Lunchtime Live

Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by Karen Harkin. Her father sentenced to 11 years with six months suspended for raping and sexually assaulting her over a four-year period from the. The abuse began when Ms Harkin was nine-years-old and stopped one day short of her 13th birthday. Karen waived her right to anonymity so that her father could be named...

Ahead of Ireland's second World Cup clash against Canada in Perth, Andrea was joined by Kathleen McNamee, Off The Ball and Presenter of the COYGIG Podcast to preview the game.

Andrea also spoke to Irish fans in Australia, Su Keating, Community Ambassador for the Irish team in Perth, Neil Sherwin is Editor of Back Page Football, Robbie from Morley Gaels GFC and Laura from Western Shamrocks GAA...

Is it ever OK to ask to swap seats, take off your socks or do basic body maintenance on a flight?

Andrea was joined by Irish Independent journalist Kirsty Blake Knox and other listeners to discuss...

Gardaí are investigating reports of two assaults in Dublin City Centre over the past 24 hours. The two separate incidents comes just days after an American tourist was left in a serious condition in hospital.

Do you feel safe in our capital? Andrea was joined by Padraig O'Reilly, crime photojournalist and listeners to discuss...

Do you have a secret bank account? New research from Aviva shows that more than 1 in 10 adults in relationships have a bank or savings account that their partner doesn’t know about.

Andrea was joined by Life Coach, Mark Fennell to discuss...

Couples getting publicly funded IVF will only be entitled to one round. They also won’t be eligible for it, if they’ve paid for more than one round themselves privately.

There is also expected to be a maximum age limit of 41 and Body Mass Index requirements. These criteria were recommended by a working group of clinical experts.

There’s also been no mention of an allowance for single people, or those in a single sex relationship.

Andrea was joined by Fianna Fáil Senator Catherine Ardagh and Labour Party Senator Marie Sherlock and listeners to discuss...

Greece carries out its biggest ever evacuation as wildfires rage on Rhodes. Thousands of people have been moved from villages and resorts on the island.

Andrea spoke to Rosaline, Lee and Bridget who were on the island...

The new Barbie film is out. The movie hit the big screen across Ireland today.

Andrea was joined now by Dancer Adam Fogarty who is in the movie and Barbie Superfan Glenda to chat all things Barbie...

An almost constant cycle of car advertising on radio, TV and in podcasts flies in the face of the action that is needed to combat the climate crisis.

That is according to Green Party TD and chair of the Oireachtas climate committee Brian Leddin who says that advertising in the car industry should be considered alongside alcohol and tobacco in terms of public health and child protection.

Andrea was joined by Brian Leddin TD, Shane O’Donoghue Editor with Completecar.ie and listeners to discuss...

Taylor Swift fans all over Ireland spent hours online yesterday attempting to get tickets to one of her shows next summer. However, for many by the time they got to the top of the Ticketmaster queue, all that was left was VIP packages ranging from €371.28 to €743.62.

Were you one of the lucky ones? Or are you frustrated with the price of concert tickets? Andrea was joined by listeners and fans to discuss...