Tomorrow marks the beginning of Bereaved Children's Awareness Week which aims to give voice to children who have lost a loved one. To discuss the importance of this event, Susan Keogh was joined by Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died in 2017. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

More positive news on the prospect for the different candidates getting approved and starting to be distributed. The latest news was the FDA in the US announced that it has scheduled a meeting for December 10th to discuss the request for emergency use authorization from the Pfizer and BioNTech Vaccine. Also news of progress on the EU and UK side... So with more results of further vaccine trials expected to be announced over the coming weeks, where do we actually stand right  now? Cliona O’Farrelly, Professor of Comparative Immunology at Trinity College Dublin and Roger Highfield, Science Director at the London Science Museum both joined Susan Keogh Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Fake History on the small and big screen - from Royals in The Crown to Bloody Sunday in the film Michael Collins, as today marks the centenary of Bloody Sunday, which is regarded as one of the pivotal moments in the Irish War of Independence. The events of that day were captured in the 1996 ‘Michael Collins’ movie starring Liam Neeson and one of the scenes that people recall is the football match at Croke Park where British forces opened fire on civilians. Susan Keogh was joined by Mick O’Keeffe, CEO of Teneo in Ireland and Former GAA Player as well as Screentime presenter John Fardy to discuss this further.  Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This week saw Ireland’s first conviction for coercive control by a trial when a jury convicted a 52 year old Dublin man under the 2018 Domestic Violence Act. But does this landmark case mark a change in Irish culture, and will it encourage more women suffering coercive control to come forward?  Susan Keogh was joined by Katie Dawson, barrister at law and a member of the Family Lawyers Association of Ireland.  Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.  

Helen O'Rahilly has taken Twitter by storm with her hilarious and heartwarming tweets about living with her 90-year-old aunt in lockdown. Those tweets have now been turned into a book, "The Stairlift Ascends". Helen joined Susan Keogh to explain how it all started and what to expect next. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This week Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, and Tanaiste, Leo Varadkar, both gave advice this week to people abroad saying not to book flights home for Chrstmas at the moment as this was deemed to be non-essential. But with just six weeks to go and confusion around the EU’s traffic light system, how are those affected by this news managing in an already stressful and anxious time?  Susan was joined by Jarlath Regan, comic and host of the Irishman Abroad Podcast to discuss. Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

There won't be many people in the country who haven't seen the latest SuperValu Christmas ad which would have melted even the coldest of hearts. To hear more about the creation of the ad and learn more more about the two stars Susan was joined by Cian Kearney who played Conor and Gerry Herbert who played his Grandad. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

The Northern Ireland Health Minister has warned that lifting Covid-19 restrictions is a gamble and a risk, and won’t be enough to drive down the number of infections. On Thursday Ministers agreed to a one week extension of the current lockdown restrictions which are in place - followed by a phased reopening of the hospitality sector. Former Deputy First Minister and SDLP Leader, Mark Durkan, joined Susan to talk about whether this is the right approach and discuss the renewed talk of a United Ireland approach to tackling Covid-19. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Dr Nuala O’Connor, GP in Cork and ICGP Lead Advisor joined Susan Keogh to discuss the decline in Covid cases, what needs to be done to maintain the good prospects and what to expect going forward.  Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Joe Biden has been elected 46th president of the United States of America and Kamala Harris is the first woman and the first person of colour to take the vice-president office after a dramatic election week. Susan Keogh was joined by former CNN correspondent Gina London to discuss this historical moment and what it means to the world. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.