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Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Rhona Mahony, Consultant Obstetrician and former master of the National Maternity Hospital & Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland.
What actually goes on behind the scenes to win an Oscar? How much money is spent on campaigns? How has the award season changed over the years, and what impact does winning an award like this have on the production company? Joining Anton to chat about how the awards season has changed is Screentime presenter, John Fardy.
Mike Hanrahan has had a long career in music and spent over a decade on the IMRO board. After the death of his mother, he went to Trinity to study for a fellowship in the study of equity in brain health, focusing on how the creative arts can help people with brain illnesses. Mike joins Anton to talk about it all.
Brian Burke, RTE Supergarden judge and Woodies DIY and garden expert, joins Anton to answer all of your gardening-related questions.
Deirdre Heney, the chair of Dublin City Council's housing committee, has floated the idea that we encourage people to move out of the city to take pressure off services. One woman who made that leap is Martha Gilheaney, who moved from O’Connell St to Leitrim, she joins Anton along with Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor and Columnist for the Sunday and Irish Independent, to discuss.
A number of global issues were at the forefront of the World Economic Forum in Davos, from the war in Ukraine to a revolution in Iran, but the U.S, Greenland, and Donald Trump took the spotlight. To help Anton to sift through the debris left in the wake of Davos and discuss what to make of Trump’s Board of Peace, is Professor in European Politics in Maynooth, John O’Brennan.
Anton is joined 'In conversation' by Professor of Disability Research, a sociologist and bioethicist, Tom Shakespeare.
Cocaine use in Ireland has surged in the past decade, moving from the margins into the mainstream Irish social life, with Ireland now ranking among the highest users in Europe. So, what’s driving the boom, and what’s it doing to us? To discuss, Anton is joined by Jo-Hanna Ivers, Professor in Addiction at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin & Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland, the head of An Garda Síochána's Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has exposed serious gaps in online safety, highlighted this week by concerns around so-called “nudification” tools linked to Grok. At the same time, the Government has launched the National Conversation on Education, a public consultation aimed at shaping how Ireland prepares young people for a future defined by AI, digital risk, and constant change. Anton is joined by Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, to discuss.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories for the Sunday papers is Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour MEP; Valerie Cox, journalist; and Gavan Reilly, Political Correspondent at Virgin Media Television.
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