Lunchtime Live

Almost 360,000 primary school children have not had free dental assessments, due to a lack of public dentists.

In the last academic year alone, almost 70,000 eligible children did not receive an assessment…

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Eoin Dolan, Principal of Mother of Divine Grace National School in Finglas, George Miller of Crumlin Road Dental and listeners.

Gemma Doyle packed up and moved to Australia with her two kids in tow. Now, three years on, Gemma has garnered nearly 60,000 TikTok followers from her “Irish Mammy in Australia” content, and has now written a book called ‘The Young Movers Guide to Australia’.

She joins Andrea to discuss!

Are you determined to finally get on top of your finances once and for all?

For many, looking at your bank account is something you dread, but how should we best manage what’s coming in and what’s coming out?

For this edition of Finance Matters, Andrea is joined by Paul Merriman of Ask Paul to discuss how to grow your assets.

Andrea’s guest Barry and his wife suffered a miscarriage when she was 18 weeks pregnant... New plans being considered by the Government will offer paid leave for women who suffer a miscarriage before 23 weeks.

Barry joins Andrea, as well as listeners, to discuss.

If you were affected by this topic, help is available.

Miscarriage Association of Ireland Helpline:

0830151351(10am-12pm)

0868930748(8pm-10pm)

Email: [email protected]

We continue a county-by-county journey across Ireland, exploring all 32 counties that make up this remarkable island. Have you been to some of these places and hidden gems?

Today, Andrea is joined by Travel Content Creator Will Murphy to find out what the best things to see and do are in County Carlow!

Many people move out, but do they ever fully leave home? For a lot of people, their bedroom will always be their bedroom, despite what their parents do or say.

So, do you still have a room in your family home - or are you a parent refusing to get rid of your child’s things?

Andrea is joined by Journalist Saoirse Hanley and Katie Makk from the ‘Opinions Matter’ podcast to discuss!

As primary school children skip out the gates today for eight weeks of summer holidays, parents are entering one of their busiest planning seasons. Between organising summer camps, childcare and work schedules, is there really time to think about September? Yet, with school uniforms and stationery already appearing in shops, parents are being reminded that back-to-school preparations are just around the corner. Is it too soon, or is it a welcome chance to get organised and spread the cost?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Editor of Cork Beo, Joe O’Sea,  Journalist Yvonne Reddin, Comedian Steve Cummins and listeners.

Andrea’s guest was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at just 22. 30 years on, Samantha McCarthy is still walking, teaching yoga, and determined to share a message of hope and resilience.

Samantha joins to share her story…

Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joined Andrea with a roundup of some of the stories from across the country this week.

We all know of Molly Malone and the Anna Livia, but where are the monuments honouring the women of the revolution?

From over 200 statues dotted across Dublin’s city centre, only a handful of them are of women.

Dublin City Council is launching a plan with the aim of addressing the lack of women represented in the city's public spaces.

Do we need more monuments to women?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Emma Gileece, Architectural Historian, Sinead McCoole, Historian and author specialising on women in Irish History and listeners.