Newstalk

Newstalk

Newstalk, previously known as NewsTalk 106, is an independent radio station based in Ireland. It is run by News 106 Limited, which is a part of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp. The station operates under a broadcasting agreement with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

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English
Radio

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82
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Global

#72031

Ireland

#267

News and Media

#38

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson

    A Social Democrats TD has launched an impassioned plea, urging Ministers not to delay the introduction of health warnings on alcohol. Two years ago, then-Health Minister Stepehen Donnelly signed the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023, which requires alcohol sold in Ireland to contain a health warning.

  • 1 week ago | newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson

    Looming cuts to solar grants are 'not in the interests of climate targets', the industry has claimed. Currently, people in Ireland installing solar panels receive a grant of up to €1,800 from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). As the cost of solar technology declines, the Government has signalled the grant will be reduced accordingly. On Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam, Solar Ireland CEO Ronan Power said he hopes Ministers can be persuaded to change their minds.

  • 1 week ago | newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson

    The hot weather is expected to last until Sunday, Met Éireann has confirmed. Over the past couple of days, Ireland has sizzled in unusually warm weather and Met Éireann confirmed that today will be a “fairly hot day” once again. “Mount Dillon [in Roscommon] could likely get an even hotter day than yesterday,” Met Éireann meteorologist Brandon Creagh told Newstalk Breakfast.  “Temperatures forecast up to 28 or 29°C possible for some parts over the northern half of the country.

  • 1 week ago | newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson

    The ‘dodgy box’ phenomenon will soon “come down like a house of cards”, Jess Kelly has predicted. The Data Protection Commission has warned users that it is working with Sky on how to use data to crack down on those using the devices to avoid paying for subscriptions at the market rate. Some estimates put the number of dodgy boxes in Ireland at 400,000 and the entertainment industry fears illegal streaming is costing them millions in revenue.

  • 1 week ago | newstalk.com | James WIlson |James Wilson

    Is the ‘manopause’ real? For years, some men have described themselves as going through a ‘manopause’ when their bodies and emotions change gradually with age. Although it is not an official condition, Trinity Professor Luke O’Neill said it is certainly true that men undergo hormonal changes as they get older. “As men age, their testosterone does drop - it’s 1% a year,” he explained on The Pat Kenny Show. “Unlike in a woman where you get a massive plummet of oestrogen.