Lunchtime Live

Should we be doing more to tackle empty homes across the country?

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to clamp down on absentee landlords and buildings lying vacant in a bid to improve things for tenants...

So, are we doing enough now?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Frank O'Connor, who runs @derelictireland on Instagram, Architect Alfonso Bonilla and Green Party Councillor for Dublin City Council, Feljin Jose.

Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic.

98FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

Research by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has revealed that half of young men believe there are 'a lot' of false rape allegations.

Men aged 18 to 25 are five times more likely to hold negative attitudes towards sexual violence, though skeptical and victim-blaming attitudes are present across the population…

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Ciara Mangan, Founder of CEO of Beyond Surviving and a survivor of rape, Chris Rooke, sexual assault survivor and advocate and more.

National 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline: 1800 77 8888

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 early pregnancy complications, and answer listener questions.

Would you like to see pet bereavement leave made available to people?

A company founder in the UK has said that he believes offering ‘pawternity’ leave has had a positive impact on staff and productivity.

So, should employers be more understanding?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Ann Marie Troy, Pet Bereavement Counsellor and Professor Philip Hyland from Maynooth’s Department of Psychology.

New research commissioned from Royal London Ireland has found that 1 in 4 young adults receive financial help from family members. Respondents in the research said that this money was vital to help keep their heads above water.

So, are you part of this group?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Katie Makk from the ‘Opinions Matter’ podcast, Claire Ronan, Presenter of ‘Up and Running the Business Show’ on Ocean FM, Anne Sheeran, personal finance content creator, Journalist Yvonne Reddin and more.

Are you thinking about solar panels or retrofitting? And are there things we can do to our homes that might help, without breaking the bank? 

Brian McIntyre, Programme manager at SEAI joined Andrea on the show to answer all of our listener questions.

Should Parents get priority over child-free colleagues on booking annual leave? Andrea was joined on the show by Siobhan O’Neill White from Mams.ie, Saoirse Hanley, Journalist with the Irish Independent and Damien McCarthy from the HR Buddy to discuss.

The Climate Change Advisory Council has released a statement urging the Government to stop "treating extreme events" such as storms and floods "as one-off emergencies". With more weather events surely on the way, how prepared is your area?

Andrea was joined on the show by Councillor John O’Donoghue, Mayor of Killarney, Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather and Caroline Leahy, Secretary of the Midleton and East Cork Flood Protection Group to discuss.

The Transplant Football World Cup has just taken place in Frankfurt, with Ireland among the countries competing, and two of the players representing Ireland joined Andrea on the show, Val Weblin from West Cork and Shane Riordan from Dublin Newcastle who have both been through life-changing transplant journeys.