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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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  • Last-minute present ideas with Esther McCarthy

    Last-minute present ideas with Esther McCarthy
    Dec 24 2025

    A classic Christmas tale... thoughts about getting presents for our loved ones go from ‘I have plenty of time’ to ‘Oh no’ in the blink of an eye.

    But how do we course correct now that the damage has been done and the time lost?

    Lifestyle Editor and Saturday Weekend Magazine Columnist with The Irish Examiner, Esther McCarthy joined us on Newstalk Breakfast to present thoughtful last-minute gifts that just might save your Christmas...

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    8 mins
  • Santa Clause is coming to town! But when will he enter Irish Air space?

    Santa Clause is coming to town! But when will he enter Irish Air space?
    Dec 24 2025

    Tomorrow, boys and girls will find gifts under the tree as Santa delivers presents across the world. But has he been cleared to enter Irish airspace, and where is he now?

    Aisling Duff is an Air Traffic Controller with AirNav, and joined Jonathan Healy on the show.
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    4 mins
  • A Christmas miracle as the judicial review into the Metrolink is dropped

    A Christmas miracle as the judicial review into the Metrolink is dropped
    Dec 24 2025

    A judicial review of the Metrolink project has been withdrawn in what Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has called "an early Christmas present".

    Paul Hosford, Acting Political Editor of the Irish Examiner, joined us on the show this morning.
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    6 mins
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