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'The System has collapsed and is gone' Public Child Dentistry Crisis
Some school children have to wait until secondary school for their first dental check due to backlogs for public routine dental services. Many parents are thus being forced to go private for their children's dental care needs, causing significant financial pressure.To discuss the crisis and its implications, Andrea was joined by parents Sarah and Shona and owner of Redmond Dental Care in Sutton, Dublin Keith Redmond.
'It's back big time' What is a Black Tie Event?
The entire Irish Radio industry is getting suited and booted tonight for the IMRO awards. With it being a Black Tie event, Andrea was joined by Stylist Mandy Maher and Louis Copeland, owner of Louis Copeland & Sons to discuss the requirements for a black tie event and whether the dress code is as popular as it once was.
"Sharenting" The ethical dillemma of sharing images of our children online
With the rise of social media, many parents are sharing images and videos of their children leading to the phenomenon known as “sharington”. But in the French Parliament, a proposed bill that would make parents responsible for the privacy rights of their children who cannot consent to their images being shared is being debated. The bill also outlines how parents who look to financial benefit from sharington could face prosecution.To dicuss whether parents should face tougher restrictions when posting images of their children online, Andrea was joined by Today FM Presenter Alison Curtis, Author and writer Stefanie Preissner and listeners of the show.
Limerick shop owner 'wouldn't encourage' the public to intervene with shoplifters
Members of the public who witness shoplifters stealing from supermarkets should arrest them, even if they have to use force. That is according to Chris Philp, the UK Minister for Policing who claims that the police ‘can’t be everywhere’. He urged people in the UK to make citizen’s arrests to snare thieves and called on retailers to use security guards to step in where it is safe to do so. Andrea was joined by Shane Gleeson, Finbarr Filan, Law lecturer in University of Galway and Columnist with TheJournal.ie Larry Donnelly to discuss...
'It's closure' - Should children be brought to wakes?
A tweet from News Editor of the Irish Examiner Deirdre O’Shaughnessy has sparked off great conversation with the team here. She tweeted: “My husband has brought our two kids to a removal this evening and our Ukrainian friends are aghast” Is it just a very Irish thing, to bring children to a wake? Or is it a good thing? It’s one of the things us Irish pride ourselves on, doing death well. Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...
Listener email: 'Men don't want to date women over 30'
One listener, Jerry, emailed Lunchtime Live about something he wanted to raise following an item on the show.Jerry writes: “However, the main point of this e-mail is to emphasize the hard truth that men don't want to date women over 30. Men very picky on age preference because men of nearly all ages prefer women in their early 20's (and scientific evidence has recently confirmed this). Women are valued for their beauty which usually goes rapidly downhill after Age 25. So a man looking for children will look to date a woman 5+ years younger than 30. A lot of men refuse to date a woman over Age 30 because women approaching Age 30 are looked on as "damaged goods". I believe there is a phrase "hitting the wall at 30" to describe this. A woman aged 30 has a lower fertility because by the time she turns 30, she has lost 90% of her egg reserve and her fertility is already in decline. On the other hand, men don't really have a biological clock so they have plenty of time on their side to find younger, more attractive women…Jerry goes on to touch on other ideas, and Andrea discussed the email with listeners…
'I don't think he should be allowed out' - Mother of Rachel Callaly fears Joe O'Reilly could soon be released
The mother of murder victim Rachel Callaly says she fears for the first time in her life that killer Joe O’Reilly could soon be released. Rachel's 19th anniversary took place yesterday, October 4. She said that the prospect of her daughter’s killer being released seems more possible now than ever before. Rose Callaly joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss...
'I had to give up my career' - Woman left unable to work due to endometriosis
Over the past week, women across Ireland have shared their experiences of living with endometriosis on Lunchtime Live. Do we need an awareness campaign? How can it be that people are only gaining understanding of a condition from listening to us? Andrea was joined by Fianna Fáil Senator and Health Spokesperson Lorraine Clifford Lee and Doireann Barrett, who suffers from endometriosis to discuss…Image: Doireann Barrett
E-scooters 'a danger' without legislation - Dundalk Councillor
The Road Safety Authority will hold their annual conference today – with the issue of e-scooters hitting the agenda. Do we need more regulation around them? Andrea Gilligan was joined by Fianna Fáil Councillor in Dundalk, Conor Keelan, Maria Diviney, co-founder of Luna Systems, a company that provides technology to make scooters safer, and other listeners to discuss...
‘A bit Irish’ - Man charged €107 for one week’s parking at Dublin Airport
When was the last time you tried to park at the airport? Some people are saying the cost of parking is prohibitive and is an enormous extra cost to going away for a weekend. So have you tried it recently? What was your experience? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...
