Lunchtime Live

How do you make your hallway a fitting entrance to your house? Hardware Expert Alan Grant  and Arlene McIntyre from Arlene McIntrye designs join Andrea with their tips and tricks. 

Listener Brigid Timmons got in touch, she runs the company Good Grief, and says the rules aren’t fair for single people and she wants change.

Listener Eleanor got in touch with the show. Her son was bullied in school – when his two brothers defended him, they were accused of bullying. 

It's time for Throwback Thursday, where we look back on things that happened this week in history. Ciaran O’Connor from 98fm joined Andrea Gilligan on Lunchtime Live... 

Retired rugby star Rob Kearney may have ruffled some feathers when he said that his wedding day wasn't even in the top ten best days of his life. Do men and women have different attitudes, experiences and expectations of their big day?

From making a will to disputing one – we’re putting your questions to Solicitor Susan Murphy from Makemywill.ie

The Government will establish a Cabinet Committee on Children and Education and Disability, Harris has said.   

“This is about breaking down silos across Government and making change happen more quickly,” he said.    

“We are determined to bring new coherence and faster progress on solving the issues that matter most to people with disabilities.” 

Whether its little bottles of shampoo or a pair of slippers – we’re all guilty of taking things from hotels – but where do you draw the line? 

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.  

Newstalk’s own Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in studio to put a smile on your faces...

Should we be teaching children that it is alright to fight back if they are being bullied?  

Dr David Coleman, Clinical Psychologist, writing in the Irish Independent today argues: When it comes to a child being physically attacked, or physically bullied, my advice has always been to give that child permission to defend themselves. Hitting back shows the aggressor that a child is not an easy target.   

What do you think?