Lunchtime Live

If you’re feeling broke in January you’ll be glad to hear that there are some changes to wages and benefits that could make this year a little easier. 

Andrea was joined by Founder of Money Whizz Frank Conway to chat through the changes...

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... 

Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, has said restaurants and food outlets need to cut down on the amount of food they put on consumers’ plates to reduce waste. 

According to the EPA food waste costs the average Irish household about €60 a month or €700 a year!  

Are our restaurant portion sizes causing too much waste? 

Andrea was joined by chef and author, JP McMahon, Orla McAndrew Zero Waste Wedding and Event Caterer, Sarah Keogh, Dietician and more to discuss...

Shops like Lidl and Aldi are set to slash their prices over the coming weeks. 

Aldi said prices had dropped across a range of its products, with the price of a typical trolley set to fall by about a fifth. 

Lidl will lower the price of 100 products this week, having already reduced the cost of more than 600 since October. 

Stefanie Preissner was joined by Tim Cullinan IFA President, Damian O’Reilly, a Lecturer in retail management at TU Dublin, Louise Crowley, Full Time Dairy Farmer and Siobhan O'Neill White from Mams.ie to discuss...

We hear a lot in January about getting fit and exercising, but how easy is it really? 

It can be quite intimidating to go into a gym when you haven’t been in a few months and you don’t feel confident in what you’re doing. 

So what are the best ways around it? 

Paul Byrne, Director of Body Byrne Training joined Stefanie Preissner on the show today...

It's time for Throwback Thursday, where we look back on things that happened this week in history. 

Ciaran O’Connor from 98fm joined Stefanie Preissner on Lunchtime Live... 

Is the NCT fit for purpose? 

Figures show that nearly half of the 1.5 million cars failed the full NCT test in Ireland last year. 

What has your experience been with NCT tests? 

Stefanie Preissner was joined by Joey Donnelly, owner of Crofton Motors in Dublin and other listeners to discuss...

Introducing a new slot for Lunchtime Live – The Pod Squad. 

We’ll review podcasts every Tuesday so you’ll have something new to listen to. 

Andrea was joined by Laura Mullet, Journalist and Podcast Enthusiast and Shelly Grey Presenter for Today FM and 98 FM to talk about the podcast The Pact, a courtroom drama... 

From the most popular names in Ireland to the amount of EVs sold – the Central statistic office figures for 2023 were released today.

Alex Rowley from the Newstalk news team joined Andrea to break down some of the main statistics...

Luke Littler, the 16-year-old who has enjoyed a historic run to the final of the World Darts Championship 

He is now just one win away from becoming the youngest-ever champion.   

Andrea was joined by Sports Journalist Conan Doherty and other listeners to discuss...