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Losing a wedding ring is a fear many of us have  and it became a reality for one couple just a month after saying I do.  Newlywed Owen Mooney of Athboy, Co Meath noticed his ring had come off after a trip to the local recycling centre.  Owen and his wife Caoimhe joined us on the show to tell us how some kind people helped them find their precious ring.
 
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It’s day 22 of Newstalk’s 100daysofwalking supported by the Applegreen Rewards App, you can find the community by following @ntbreakfast on Twitter and using the ‘100 days of walking’ hashtag..  Each week we’re going to check in with some of our dedicated walkers.  This week we heard from Dominick Gaughan. He told us why he decided to take part and how his dog Tara barks everytime he mentions 100 days of walking.
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The Covid-19 situation in Irish hospitals is at the "highest level of concern" since the pandemic began. That’s according to Paul Reid, Chief Executive of the HSE and he joined us on the show this morning.
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A new 248 jobs are to be created in Ireland’s local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country. Eamon Ryan Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport made the announcement and he joined us on the show and also discussed covid restrictions.
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This week, the streaming service announced they now have, WAIT FOR IT, more than 200 million subscribers globally. So is it worth the cash or is there too much dross among their 5,000 titles.  John Fardy, Presenter of ‘Screentime’ on Newstalk joined Shane on the show this morning and gave his take on Netflix and also had some title recommendations to watch.
 
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A bitterly cold weekend is in store this weekend with temperatures set to hit -4 degrees Celsius.  With the latest we heard from  Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.
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