Moncrieff

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October 13 Inside the £1 an hour official football shirt factories
The average price of an official football shirt these days is around £75, but a BBC Sports investigation has found that workers making these shirts are being paid a basic wage of less than £1 an hour in factories where conditions have been described as "grim"...
Do we need to be more aware of where our products come from, and boycott if necessary?
Joining Seán to discuss is Barry Andrews, Fianna Fáil MEP for Dublin.
13 min
October 12 The weird world of literary scams
Most of us like to think we are superior to the person who falls for the ‘you’ve won the Spanish lottery’ scam, or any scam for that matter but as Tanya Sweeney recently found out, a desire for affirmation and a bit of flattery can pull the wool over the eyes of even the most ‘scam-proof’.
Joining Seán is Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Features writer and columnist, to tell us about the time she was offered the chance to have her novel read by an ‘exclusive’ German book club... and almost fell for the scam!
8 min
October 12 1Author Bethany Joy Dawson on choosing homeschooling for her kids
Author Bethany Joy Dawson didn't intend to remove her children from mainstream education to homeschool them but felt she was left no choice due to the education system making the children fit rather than moulding to her children's needs.
She joins Séan to discuss…
14 min
October 12 What advice would you give to your teen self? - Henry McKean Asks
If you could re-live your teenage years again, what would you do differently? Do you have any regrets from that time? How awkward was it? Would you have asked the boy or girl out if you were more confident? Were they the best years of your life or the worst?
Henry McKean has been out asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.
11 min
October 12 Four Questions: Are you in a book club?
We’re looking back on the weekend and looking forward to the week ahead through the lens of these four questions:
What delighted you over the weekend? What annoyed you over the weekend? What did you learn over the weekend? What are you looking forward to this week?
Joining Seán to discuss is Liadán Hynes and Patrick Freyne!
20 min
October 12 Why do Irish people not want to live in apartments?
In Ireland, we’re still very much married to the idea of buying a home with a garden to raise a family in, yet in Europe, people are doing all of that in apartments. So why do Irish people seem to turn their nose up at it?
Joining Seán to discuss is Orla Hegarty, Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD.
10 min
October 09 Celebrating National Mouldy Cheese Day!
Today is National Mouldy Cheese Day, where we celebrate cheeses that taste great, but maybe not smell as good…
Joining Seán to celebrate the day and chat about cheese is Kevin Sheridan, Managing Director at Sheridan's Cheesemongers Ltd.
6 min
October 09 First ever photograph turns 200 years old
200 years ago, a French inventor took the first ever photograph. What’s the story behind this, and how has photography changed since?
Trish Lambe, Artistic Director of Photo Museum Ireland joins Seán to discuss.
11 min
October 09 Why you should leave dogs out of your bed!
People love their pets, enough to find it natural to have their dog to sleep on the bed with them. Not only does this lead to stinky sheets, it might not lead to the best night’s sleep… for the dog!
Steph Rousseau, dog trainer and canine behaviour consultant based in Dublin joins Seán to discuss.
12 min
October 08 What happened to the high heeled shoe?
When you go out these days, you’ll see people dressed up, but what you won’t see nearly as much anymore is the high heeled shoe. The era of stilettos seems to be over, so what happened?
Lise Hand, Journalist and columnist with the Journal joins Seán to discuss.
8 min