Moncrieff

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June 17 Moncrieff's Murder Club: Creepy twins who committed crimes
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…
This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss cases of creepy twins who committed crimes.
21 min
June 17 Should you chill red wine?
Should you be drinking your red wine chilled? There is a new trend emerging of drinking red wine that’s cold. The Times has reported that Gen Z drinkers are driving this trend, finding that 56% had drunk chilled red wine, or wine served over ice, in summer. So, in what way are we meant to drink red? Seán is joined by Leslie Williams to discuss.
12 min
June 16 Blooms Day: Recreating the smell of Ulysses
A perfumer in France has been recreating the smells in Joyce’s Ulysees. The project was recently showcased at the Irish Embassy in Paris.
Meabh McCurtin, an Irish fine fragrance perfumer based in Paris joined Sean this morning to discuss.
12 min
June 16 HIV Awareness Day
The 16th of June marks HIV Awareness Day. At the moment, women in Ireland are facing a rise in HIV diagnoses but public health messaging seems to still be treating them as an afterthought.
The Mobile Testing Coordinator at HIV Ireland Ann Piercy joined Sean this afternoon.
13 min
June 16 Tolü Makay on 'clueless' racist abuse after performing for the Canadian Prime Minister
On Saturday night, singer/songwriter Tolü Makay serenaded Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, with her rendition of the song N17, at the official state dinner in Dublin Castle. But on Sunday, Tolü was forced to address nasty abuse on her official Facebook page.
Tolü joined Sean to talk about her experience.
14 min
June 16 Large Hadron Collider to be shut down next week for 4 years
The Large Hadron Collider will be switched off on June 29th for a refurb. This marks the beginning of "Long Shutdown 3," a major 4-year hiatus dedicated to dismantling parts of the CERN ring to upgrade it into the much more powerful High-Luminosity LHC.
Joining Sean was James Keavney, Assistant Professor in the School of Physics at UCD
Image: National Geographic
11 min
June 16 How much money can you earn from social media?
How do influencers actually make any more from social media and what are the different rules on the various platforms?
Journalist Caitriona Redmond tried it out and wrote about it for the Examiner. She joined Sean this afternoon to talk about how she got on.
11 min
June 16 Does abstaining from sex improve athletic performance?
The New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years may have been built on many things: Jalen Brunson’s brilliance, Mike Brown’s steady hand, a suffocating defense and a healthy roster when it mattered most.
According to much-maligned team owner James Dolan, it may also have required a little self-denial.
Dr. Brian Higgins, from Galway Primary Care joined Sean to discuss.
8 min
June 15 Why is the golden retriever the top dog in Ireland?
For 8 years in a row, the golden retriever has been the most popular dog in Ireland. So, why exactly is it so loved here?
Orla Murray, Secretary of the Golden Retriever Society of Ireland and a Director of the Irish Kennel Club joins Seán to discuss!
11 min
June 15 The Weird Questions Kids Ask - Henry McKean Reports
Writing in the Irish Times, Seamus O'Reilly has been swamped with questions from his 7 year old, including the question: would you rather have no stomach or no bum? Henry McKean has an 8 year old at home, and has to field similar questions, what is the best way to answer them?
Henry met with parents and kids, and sent in this report.
12 min