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If you’re painting or repainting your home, how should you choose your colours? Is it based simply off your favourites, or do certain colours suit a room better?

Róisín Murphy, Architect and Artist, joins Seán to discuss!

The UN general assembly is due to vote on changing the world to move away from the traditional Mercator map, which shrinks the size of Africa and exaggerates northern landmasses, for a design that more accurately reflects the true size of countries.

Joining Seán to discuss William Durkan booked, Lecturer in Geography and GIS at UCC.

A recent study found that half of Irish parents said it was a “challenge” to find “appropriate and enjoyable” books for their children and nearly a quarter of parents feel that reading with their child is a “chore”.

Joining Seán to discuss how to get your child to want to read is author of ‘Milly McCarthy and the Doggy Daycare Drama’, Leona Forde…

It’s just been revealed that earlier this year the National Parks and Wildlife Service captured and destroyed seven skunks in Kildare, with the potential of there being more…

Patricia Devlin, Investigative Reporter with The Journal Investigates, joins Seán to discuss.

Ireland’s first-ever solar-powered racing car has been unveiled by a team of engineering and technology students from DCU!

Joining Seán to discuss the achievement and how the car works is Rían Gill, Team Manager at DCU Solar Racing.

Image: @dcusolarracing on Instagram

Having a difficult-to-spell name, unless you legally change it, is a reminder to parents to choose carefully when picking a name for their child.

Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh has been writing about this, and joins Seán to discuss.

Are the Irish friendly, or is there a deep rooted guarded side to us? Why are the Irish secretive when it comes to emotions and family matters? Are friendship circles closed to outsiders with indirect masking? And, is this based on our dark history or British Rule and the Catholic church?

Henry McKean has been out asking these questions to the public, and joins Seán to share what he has heard…

Many of you will be aware of the pressure put on mental services in the country, but in six locations in Ireland, an additional service is offered: a solace café.

Ciara Glynn is Operations Manager of the Aware Solace Café in Dublin, and joins Seán to discuss how it works.

Helplines:

• Samaritans 116 123

• Pieta House 24-Hour Crisis Helpline:1800 247 247 or Text HELP to 51444

According to a recently published scientific study, the blackbird has the sweetest birdsong, but is that really true? And why do we like the sounds birds make?

Niall Hatch, Head of communications and development with Birdwatch Ireland, joins Seán to discuss.

It’s been widely reported by the daughter of French First Lady Brigitte Macron, who is 42, has a new boyfriend 20 years younger than her. This follows the pattern of her mother, who is 25 years older than Emmanuel Macron.

It begs the question: do these relationships last? How much of a factor is age, and when does it become an issue?

Joining Seán to discuss is Mairead Loughman, Matchmaker with Love HQ Matchmaking.