Sleepovers are ‘heaven for kids and hell for parents’ That’s the view of Dr Malie Coyne, Clinical Psychologist and Author of ‘ Love In Love Out’ who joins me now.  Malie explains why is it a difficult thing for parents to navigate sleepovers with their kids.

An Post was forced to stop TV licence inspections and offer “resilience” ­training to staff because of public anger over the RTÉ payments scandal. A spokesperson said increased hostility, mainly in the form of verbal abuse, led them to take this action to protect its workers.   We get reaction from Brid Smith, People Before Profit TD.

One person dying every day due to alcohol-related liver disease that's according to the latest alcohol overview from the Health Research Board    We get reaction from Dr. Sheila Gilheany, CEO at Alcohol Action Ireland.  

“The government is openly at war with its own people” that’s what John McGuirk, Editor of Gript Media says.  John along with Emma deSouza, writer and commentator, is also on the line, spoke to Newstalk Breakfast.

Almost 3,400 apprentices dropped out of apprenticeships last year.  That’s despite the Department of Further Education aiming to entice 10,000 new apprentices each year.    Speaking to Ciara this morning was General Secretary, Connect Trade Union, Paddy Kavanagh.

Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier – so says Stuart Heritage, author of Bald: How I slowly learned to not hate having No Hair(And you can too). Stuart joined Newstalk Breakfast this morning. 

Sinn Fein have introduced legislation to establish a Commission on the Future of the Family Farm in hopes that it will allow farms to “thrive over the rest of this century and beyond”.    Speaking to Ciara this morning was Claire Kerrane, TD for Roscommon Galway and Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Agriculture.

The U.S have revealed that they will be hitting Iran with new sanctions in retaliation for their unprecedented attack on Israel.   However, Seyed Mohammad Marandi,  Professor of English Literature and Orientalism in University of Tehran says these sanctions will have no effect on his country. He explained why to Shane this morning,

A new report from the Restaurant Association of Ireland claims restaurant closures since January could come at a cost of €288m   We get reaction from Paul Treyvaud, Owner of Treyvaud's Restaurant in Killarney. 

Dating apps have had a profound impact on the love lives of a generation and can be as addictive as gambling. So said UK based psychologist and addiction expert Dr Ree Langham.  For more on this Shane spoke to Jennifer Haskins, Relationship Expert from Two’s Company.

A one-day summit is taking place today which brings housebuilders, property developers and policymakers together for discussions on how the delivery of homes can be accelerated.  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Michael O’Flynn, Chairman and CEO, O’Flynn Group who is one of the speakers.

Israel has vowed to respond to Iran's attack on Saturday and is considering its next steps, the country's army chief says   Shane was joined on the show by Chargé d’affaires of the Iranian Embassy to Ireland, Dr Kazem Sharif Kazemi.

Livestock farming ranks with the fossil fuel industry as one of the two most destructive industries on Earth, but we apply entirely different standards to it.   So wrote Environmental Activist George Monbiot in the Guardian who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast along with Denis Drennan, President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association.

A report today from the National Youth Council found that today’s 18-29 year olds believe they are worse off than their parents generation    We asked Sarah McGuinness, Assistant News Editor at the Business Post does she agree with this?

The European commission will hold a Road Safety conference at the RDS in Dublin today.  As a group representing driving instructors in Ireland, will highlight the ongoing dangerous practice of unsupervised learner drivers   Speaking to Shane this morning was Dominic Brophy, Director of Professional Driving Instructors Association.

Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s attack despite calls for restraint. We get the latest on the situation with Alistair Bunkall, Sky’s Middle East Correspondent. 

Electric car owners without driveways  could be breaking planning rules if they try to erect new overhead charging “arms” outside their homes.    We discuss this with Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator.

Apple’s bid to dismiss an almost 1-billion-dollar lawsuit was rejected on Friday.   Elaine Burke, Host of For Tech's Sake explained what does this mean for the tech giant.

Iran’s attack on Israel was a 'declaration of war', according to Israeli president Isaac Herzog. We speak to Sean Bell, Former Fighter pilot and now Military Analyst.

Large increases in healthcare funding and staffing has not been matched by a similar level of rising activity in hospitals that’s according to a new report    Martin Wall, Irish Times Correspondent brings us the findings.