Lunchtime Live

Imagine being on a child free zone on a flight – no children screaming, no stressed parents. No babies crying for 8 hours. Sounds like bliss right? How much would you be willing to pay for it? 

Or for parents – how freeing would it be to know that the people that might get worked up about your upset or noisy child are all seated in a different area. A guilt free flight! 

Turkish-owned Corendon Airlines has come to the rescue. The company has just announced it is introducing child-free zones on one of its routes. The so-called ‘Only Adult’ zone will be accessible to passengers over the age of 16. At a cost of €45. 

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

The deaths of three members of one family, including a three year old boy, in a car crash near Cashel has caused huge shock in the home community. 

The crash happened at around 9pm last night. All five people in the car suffered serious injuries. They were all members of the one family from the area.  

Andrea was joined by local Sinn Féin TD, Martin Browne, Fr Enda Brady and local businessman Tommy Grogan to discuss...

The Electoral Commission published its constituency review this morning  

It recommends an increase of 14 TDs to 174 seats in the next Dáil and increasing the number of constituencies from 39 to 43 

What do you think? Do we need more TDs in Ireland? #

Andrea Gilligan was joined by listeners to discuss... 

The Spanish football federation’s regional presidents have demanded that Luis Rubiales “immediately resign” from his role following his conduct in the aftermath of the Women’s World Cup final.  

Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), is under fire after he grabbed forward Jenni Hermoso by the head and planted a kiss on her lips.  

Prosecutors in Spain said that they have launched a sexual assault investigation into the allegations. 

Should Luis Rubiales resign? Clare McKenna was joined by listeners to discuss...

Would you ever rock up to a wedding without a gift? Or do you feel there’s pressure to give them? 

Kirsty Blake Knox, Columnist with the Irish Independent writes today that she wants us to do away with wedding gifts. 

Clare McKenna was joined by Kirsty Blake Knox and other listeners to discuss... 

Hundreds of people’s travel plans have been disrupted following air traffic faults in the UK. 

The travel disruption could last for days as further departures and arrivals were affected this morning, in addition to the 115 flights cancelled yesterday. 

Clare McKenna was joined by Will Dalton, Virgin Media Sports Reporter, who is stuck in Budapest following the World Athletics Championships and other stranded passengers to discuss...

How much do you pay in Voluntary Contribution in your child’s school? 

An exclusive Newstalk poll carried out by Amárach shows that 42% of parents are spending between €50-€100 per year on Voluntary contribution. 

Clare McKenna was joined by Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times and other parents to discuss...

Schools return this week, but there’s added stress for some families after being told this week that there are no buses available to take the children to school. 

Andrea was joined by parents to discuss the difficulties they are facing...

Last week tragedy struck at the Cork Ironman with the death of two competitors- Brendan Wall and Ivan Chittenden. 

Lisa Bentley is a close friend and Ivan’s Coach and she joined Andrea on the show this afternoon...

Kristen Bell has revealed she allows her children to drink non-alcoholic beer. The actress, who starred in Frozen and Veronica Mars, has two daughters - an eight and a nine-year-old. 

What do you think? Has she got a point? Why do we continue to treat alcohol-free drinks the same as those that contain alcohol? And, would you be comfortable letting your child drink an alcohol-free beer? 

Andrea was joined by callers on the show to discuss...