Lunchtime Live

Looking to spruce up the outside of your house with a lick of paint? The Home squad are here with their dos and don’ts.  

Jenny Sheehan, Workers Cottage on Instagram and Co-Host of Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast and Jenny Butler, Interior Architect & designer Director of Jennifer Anne Interior joined Andrea to discuss.  

Love Island’s Tom Clare and Molly Smith were blown away on their ‘Nearly weds’ podcast when they were told about how much Irish people give as wedding presents.  

Andrea heard from Ciara Elliott, Editor One Fab Day, Stylist Laura Mullet and listeners to hear ow much they give at a wedding.

Footballer Shane Long has spoken candidly about the guilt he felt after having to leave his wife just three hours after the birth of their first child to fulfil his football commitments.   

Reflecting on his experience, Long has thrown his support behind Movember’s campaign urging the Irish Government to improve paternity leave provisions for fathers. 

A new report reveals that fathers in Ireland lose around three-quarters of their weekly income while on paternity leave and are entitled to just two weeks of leave. 

Andrea spoke to Newstalk's political correspondent Sean DeFoe and other fathers to hear their thoughts on this topic.

In January 2023, writer Bethany Joy Dawson told her husband “I cannot do our life anymore”.  

She joined Andrea to talk about recovering from burnout and moving to Sligo.  

We’ve decided to do a deep dive on some of our favourite albums to explore the stories behind them. 

What did the artists really think of each other? Where did the inspirations from the songs come from? 

Joining Andrea to discuss is Alan Buckley from the Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum Experience.  

The Government is considering a range of measures to target the misuse of electric scooters following an increase in incidents involving the vehicles.

Currently, you must be over 16 and remain at a speed limit under 20km an hour to drive them, but there are concerns that these rules are not being follow.

Andrea spoke to listeners to hear their views.

Lunchtime Live were contacted a few days ago by a concerned uncle who shared the deeply personal story of his nephew Barry, who has a rare genetic condition called Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, which causes tumours to grow uncontrollably in his body. To make matters worse, a new drug used to treat the condition called belzutifan isn’t available in Ireland, despite being allowed in the UK and Northern Ireland. Barry joined Andrea to discuss the impact his condition has on his life and what access to the Drug would mean for him.

Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic.

98FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

Tallaght driving test center has been forced to cancel 160 tests due to a delay in the completion of tests.  

The wait in Tallaght is up to 12 weeks, but the longest wait has been revealed in Raheny at a staggering 25 weeks.  

Anyone in Raheny applying for a test now must wait until November 30th before being “invited” to select an appointment time in the following three to five weeks, which could bring their test date into 2027.  

Ger Herbert, Motoring editor and Columnist with the Sunday Independent, Nadia Adan, Ashford Motors owner, Meghan O’Halloran and Newstalk's own joined Andrea as she is currently on the waiting list for a driving test aswell as listeners who have been effected by the wait times.

Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at the National Maternity Hospital, joined Andrea to discuss the 4th Trimester – something that probably isn’t discussed enough. What it is ? And how to manage it.