Lunchtime Live

The Irish Cancer Society has launched the Leave Our Leave campaign to force the Government to change the Maternity Protection Act 2004.

Currently, women cannot defer their maternity leave while they are being treated and recovering from cancer. Following Andrea's conversation with Erica on the show yesterday, she was joined today by Mary and Emma who have similar experiences...

Online abuse, and abuse towards our politicians is becoming a common occurence.

Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe is the latest victim. He joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss...

Image: Facebook via Cathal Crowe TD

RTE has admitted to undeclared payments to Ryan Tubridy of 345 thousand euro between 2017 and 2022. The broadcaster has also suspended Director General Dee Forbes. An emergency meeting of members of the National Union of Journalists working for RTE will be held today.

What do you think? Does it bring into question the licence fee? Is it time to scrap it? Andrea was joined by Michael McNamara, Independent TD for Clare and listeners to discuss...

Currently in Ireland, women can’t defer their maternity leave while they are being treated and recovering from cancer.

The Irish Cancer Society's Leave Our Leave campaign, which calls the legislation ‘unfair’, is fighting for change.

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Erica to discuss...

In May this yea, it was announced that fashion brand SHEIN were opening an Irish pop-up store and there was outrage among people as the brand promotes fast fashion. Today, many celebrated a new Penneys store was opened in Dundrum Town Centre?

Why is it not the same reaction with the opening of a huge Penneys store in Dundrum?

Andrea was joined by Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Pat Kane, Sustainability Advocate and Founder of reuzi and Stylist Laura Mullett to discuss...

When exactly is a child old enough to be left at home on their own? It is something that more people will be thinking about now that children are off for the summer – especially now that most households have two working parents.

Speaking on Newstalk earlier today Dr David Coleman, Clinical Psychologist, raised some of the issues to consider when leaving a child at home alone.

Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by parents to discuss…

Kim Kardashian has said that she still has imposter syndrome despite her enormous global success.

She said her brand 'Skims, which was founded in 2019, has exceeded everything that she ever imagined". Imposter syndrome is the feeling that we’re going to be found out or feeling like we are a fraud. It’s the idea of feeling that we aren’t as good as people think we are.

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Pamela Laird, CEO and Founder of Moxi Loves and former Apprentice candidate, Gina London, Leadership and Communications Specialist and Renee to discuss…

Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Ivan to discuss being attacked whilst out walking with his husband and their dog...

Employees at an Iceland store in north Dublin arrived at work this morning only to find that there store had been closed.

A large crowd has now gathered outside the store, and three employees have occupied the premises.

Jeannette, employee and shop steward for Iceland joined Andrea from inside the store...

Should landlords be allowed set rules for what you do in your rented apartment?

A landlord in New York set tongues wagging after posting an advert for an apartment which said that there was only one house rule - “no meat/fish in the building.”

Meat eaters were not banned but the cooking of meat and fish was. Is this fair? Should landlords be allowed have rules like this? Andrea was joined by Catherine Woods, Vegan and an Animal Rights Activist, Hugh, an estate agent and landlord and more to discuss...