Moncrieff

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May 26 Does ‘Rivals’ poorly portray romance?
A lot of people are enjoying the TV show ‘Rivals’ with the hair, music and campiness, but it is set in an era where power imbalances between a man and a woman are more acceptable. Author and Journalist Jillian Godsil has found this portrayal of romance troubling, and joins Seán to discuss.
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12 min
May 26 Activists occupy closed Dublin pub in hopes of community centre
A group that call themselves the ‘Revolutionary Housing League’ have broken into a pub in the Liberties area of Dublin. Ardee House was closed in 2010, and is now owned by an investment company.
The group says it wants to reopen the space as a community centre, but with Gardaí outside the door, it does not seem likely...
Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times, joins Seán to discuss.
13 min
May 25 Are people’s table manners getting worse?
Seán’s guest is currently travelling around Ireland in her campervan, and has been appalled by the state of Irish table manners while dining out in restaurants.
Joining to discuss is Ruth Medjbar, Photographer, Podcaster and Columnist with the Irish Independent.
11 min
May 25 From New York fashion to the Booker prize - Douglas Stuart’s story
Seán’s guest moved from a career in fashion in New York to becoming a Booker prize winning novelist.
Douglas Stuart, author of the new title ‘John of John’, joins to share his story.
11 min
May 25 Four Questions: Sunglasses are “too” dark?
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 Doireann O’Connor and Lorcan Collins!
23 min
May 25 National Brother's Day - Henry McKean Reports
"Tell them that you love them."
Charlie McKean, a father, sailor, State Solicitor, and brother of Newstalk's Henry McKean, died suddenly of a heart attack last month, at the age of 46.
Henry speaks with Moncrieff, surrounding National Brother's Day, about the heartbreak of losing a sibling...
21 min
May 22 What was the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway?
Now, there is a street in Dalkey that goes by the unusual name of ‘Atmospheric Road'.
This name, however, is a nod to a most unusual train, the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, that carried passengers between Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey in the 19th Century.
Mia Sherwood Scully, Journalist and Historian joins Seán to discuss.
8 min
May 22 Research shows that snake bites are on the rise!
Every year, roughly 4 million snake bites happen to humans, with about 138,000 proving fatal. Now, a major new research paper from the World Health Organisation shows that the risk of snake bites is on the rise.
Joining Seán to discuss is James Hennessy, Director of the National Reptile Zoo in Kilkenny…
14 min
May 22 How one man became the world’s fastest bricklayer
If you need some bricks laid quickly, Charlie Collison is your man! Charlie is the world’s fastest bricklayer, recently laying 1,065 bricks in an hour, smashing the previous record of 872.
He joins Seán to discuss!
7 min
May 22 Why is 9 x 6 the hardest times table?
A new study of nearly 250 million times table answers shows that 27.1% of primary school children struggle with one time table in particular: it shows that 9 times 6 is the hardest.
Why is this? To discuss, Seán is joined by the author of ‘Grasping Grammar’ Oliver Murphy.
13 min