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From Sunday, August 2nd, to Sunday, August 9th, Belfast will host the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. With more than 100 live events scheduled across the week, the world’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture is expected to welcome more than 800,000 people to Belfast.

With the preparations in full swing, Anna Daly is joined by listeners to discuss what we can expect from this year's Fleadh Cheoil!

Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joined guest host Anna Daly with a roundup of some of the stories from across the country this week.

The organisation representing local elected representatives has expressed concern over the harassment of up to 70 female Councilors across the country…

The Association of Irish Local Government (AILG) said it had been made aware of repeated telephone calls from an individual who has subjected female elected members from across the political spectrum to disturbing and inappropriate sexual comments.

What can be done about this harassment?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Fine Gael Cllr Mary Howard, Social Democrats Cllr Nuala Killeen, Fianna Fáil Cllr Racheal Batten and more.

If you’re going away for this upcoming Bank Holiday weekend, or just this summer in general, how do you keep your home secure while you’re on holiday?

This week, the Home Squad are here to give their top tips to make your home holiday-proof!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Co-Host of ‘Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Emma Delaney from April & the Bear.

The celebrations in Mayo are still going on, and no doubt will continue well into the Bank Holiday weekend, but how much of a boost is the economy getting?

Taking Stock Presenter Susan HayesCulleton and Denis Finbarr Cronin, AKA Digital Dinny join Andrea to discuss!

Today is World friendship day. While we all have one or two good friends, we can rely on each other. Many of us have lost friends along the way for various reasons. As you get older and lives change, friendships can often fizzle out into fond memories. Why does this happen and is it actually harder to make friends as we get older?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Cathal Minogue from Today FM, Psychotherapist from An Croí Beag, Michelle Flynn, Broadcaster Claire Ronan, Fashion Broadcaster with Ireland AM Rosalyne Lipsett and more.

Spray tans are (apparently) back! A huge feature of Celtic Tiger days has returned, but are the days of Ross Geller-style disasters gone?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Chelsea Tyler McGrane, lifestyle content creator, Broadcaster Suzanne Kane, Journalist Saoirse Hanley and Comedian Claire Roche!

We’ve decided to do a deep dive on some of our favourite albums to explore the stories behind them.

What did the artists really think of each other? Where did the inspirations from the songs come from?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Alan Buckley from the Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum Experience, who’s going to talk through the life and work of the band Pulp!

More than 300,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain during peak tourist season due to the wildfires across Europe.

European Union officials have said wildfires could still be burning until early November in what threatens to be a record-breaking year for the area of land burned…

We want to hear from you: have you had your holidays cut short? Maybe cancelled altogether?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Ciara Mooney from Managing Director, Freedom Travel & Solo Travel, John Gibbons, Environmental Journalist and Dennis Drennan, President of the ICMSA.

GP shortages in the commuter belt and rural areas are leaving people waiting up to two weeks to see their doctor.

GP numbers have failed to keep up with the growing population, and are falling far behind the World Health Organisations recommendation of 100 GPs for every 100,000 people.

Have you experienced this problem? Are you facing long wait times to see your GP?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Dr. Diarmuid Quinlan, Medical Director at the Irish College of GPs, as well as listeners.