Lunchtime Live

Today FM Rocks presenter Ed Smith joins Andrea today to look at some of the best music festivals to go to this summer.

From Boil water notices to brown water - why do we have so many problems with our mains water? 

Corkman John Ó Ríordáin talks about his water quality problems with Andrea. Cllr. Brian McCarthy and more also join the show to speak on the issue.

Andrew Scott has praised his fellow actor Paul Mescal for being a ‘wonderful friend’.  The two bonded when making the film ‘All Of Us Strangers’ and it made us think…

Do we celebrate male friendships enough? We often talk about female friendships and how we’d all be lost without our women. But what about the men? 

Newstalk’s Colm Boohig and more join the show to give Andrea their takes.

This is Lunchtime Live’s Big Batch. Every Monday we’ll be learning new easy to cook batch recipes to keep you eating well. No more staring into an open fridge looking for inspiration! This week Andrea is joined by Chef Aoife Comerford from Glovers Alley to look at batch cooking breakfast foods like muffins to make the start of your day that bit easier.

Follow the hashtag #LLBigBatch for all our recipes.

We have seen large increases in healthcare funding and staffing in recent years – but this has not led to an improvement in our healthcare system. A report drawn up by personnel in the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service and the Department of Health says the health budget has risen from €13.7 billion in 2014 to €22.8 billion in 2024 and that more than 50,000 additional healthcare staff have been employed 

Why are we not getting the return for our investment?  

We hear different experiences with the system from people calling in.

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

Today, Andrea Gilligan was joined by Private Investigator Liam A Brady, from Special Investigation Bureau Éire.

Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon has announced that he won’t be running for reelection. He says that a  climate of abuse and harassment online is now “one of the main reasons” why some TDs are leaving politics. 

Ciaran joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live today...

A recent study has found that parents who act aggressively on the sidelines of their child’s sports games are more likely to influence their children to take part in antisocial behaviour towards both their teammates and opponents. 

Andrea was joined by parents to discuss...

Every day we scour the newspapers but often, many great stories from the regional papers don’t make the headlines.

Newstalk's Breakfast Briefing presenter Shane Beatty has rounded up some of the best stories that you might have missed... 

OJ Simpson, the former NFL player, who is probably more famous for his part in one of the most notorious criminal trials in 20th century America died yesterday. The murder trial captivated the world – with people tuning in daily to watch it. But why did it grab everyone’s attention so much?

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer in University of Galway, Comedian Jim Elliot and many others to discuss...