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The battle against misinformation online continues and social media company TikTok says it will now add labels to content to help inform its users.  Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly brings us more detail on this.
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“Urgent action is required from Government if Ireland is to meet its 2030 electricity  capacity targets”. That's the call from The Climate Change Advisory Council today and its Chair, Marie Donnell who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Organisers of the upcoming Paris Olympics have announced 60% of the food served to the public will be meat-free in a bid to reduce the event’s carbon footprint.  Should we introduce a quota that makes all menus provide a plant-based option to help the environment?  
 We discuss with Ciara Brennan, vegan and owner of the Happy Food at Home and Sean Lavery, Chair of the Limerick branch of the Irish Farmer’s Association.

A memo will be brought to cabinet on Tuesday which could see further cuts to migrant’s payments. In March payments to Ukrainian refugees were cut from €220 per week to €38.80. To discuss further Ciara spoke to Fine Gael TD for Kildare, Bernard Durkan.

Becoming a parent brings enormous responsibility and a new sense of identity, but does it also bring a sense of loneliness?  As early year staples like play dates end and your child becomes more independent, what can be done to offset the feeling of no longer being needed?   
To discuss further we spoke to Leslie Shoemaker is a counselling psychologist and lecturer in TU Dublin.

A councillor and her husband are still recovering after being violently attacked last week whilst hanging election posters. Speaking to Ciara this morning was Tania Doyle, Independent candidate running for Ongar on Fingal County council.