Lunchtime Live

Tonight the first of a three part interview series with Notorious Dublin drug dealer John Gilligan will air on Virgin Media. ‘Confessions of a Crime Boss’ sees Gilligan lifting the lid on his dubious career and his trial for the murder of crime journalist Veronica Guerin, an atrocity for which he was found not guilty, though he was jailed for importing drugs.

The decision to air the programme has been met with much criticism, so today we are asking should John Gilligan and criminals similar to him be given the opportunity to speak? 

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Dr. Sumi Dunne, a GP and Lecturer to answer any questions you might have for a doctor. 

Our summer memories series returns where we chat with some well-known faces and reminisce over those long summer days! 

Broadcaster Pat Kenny joined Andrea on his 10 year Newstalk anniversary to discuss...

New research by One Fab Day found that a third of women admit to making excuses to avoid hen parties. Jessica O’Sullivan – Editor of One Fab Day along with callers joined Andrea to discuss.

Today it was announced that Donald Trump's impending trial will be live streamed online, this lead us to ask should court cases be broadcasted and turned into entertainment?

Following on from a discussion last week with Irish Only Fans star Megan O’Neill, a mum earning around 10k a month on the site, a listener got in touch to recount her experiences in the sex work trade.

Tommy Sheehan an ex-Defence Forces member got in touch with the show following the passing of his friend of Denis Barry last week because he was not allowed to have his coffin draped in the tricolour at his funeral mass.

Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by a listener to the programme, Andrea Clarke. Andrea you got in touch because she is dealing with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and is struggling to find somewhere to live...

Mary McCarthy, writing in the Irish Independent today says we should lose the lippy and set a good example to teenage girls. She argues, we don’t need all the makeup people are wearing nowadays.

Should we ditch makeup? And, does our reliance on it set a bad example to young people?  

Andrea was joined by make-up artist Sandra Gillen and other listeners to discuss...

An exclusive poll carried out by Newstalk shows that the idea of whether or not gender identity should be taught in schools seems to be split almost right down the middle. 40% say it should be taught and 42% say it shouldn’t. 

It’s an issue that comes up time and time again, do you think gender identity should be taught in schools? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...