Lunchtime Live

Louise from Cool Running Events, James Coghlan of Astropark, and Linda Murray of Huckleberry’s Den joined Andrea Gilligan to discuss insurance premiums...

Ten years ago a law was passed that compelled tobacco companies to print photographic health warnings on cigarette packets, now as we look set to introduce similar warnings on alcohol some are calling for health labeling to also be displayed on junk food. But would this proposal actually work and what might it look like?

Andrea was joined by Doctor Eva Orsmond and listeners to discuss if health labeling should be displayed on junk food...

It’s World Breastfeeding Week. It’s a topic we cover regularly on this show, and when we do it always gets a huge response – from the lack of help for new mums to Ireland’s low uptake – it seems people have a lot of worries around breastfeeding.

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Katie Mugan, Lactation Consultant, Nurse, and mum of 4 who answered all your breastfeeding questions...

It’s that time of the year again when thoughts turn to, back to school.

A new survey from Barnardos shows that the average cost for a fourth-class pupil in Primary school is €320, while the amount needed for a first-year pupil is €972 and a fifth-year pupil is €863.

Parents and public representatives in Dublin 8 are calling on the Department of Education to provide new secondary schools for the area to address the dire under-provision of secondary school places locally. The stark shortfall of places in Dublin 8 means many local teenagers face 15 hours of commuting a week to get to and from school.

Parents in the area are calling on the Department of Education to provide a new secondary school to deal with the dire under-provision of secondary school places locally.

Louise Fitzpatrick from the Dublin 8 Secondary School parent’s group joined Andrea on the show to discuss the situation...

Andrea was joined by mental health campaigner Daragh Fleming because of something he is currently dealing with.

Daragh explained to Andrea what happened recently...

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As we finally see some sun in Ireland during the tourist season, is the price of a nice meal out just too much to enjoy it? We often talk about the cost of hotels here, but should we be doing more to keep costs down in all parts of hospitality?

Andrea Gilligan was joined by callers to discuss the cost of going out for a meal...

New research from Digital Insights has found that almost one in ten people are now using Chat GPT for work

High-income owners are twice as likely to use to use ChatGPT for work purposes versus the general population (8%). It is also much more popular among younger age groups.

Andrea was joined by Eoghan Tomas McDermott - Managing Director of The Communications Clinic and callers to discuss if they use ChatGPT...

A shocking report by the ERSI showed that barely a third of Irish people under 40 own their own homes.

With the cost-of-living crisis, the people being hit hardest are our young people who are stuck at home, and their parents who are still housing them.

Brian Jordan, president of the TU Dublin Students Union, joined Andrea on the show...

Young people’s shopping habits are increasingly shaped by social media influencers, research shows.

Almost two-thirds of 16 to 24-year-olds and almost half of 25- to 34-year-olds have bought goods online because of a recommendation from an influencer or celebrity, according to a survey by An Post.

Female shoppers are twice as likely to be prompted to purchase via social media.