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Sarah Jayne Tobin, Editor of DMG and Tom Douglas from the Newstalk Newsroom join Andrea to review ‘Unicorn Girl’!

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Dublin has made international headlines recently, not for its charm, but for concerns around safety, especially after an NFL player was reportedly assaulted in the city centre over the weekend…

Is this a one-off incident, or is Dublin’s global reputation starting to shift? Is Dublin getting a bad name abroad? What can be done to improve things?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Ian Redmond, owner of Hyde and Doug’s Bar, as well as listeners.

For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Gavin O’Hagan, Airside Service Delivery Manager with Dublin Airport, joins Andrea to answer any of your airport managing questions!

Time Out Magazine has put The Liberties in Dublin on its list for the 39 coolest neighbourhoods in the world.

Does it deserve to be there?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Kevin O'Kelly Jr, owner of the Thomas House Pub and Amy Ryan, Visitor Services Manager at Marsh’s Library Liberties.

Yesterday, Andrea spoke with Paula Crotty who discussed losing her daughter to an eating disorder…

It got a really big reaction, so we want to stay with it.

How big of an issue are eating disorders in Ireland?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Aveen Bannon, Dietican with the Dublin Nutrition Centre, as well as listeners with experience…

Many people are at risk of being evicted and made homeless after the Government’s announcement this week that it will exempt small cabin homes on family land, such as back gardens, from planning rules…

The plan has come too late for Andrea’s guest, who demolished his timber chalet-style home last month. Brendan McDonagh from Brittas lost an eight-year battle to keep a timber chalet-style home he built on his parents’ land in Brittas, in the foothills of the Dublin mountains. He was fined €2,000 in the District Court.

Brendan and his family did not qualify for HAP, and built their log cabin as a place for him, his wife and two children to live.

Since the demolition, their friends have rallied around them to set up a GoFundMe for the family.

Brendan joins Andrea to discuss, as well as Town Planner Derek Whyte.

From Waterford boy racers to Limerick jazz, Newstalk’s Eamonn Torsney joins Andrea with the stories from around the country that you might have missed this week…

American Football is back in Dublin, and this time, it’s bigger than ever!

The Vikings and the Steelers will be going head to head in Croke Park this Sunday, as thousands of international fans flock to Ireland to watch the match.

But, are we rolling out too much of a red carpet for the event?

Andrea is joined by Independent Councillor Mannix Flynn, Cian Fahey from Off the Ball, as well as listeners, to discuss.

When you want to make a big change to your home, there are few better options than your windows and doors, both inside and outside of the house.

From variety to cost to inflation, the Home Squad are here to discuss choosing windows and doors!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Martin Glynn, Founder and CEO of The DIY Academy and Jenny Sheahan, former winner of ‘Home of the Year’ and @workerscottage on instagram.

Andrea’s guest attempted to buy and sell clothes sustainably on Vinted. Laura Burke sold a dress on the platform for €75 to a French customer. Going about delivering her parcel correctly and on time, she thought she had done everything the same way she normally does. It wasn't until she was told that she had scammed the customer that she realized she herself was being scammed…

Laura joins Andrea to tell the story, and Rosalyne Lipsett, Fashion Broadcaster with Ireland AM also joins to discuss.