Lunchtime Live Highlights

Welcome to The Pod Squad!

We review podcasts every Tuesday so you always have something new to listen to.

Sarah-Jayne Tobin, Editor of rollercoaster.ie and Laura Donnelly from Newstalk’s Newsroom joined Andrea to review ‘Against All Odds: Chilean Mine Collapse’!

Haughton’s Pub in Kilmeaden in Waterford closed its doors 14 months ago, but thanks to a group of regulars, the bar has reopened, much to the delight of the local community!

Sean Lyons from Haughton’s Pub joins Andrea to discuss what happened.

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Election day voting has begun in the United States, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next President.

Harris has advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families, while Trump has vowed to seal the border and has proposed tax cuts worth trillions.

So, who will win? And when will we know?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Simon Marks, Chief Correspondent for Feature Story News in Washington DC. Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie and Chief Newstalk Reporter Barry Whyte also report from Mar-a-Lago in Florida and the University of California in Berkeley. 

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Do you know how much Christmas is going to set you back?

Irish Times Consumer Journalist, Conor Pope has calculated just how much Christmas will cost for a family of five in Ireland, and joins Andrea to discuss.

This year on Lunchtime Live we’ve been looking at things that we can do in order to make ourselves that bit happier and healthier.

This week, Andrea is joined by Conor Mc Donnell, President GAA Handball to learn all about the sport!

Farmers in north Mayo are calling for a deer cull in the area.

There are worries that the growing number of deer will wreak havoc on local roads, animal and public safety as well as concerns about the spread of TB and with the animals eating and trampling on land prepared for silage…

Joining Andrea to discuss is Martin McAndrew, a farmer in the area, Seamus Cosgrove, INHFA (Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association Head Office) Mayo Chair, John Tierney from the Association of Hunt Saboteurs, Gerry Loftus, founder of the Rural Ireland Organisation and more.

Dr Niall Breen from the Portmarnock GP Clinic joined Andrea Gilligan to tackle your medical queries.

The US music titan Quincy Jones has died.

Most Famous for producing albums like Michael Jackson’s Thriller and collaborating with artists like Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, he’ll be massively missed by the music world.

Singer RuthAnne, who knew him as well as Arts Journalist and Broadcaster Pat Carty join Andrea to reflect on his legacy.

22 year old Hannah Leonard was training for the Dublin Marathon while in Sicily when she was struck by a car. Hannah suffered “devastating” brain injuries, and is currently in a coma in Italy. Her family are by her bedside, but have had to issue a warning after scammers set up a bogus fundraising page.

Hannah’s father Kevin joins Andrea to discuss.

If you would like to support the real fundraiser, you can go here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hannah-leonard-and-her-family-while-they-navigate-he

Broadcaster Ruth Scott posted something on her social media recently about her experience with psoriasis, and it got Andrea’s attention.

She joins the show to discuss that experience, along with Professor Brian Kirby, Consultant Dermatologist at St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin.