Lunchtime Live

A new bike rack has been installed in the outdoor seating area of Dublin’s Street 66 bar. The bar's application for renewal of outdoor seating was rejected last Friday evening. With just days to go until Dublin Pride, the bike rack was erected over the weekend causing outrage online.

Andrea was joined by Siobhan Comny, Owner of Street 66 Bar, Liam De Brún, Journalist with Extra.ie, Paul Keville, Owner of Stoned Pizza Takeaway on Parliament Street, Cllr Claire Byrne, Green Party Councillor in Dublin and many more to discuss...

Image: @st66dublin on Twitter

Gone Girl actress Rosamund Pike has said the wellness industry is a 'con'. Has the wellness industry gone too far? Does it put unnecessary pressure on people to look and behave a certain way?

Andrea Gilligan was joined by David Robert Grimes, Scientist, Broadcaster and Author of the Irrational Ape, Newstalk’s wellness guru and Presenter of Alive and Kicking, Clare McKenna, Gillian Hynes from BodyProject and many more to discuss...

‘Dublin is a dirty, smelly, sticky old town once again’, so says Una Mullally in today’s Irish Times.

She argues that during the summer months, in particular, Dublin suffers from a lack of waste management and that the council seem to include ‘rainfall’ as part of their clean up plans.

Andrea was joined by listeners on Lunchtime Live to discuss...

Would you bare all for charity?

Tomorrow, for the 10th year in a row, over one thousand ladies are braving the elements for the annual Strip and Dip in aid of Aoibheann’s Pink Tie - Ireland’s National Children’s Cancer Charity.

Andrea was joined by Anne Howard, Siobhan Gleeson, Catherine Farrell Finan and Siobhan Gregg to discuss…

Image: Strip and Dip

Wicklow has become a hub for TV and movie production in Ireland – both for domestic projects and huge international hits. Most recently including the likes of Cocaine Bear, Disenchanted and popular TV series Vikings.

But what makes Wicklow the Hollywood of Ireland? Andrea was joined by Elaine Geraghty, Managing Director of Ardmore Studios and Eoin Naughton from Claremont Screenhub...

As part of Newstalks Summer Tour, Lunchtime Live was LIVE from the picturesque village of Enniskerry, nestled in the Wicklow mountains. Famous for Powerscourt house and gardens, but what else has the village got to offer?

Lana Condron from the School House for Art in Enniskerry gave Andrea a guided tour.

Andrea also met with Peter Norton, the owner of Poppies in Enniskerry...

As Newstalk's Summer Tour continues, Lunchtime Live was LIVE from the Powerscourt Hotel & Gardens in Wicklow.

While there, Andrea Gilligan got the chance to sit down and chat with 'Lady in Red' singer and local, Chris de Burgh...

The booze industry is huge in Wicklow – adding to the tourism in the area and taking full advantage of the picturesque surroundings.

Wicklow has become known for it’s spirits, beers and even wines as discovered last year on Lunchtime Live.

Andrea was joined in the Powerscourt Hotel by Simon Lynch, Co-Founder of Wicklow Wolf, John Cashman, Head of Brand at Powerscourt Distillery and Brett Stephenson, Co-Founder and Winemaker at Wicklow Way Wines...

Lunchtime Live kicks off Newstalk's Summer Tour in Powerscourt Hotel in the Garden County - but what makes Wicklow so special?

Andrea Gilligan was joined by gardener, Diarmuid Gavin, journalist, Valerie Cox and broadcaster and author, Emer O’Neill to chat...

Ireland has highest levels of loneliness in Europe. That is according to the first ever EU-wide survey on loneliness which found that over 20% of respondents in Ireland responded reported feeling lonely.

How hard is it to maintain friendships once you get to a certain age? Is it difficult to make new friends in midlife? Andrea was joined by listeners on Lunchtime Live to discuss...