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Mid-way through each half pf the World Cup opening game the referee stopped play to give the players a water break. Viewers of the game were given an ad break. Is this really necessary? Or is this just the further Americanisation of sport and life? 

For more on this Ciara was joined by Sports Writer, Kieran Cunningham, and Paul Hosford, of the Irish Examiner. 

We look back on some of the biggest stories of the week. Joining Ciara this morning was Political Editor with The Irish Examiner, Elaine Loughlin, Public Policy Advisor, Oisin Coghlan and Artist, Architect and Lecturer at TU Dublin, Roisin Murphy. 

What is with Trump’s flip-flopping on Iran and can anyone really understand Trump’s strategy on Iran?  To discuss further Ciara was joined by Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Irish universities have long been bastions of progressive ideas. Leaning generally left politically and liberal across the board. But data now shows traditional values and right wing views are on the rise among young people. What is behind the revival of retro thinking?? Newstalk Sarah Madden reports 

New research has found that Humans prefer to turn left or walk anticlockwise but the reason is unknown.  Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin joined Ciara to try and break down this strange phenomenon.  

Off The Ball’s Phil Egan takes a look ahead to a busy weekend of sport.

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36-year-old man, who is originally from Dublin’s north inner city, was killed in Barcelona on Wednesday morning. Ciara got the details on this with Graham Keeley, Freelance journalist in Spain.

Patients who turn up at A&E in the UK with non-urgent ailments could be told to come back another time. This is being touted as a plan by the NHS to stop hospitals becoming overcrowded  

Could this work here in Ireland?  Ciara discusses further with Professor Mick Molloy, Chair of the Consultant Committee for the Irish Medical Organisation.

If all goes to plan, Elon Musk will become the world’s first trillionaire today. The initial public offering of his rocket, satellite and A.I. company, SpaceX, is the biggest in history. To explain this further was Business Correspondent Emmet Oliver.