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Happy Birthday to Brown Thomas!  Today the iconic Grafton Street store will celebrate its 175th anniversary celebration. Noel Cunningham, Ambassador for Harvey's Point Donegal joined us on the show to chat about this iconic store.

Later this year, the Government plans to put your driving licence on your phone. But should we be concerned about this move? We discuss this with Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor, Irish Independent.

Today marks 50 years since the Dublin-Monaghan Bombing that claimed the lives of 34 people, including one unborn baby. We speak to Former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.

Asylum seekers are to be housed in tents at Thornton Hall “in the near future”, the Department of Integration has said. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast to discuss was Niall Boylan, Independent Ireland Candidate for the European election in the Dublin constituency and Alan Farrell, Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party.

Taoiseach Simon Harris recently asked The Low Pay Commission not look at the minimum wage “in isolation” when making its recommendation in July.  
Is this signaling a government U-Turn in delivering its promised national living wage? Joining Shane to discuss Owen Reidy, General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Tony Foley, Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics with the DCU Business School.

The GAA has launched a match ticket assistant helpline for those having difficulty buying tickets using their online system.   
 Is this enough, or is it time to start accepting cash at the turnstiles again? We discussed with Cllr Sarah O’ Reilly is an Aontú local election candidate for Cavan County Council.