Lunchtime Live

If you have a dark room in your home, are there any tricks to light it up naturally?

This week, the Home Squad are here to discuss lighting for a dark room!

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

We are finally seeing some summer sunshine this Thursday afternoon. As the temperatures soar, today is looking to be the hottest day of the year on record.

Where in the world are you, and what are some of the best things to do in your area while the sun is splitting the stones?

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss!

Whether you’re a soccer fan, or just hopping on the bandwagon, the World Cup matches are attracting audiences across the globe...

But, for people who are blind or visually impaired here in Ireland, they aren’t able to tune into the matches because of the lack of audio visual description on RTÉ…

A petition on this has attracted 3,000 signatures.

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Parents of pupils at St. Corban's Boys National School are facing uncertainty ahead of the new school year this September.

The situation arises because the Department of Education has been unable to allocate an additional teacher to the school. As a result, 25 children due to start Junior Infants could be left without a school place, or alternatively, the school's First Class pupils may be combined into a single class to accommodate demand.

This has left many parents concerned as they await clarity on arrangements for the upcoming academic year…

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

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 duo Daft Punk!

As today is set to be the hottest day of the year on record, many people feel that Ireland is not equipped for the good weather.

With heatwaves spreading across the country for a few weeks every year, do we need to embrace the good weather and make the heat more bearable?

Pádraig Rice, TD for Cork-South Central has the same opinion. He is calling for a 50m outdoor pool in Leeside to help people escape the heat and cool off in a lido.

Pádraig joins Andrea, as well as Donna Cooney, Green Party Councillor for Clontarf and listeners to discuss.

Irish Historian Catherine Corless has called on people to fight the Bessborough development in Cork.

The site of the former mother and baby home was granted planning permission for a 140-apartment development, which has been met with mixed reaction.

Having closed in 1998, should part of the Bessborough estate be built upon?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Carmel Cantwell, Lead Campaigner of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home Support Group, Peter Horgan, Labour Councillor for Cork City South East and listeners.

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.

98FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

It’s shaping up to be another scorching summer across Europe, with several countries already experiencing extreme heat. From Spain and Italy to parts of France and Greece, temperatures have been climbing well above seasonal averages.

So, whether you’re at home or abroad, how are you handling it?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Sinead O’Moore, host of the ‘Stretch Marks’ podcast, Eoghan Corry, Editor of Air & Travel magazine and listeners.

Every Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be talking Making Babies.

Andrea will be joined by Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to cover every area of trying to have a baby. From the very start of knowing how to prepare, right up to pregnancy – and all the bumps in the road in between.

This week, Shane joins Andrea to discuss ‘Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing’.