Lunchtime Live

Sinn Fein's Vice President and First Minister designate, Michelle O'Neill has said she will attend the coronation of King Charles in the United Kingdom next week.

Adrian Kennedy was joined by People Before Profit Councilor Madeleine Johansson and other listeners to discuss...

A new billboard by PETA states that eating fish is comparable to eating cats. The advert, which is in the UK, shows a fishmonger holding up a fish which changes to a dead cat.

Locals in the area say they are horrified by the sign. What do you think? Is there a difference between eating a fish and eating a cat?

Adrian Kennedy was joined by Jennifer White, PETA Media and Communications Manager anod other listeners to discuss…

Image: Peta UK

The government will today unveil their first ever Clean Air Strategy which will aim to cut down on air pollution in Ireland. The EPA estimate there are 1,300 premature deaths annually in Ireland due to poor air quality.

Should the use of stoves and open fires be banned? Adrian Kennedy was joined by listeners to discuss…

A board has been set up to tackle anti-social behaviour in Cherry Orchard. It will include people from the local community, the Guards, the HSE, and local authorities. The idea is to support the community, and to try to stop anti-social behaviour and violence in the area.

But will it work? Is this what the community needs? Adrian Kennedy was joined by listeners to discuss...

Young farmers have been walking through the night as part of a march to highlight the challenges facing young people in rural Ireland.

Members of 'Macra na Feirme' began the 79km walk from their headquarters in Athy to Merrion Square yesterday afternoon.

Adrian Kennedy was joined by Liam Hanrahan, Chairperson of agriculture affairs committee in Macra na Feirme, Thomas, Laura and more to discuss...

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy tweeted a picture of a group of people protesting outside his family home last night.

How far is too far? Is protesting outside a politicians house crossing boundaries?

Paul Murphy's partner Jess Spear joined Adrian Kennedy to discuss what happened.

Other listeners also joined the discussion on Lunchtime Live to discuss...

Image: Twitter @paulmurphy_TD

New legislation for stalking in Ireland has been delayed since last year. A new offence of stalking has been proposed by the Government but has yet to be acted upon.

In comparison it’s been announced that since Northern Ireland brought in new stalking laws a year ago, 88 people have been arrested and 47 people have been charged.

Adrian Kennedy was joined by Eve McDowell, co-founder of Stalking.ie and Una Ring to discuss...

The new junior cycle curriculum will ensure that all secondary schools teach gender identity as part of a revised sexual education programme beginning in September.

The Catholic Secondary School Parents Association have accused policymakers of “seeking to promote an ideology that refuses to acknowledge basic biological facts in favour of a new gender self-identity doctrine” while others have welcomed the new approach.

Adrian Kennedy was joined by listeners to discuss...

Fifty Irish citizens have been evacuated from Sudan since yesterday and the Tanaiste has said he thinks there are about 150 there in total.

Members of the Army Ranger Wing, the Defence Forces special operations unit have been dispatched to Sudan to help.

Adrian Kennedy was joined on Lunchtime Live by Retired Lieutenant Colonel and airport safety and security auditor Kevin Byrne, Doctor Aia Mohammed, Dr Osama Ali, General secretary of the Sudanese Society of Cork and more to discuss...

Frontline members of An Gardaí Síochána believe that they should be able to use tasers in response to the soaring number of assaults on their members.

What do you think? Would you like to see Gardaí carrying tasers?

Adrian Kennedy was joined on Lunchtime Live by Richard, a former police officer, Liam Herrick, Executive Director with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and other listeners to discuss…