Life can be full of confusing things, but no need to worry! Every Wednesday, Simon Tierney will be showing you ‘How to do Stuff’ - bringing his best tips for those things you might not think about.

This week, Simon joins Ciara and Shane to discuss how to fly on a private jet!

For many adults, the news cycle at the minute is heavy and difficult to deal with, but children cannot be completely shielded from the news. Whether it’s overhearing the radio or TV that their parents may be watching, or being fed content on the social media feeds, how can we help children deal with the heavy news content they are seeing?

Psychotherapist Iseult White joins Ciara and Shane to discuss.

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of strikes on Iran into question, Macron said the strikes on Iran that began Saturday were conducted "outside of international law" and that Paris "cannot approve of them."

Joining Shane to discuss this is Sean Bell, former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast & Dan Mulhall, former Ambassador of Ireland to the United States.

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A primary school with around 400 students and staff in Celbridge, County Kildare has told parents it is to close temporarily because of safety concerns…

For more on this, Ciara is joined by Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and party Spokesperson for Youth, Children and Equality.

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent joins Shane to discuss an ongoing trial in the United States over social media addiction, and how apps can be maliciously designed to keep you on them.

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers, joins Ciara to discuss the new General Scheme of the Critical Infrastructure Bill, the current concerns around energy prices and the war in Iran.

Many listeners will be aware of the case that we covered concerning Caitlyn, who was sexually assaulted by another UCD student. Following the assault, images were shared among the student body and faculty. Yesterday on the show Ciara spoke to doctors within the healthcare system who had expressed their concerns over UCDs handling of the case.

Today the UCD student body came out at a public protest to join those concerns…

Joining Shane to discuss is Matt Mion, SU Vice President and Education Officer with UCD’s Student Union.

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A decade ago, a survey found that Irish parents will spend more than €5,400 on children’s birthday parties and gifts by the time their child gets to sixth class, due to inflation over the last 10 years it is safe to assume that figure has risen exponentially.

So, what are the average costs facing parents today and is there a way to have a kid's party on a budget?

Joining Ciara to discuss is Aideen Finnegan, Presenter of the ‘Better with Money’ podcast to discuss…

Fuel prices could go over €2 a litre at petrol stations according to the Irish Road Hauliers Association, but is it price gauging? Taking advantage of global uncertainty, or is it completely up to the world markets and the situation in the Middle East?

Henry McKean has been investigating, and joins Shane to discuss.

“Truly exceptional and has to be seen to be believed” was how Mr Justice Brian Cregan described the behaviour of the mother and sister of imprisoned schoolteacher Enoch Burke in contempt of court proceedings against the pair. Martina and Ammi Burke were both sentenced to two weeks each for their behaviour at a hearing last month.

Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor with the Irish Independent, joins Ciara with the latest.