Lunchtime Live

A Drag Show event in Carlow, which was meant to be going ahead at the end of this month has been cancelled after receiving a small number of complaints.

Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Charmin Electrik from Queens of the Party, Drag Queen Kara Kalua and Cllr Fintan Phelan, Mayor of Carlow to discuss...

Only 40 per cent of weddings in Ireland last year took place in a Catholic church. Are more people are turning towards a humanist ceremony?

Do you think getting married in a church, if you’re not religious, is disingenuous?

Andrea Gilligan was joined by listeners to discuss...

Ireland will perform in Semi Final 1 of Eurovision tonight. Ireland has been in Eurovision more than 50 times and has a record seven wins, but has failed to qualify for the final since Ryan O’Shaughnessy entered with his song 'Together' in 2018. But still, we enter it with joy and pure passion every year. So what makes it so appealing?

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Dermot, Keith and Michael to discuss...

Cars are to be permanetely banned at College Green from the end of this month. The bus corridor, which currently operates from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday, will become a 24/7 bus corridor from 29 May. Work to provide more space for pedestrians at College Green and Foster Place will begin next week. Taxis spaces will be reduced at Foster Place and increased at the College Green rank.

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

Independent Senator Eileen Flynn has spoken out about the recent racism she faced when a taxi driver refused to take her home to a halting site.

Eileen is the only Traveller representative in the Oireachtas and has campaigned widely on fairer treatment of the travelling community. She joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss the discrimination she faces...

If you have TikTok, it will be hard to miss the amount of ADHD content on it. The hashtag has over 20 billion views, with creators saying they’re spreading awareness of the condition.

But some people are concerned about the number of people self-diagnosing themselves with ADHD after watching the videos.

Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Slaney Foley, Ken Kilbride, from ADHD Ireland, Broadcaster Keith Walsh and other listeners to discuss…

Tracey Corbett Lynch, sister of murdered Irishman Jason Corbett has set up bereavement group to help others in dealing with loss. After losing her mum to covid, her sister-in-law to an illness and her brother in a brutal murder, she received an outpouring of support and is now aiming to support others in their battle with grief.

Andrea Gilligan was joined on Lunchtime Live by Tracey Corbett Lynch and Thanatologist Jennifer Moran Stritch.

You can reserve your place for Limerick Bereavement Group's support evening below:

Living with Loss: A bereavement and support evening

GAAGO is a streaming service that was launched by the association in 2014 and was aimed at the Irish diaspora around the world. The streaming service has now expanded into full TV coverage in order to fill the void left by Sky Sports.

The move has raised concerns over a lack of championship matches on free-to-air television. Andrea was joined by Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley, Former Clare hurler Jamesie O’Connor and listeners to discuss...

Have TV shows gone too violent? There have been calls for RTE show Kin to be banned from filming on the streets of Dublin because of the 'damage' it’s causing to the city's reputation.

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Tony McDonald from Deke Rivers and listeners on Lunchtime Live to discuss...

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Residents in a Dublin are saying scrambler bikes are creating chaos and want a crack down on them. Councillors have said that they want green areas in estates to be reclaimed as cimmunity areas and for more laws to be brought in around the bikes.

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Fianna Fáil Cllr for South Dublin, Charlie O'Connor, Fianna Fáil Cllr for Dublin Tom Brabazon and Leonard Russell to discuss...