Lunchtime Live

Do you have a utility room or laundry room in your home that needs a bit of love?

This week, the Home Squad are here to give their advice on all things utility rooms!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Co-Host of ‘Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Sarah Doyle, Interior Stylist of Retwiggd.

Katie Price’s new documentary ‘Nothing to Hide’ has been released, and has been getting a lot of attention.

Joining Andrea to discuss the documentary, as well as what it’s like to be friends with Katie is Ceira Lambert of Ceira Lambert Hair Consultancy.

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Andrea’s is another tenant in a council house. Karen has been living in her house for the last 23 years. The home has many structural issues, which makes it impossible to live in. There has been an issue with rats and despite all Karen’s reports, she feels she is being ignored…

She joins to share her story.

As temperatures soar across the country, many people are applying their suncream and taking to the water for sea swims. While all of this is very much welcome, we must also be mindful of how to look after ourselves in the sunshine.

Joining Andrea to give some of their top tips on water safety, as well as what suncream is best for our skin, is Consultant Dermatologist and Associate Professor in UCD, Blaithin Moriarty and CEO of Water Safety Ireland, Joanne Walsh.

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 R.E.M.!

Over the past few weeks, there have been multiple stories of anti-social behavior, drug use and general unease all around the capitol city.

But is Dublin really that bad? Is it currently unsafe?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Rob Kenny Founder & Director of Rob Kenny PR, Criminologist Triona O’Connor and listeners.

Eimear Byrne, a teacher from Wicklow, has been fighting for her health since childhood. Through extraordinary strength and determination, she has already overcome unimaginable challenges, including surviving a ruptured aneurysm and a severe stroke.

Now, Eimear is facing her greatest battle: Eimear will soon be heading to the states where she will undergo open-heart surgery to save her life…

The cost of this life-saving surgery is €600,000 - an overwhelming amount for any individual or family to bear.

Eimear and her sister Niamh join Andrea to chat about how their fundraiser is going. and how Eimear since she was last on the show earlier in the year…

Charleen Murphy may have been dumped from the villa on Love Island, but what does a stint in the villa mean for business opportunities?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Rob Lipsett, Youtuber, Entrepreneur and former Love Island contestant…

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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.

Cian Sullivan, DJ and Pop Critic joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

This week on Lunchtime Live, the topic of housing and the issues people are facing has been covered.

So, for a closer look, what does social housing look like in Dublin city?

Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden has been investigating, and joins Andrea to discuss.