Moncrieff

Go to a gig, and you’ll see a lot of the crowd holding up their phones. Is this such a bad thing? Or should people be allowed to film the concert they’re attending if they want to?

Jane Cowan, Columnist with the Examiner, is defending the right to film, and joins Seán to discuss.

After the death of a partner, it can be very difficult to consider dating again, but for others, they have the opposite experience. ‘Widow’s fire’ is a phenomenon experienced by a man or woman where they feel intense sexual desire after the loss of a partner.

Karen Sutton, Widow Coach based in the UK, joins Seán to discuss.

There has been a noticeable decline in interest in the J1, the US student visa where you can work and travel across America. Once a right of passage, many Irish students have shied away from it. As the cost of living in the States is high, US immigration can ask to look through your social media feed, so some are waiting for a new White House administration.

Henry McKean sent this report from the streets of New York City, speaking to bar owners and J1’ers.

It’s hard to beat a Sunday roast, and it has seemed to have a bit of a resurgence recently.

So, what makes a great roast?

Aisling Larkin, Food Writer and TV Chef, joins Seán to discuss.

You would not think that Irish dancing would be controversial, but the North American Irish Dance Championships & Conference is taking place in Florida - with the authorities there not wanting any transgender dancers to take part…

Joining Seán to discuss is Gabrielle Siegel, former competitive Irish dancer who wrote an open letter on this subject.

Wabash Avenue in Chicago is home to Trump Tower, but a new proposal suggests that it should be renamed ‘Barack Hussein Obama Way’...

Brendan Reilly, Alderman of the 42nd Ward in Chicago, is behind this proposal, and joins Seán to discuss.

Research last month by the European Commission found that Irish parents were the least likely in the EU to consider the idea that their children spend too much time on screens. Could it be because the parents themselves are using them more?

Journalist Niamh O’Reilly joins Seán to discuss…

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 Maia Dunphy and Donal O'Donoghue!

In Ireland, we have been suffering from an obesity crisis, not with people, but with cars. Cars have grown 2.4cm wider in the past 5 years, making roads more dangerous, and parking a nightmare!

So, why is this happening, and what should be done to improve things for drivers? For example, should we make parking spaces bigger?

Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor at the Irish Independent, joins Seán to discuss.

Do you ever go to someone’s house, and are told to take off your shoes? Or, are you the person making that ask? Is it too much to ask?

Jennifer Horgan, Columnist with the Irish Examiner, joins Seán to discuss.