Music Interviews

As we hurtle towards bank holidays and summer and (hopefully) better weather, Orla is taking a look at some upcoming south east festivals, including a film festival with a difference in Co. Wexford  and a food festival in Co. Kilkenny.  And Aoife from Beat news has a run down on some of April's quirkier stories, including the homecoming of Grand National winner, I am Maximus.

Orla talks to an Italian man who came to Ireland alone aged just 13 to learn English and is returning to perform in the southeast and create a documentary and book. 

And a matchmaker who has been responsible for thousands of engagements and weddings will be giving some advise after some areas in the southeast didn't fare so well in a dating survey. 

Orla's finding out which southeast county is the sweariest in Ireland and a language expert tells her why we swear in the first place on the Sunday Grill this weekend. 

She'll also talk to two south east florists who are giving wedding parties the chance to create your own wedding flowers and bouquets.

Orla's talking to one half of the Waterford couple through to the final of RTE's Home of the Year. She chats phone usage with Neuro Coach Paddy Moran and how we on average spend 70 days a year on our phones.

Orla finds out about how the Cat Laughs was founded as they head towards their 30th weekend in Kilkenny this June bank holiday and she hears how Megan got on when she met Katie Price at the Gossies. 

Orla finds out how you could find some love in the country and Brian is in to review Dune: Part Two.

A Wexford woman on her Bafta win, extreme swimmer Nuala Moore on being Limitless & Irish Dancing gets the wedding day treatment.

If you're a Leaving Cert student or the parent of one, you'll be aware that the CAO deadline is looming. Orla will be getting some practical advice on choosing for college. 

And Mean Girls has returned. Brian reviews the musical version of the iconic movie. 

Three time Irish Olympian Derval O’Rourke has turned her attention to workplace wellbeing with her new platform- Saol.

She talked to Orla on the Sunday Grill bout how to have a better work life balance and better wellbeing no matter what your job is. 

And- talking of jobs- what about a new one? Orla heard how the world of  the apprenticeship has changed. 

Erica Cody joined Megan to chat about being a contender in the race to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 this May in Malmo, Sweden with her track “Love Me Like I Do” and getting signed to her first major label deal with Universal Music Ireland.