Lunchtime Live

We have made a new year’s resolution on the show this year to look on the brighter side of life.  

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

Blue Monday is behind us and now more than ever we need reasons to be happy!   

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

Is the pedestrianization of our towns a good move?  

Plans to pedestrianization a street in Malahide look set to go ahead despite local opposition.  

But would you welcome it in your town? Andrea was joined by locals and listeners to discuss...

Image: Fingal County Council

There were clashes between Gardai protestors last night when over a dozen asylum seekers were moved into Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary.  

There has been daily demonstrations outside the hotel after it was announced last week that asylum seekers would be housed there. 

Andrea was joined by locals and listeners to discuss...

Dubai has apparently been voted the most overrated place to visit. Overrated and overhyped apparently.

What were your most overrated holiday destinations? Andrea was joined by Melanie May, Ellen Fitzpatrick, Audience Editor with the Irish Independent, Megan Virgo, travel blogger and others to discuss...

Coming back after January, Andrea Gilligan is determined to make some changes and become that bit healthier! 

Over the next few weeks Andrea will be joined by a number of different people to find out how they live well.

John Lowe of MoneyDoctors.ie joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live today to discuss how to manage your money...

Could we soon be travelling to SuperValu Park for Cork’s intercounty games? 

A historic rights deal is set to see the famous Pairc Ui Chaoimh renamed. 

The stadium is named after former GAA director general Pádraig Ó Caoimh who led the GAA for 35 years. 

What do you think, would the renaming bother you? Or is this just the way things are going? Andrea was joined by Donal O’Chaoimh, Padraig O’Caoimh’s Grandson and others to discuss...

Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live today by Nina and Mairie to discuss their experiences coping with a stillbirth...

Graham Norton says he thinks Irish people are funnier than our counterparts in the UK. 

He says he thinks your regular day-to-day Irish person is probably funnier than your average person in the UK. 

He says it’s down to our story telling. 

Andrea was joined by Comedian Jim Elliott and other listeners to discuss...

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 chatted through recipes for two different soups to warm you up during the day.

Follow the hashtag #LLBigBatch for all our recipes.

Drugs Minister Hildegarde Naughton said that those caught with a small amount of drugs should not end up in the criminal justice system. 

Cannabis is currently included in an adult caution scheme that has led to a drop in the number of people brought to court in recent years for possession.  

The minister now wants to look at the approach to other, harder drugs – what do you think about this approach?  

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...