How to navigate Whatsapp group chats: 'It's so overwhelming'
Love them or loath them, there’s no getting away from Whatsapp groups. Are you a fan? Or are you a mute and leave type of person? Writing in the Irish Independent today, Kirsty Blake Knox has rules for how to navigate the dreaded groups. Andrea Gilligan was joined by Kirsty Blake Knox and Stephanie Rohan from our newsroom to chat about this...
‘In Ireland, I was told I had IBS’ - Woman diagnosed with Stage 4 endometriosis in the UK
Last week singer songwriter RuthAnne spoke about her experience with endometriosis. Niamh, who heard RuthAnne, got in touch about her own experience...
‘My two kids were nearly knocked down’ - Calls for 30km/hr speed limits outside schools
Jason, a listener, got in touch with Lunchtime Live about an issue he wanted to raise. He is calling for a reduction in speed limits in school zones after an incident involving his own children. Andrea was joined by Jason, Rachel Harper, Principal of St Patrick's National School in Greystones and other listeners to discuss...
Ask the GP: 'Should I ask my doctor before taking viagra?'
Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by GP and lecturer, Dr Sumi Dunne to answer listeners health queries and questions...
'It's unfair': Woman ordered to remove bike storage from her garden
A man whose one-car family cycles as much as possible to minimise emissions in a city that aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 has been refused planning for a bike storage bin in front of his house — with planners saying it could set an “undesirable precedent” for similar development in the area. This also happened to Siobhan Kelly recently, and she joined Adrian Kennedy on Lunchtime Live to discuss...
‘I’ve nowhere to turn’ - Woman (62) living with chronic pain after spinal cord injury
We get a lot of letters and emails into the show with people outlining experiences that they’re living with. Frances, a listener, sent a Whatsapp about her situation she has found herself in living with chronic pain following a spinal chord injury.Frances joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss...
Cut-the-Cost: Here's the best way to save on your bin costs
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite across the country, Newstalk is here to help with a new online series highlighting the best ways to save on your bills.Cut-the-Cost will offer tips and advice on how to save on everything from energy and the weekly shop to modern essentials like broadband and phone contracts.Aoife Kearns, from our news team has done the hard work and sourced the best deals for your bins and waste costs...
'What they've achieved has been absolutely sensational': Do we celebrate U2 enough?
Social media has been full of videos and clips of U2 in Las Vegas over the weekend.The band opened their residency at Sphere in Las Vegas at the weekend, and by all accounts it was an unbelievable show. But do celebrate U2 enough in Ireland? Andrea was joined by Music journalist with the Mail on Sunday Danny McElhinney and other listeners to discuss...
Driving Test: 'Everyone should redo it every 10 years'
Thousands of people in Ireland are driving without ever taking a driving test. Up to 30,000 people are on their 3rd or subsequent provisional licence and have never sat a driving test. In some cases learners have been driving on Irish roads for over 30 years without ever holding a full licence. To get a third or subsequent learner permit, you must show proof that you’ve applied for a test. There is no legal requirement to actually sit a driving test before renewing your learner permit. So you can book the test, get the learner’s permit and then never bother sitting the test. Andrea was joined by Dominic Brophy, Driving instructor and Director of the Professional Driving Instructors Association and listeners to discuss...
Cancer survivor (72) 'watching her home fall down' around her from mica
72-year-old cancer survivor, Mary O’Regan is watching her house crumble around her due to mica and says she has nowhere to turn. She joined Adrian Kennedy on Lunchtime Live to discuss...
Next Taoiseach needs ‘strength of character to do what’s right for the country’
What do you want in a Taoiseach? According to a new Irish Times/Ipsos poll – Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald is the most popular choice for Taoiseach – but what makes a good Taoiseach? Adrian Kennedy was joined by listeners to discuss...
'Skeptics will continue to be skeptics': Do you believe in ghosts?
It turns out one of Ireland’s most famous newsreader’s Anne Doyle believes in ghosts! She’s written a new book - ‘Tales of the Otherworld: A Frightening Collection of Irish Ghost Stories’. She says she’s had an interest in the paranormal world from a young age and her biggest fear vampires! Adrian Kennedy was joined by Ann Massey McElroy, Paranormal Investigator and hauntings specialist and Kathleen Keane to discuss...
'Legalising it is naive': Should drugs be decriminalised?
Following the record breaking drug seizure in Cork this week, Tom in Leitrim got in with Lunchtime Live to discuss the legalisation of drugs in Ireland. Do we need to rethink our approach to drugs and legislation? Adrian Kennedy was joined by listeners to discuss...
