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Sara Platt travelled to Turkey for a tummy tuck, breast augmentation and uplift after vast weight loss left her with loose skin. However things didn’t go to plan and she has been left with holes in her stomach. She joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to warn other’s about travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery...

Swearing on TV has skyrocketed in recent years with Succession and other hit series like The Wire, Peaky Blinders and Orange is the New Black ranking among the most foul-mouthed.  

The annual number of swear words across TV shows and films has surged from fewer than 5,000 in 1985 to over 60,000 last year, according to US recommendation service Enjoy Movies Your Way.  

Furthermore, a study carried out by Preply found that Succession was the series finale with the most swear words said throughout. The Wire and Orange is the New Black were in second and third place, over 100 imes behind the HBO series.

Is there too much cursing on TV? 

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

After retirement a lot of people can find it different to make friends, it can be quite a lonely time for people when they finish up in the workplace.  

Brendan Kilkenny got in touch with Lunchtime Live because about 10 weeks ago he joined friends of the elderly he says it's changed his life...

Retailers are saying there’s been an explosion in shoplifting in the last two years. 

They say there’s also been an increase in the amount of violence and intimidation towards their staff. 

They met with TDs this morning to see if something can be done. 

So, I want to hear from retailers today – is this something you’re facing?  Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment at 9.30am this morning. 

The past few years has seen people go mad for airfryers- but could you cook your Christmas dinner in one? 

The Firefighting Chef Paul Knapp joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live...

Figures compiled from the Irish Times have found that 80% of school-leavers nationally progressed to third level in 2023.  

It seems like the standard route for many students but - Do we put too much emphasis on third level education?   

Should we be encouraging more people into apprenticeships?  

Andrea was joined by Jonathan Graham, the Headmaster of Dundalk’s Grammar School, Kevin Moran, Owner and Project Manager of Kevin Moran Builders, Maureen Lynch, Managing Director with Hays Ireland Recruitment Agency and more to discuss..

A self-professed human guinea pig when it comes to aesthetic beauty treatments, Liz Dwyer once said that she had invested more in her face than her pension.

Liz Dwyer, co-founder of Future Beauty & Health Show, and co-host of Fess Up Podcast

Domestic Abuse survivor Nicola Hanney has said major legal and system changes are needed to protect victims of coercive control. 

She spoke in an RTÉ documentary about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her former partner and father of her child, Garda Paul Moody. 

Nicola’s decision to relinquish her anonymity was made to help break the cycle of silence that often shrouds victims of domestic abuse and coercive control.  

Ruth O’De from Women’s Aid joined Andrea to discuss...

According to new research, plant-based foods are much more appealing when not labeled as vegan.

When a food gift basket said it was 'plant-based' or 'vegan' only 20 percent of people chose it but the same basket labeled 'healthy and sustainable' had a 44 percent uptake. 

Does it affect your purchases if you see ‘vegan’? 

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Sandra Higgins, Director Go Vegan World, Conor Sweeney from Dae Ice Cream and more to discuss...

The numbers of people watching Mass on television has fallen from an average of 47,000 viewers a week in 2022, falling to 35,000 week up to November this year. 

RTÉ broadcasts Mass every weekday from various churches around the country at 10.30am on the RTÉ News channel. The Sunday Mass is broadcast on RTÉ One at 11am.   

Is it time to stop broadcasting mass on TV? 

Adrian Kennedy was joined by Fr Patsy Lynch, parish priest for Ballinskelligs/Prior in Co. Kerry and other listeners to discuss...