Newstalk Weekend

One of the things that is becoming an issue particularly in the capital in recent times is the difficulty people are finding in getting home. The general issue of taxi shortages in Ireland is the area Anton focused on this morning. He was joined by the General Manager of Free Now Niall Carson and Newstalk's Reporter Josh Crosbie, who braved Dublin's street last night in search of people looking for a taxi. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Demand For Taxis In Dublin

Joining Anton to give some of her expert medical advice is Dr. Eleanor Galvin.

Dara Ó Briain is in Dublin this weekend for his gigs in Vicar Street but if you didn't manage to get a ticket this time around, fret not, as he’ll also be back in Cork, Castlebar, and Derry later this year. He stopped by to have a chat with Anton fresh from the stage last night. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Look ahead to the French Presidential elections taking place this weekend.

Today is World Record Store Day! Inaugurated in 2007, World Record Store Day celebrates the culture of the independently owned record store and so for the day that's in it, Henry McKean popped into a couple of record stores to chat to some store owners about the resurgence in vinyl in recent years. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Motoring Journalist Geraldine Herbert on the future of self-driving cars

New Powers Set to be Granted to Local Authorities to House Ukrainian Refugees

Nina Conti on her life preforming Ventriloquism

Robert Collins and Kevin O’Farrell on their journey to row across the Atlantic

Ireland's Forgotten Families

Joining Anton to give some of her expert parenting advice is Dr. Mary O’Kane, Lecturer in Psychology and Early Childhood Education . Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

The world-renowned Irish Memory Orchestra is set to perform in Galway this evening alongside talented young blind, visually impaired and full-sighted musicians from all around Ireland. To talk to Anton about the performance is violinist, violist, singer, and orchestra leader, Niamh Varian-Barry. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Former President Mary McAleese joined Anton to discuss the pervasive issue of homophobia in Ireland, how she balances her fascination with the church and faith with her vocal criticism of the institution itself, as well as her new book 'The 17 Irish Martyrs'. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Former Garda Commissioner, and most recently UN Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security, Nóirín O ’Sullivan, joined Anton to discuss the years-long Garda effort to bring the Kinahan Gang to justice as well as the Government's decision to use Gardaí instead of military special forces to accompany Minister Simon Coveney on his recent trip to Ukraine. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Each week on the show Anton kickstarts the weekend with a familiar - or not so familiar face - but we also want to hear about what you are up to this weekend. Text 53106, texts cost 30 cents. This weekend Anton spoke to novelist & playwright, Amanda Brunker. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Following the murders of two gay men in Sligo, Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, the LGBTQ+ community has been arranging vigils to take place across the country over the weekend. Virgin Media Television news reporter Paul Quinn & James O’Hagan, LGBT Ireland’s Champions Training Programme Coordinator joined Anton to discuss the impact the murder of both men has had on the LGBT community and to discuss the issue of homophobia in Ireland as a whole. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or 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'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Diarmuid Gavin

The Mysterious Disappearance of Paddy Moriarty

20 Years of Newstalk: Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

Kickstart Your Weekend: Tadhg Hickey

Séan Moncrieff Talks Moncrieff

Ask the expert: Barbecuing

The World Health Organisation said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this summer and called on countries to monitor the spread as cases tripled in the past month. Margaret Harris, spokesperson for the World Health Organisation, and Professor Jack Lambert, consultant in infectious diseases at the Mater and Rotunda Hospitals in Dublin join Anton to discuss.