Fiona Doyle: ‘I told my father I needed to see his coffin in the ground’
Fiona Doyle is a Rape survivor and campaigner. She was abused by her father Patrick O’Brien. Last week he passed away following a long illness. His funeral took place this week. Fiona joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live today...
'If it's not going to show up, tell us that' - Phantom buses disrupting people’s commutes
Sinn Fein TD Louise O’Reilly yesterday told the Dail that workers in her constituency are at risk of being sacked as they cannot get to work on time, because of the famous ‘disappearing buses’. Andrea was joined by listeners to hear about their experiences of phantom buses...
The Impact of Social Media on Young Girls
All week Newstalk have teamed up with The Shona Project to bring issues facing young girls in Ireland to light. Today we’re talking about managing social media and the expectations it can put on you. Andrea Gilligan was joined by Sarah Doyle from The Better Life Project and author of ‘Be Your Own Best Friend’ and other listeners to discuss...The Shona Project: Empowering and Inspiring the girls of Ireland
Unusual Phobias: 'We can have a fear of anything'
Kylie Minogue says she has a fear of hangers and she’s brought out her own range of coat hangers - £25 for 3! Simple wooden hangers with her name on them. But apparently this phobia is real, it’s called kremastraphobia. Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin Brendan Kelly joined Andrea to discuss...
'The nuclear option is on the table' - Gardaí vote for work-to-rule and strike day
Frontline Gardaí are to withdraw services and refuse to work overtime on key dates including Halloween and Budget Day as part of the worsening roster row. Both of these days require significant garda resources, largely reliant on overtime, to ensure there are sufficient numbers to police Dublin. The drastic measures mean the approximate 11,000 members of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) will effectively refuse to acknowledge the pre-pandemic roster that Commissioner Harris intends to revert to. Andrea was joined by Tara McManus, Assistant General Secretary of the Garda Representative Association and listeners to discuss...
Living on a boat: 'We have the freedom to move around'
Irish boat dwellers are set to be hit with huge fee hikes which they say will tear communities apart. Barry and Emma, who live on a boat joined Andrea to discuss...
Online gaming 'just another platform for bullies' to abuse
Nearly a fifth of children say it’s hard to stop playing video games. They’ve also said they stay up late gaming and aren’t getting enough sleep. Children have also said they get headaches and sore eyes and ears. The figures come from Barnardos, who surveryed children from third to sixth class. Are we taking online gaming seriously enough? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...
Sunday World turns 50
The Sunday World joined the Irish landscape in 1973. It was pitched as being ‘irreverent, campaigning, questioning and fun’. 50 years on, Andrea Gilligan was joined by Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor and Daragh Keany, Features Editor to look back at the impact the paper has made...
‘Surgery saved my life’: Singer RuthAnne on living with endometriosis
Singer RuthAnne posted a video on social media which has struck a chord with many women. She spoke about suffering a pain flare up due to endometriosis. Andrea was joined by RuthAnne and listener Ali to discuss...Image: X via @thisisruthanne
'Multiculturalism has really helped our country'
Suella Braverman, the UK Home Secretary, has called for a new international approach to granting asylum and changes to the 1951 refugee convention. She described uncontrolled and illegal migration is an "existential challenge for the political and cultural institutions of the West", Adding "uncontrolled immigration, inadequate integration, and a misguided dogma of multiculturalism have proven a toxic combination for Europe over the last few decades.Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss the impact of multiculturalism in Irish society...
‘It made me very uncomfortable’ - Woman’s experience of casual racism in café
Sally, a listener, emailed into the show about an experience of casual racism she had over the weekend.Sally joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to tell her what happened...
‘It’s so wholesome’ - What makes The Great British Bake Off so appealing?
The greatest baking competition on the planet returns this evening. The Great British Bake Off returns to screens on Channel 4 this evening, but what makes The Great British Bake Off so appealing?Andrea was joined by Paul Kelly, Pastry Chef: Merrion Hotel and Former Judge on The Great Irish Bake Off, Graham Herterich, The Cupcake Bloke and author of ‘Bake, Imelda McCarron, who was on the show in 2018 and Sarina Bellisimo, Entertainment Journalist to discuss…
Height shaming: ‘It got this idea in my head that I was a monster’
Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by Newstalk reporter Aoife Kearns to chat about an experience she had in which someone commented on her height and size. Broadcaster and author, Barbara Scully and journalist Yvonne Redmond also joined Andrea on the show…
‘We’re protesting for fair funding’: Childcare providers begin three-day strike
The Federation of Early Childhood Providers are currently gathered outside Leinster House in protest against what they say are low fees paid to them by the Government. Andrea was joined by childcare providers Hazel, Fiona and Averil to discuss...
