Lunchtime Live

It’s time for Ask the Medic! Where an expert joins to answer any of your health-related questions.

This week, guest host Anna Daly is joined by Dr Niall Breen from the Portmarnock GP Clinic to answer your medical questions!

How involved should grandparents be?

Research has revealed ‘the grandparent effect’ - showing that grandparents play a significant and positive role in the lives of their grandchildren...

So can you remember your grandmother’s cooking, or are you a grandparent doing the school pick ups everyday and making memories with yours?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Broadcaster Claire Ronan and more.

A new report from the Hardware Association of Ireland has said that thousands more ‘one-off’ rural homes could be built each year, but there are significant impediments to actually delivering this housing which needs to be addressed.

Should the planning permission rules be changed? Should we have more one-off rural homes?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Eddie Punch, Columnist with Farming Independent and Clare Champion, as well as listeners.

Journalist Jane Cowan described her recent girls’ holiday as “an Aperol-fuelled girlhood pilgrimage to Italy.”

So, how special are girls’ holidays, and have they changed between generations?

Jane joins guest host Anna Daly, as well as Lucy Kennedy, author and broadcaster, to discuss.

Are you determined to finally get on top of your finances once and for all?

For many, looking at your bank account is something you dread, but how should we best manage what’s coming in and what’s coming out?

For this edition of Finance Matters, guest host Anna Daly is joined by Paul Merriman of Ask Paul to discuss how to protect what you have now…

Videos circulating online today show huge queues for the DART in Howth as thousands headed to the coast during the warm weather, with public transport struggling to cope with demand…

With Iarnród Éireann regularly carrying out line closures during busy weekends and Bank Holidays, is it time to reassess how rail services are scheduled and managed to better accommodate surging passenger demand?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Barry Kenny from Irish Rail, as well as listeners.

For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Frances Cooney, Puppy Raising Supervisor with Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind joins Andrea to answer any of your guide dog related questions!

Have you gotten the shingles vaccine? The vaccine is available privately, but can cost close to €500, leaving it unaffordable and out of reach for most older people...

A national petition for this to be made free has gotten more than 23,000 signatures.

Guest host Anna Daly is joined by listeners to discuss.

For many parents and children, summer camps can be the highlight of a child’s summer. Making new friends and learning new skills can be great. For others, it can simply be a deep dive into their pockets and a race against the clock to get a place in a camp…

How do parents feel about summer camps, and are they really worth it?

Joining Anna Daly to discuss is Editor of Cork Beo, Joe O’Sea, parenting podcaster and mother of 2, Rebecca Horan, Zoo Director with the National Reptile Zoo James Hennessy, Director at Crofton Motors Joey Donnolley and Sarah Sheeran from the Sense of Wonder Forest School.

Sunny spells ahead as this weekend is set to see temperatures rise to 22 degrees!

With the grey clouds and showers finally disappearing this weekend, the sun has finally decided to make an appearance.

What are your plans for the good weather?

Joining Anna Daly to discuss is Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather and Executive Chief of Breffy House Resort in County Mayo, Dean Diplock.