“By living their normal lives and socializing, younger people are actually helping protect the elderly because it means we will reach herd immunity sooner”
Harvard Professor
@MartinKulldorff
told
@BreakfastNT
lockdowns do more harm than good
#ListenBack
#Podcast
Scott Duggan has been projecting classic movies to the side of a house on his Cork road to help cocooning neighbours combat the isolation blues.
Scott joins us as does 80-year-old Anne who happily watched with a tipple to hand
#BKNT
#Poll
#BKNT
NPHET is to consider mandatory vaccination with a new paper being prepared by the Department of Health on the legal and ethical implications of such a measure.
Would you support mandatory vaccinations?
"I refer to this place as Ireland, all of it. This is our homeland, our island. The state is called Ireland"
@MaryLouMcDonald
answers Shane Coleman's question as to whether she will refer to the country as the Republic of Ireland should she become leader at the next election
"It is really, pretty vicious on Twitter."
Irish politicians avoid discussing child gender identity issues for fear of online backlash.
@StellaOMalley3
#BKNT
COMING UP: France and Canada are rewarding immigrants working on their covid frontlines with citizenship and permanent residency.
With migrants making up 26% of essential workers here in Ireland, is it time we do the same?
@ivanabacik
"This was the head of Government - had a civil servant acted this way they would have been sacked"
@MaryLouMcDonald
calling for Leo Varadkar to resign over GP contract leak on
@NTBreakfast
this morning
#BKNT
#TuneIn
Nearly half of the Irish public does not trust the Government to be honest or to tell the truth, according to a new study carried out by UCD. What's your opinion on that?
"This is going to be transformative for Dublin."
The removal of two lanes of College Green traffic from next year is a ‘step in the right direction.’
@JanetPHorner
#BKNT
.
@fiannafailparty
leader
@MichealMartinTD
says Leo Varadkar's comments on doctors and nurses working at Christmas are an 'outrageous cynical ploy.' He spoke to Shane this morning
'It's particularly menacing for people with mobility issues.'
@PedestrianLK
says Ireland needs to crack down on drivers who park up on pavements.
#BKNT
COMING UP: A referendum on Irish unity is a very real prospect within the next short number of years’ and ‘A United Ireland is within our grasp’. That’s according to Michelle O’Neill, Deputy Leader of
@sinnfeinireland
who joins us next
@moneillsf
#BKNT
'It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever,'
The Department of Health says that restaurant toilets are riskier than hotel toilets but Ciara Kelly and Vincent Wall disagree - what do you think?
@NewstalkFM
"There's just nowhere for the dogs to go."
Overcrowding in Ireland’s dog pounds and shelters is the “worst we’ve seen in a decade” - Senator
@LNBDublin
.
#BKNT
#BreakfastBriefing
Hello Limerick!
We want to hear from you!
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What does Limerick have to offer?
#BuyLocal
#BKNT
Big day for us
@BreakfastNT
tomorrow. A new school year and a new presenting team! We are delighted to welcome
@ciarakellydoc
on board as she takes the reigns next to Shane.
Be sure to tune in tomorrow and every weekday morning from 7 on
@NewstalkFM
!
#bknt
#Poll
Members of the LGBTQI+ community and their allies will stage a kissing protest at the Dáil today in demand of hate crime legislation.
@KeithMillsD7
doesn't think we need it, while
@Fiona_Kildare
is in favour.
What do you think - does Ireland need hate crime laws?
A massive thank you to all our new (and old!) listeners who have tuned in to help
@breakfastnt
reach a record high audience! We now have 128k listeners every day, up 7k in the last 3 month according to the
#jnlr
listenership figures 📻
#chooseradio
#OnAirNow
Minister for Foreign Affairs
@simoncoveney
says Ireland has agreed to waive visas for 45 citizens escaping Afghanistan.
The country has already agreed to take another 100-150 - prioritising human rights workers, media workers and women and girls
#TuneIn
for more
#POLL
The Oireachtas Good Friday agreement committee are meeting today to discuss whether citizens in the North should have voting rights in our Presidential elections.
What do you think? Should we allow Irish citizens in the north vote in our Presidential elections?