Ask the GP with Dr Sumi Dunne
Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by GP and lecturer, Dr Sumi Dunne to answer listeners health queries and questions...
Mother who met with son's killer encourages other families to 'take that next step'
Luke O’Brien was the victim of a one-punch attack which saw him lose his life in 2017. His killer, Jack Hall Ellis was released from custody last year after serving three years and eight months of the five-year sentence he received. Luke O’Brien’s mother, Janet, made the decision to meet with her son’s killer as part of the Irish Probation Board’s restorative justice programme. Janet O’Brien joined Andrea to discuss...
Cut-the-Cost: Here's the best way to save on your phone bills
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite across the country, Newstalk is here to help with a new online series highlighting the best ways to save on your bills.Cut-the-Cost will offer tips and advice on how to save on everything from energy and the weekly shop to modern essentials like broadband and phone contracts.Aoife Kearns, from our news team has done the hard work and sourced the best deals for your calls, texts and mobile data...
Criteria for state funded IVF scheme 'very restrictive'
Today, state funded IVF will be introduced for the first time with eligible couples receiving one publicly funded cycle. The initiative has drawn praise and criticism alike, with some citing the limits placed on age and BMI. Will it have a meaningful impact? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...
Critcism of Irish fans singing Zombie song labelled 'overly politicised nonsense'
Was it inappropriate for Irish rugby fans to sing ‘Zombie’? As a lot of you no doubt would have heard over the weekend the sound of Ireland's rugby supporters singing The Cranberries song at the Stade de France on Saturday night, celebrating the team's World Cup win over South Africa. However, there was a backlash over the weekend as not everyone was happy with the song choice.Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...
'We can't get nurses': 12-year-old can’t leave hospital due to lack of home nursing staff
Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by mum Maggie Butler. Maggie has a son named Alex who is in Temple Street Children’s Hospital, but they're currently struggling in their attempts to get Alex home...
'Something will be done when something happens me': Homeless Wicklow man living in a woods
57-year-old Paul King, who suffered a heart attack in December, now finds himself homeless and living in the woods in County Wicklow. He joined Andrea to discuss his situation...
14 is the ‘correct time to introduce them to the gym’ - fitness expert
Should teenagers join the gym? In an Irish Independent article Mary McCarthy believes all gyms should open their doors to younger teenagers. But is it the right place for them? Does your teen go to gym? Or is your gym overrun with teens? Andrea was joined by Sarah Jayne Tobin, Content Editor with Evoke.ie, Shane Lynch from One Life Fitness and others to discuss...
'A voicenote is a great way of communicating'
'What is the deal with voice notes?' wonders Richard Hogan in the Irish Examiner this morning. Do we no longer care for conversation with people? Have voice notes replaced phone calls? Texting? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...
Assisted dying: 'The cultural change has an enormous knock on effect' - Tóibín
Yesterday on Lunchtime Live, Andrea spoke to Garreth about his wife Vicki’s story. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer and decided to avail of assisted dying in her home country Belgium. There was a huge reaction to Garreth’s interview, with many people giving their thoughts on assisted dying. Should assisted dying be permitted in Ireland? Andrea was joined by Aontú Leader, Peadar Tóibín TD, broadcaster and journalist Valerie Cox and other listeners to discuss...
'People have moved away from vanity to wellness': Dublin has a botox obsession
Apparently Dublin is the second biggest city in Europe for a botox obsession. This is according to a new survey by VIP Italia, second only to Amsterdam. Dubliners youth obsessed it seems, searching for it over a thousand times a month online. So what’s got us so hooked? Andrea was joined by Kerry Hanaphy, nurse and Owner of the Kerry Hanaphy Aestethic Clinic and listeners to discuss...
Leinster House protests: ‘It wasn't a protest, it was a mob'
Shocking scenes outside Leinster House yesterday as TDs and staff were unable to leave the grounds due to protestors. There’s videos circulating of Michael Healy Rae being jostled and harangued, verbal abuse being thrown at him. 13 people were arrested in connection with the protests. Where you there? What do you think of these kind of demonstrations? Andrea was joined by some of those who were in Leinster House yesterday including; patient advocate, Stephen Teap, Adrian Cummins and CEO of the Restaurant's Association. Cllr Jackie Healy-Rae, Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward, Joe O'Shea, Editor of CorkBeo and more listeners joined Andrea to discuss...
TV3 turns 25: 'It was really great fun' - Gráínne Seoige
Today marks 25 years since the launch of TV3. One of the stars that launched the station, Gráinne Seoige joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss her memories...