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

Broadcaster Padraig Wilson McCarthy and host of the ‘For Tech's Sake’ podcast Elaine Burke join guest host Adrian Kennedy to review ‘Ireland Said Yes’!

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As schools are coming to a close for summer holidays, summer camps are becoming a necessity for parents. Like a ticketed event, many working parents are in a race against time to book their child in from one camp to the next. What does this mean for these camps and are they being used as a babysitting service?

Guest host Adrian Kenendy is joined by Child Development Expert and Founder of GOGNI Kids, Ollwyn Moran, as well as listeners to discuss.

Our summer memories series is back!

We chat to some well known names and faces and reminisce over those long summer days.

Sonya Lennon joins Andrea to reminisce!

Ireland ranks as the second most expensive country in the EU, just behind Denmark. The cost of living is driven primarily by steep prices in alcohol and tobacco where Ireland tops the EU charts followed closely by food, which is also significantly above the European average.

But, what’s behind these high prices, and do they align with the average person’s income?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Michelle Lawlor, owner of The Nude Wine Company, Claire Nash, owner of Nash 19 restaurant, Dylan Bradshaw, owner and Creative Director of Dylan Bradshaw Salon and Averil Sheehan from Care-A-Lot Childcare in Cork.

Do Irish women tend to put others in front of their own needs? Whether it be a friend, husband or child, what is the right balance so you’re not looking after others to the point of hurting your own needs?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Dr Eva Orsmond Founder of the Natural Women’s Council, Jana Landen and Siobhan O’Neill-White from mams.ie.

From free repairs to therapy dogs, Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joins Andrea with plenty of stories from around the country this week!

Being called for jury duty means making significant adjustments to daily life, taking time off work, arranging childcare, covering travel and meal costs all to carry out an important civic responsibility. But, for many people, these disruptions come at a personal and financial cost.

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Justice, Home and Current Affairs, and Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Matt Carthy is calling for jurors’ expenses to be fully covered.

He joins Andrea, along with listeners, to discuss.

When you need a bit of work done to your home, how can you guess how much a job should cost?

Well, the Home Squad are here to talk about estimating costs!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Quantity Surveyor Patricia Power and Sarah Carroll from @sand.and.deliver on instagram.

Despite widespread efforts to discourage the use of sunbeds for achieving a bronzed tan, tanning salons continue to emerge nationwide, with many people still choosing to use their services.

What are the reasons behind the ongoing popularity of sunbeds, and what draws people to them?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Professor Niki Ralph, Consultant Dermatologist with the Institute of Dermatologists and listeners.

Parents at a school in Clontarf have been given some unsettling news: starting in September, their senior infants' classes will be merged from three into two. The Department of Education has informed the school that this change is necessary due to a reduction in teaching resources available to them.

What does this mean for the young students at this school, and how will it impact them?

Joining Andrea to discuss is one of the parents at Belgrove Infant Girls School in Clontarf, Eamonn Broderick, Noel Loftus, Principal, St. Attracta's National School in Roscommon and Eoin Dolan, Principal of Mother of Divine Grace National School in Finglas.