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Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin 'puts their hands up' over Irish communities 'not hearing enough' from the party in the past over immigration concerns. Talking to Anton Savage, the Sinn Féin leader said that: 'We have to have a conversation about migration that is respectful' and 'unmistakably anti-racist'. Deputy McDonald also said there has to be a system in place that 'has a very clear rulebook'. 🎧Listen back to the full interview on the GoLoud app now.
NewstalkFM450,610 views • 1 month ago
"You might be lucky to have a few hundred euro left over by the time everything is accounted for. And that's the best case scenario". Irish Independent columnist Michael Houghton tells Claire Byrne that being a landlord in Ireland isn't as lucrative as it's made out to be, and that €10,000 can be spent each time a tenant moves out. 📻Listen back to the full podcast now on the GoLoud app.
NewstalkFM125,929 views • 15 days ago
The full details of Sunday morning's M9 crash are still to emerge, however, it has been confirmed that five teenagers in a BMW, who were going southbound on a northbound carriage, have all died, while the three women and a child in the second car are all in hospital with serious injuries. "Initially it was thought there were only four teenagers in the BMW, and that it was only later that a fifth body was found, which just really illustrates just the pure, just the horrific carnage of this." Neil Michael, reporter with the Irish Examiner, joined Anton on Newstalk Breakfast this morning to give us the latest with the M9 crash story. 📻For more, listen back to the full conversation on the GoLoud app, and tune in to Newstalk for the latest updates.
NewstalkFM366,777 views • 2 months ago
'Girls today are not only raised to be good girls, they have to be perfect in every way. They have to be the boss babe, the hustle queen, the trad wife, the good wife, the clean girl, the gym girl. She's been given so many archetypes'. Dr Shefali joins Claire Byrne to talk about 'conscious parenting', and how we should be raising girls to be 'heard, not good', and to remind boys that masculinity can be beautiful, not toxic. 🎧Listen back to the full conversation on the GoLoud App now.
NewstalkFM34,624 views • 7 days ago
A Nathan Carter gig, which was due to be performed in a church in Roscommon, has been cancelled by the parish priest - which Claire Byrne suspects is down to the involvement of "hip shaking" 👀 The 'Wagon Wheel' singer was due to play in St Joseph's Church in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, this December, however the new parish priest didn't like the look of the concert, so pulled the plug with the bishop's backing.
NewstalkFM73,838 views • 17 days ago
With TikTok refusing to go before the Oireachtas, is it time for a ban to be considered at EU level? TikTok have said they will not appear before the Oireachtas to talk about people posting videos of themselves driving down the wrong way of the motorway - now coined as 'TikTok joyriding'. A TikTok spokesperson said they have declined the Oireachtas invite because of the ongoing M9 crash garda investigation; a Coimisiún na Meán review, and because they were the only platform invited to attend. Barry Andrews MEP, Chair of the Development Committee, and Fianna Fáil TD, tells us more.
NewstalkFM206,580 views • 2 months ago
'It's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen.' Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has started a petition against RTE’s Eurovision night programming, after it was announced they would be airing My Lovely Horse, the Eurovision themed episode of the sitcom. He debates RTE's decision not to broadcast the Eurovision, and for Ireland to not compete, with Shane Coleman on The Hard Shoulder.
NewstalkFM380,735 views • 5 months ago
Talking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Tánaiste Simon Harris said "a significant line has been crossed" in relation to Michael O'Leary calling his competitors “high-fare rapists”. Also, in response to Trump's Ireland visit, the Fine Gael leader said it is "more important to turn up when there are points of disagreement". 🎧Listen to the interview in full on the GoLoud app now.
NewstalkFM108,342 views • 1 month ago
"There isn't a single person in Ireland that would thank me for taking this hospital at anything less than the agreed contractual standard" - Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says that contractual failures are the reason why we still do not have a date for the opening of the National Children's Hospital. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast, Minister Carroll MacNeill also told us about that green light given to the National Maternity Hospital, a €1.86 billion project due to be completed in 2033, saying: "I want women to know how seriously we take their health".
NewstalkFM20,453 views • 8 days ago
Immigrants will be required to have lived in Ireland for eight years before they can apply for Irish citizenship, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed. The new rule will form part of a package of measures that will toughen up the migration system and make Irish citizenship notably harder to obtain than it is at present. Andrea Gilligan spoke with people who have recently obtained Irish citizenship to find out their views on the proposed rules.
NewstalkFM98,775 views • 1 month ago
The Irish government are going up against the threat of the manosphere and tradwives. The government are rolling out a 5-year national strategy, specifically working on tackling "anti-gender equality movements" that could influence young men and women. Ellen Coyne, Political Correspondent and the Irish Times, brings us the latest.
NewstalkFM152,410 views • 2 months ago
'We have a problem with young men making poor choices on the roads, and one of the ways that you stop that is with guards... Why has it not been done before now?' 🚘The Government is considering new legislation that would make driving the wrong way up a road a standalone offence, in the wake of Sunday’s crash near Moone, in County Kildare. 🚔There are now increased calls for more gardaí on the roads, with the Garda Representative Association also calling for legislation that would clarify when gardaí can engage in pursuit driving.
NewstalkFM104,815 views • 2 months ago
"There's something wrong when 70% of all speed fines issued in the country are issued from these two cameras, 74,542 fines, reaping €11.9 million." 🚘Two static speed cameras are accounting for 70% of all fines issued by static cameras nationwide. 📍The two cameras are based on the N25 at Glenmore, Co Kilkenny, and on the N80 in Co Carlow, and have amounted to just under €12 million in penalties paid since May of last year. 🎙️Joining Claire Byrne to discuss, George Lawlor, Labour Wexford TD, and Dave Humphreys of
NewstalkFM47,922 views • 1 month ago