Lunchtime Live

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

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

Joining Andrea to discuss is Head Tour Guide at the Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum Experience, Alan Buckley, who’s going to talk through Queen’s ‘A Night at the Opera’!

A recent survey carried out by RIP.ie has discovered that the average Irish person attends five funerals a year. Out of those figures, it has been discovered that Kerry people go to the most.

The report also suggests that 90% of respondents believe every family should have the right to deliver a eulogy at the funeral mass of a family member.

We want to know, why do people from the countryside go to more funerals than Dublin people? How often do you go to funerals?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Graham Gleasure from The Gleasure Funeral Home in Tralee, Bríd McGowan Funeral Director and Embalmer in Sligo, Ocean FM Presenter Claire Ronan, Newstalk’s Josh Crosbie and Content Creator, Padraig Wilson McCarthy.

Tony Murray is amongst parents of adults with intellectual disabilities to present to TDs in the Dáil this lunchtime as part of their Before We Die campaign.

Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie was there, and joins Andrea with the latest.

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…

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Dublin City Council and approved housing body Tuath have received backlash from social tenants in a mixed housing complex.

Social tenants in the Newmarket Yards Complex in D8 have condemned their exclusion from the complex's amenities, such as the gym and community room, saying it’s “completely segregation.”

Andrea is joined by one of those tenants, who will remain anonymous, Hazel de Nortúin, People Before Profit Councillor for Ballyfermot/Drimnagh and Town Planner Derek Whyte to discuss.

Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor has announced that she will retire after her final fight this summer, still aiming to have it take place in Croke Park.

Joining Andrea to give their reactions is Olympic boxer Michael Carruth, Philip Egan from Off the Ball and Liam Morley Brereton from St Brigid’s Boxing Club in Offaly.

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 some of the conditions that can affect you during your pregnancy.

Do you and your other half have a joint account?

And how do you manage splitting the bills in your household?

It seems that among younger generations, there is a move away from joint bank accounts as couples keep their finances separate…

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Siobhan Maguire, Consumer Journalist.

The national anthem is a powerful symbol of identity and heritage. For many, it inspires a deep sense of pride; for others, it holds little personal significance.

Waterford County Council has unanimously passed a motion to make Ireland’s national anthem a mandatory part of the primary school curriculum.

The proposal was introduced by Donnchadh Mulcahy of Sinn Féin. Speaking with Anton Savage this morning, Cllr Mulcahy outlined the reasoning behind the motion and why he believes learning the anthem should be an essential part of a child’s early education.

So, do you think the national anthem should be mandatory as part of the school curriculum?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Freelance Sports Journalist Mortimer Murphy, Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw (@modernirishmom on Instagram) and listeners.

For this week’s Ask the Expert, Andrea is joined by Dublin Bus Spokesperson Blake Boland to answer any of your bus-related questions!