Lunchtime Live

From live-saving heroism in Kerry to a village shocked by a spate of cat poisonings, Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joins Andrea with plenty of stories from around the country this week!

A new resource has been created to provide guidance to schools, teachers and parents on how to address the impact of online masculinity influencers like Andrew Tate.

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Planning on doing a bit of home decorating in 2025, but don’t know where to start? Well, the Home Squad is here to help!

Jenny Sheahan, Irish Examiner Columnist and ‘Home of the Year’ winner and Sarah Carroll from Sand and Deliver DIY join Andrea to discuss.

You will probably be hearing a lot about New Year’s Resolutions over the next week or two. But, are they even worth making?

Andrea is joined by Esther McCarthy, Life/Style Daily Features Editor with the Irish Examiner and Comedian Fiona Frawley to discuss.

Ever wondered what you would say if you met a huge A-lister in real life? 

What about if one walked into your shop?

That happened to Eyebrow Expert, Elaine Simms, who treated ‘Friends’ star Courtney Cox!

Elaine, as well as Frank O'Connor, Co-Owner of O’Connors pub in Salthill join Andrea to discuss their celebrity encounters.

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Claudia Winkleman returned to our screens last night, with a fresh batch of faithfuls hoping to catch out those dastardly traitors and take home the prize money – but this year with an added twist!

Esther McCarthy joined Andrea to discuss what we can expect in this latest edition of traitors as well as former traitors Eamon O’Keefe and Ben

An article in the Irish Examiner today details that school assaults have forced nearly 400 staff to take leave…

Sophie Cole is a recent victim of an assault in her classroom leaving her with debilitating pain and nerve damage.

Sophie and more join Andrea to discuss.

Every Thursday on Lunchtime Live, Andrea will be joined by followers of different religions in Ireland to learn more about them. This week, she’s joined by Puneet Singh to learn about Sikhism.

It’s all about 1975 for this week’s Throwback Thursday! Ciara Treacy from Newstalk’s Digital Team joins Andrea to discuss the biggest things that happened that year…

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Milan has introduced a total ban on smoking outdoors in the city…

Those caught lighting up on city streets could face fines of up to €240. 

So, would you like to see outdoor smoking banned in Ireland?

Andrea is joined by listeners, including Tom Gleeson from New Nicotine Alliance Ireland, to discuss.