, who sponsored the Parole Bill back in 2016.

In the wake of the Christchurch attacks, Lucinda Creighton, Senior Advisor at the Counter Extremism Project & Former European Minister, joins Susan Keogh to discuss the fight against harmful online content.

Last night at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi Team Ireland picked up their first medals, 2 gold medals a bronze in all so far out of the 91 athletes. Henry McKean is out in the Gulf for us and met some of the winning athletes who won gold in Bocce (Botch Chey), a sport a little like bowling. Henry sent us this report from the desert.

Well done to Team Ireland at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi. You can here more from them in a very special show this Bank Holiday Monday at 7am, join Henry McKean for 'Medal's in the Desert.'

Clinching the first gold medals for Team Ireland were bocce competitors Richard Currie (23) from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone; Caroline Torpey (54) from Annacotty, Co. Limerick; Matthew Brennan (35), from Ardrahan, Co. Galway and Ciara Joyce (33) from Leixlip, Co. Kildare.

Next to secure a gold were the swimmers, with an excellent performance in the 25m freestyle relay from athletes Damien Breslin (23) from Birr, Co. Offaly; Emma Barrett (21) from Ennis, Co. Clare; Chelsea Phillips (26) from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon and Edel Armstrong (23) from Navan Road, Dublin 7.

Also making waves for Team Ireland, Co. Down swimmer, Emma Carlisle (23) from Ballygowan not only bagged a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke, but also achieved an incredible personal best, shaving 12 seconds off her time.

Earlier this week Mental Health Reform launched the first of two national surveys into people's experiences of mental health services provided by the HSE.

Susan spoke to Elaine Clear and her son Rory about their son and brother Dan Hogan who died by suicide, aged 17.

The family say Dan was failed by "mental health services".

If you, or someone you know, needs someone to talk to, The Samaritans Helpline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on freephone 116 123 or email [email protected]

www.yourmentalhealth.ie has a directory of mental health services.

Susan talks to Siobhain McSweeny known for her starring role as Sr Michael from Derry Girls about the tremendous success of the show. 

Siobhain also discusses her campaigning in relation to women's issues

In 1996 Joyce Quinn was brutally murdered in the village of Milltown in County Kildare. She was 44 at the time and had three children.

The man who murdered her, Kenneth O'Reilly, was sentenced to life in prison but now 23 years later he is due to be released.

Joyce's husband Ray Quinn joined Susan in studio to discuss how he and his family feel about this prospect.

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