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4 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Newstalk Breakfast Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley believes it is “unfortunate” children are still put through this “pretty tortuous rite of passage”. As the Leaving Cert begins once again, many parents will be wondering what they can do to help their children cope with what is, for most, the most stressful experience of their lives so far.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Leo Varadkar has said Éamon de Valera was wrong to offer condolences following the death of Hitler. In April 1945, with Soviet troops closing in on Berlin, the German Fuhrer took his life, rather than face the ignominy of capture and execution by the Allies. A few days later, Taoiseach de Valera visited the German legation to commiserate with Minister Eduard Hempel, regarding it as a necessary courtesy given Ireland’s neutrality.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Irish peacekeepers coming under fire from Israeli troops has been described as a “very unwelcome development” by a former senior commander in the Army Ranger Wing. The Irish soldiers in question had only been in the Middle East for a few weeks as part of a deployment with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. They were out on patrol in Southern Lebanon with colleagues in the Lebanese Army and while close to Israel’s Blue Line, gunshots were fired.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Ciara Kelly has said she now “regrets” not sharing a name with her children and that with hindsight realises that she “didn’t give it enough thought” when she married. Today, Irish Times journalist Áine Kenny published an opinion piece lamenting the number of women who change their surname after walking down the aisle. It is, she declared, something that leaves her feeling “a little sad”. “Another good woman in a heterosexual relationship lost to the Mrs machine,” she wrote.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
People who drive along Dublin’s Westland Row can no longer turn left onto Pearse Street. Public transport, taxis and cyclists are unaffected by the change. Car drivers will still be able to turn right and drive east towards Ringsend. The move is part of Phase 2 of the Dublin City Transport Plan and follows on from Phase 1, which saw restrictions along the quays introduced in August last year.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Rent pressure zones are bad for tenants, a group representing landlords has claimed. Since 2016, rent in homes located in RPZs cannot be increased by more than 2% a year. The system was introduced to protect tenants who found their rent was surging as the economy began to recover in the aftermath of the crash. A report on the issue has been delivered to the Department of Housing and Minister James Browne is due to brief Cabinet tomorrow on its conclusions.
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2 weeks ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Newstalk Breakfast London's Metropolitan Police has charged Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh with a terror offence and he is due to appear in court. Charging Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh with a terror offence is an attempt to “silence voices of compassion,” the band has claimed. London’s Metropolitan Police have been investigating the group since last month, following a number of alleged statements that have created international controversy.
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2 weeks ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A family who have recently moved to County Cavan has said it is “virtually impossible” to find an affordable rental property in Dublin where they were previously living. This month, there were just over 2,300 properties available to rent across the country on Daft.ie - a figure which is 14% lower than the same period last year and that is the third lowest total for May for 20-years. In Dublin there were 1,450 houses or apartments available to rent and that’s a 7% drop on the same date last year.
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2 weeks ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A senior official on Mayo County Council has said people in tourist hotspots should consider socially boycotting second home owners. Tom Gilligan made the suggestion in an email to councillors, many of whom were quick to distance themselves from the idea. On Newstalk Breakfast, Mr Gilligan said the email “probably wasn’t meant for public debate” but added that the county is suffering hugely from the housing crisis. “According to the 2022 census, there are 5,987 holiday homes in Mayo,” he said.
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2 weeks ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Two Dublin Bus depots are now home to some 250,000 bees thanks to the conservation efforts of workers. The Phibsborough Dublin Bus depot on the city’s northside set up its first bee hive in 2019 and has since added two more. A further two have been installed at a nearby bus depot as well. Speaking to Emma Tyrrell for The Pat Kenny Show, Dublin Bus mechanic Paul Granger explained why he got involved in the Dublin Buzz initiative.
