Never Have I Ever with Claire Byrne

Christmas can be a time of connection, but it can also bring tension and emotional strain within families. Joining Sean Defoe is Stella O'Malley, Psychotherapist & author, who has some practical guidance on navigating challenging family dynamics and protecting your wellbeing over the festive period.

Joining Sean Defoe to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter with the Irish Independent & Indo Daily Presenter & Saoirse McHugh, environmentalist and campaigner from Achill Island.

For many people, Christmas dinner is the most stressful meal they cook all year, and few understand that pressure better than Mark Moriarty. The chef and broadcaster is back on RTÉ this Monday with a Christmas Special focused on keeping festive cooking simple, calm, and achievable. Mark joins Sean Defoe to talk about it all.

Christmas chocolate divides families like nothing else. Some are pure nostalgia, some promise luxury, and some disappear far too quickly. To put them to the test, Sean Defoe is joined by writer and broadcaster Barbara Scully and journalist and digital and social media executive with Newstalk, Ciara Treacy, to taste test Celebrations, Roses, Quality Street, Butlers, Lir, and a bit of Dubai indulgence.

Sean Defoe is joined by GP Dr Ilona Duffy to discuss the significant surge in flu cases being seen across the country, the resulting pressure on hospitals, and the decision by many facilities to impose stricter visiting restrictions over the Christmas period, as well as the practical steps people can take to reduce the risk of infection and protect vulnerable loved ones.

With endless choice on streaming platforms, what keeps certain Christmas movies enduring, and what does that say about how we consume entertainment today? Screentime's John Fardy joins Sean Defoe to discuss.

Anton is joined by comedian Neil Delamere to talk about his new tour.

Last night saw the biggest premiere of the year take place in the Light House Cinema in Smithfield. There was an Oscar buzz and strong winds as Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal walked the red carpet to promote their new film, Hamnet. To discuss further, Anton is joined by Newstalk’s Henry McKean.

Amid new proposals that would require foreign visitors to hand over five years of their social media history before entering the United States, questions are mounting about privacy, security, and the practical impact on millions of travellers, including those from Ireland. To help unpack what these changes could mean and how they fit into the wider tightening of US immigration policy, Anton is joined by John Foley of Foley Law Offices in Boston, a leading immigration attorney specialising in US entry and visa regulations.

Children’s hospitals are in crisis mode, with record numbers of flu admissions and intensive care beds filling fast, all before the flu season has even reached its peak. Anton is joined by Dr Brendan O’Shea, Kildare GP, Medical Director at K Doc, and Assistant Professor of Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin, to assess what’s driving this surge and what needs to happen next in the community and in primary care.