#BKNT
#ICYMI
Dublin’s College Green looks set to be pedestrianised with car restrictions throughout parts of the city for up to 18 months
@BreakfastNT
spoke to Louise Williams, Vice Chair of
@dublincycling
for more details
#BKNT
📻On Air🏦
"Our Hospitals are not the first line of defense - they are the last line...it is more effective if we stop this in our community. Our curve is still rising, we need to flatten the curve" -
@ProfPayEquality
#BKNT
#POLL
Earlier
@BreakfastNT
spoke to
@GramsdB
Director of 'Help not Harm' who believes a future Citizens Assembly on drugs should examine safely regulating drugs (like cannabis) including potential taxation of them to help pay for public services.
Should we legalize cannabis?
'The DUP are on the wrong side of this...this isn't a green or orange issue' -
@MaryLouMcDonald
on the stance taken by
@duponline
on leaked
#Brexit
border deal which they have scuppered
#BKNT
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has claimed Irish unity is now within “touching distance” as she hailed the significance of her party assuming the role of Stormont first minister for the first time.
Do you support a 'united Ireland'?
(We'll be discussing further after 8am)
"Our tourism industry is going to be devastated. We need UK and EU visitors in Dublin because the staycationers are holidaying outside of Dublin"
Michael O'Leary of
@Ryanair
is talking international travel and tourism on
@NewstalkFM
#TuneIn
now for more
#BKNT
We'd love to know your thoughts - is it time to change how we report on Covid-19? Is the current way scaremongering the public or does it help to increase adherence to guidelines?
Let us know in the comments.
#BKNT
We are thrilled to reach an all time high in listenership! Thank you to everyone who tunes in each morning, we appreciate your company.
We're back tomorrow morning at 7am so don't miss out!
#BKNT
#JNLR
#ONAIRNOW
"Mandatory Hotel Quarantine is completely useless - we are saying Ireland is closed for business"
@Ryanair
's Michael O'Leary is speaking to us on
@NewstalkFM
#TuneIn
now for more
Dublin has it's latest new sculpture which stands outside City Hall on Dame Street. Sculptor Alan Phelan is speaking to Ciara now. What do you think?
#bknt
"Our small, homely, lovely school was suddenly at the centre of the biggest news story of the year."
Our Shane Coleman has been out of the office for over a week cause his family has been in self-isolation.
#coronavirus
#bknt
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@NewstalkFM
#podcast
France and Canada are rewarding immigrants working on their covid frontlines with citizenship and permanent residency.
With migrants making up 26% of essential workers here in Ireland, is it time we do the same?
@ivanabacik
#BKNT
“It’s certainly a step in the right direction.”
Ireland’s largest investment in defence since WWII is “not enough,” Independent TD
@BerryCathal
tells
#BKNT
Who’s with us for Day 1 of
#100DaysOfWalking
tomorrow? No need to sign up, just get out there and do it! Join us and Ciara Kelly and let us know how you’re getting on. Let’s do this 💪
'it all ends up in the river or in the sea.'
The ‘throwaway plastic tat’ many Irish households are buying to celebrate Halloween is destroying the environment.
@Think_Or_Swim
#BKNT
Status RED warning has been issued by Met Eireann for counties Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow, and Meath valid from 5am this morning until noon tomorrow
#BKNT
Dublin is failing Northern Ireland when it comes to political representation. That’s according to
@EmmandJDeSouza
who will be joining us after 8am.
Would you be in favour of reserving three seats in the Seanad for nominated representatives from Northern Ireland?
Hello Galway!
We want to hear from you!
Had a unique & amazing shopping/eating experience in Galway? Could be a market or a pop up shop/restaurant! We want to hear from you! Comment below with you suggestions
What does Galway have to offer?
#BuyLocal
#BKNT
.
@MaryLouMcDonald
reacting to Shane's question speculation over the future of Gerry Adams leadership: "Why don't you come along for yourself Shane and find out first hand"
#bknt
Sandycove resident Cathy McGovern commissioned this piece of art on her home but the local council have ordered her to remove it. What do you make of the decision?
#ntbk
🔊
#ICYMI
"Overwhelmed, extremely proud and delighted"
That was Ireland's first female Navy Commander Roberta O'Brien talking to
@susankeoghnews
about her new appointment
Listen HERE
#BKNT