Lunchtime Live

What are some imaginative ways to reimagine our cities and towns in order to make them more attractive to tourists and also keep our young people from emigrating?

Is Ireland no place for young people anymore? Andrea was joined by Rachel O'Neill, Newstalk's own Cathal O'Sullivan and Kevin from GAA-Works.ie to discuss...

Today Ireland remembers one of the biggests atrocities the country saw, the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing.

29 people were killed and the attack in 1998 devastated the town. Hundreds more were injured.

It came just months after the Good Friday Agreement and was the greatest loss of life in a single incident in the North’s past.

Andrea was joined by Kevin Skelton on Lunchtime Live to discuss losing his wife in the terrible tragedy 25 years ago.

Listeners Liz and Bernie also told Andrea about their memories of this dark day in Omagh...

Derry girls creator Lisa McGee has expressed her frustration at her identity being dismissed as “not properly Irish” because she hails from Northern Ireland and not the Republic.

Writer & commentator Emma de Souza, who also hails from Co Derry, shared her own experience of not being considered Irish while speeaking with Newstalk earlier today.

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

Anyone who buys clothes in normal chain shops will have experienced the madness that is the varying clothes sizes between different shops. You could be medium in one, and a large in another.

Influencer Molly Mae Hague posted a picture of herself in size 14 Zara jeans recently on social media. It annoyed quite a lot of people that she’d ever be wearing size 14, because even after recently having a baby, she’s very small.

Do clothes sizes vary from shop to shop on the high street and also versus online orders? Andrea was joined by Stylist Laura Mullet, Irish Independent Columnist Tanya Sweeney and listeners to discuss...

Restaurants in St Tropez in France have been criticized for keeping lists of people who don’t leave decent tips, and refusing to let them book a table again. Is this fair?

Do you tip when you’re out? Or has the tipping culture gone too far? Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by listeners to discuss...

Dog behaviourist Suzi Walsh and Vet Tim Kirby joined Adrian Kennedy on Lunchtime Live to discuss helping your pets grieve when they lose a friend...

How much have you paid for a pint recently?

Diageo will increase the price of its stout and beer products by 4 cent from today – just six months after a 12 cent hike in February.

Publicans say that this could be the ‘tipping point’ for the industry.

Adrian Kennedy was joined by publicans and listeners to discuss...

Three Gardai trainees have been sent home from Templemore – until they get their tattoos removed.

It’s understood the tattoos were mostly on lower arms of the trainee gardai, and would have been visible to members of the public if the officers were wearing short-sleeve uniform shirts.

The recruits were told they could return to the force’s training college once they had the tattoos removed.

Is it the right decision on the part of Gardai bosses or is the Gardai dress code too restrictive in this day and age? Adrian Kennedy was joined by listeners to discuss...

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

Author and Crime Journalist, Nicola Tallant joined Andrea to discuss...

On July 1st 1990 thousands lined the streets to celebrate the Irish football team who were greeted as champions despite bowing out in the quarter finals.

An article today by Johnny Watterson in the Irish Times examines our unique obsession with homecomings, often for teams that haven’t actually won. Do we celebrate mediocracy in Ireland?

Andrea was joined by Eoghan Corry and other listeners to discuss...