Never Have I Ever with Claire Byrne

Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Dan O’Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs and Columnist with The Currency & Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Times and the Irish Daily Mail.

The prospect of industrial action in the autumn in second-level schools has been raised following the ASTI voting to reject a package of supports aimed at easing the roll-out of Leaving Cert reforms. Carl O'Brien, Education Editor of The Irish Times, joins Anton to discuss the issues.

Anton is joined by Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West & party spokesperson for Housing, to discuss the number of people in emergency homeless accommodation across Ireland increasing to a record of 15,580, as well as the housing crisis more broadly.

Joining Anton in conversation this week is journalist, broadcaster, author, and campaigner Mariella Frostrup.

Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Valerie Cox, journalist & author; Colm O’Gorman, Human Rights Campaigner; and Gabija Gataveckaite, Political correspondent with the Irish Independent.

Grainne Whalley from Traditional Cheese Company & Aisling Flanagan from Velvet Cloud, who are currently camped out in the Phoenix Park for this year’s Bord Bia Bloom festival, join Anton to talk about the state of the cheese sector in Ireland and try a sample or two.

Just weeks before a planning decision is expected from An Bord Pleanála over the future of nighttime flights at Dublin Airport, Fingal County Council has reignited High Court proceedings over existing flight restrictions. Joining Anton to discuss the issues is Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post.

Anton is joined in conversation with Independent Senator Frances Black. Together they discuss the Occupied Territories Bill, her possible tilt at the presidency, and more.

Joining Anton to answer all of your parenting questions for this week's Ask the Expert is Jessica Alexander, author of ‘The Danish Way Every Day: A Practical, Age-By-Age Guide to Raising Confident, Capable Kids Like the Happiest People in the World’.

Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media, and Sport, joins Anton to discuss the €6.7m spent by the Arts Council on its abandoned IT project, RTÉ's write-down of €3.6 million on a partly failed IT project, and more.