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Newstalk Breakfast brings you all the news you need to set you up for the day – from politics, business, sport, entertainment and everything in between. Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have all the stories that matter, every weekday from 7-9AM.

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Episodes
  • National Ploughing Championships begins today!

    National Ploughing Championships begins today!
    Sep 16 2025

    Europe’s largest outdoor event, the National Ploughing Championships, begins today in Tullamore. The event is expected to attract a crowd of 300,000 to the site in Offaly.

    So, what can we expect over the coming days? We spoke to Anna-Marie McHugh, Assistant Managing Director of the National Ploughing Championships,
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    4 mins
  • An Taoiseach Micheál Martin live from the Fianna Fáil think-in

    An Taoiseach Micheál Martin live from the Fianna Fáil think-in
    Sep 16 2025

    Taoiseach Micheál Martin at a Fianna Fáil think-in in Cork and Ciara spoke to An Taoiseach on a variety of topics including the current presidential race.
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    19 mins
  • The Social Democrats has said it has no plans to suspend Eoin Hayes

    The Social Democrats has said it has no plans to suspend Eoin Hayes
    Sep 16 2025

    The Social Democrats has said it has no plans to suspend Eoin Hayes for a second time after he was forced to apologise for wearing “brown makeup” on his face while dressing up as Barack Obama for Halloween 16 years ago.

    We discussed this further with Dr Lucy Michael, Director at Lucy Michael Research and Research Lead at The Irish Network Against Racism Former Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
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    8 mins
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