Lunchtime Live

Every Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be talking Making Babies.

Andrea will be joined by Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to cover every area of trying to have a baby. From the very start of knowing how to prepare, right up to pregnancy – and all the bumps in the road in between.

This week, Shane joins Andrea to discuss everything you need to know about taking medicines during pregnancy.

As the rental crisis has become a massive issue across the country, companies are losing staff due to the lack of affordable housing…

To tackle this, Eirebus, operator of the Swords Express in Dublin, has applied to Fingal County Council seeking to temporarily retain 19 modular accommodation units and six mobile home units at its Corduff Road depot in Dublin 15 for three years.

Is this the best incentive for companies to keep staff, or should more be done to tackle the renting crisis?

Joining Andrea to discuss is businessman and owner of Supermac's, Pat McDonagh, Hugh Morries from Alliance Auctioneers and Valuers, HR Expert at NFP HR Solutions, Caroline Reidy and listeners.

For this week’s Ask the Expert, Andrea is joined by Certified Trichologist Clare Devraux  to answer all of your questions about looking after your hair and scalp.

There has been an increase in advertisements and announcements asking people to wear headphones on public transport.

Whether it's music, audio or phone calls, TFI has said “don't be that passenger”.

So, should you wear earphones when on public transport?

Andrea is joined by Barry Kenny from Irish Rail and listeners to discuss.

Katie Gallagher, Spin News Anchor, has her finger on the pulse for what’s happening and she joins Andrea with the things you don’t want to miss this week!

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Firefighters from Rathfarnham and Dún Laoghaire tackled a gorse wildfire in Glencullen on the Dublin mountains over the bank holiday weekend. The wildfire has “died down considerably” after reigniting yesterday.

More than 25 firefighters and other agencies had fought a blaze in the area on July 31st, which was brought under control, and it’s not yet known how the fire reignited.

Many businesses and residents in the area have been concerned over these fires and the impact they will have if they are to reignite…

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Independent Cllr with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Michael Flemming and listeners.

We continue a county-by-county journey across Ireland, exploring all 32 counties that make up this remarkable island. Have you been to some of these places and hidden gems?

Today, Anna Daly is joined by Travel Content Creator Kevin Penrose to find out what the best things to see and do are in County Derry!

The chimes of an ice cream van can be a familiar sound to many, and brings so much nostalgia with it! Do you have an ice cream van in your area? What are your memories?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Caroline from Smith’s Ice Cream.

Andrea’s two guests are planning their wedding in February 2026. Instead of making their wedding solely about them and their love for one another, they are using their wedding as a campaign to raise awareness around autism and ADHD. The campaign is called ‘Different Minds, Same Heart’.

Cathal Cully and his fiancé Rebecca join to discuss more about this campaign.

With school summer holidays in full swing, many parents are struggling day-to-day to keep their children entertained. While camps are settling down and sun holidays are coming to an end, we are starting to hear the dreaded phrase: “I’m bored”...

What does it mean for our children when they are bored? Should we try everything to keep them entertained or is it okay to allow boredom to strike and encourage children to use their imagination to find entertainment themselves?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Consulting Psychologist and clinical hypnotherapist from D4 Clinic, Jason O’Callaghan, Editor of Cork Beo and father Joe O’Shea, Zoo Director with The National Reptile Zoo James Hennessy, Averil Sheenan from Care-A-Lot Childcare and more.