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By NewstalkSociety & Culture
Lunchtime Live episodes
- 'Saying yes to everything can be soul destroying': Learning to say 'No'
Newstalk Breakfast presenter Ciara Kelly was writing in the Irish Independent about the importance of saying no. Her piece reads: 'Just say ‘no’ to those weddings you can’t afford, nights out you don’t want or any unpaid work..' Do you find it hard to say 'no' to things?
Andrea was joined by Newstalk's Sean Reidy, Life Coach Mark Fennell and author and blogger Natalie Lue to discuss...
20 min - 'Tough trading times' for pubs in Ireland
A new report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland has revealed there has been almost 2,000 pubs closures across Ireland since 2005.
108 pubs closed their doors in 2022 alone. Is this the end of the rural pub? Andrea was joined by publicans to discuss...
18 min - Leaving Cert exam is 'unfair and outdated'This Friday over 60,000 students will receive their much-anticipated Leaving Certificate results. It’s a seminal moment in Irish life and one most of us remember with at least a tinge of stress or anxiety. Is the leaving cert cruel?Andrea was joined by listeners and teachers to discuss...33 min
- The Cost of Being Single: Holidaying AloneAll this week we’re going to be talking about the Cost of Being Single. We’re highlighting the things single people deal with, that those in couples don’t.Today we’re talking about Holidaying Alone!Have you every gone on holidays by yourself? According to a recent survey, over half of us consider travelling solo. If you haven’t tried it, would you? This could be your inspiration.Andrea was joined by Janet Newenham, Melanie May and many other solo travellers to discuss…29 min
- ‘I get a lot of hate’ - Irish mum is one of the world’s top OnlyFans modelsAn Irish mum is in the top 1% of earners on the site OnlyFans. OnlyFans is a site where people can pay for content like photos, videos and live streams through a monthly subscription.A lot of the content is porn but it can also be YouTubers or people like fitness trainers.Meghan O’Neill, also known as Skye Fox, is an Irish mum who only joined Only Fans in February but is already in the top 1% of earners…20 min
- NCT going cashless 'needs to be stopped'The NCT has said goodbye to cash! NCT Ireland have announced that going forward payment must be made in advance of attending you appointment. They have said it’s a matter of ‘safety and convienience’.Is this the right move, is society becoming cashless? Andrea was joined by Paul Treyvaud, Owner of Treyvaud's Restaurant, Eric Nelligan, Aontú spokesperson and others to discuss...25 min
- The Cost of Being Single: Cost of LivingAll this week we’re going to be talking about the Cost of Being Single. We’re highlighting the things single people deal with, that those in couples don’t.Some are great – like the thrill of a solo holiday or the joy of getting a bed all to yourself, but others, like paying ever increasing electricity bills are a lot harder.The cost of living crisis hasn’t been getting any easier. Families, parents and couples are all struggling, but what about single people? Andrea was joined by singletons to discuss...17 min
- ‘The world is gone mad’: Queen's ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ taken off albumQueen’s 1978 hit ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ has been dropped from a greatest hits compilation targeted at younger listeners. The new greatest hits album has been made available on Yoto, an audio platform specifically aimed at children.This track praising women with more fuller figures has been left behind – and wokeness has been given the blame by the wider public.Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...26 min
- 'We can hear them cracking' - Donegal creche crumbling from micaGeraldine Burke, who runs Letterkenny Community Childcare got in touch with Lunchtime Live about the problems her creche is facing due to mica.Geraldine Burke and Michelle Kavanagh joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss...10 min
- Ironman Youghal: 'People shouldn't have been in the water' - participantTragedy unfolded at the Cork Ironman race yesterday as two men passed away during the race.Post-mortems are due to be carried out on the bodies. Many people have questioned whether the conditions were suitable for the race to go ahead and why it continued despite the tragedies.Andrea was joined by Michael Farrell from Farrells Pub in Youghal, Keith who participated in the competition yesterday and other listeners to discuss...32 min
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