Lunchtime Live

Cork City Library on Grand Parade decided to close to the public at 12.30 pm on Saturday following ongoing protests against LGBTQ+ material in Irish libraries.

Andrea was joined by Dan Boyle, Green Party Councillor and callers who were at the protests...

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

Author Sheila Flanagan joined Andrea to discuss...

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

Singer and Nolan Sister, Anne Nolan joined Andrea to discuss...

Here on Newstalk we have been covering the exclusive Newstalk poll carried out by Amárach which has found a clear divide when it comes to women’s and men’s sport in Ireland. Lunchtime Live is focusing on one of the findings, which is that over half (56%) of the 1,200 people surveyed said they do not believe we encourage young girls to play sports to the same extent as young boys.

Andrea was joined by journalist Jen Hogan and listeners to discuss…

Is there a lack of buzz for the All-Ireland Football final as usual? On Sunday Dublin face Kerry in the All Ireland Senior Football Championship, it will be only the second time in the last century a final has taken place in July rather than the traditional September.

Many have criticized this change as taking the excitement away from the fixture. Andrea was joined was joined by listeners to discuss…

Prisoners have been transferred to the new Limerick Women Prison during the week. One of the main priorities for the Irish Prison Service in its state-of-the-art new jail is ‘to create a safe place’ for the traumatised women.

The prison includes a gym, a salon and ensuite rooms and it has met some criticism online with people comparing the prison facilities as being like a hotel.

Andrea was joined by John Lonergan, Former Governor of Mountjoy Prison and other listeners to discuss…

Following on from conversations with Karen Harkin and Ciara Mangan, Andrea was joined by Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre to discuss rape culture in Ireland...

28-year-old Ciara Mangan was raped by a work colleague at a house party ten years ago. Her rapist was jailed for seven years last week. Shane Noonan was sentenced to eight years in prison with the final year suspended, at the Central Criminal Court.

Ciara waived her right to anonymity so that rapist Shane Noonan could be named.

Ciara joined Andrea Gilligan on Lunchtime Live…

Do advertisements reinforce gender roles and stereotypes?

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have backed a report which calls for media to show men cooking and cleaning and women fixing the sink or mowing the lawn to 'break the gender binary'.

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

There was collective shock across the globe yesterday when the sad news of the death of Singer Sinead O’Connor was announced, at just the age of 56.

President Michael D Higgins led tributes following her death, stating that his first reaction "was to remember her extraordinarily beautiful, unique voice."

Andrea Gilligan was joined by singer, Liam Merriman, Brid Smith TD and many more to remember Sinéad O'Connor...