Lunchtime Live

Where do you start when you’re trying to find the perfect rug for your room? And what do you need to consider?

When you’re buying furniture for the home, are you ever thinking about how it will look exactly in your home? And what is feng shui anyway?

This week, the Home Squad are here to give tips on furniture placement!

Joining Clare McKenna to discuss is Jenny Sheehan (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Kate O’Driscoll, (@victorianrathmines on Instagram), both Co-Hosts of ‘Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast’!

Richelle Flanagan was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s disease 10 years ago, she thought she would no longer be able to play hockey.

Yet in August she pulled on the green jersey once again to play in the Masters World Cup in Belgium. She may struggle to type and text, but put a hockey stick into her hand, and nobody would know she has a neurodegenerative disorder.

Richelle joins Clare McKenna to share her story.

How many coffees do you have a day?

While many people start their mornings with a cup of coffee, some are able to swallow several espressos throughout the day, with others reduced to decaf to calm their nerves.

So, just why does coffee give some people a buzz and not others?

Joining guest host Clare McKenna to discuss is Registered Dietician at Orla Walsh Nutrition, Orla Walsh and Oliver from Wall & Keogh Teas.

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

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

Joining guest host Clare McKenna to discuss is Danny McElhinney - Music journalist Irish Mail on Sunday, who’s going to talk through the life and work of Roxy Music!

Car parks cater to different groups; we have family and disabled spaces, but do we also need age-friendly spaces?

Joining guest host Clare McKenna to discuss is Ursula Hough Gormley, who wrote in to the Irish Times today about her parking experiences, Town planner Derek Whyte and listeners.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots.  

Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport Patrick O'Donovan joined Andrea to discuss the proposed social media restrictions.

Andrea also heard our listeners thoughts.

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…

All of Ed Sheeran’s support acts have pulled out of his remaining US tour ‘The Loop’.

This includes Irish artists Aaron Rowe, Beoga and Irish-American artist Finneas.

This comes after Macklemore was dropped from the Tour after making pro-Palestinian remarks during a New Jersey show...

So, should politics hold a place in art, and can you separate art from the artist?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Alan Buckley from the Irish Rock and Roll Museum, as well as listeners.

Every Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be talking Making Babies.

Andrea will be joined by Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to cover every area of trying to have a baby. From the very start of knowing how to prepare, right up to pregnancy – and all the bumps in the road in between.

This week, Shane joins Andrea to discuss what checks are made after birth.

Joanne Farrell’s son Kaiden was brutally assaulted by a gang in an unprovoked attack in County Kildare last month.

She joins Andrea to go back to that night and discuss what exactly happened…