The Claire Byrne Show

Often a Christmas bonus is given in the form of a gift card. But gift card companies are quick to profit from slow spenders. How do you get the most out of your gift cards?  

To tell us was Cian Carolan Managing Director at DNG Financial Services.

A look ahead to the weekend of sport with Shane Hannon from Off The Ball.

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the hardest cancers to treat, with only a five-year survival in Ireland. So what needs to change? 

Joining Ciara this morning was Professor Aisling Barry, Consultant Radiation Oncologist at UCC.

Washington and Moscow both know the war in Ukraine won't end without the input of Europe. That's according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said following a summit of European leaders in Dublin. 

To discuss this further with Ciara was EU Correspondent at Euronews Shona Murray.

Do you find yourself time poor? A lot of us, in work and at home, find ourselves rushing around - trying to be in two places at once. 

To chat to Ciara about this was Leadership Consultant and Author of ‘Be Like the Sea’ Marie Gleeson.

Going to the bank, picking up groceries, visiting the pharmacy, collecting a takeaway coffee or popping into the local shop. 

Technology has made many of these activities quicker and easier.  But have we lost something along the way? Ciara asked Gabe Ballard author of 'Against Convenience'.

New research from the Central Bank suggests consumers can save around €300 by shopping around for motor insurance.  

 Speaking to the Claire Byrne Show was Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance Robert Troy.

Microsoft is scrambling this morning to solve a global outage that has left hundreds of thousands of workers unable to perform their jobs. 

Speaking to Ciara was Ronan Murphy, Chief Strategy Officer at Forcepoint and cybersecurity expert and Eoghan Toms McDermott, Managing Director of the Communications Clinic.

New research has analysed what makes a conversation enjoyable, stimulating and memorable. So could the science behind a good chat help with messaging around climate change?  

To explain all was Phil Smyth, Physicist, Engineer and Broadcaster.

Hundreds of schools were the latest targets of bomb hoaxes yesterday, following on from media organisations and airlines last week. What could be behind these threats and is Ireland the prime target as host of the EU presidency? 

To discuss was Sky's Europe Correspondent, Alistair Bunkall and Former Head of the Bomb Disposal Unit in the Irish Army, Ray Lane.