Lunchtime Live

Children with autism are being refused places in summer camps, with some being told that they’d have to employ an SNA (Special Needs Assistant) in order to send their child to a summer camp.

Have you experienced this?

Andrea is joined by listeners to hear their takes.

Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by Dr Niall Breen from Portmarnock GP Clinic to answer listeners' health queries and questions...

Having separate beds from your partner is becoming more and more common apparently. 

Couples say they sleep better and because of that, are nicer to each other, but can it affect your intimacy?

Andrea is joined by Iseult White, Psychotherapist and author, to discuss.

Bruce Springsteen brought the curtain down on the Irish leg of his world tour last night in Dublin, but hundreds of concertgoers missed the start of his 80,000 Croke Park sellout in what's since been branded a “queuing disaster” outside the stadium.

Andrea is joined by listeners who were at the concert to hear their experiences, including International Golf Broadcaster Shane O’Donoghue.

Have you heard of nicotine pouches? Well if you haven’t, your teenagers are sure to know about them. 

There have been calls for stricter regulation of nicotine pouches as apparently teenagers, alongside vapes are now using the pouches to get a nicotine hit. 

Joining Andrea to discuss is Paul Crone, Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals and Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore, who brought this up in the Dáil.

This is Lunchtime Live’s Big Batch. Every Monday we’ll be learning new easy to cook batch recipes from Cook Book Author and Recipe writer Sarah Butler to keep you eating well. No more staring into an open fridge looking for inspiration! This week Andrea and Sarah looked at nibbles that will be perfect for any occasion, from a varied charcuterie board to what to pair with crackers.

Follow the hashtag #LLBigBatch for all our recipes.

Employers group Ibec has called on Dublin City Council to pause their implementation of new city centre plans due to be introduced in August.  

The new plans aim to remove traffic travelling through the city centre using a number of measures, including closing parts of the quays to cars. 

Ibec say that there are significant questions about how they will affect access to the city centre and businesses in the capital. 

Andrea is joined by listeners to hear their takes.

Every Friday, as part of our ‘Ask Me Anything’ series, we put your questions to people from interesting backgrounds or working in different careers.    

Andrea Gilligan is joined by Paulo Nunes dos Santos to learn more about what it’s like to be a war photographer.

The Vatican is changing its guidance towards the supernatural. 

They’ll update things like how to determine if visions of the Virgin Mary are authentic, and how a divine apparition should be confirmed. 

It’s stepping in amid a boom in claims and concern that these prophecies are spreading online faster than ever before. 

Joining Andrea to discuss the history of the supernatural religious claims in Ireland is historian Rob Buchanan.

Previously the show covered birth trauma and the experience of women in this country that aren’t being looked after enough. 

As part of that we heard from a woman named Shannon, who got in touch about her experience.

She joins Andrea alongside other listeners to share their stories.