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6 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Would you take your husband’s name after you get married? For generations of Irish women, it was almost unheard of not to do otherwise. Now, in an era of greater gender equality, fewer and fewer women are bothering to do so. In Britain, a YouGov poll found that only 35% of young women planned to do so. On Lunchtime Live, Jessica O’Sullivan, Head of Content for One Fab Day, said she was “not surprised at all” by the poll’s finding.
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6 days ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A tech journalist has said that in his entire career he has never seen a company with “such a disregard for basic safety” as online gaming platform Roblux. Roblox allows users to design and play their own games or those created by other users. The platform has recently enjoyed a boom in popularity levels with children but many parents are worried about safeguarding. On The Hard Shoulder, tech journalist Emmet Ryan said he shared those concerns.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
The introduction of a tourist tax on Irish hotel beds could cause tourists to “look elsewhere” when booking holidays, Eoghan Corry has warned. Local authorities in the capital are preparing a submission for the Department of Finance, arguing that a levy on hotel beds would raise valuable revenue to offset the costs of tourism. Dublin City Council have estimated that a 1% tax on the price of a hotel room would raise €12 million.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
The Irish Planning Institute has said people are entitled to object to developments in their neighbourhood if the plans are “not in keeping with an area”. Yesterday, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said there is far too much “tolerance” of people objecting to housing based on the “character” of the area. He announced a taskforce to investigate how the State can speed up infrastructure projects and boost the country’s housing stock.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Rory McIlroy's mental health coach has weighed in on his Masters win and described it as “awesome” to see how his performance improved as the tournament went on. On Sunday, the Northern Irish golfer secured victory at the Augusta National in a nail biting final round. On Newstalk Breakfast, mental health coach Bob Rotella, author of Make Your Next Shot Your Best Shot, said his win was never certain.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Gas Networks Ireland has said they will wait and see if gas prices rise as a result of the uncertainty over world trade. Gas provided more electricity than wind energy last month as variable weather conditions had an impact on renewable generation efforts. Last year, the US was the largest supplier of LNG to the EU, accounting for almost 45% of total LNG imports at an approximate market value of €20 billion. Edwina Nyhan from Gas Networks said there are a lot of unknowns in the sector right now.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Lunchtime Live Shane Higgins, Master of the National Maternity Hospital said a couple should contact their GP after 12 months of trying for a baby. What exactly will a doctor do if you have been unable to get pregnant? On Lunchtime Live, Professor Shane Higgins, Master of the National Maternity Hospital said a couple should contact their GP after 12 months of trying for a baby. “They [will be] checking that you are ovulating every month,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A former CEO of Barnardos has said he “cannot understand” how the authors of the ‘Grace’ report came to the conclusion that they did. The €13 million investigation into the care ‘Grace’ received at a foster home between 1989 and 2009 found there was no evidence of sexual or emotional abuse. It did, however, conclude that ‘Grace’, who is non-verbal and has intellectual and physical disabilities, was the victim of neglect.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
Is denigrating someone’s opinion or experience because they are ‘straight, white man’ ever acceptable? Last week, the Irish Times published an article with the headline Sorry if my heart doesn’t bleed for straight white men at work on the issue of paternity leave. Some believe that it is perfectly acceptable to point out that the lives of straight, white men are in certain ways easier because they generally do not experience homophobia, racism or sexism.
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1 week ago | 
newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson
A new town in North County Dublin could house around 15,000 people. Dublin City Council has published a plan to build a substantial number of homes in an area in between Glasnevin, Cabra and Finglas. The town of Baile Bogáin/Ballyboggan would see 6,000 new homes built on the site and Adjunct Associate Professor of Town Planning at UCD Tom Phillips described it as “positive overall”.
