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The No. 1 podcast series hosted by Newstalk’s Court Correspondent, Frank Greaney returns for a second series. ‘Inside the Crime’ investigates the unsolved murder of RTÉ set designer, Charles Self. The new series of Inside The Crime tells the story of Charles Self, a young gay man who was murdered in Dublin 40 years ago. Subscribe now at newstalk.com/insidethecrime or wherever you get your podcasts...

Doctor and Sports Psychologist, Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh joined Sean on the show to discuss Wimbledon changing their dress-code for female player's underwear...

During the Princess of Wales’ public appearance at a rugby match on Saturday there was intense speculation about whether she is pregnant or not in the media. But why is this type of pregnancy speculation considered acceptable and to what extent does it affect women more broadly? Sean was joined by Chrissie Russell, Freelance journalist with the Irish Independent to discuss...

In a first for Ireland, you can now bring your dog to an art exhibition made for your dog. Exhibition for Dogs By Ruan van Vliet opens this Thursday and is tailored to your dog from how the art is displayed to the activities they can do Ruan joined Sean live from the studio with paintbrush in hand...

Irish shoppers are turning to cheaper cuts of meat and own-brand labels to beat the cost-of-living crisis. And across the water British chain Waitrose reported that sales of fish heads were up an “incredible” 34% on last year, while spam sales rose by 36%. Henry McKean has been looking at it here in Ireland...

Jess Kelly, Newstalk's Technology Correspondent, to discuss Mastodon, a site that could see Twitter users joining it in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover...

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as or COP27, is underway in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. One man who has attended almost every year is Frank McDonald, former environment editor of The Irish Times, he was a the very first one in 1995. Frank joined Sean on the show to chart the history of COP...

When a loved one chooses to be cremated, the first question that often arises is where to scatter the remains. A new service in the UK expands these options by scattering them by drone. Sean was joined by Chris Mace, Founder of Aerial Ashes...

Inside and outside, some men can't help but touch their crotch. Why is this? A new NUI Galway study says touching your penis, releases oxytocin to the brain which can help regulate mood and help with any anxiety Sean was joined by Dr. Siobhan O’Higgins, co leader at Active Consent, sexologist and educator from the School of Psychology at NUI Galway...

Órla Ryan, News Correspondent with theJournal.ie and creator of the new podcast Redacted Lives joined Sean on the show today to recap some of the stories making the headlines over the weekend...

With their videos racking up tens of thousands of views, a live tour on the go and now a brand new podcast to boot, Dirtbirds are on the up and up. The Dirtbirds themselves, Sinead Culbert and Sue Collins joined Sean LIVE in The Galmont Hotel for Movies and Booze...

Wallis Bird is touring with her 7th studio album called 'Hands'. While she’s in Galway for her Roisin Dubh gig, she’s made time to join Seán Live in the Galmont Hotel for Movies and Booze...

Like a lot of small towns in Ireland, Abbeyfeale in Limerick has been feeling a bit neglected in recent years. In order to boost the town's profile, local photographer, John Morris proposed a calendar featuring the town and some of it's inhabitants. Unlike a normal day in Abbeyfeale, every one in the calendar is naked. John Morris joined Sean on the show to discuss the inspiration behind the calen...

According to a UK Channel 4 survey studying the rise of “young illiberal progressives”, found that those aged 13 to 24 could be considered “less liberal” than earlier generations as they were “less tolerant” of others’ views. Henry McKean has been investigating for us here in Ireland and getting the views of Gen Z...

Here in Ireland we’re best known from producing excellent beers and spirits, but Irish made wine might sound as an unlikely idea. David Llevellyn, a farmer from Lusk is trying to challenge this idea, by offering Irish costumers a home grown, Irish produced wine. David Llevellyn, Lusk based farmer and wine producer, joined Sean on the show…

Breast reduction surgery is a procedure to reduce the size and weight of your breasts. Often the reason for reduction is back pain in women. But it’s not only women who may require this surgery. Some men experience gynecomastia, which is defined by the MAYO Clinic as an increase in the amount of breast gland tissue in boys or men, caused by an imbalance of the hormones oestrogen and testosterone....

Despite the risk of a painful sting which can last for week or months on end, an Oxford man has grown one of the world’s most dangerous plants in his house. Daniel Emlyn-Jones has cultivated the gympie-gympie, a member of the nettle family which is notorious for its venom that causes an extremely painful and long-lasting sting. Daniel joined Sean on the show today to discuss...

With a quarter of priests set to retire in the next 15 years, could the diaconate become even more important? What roles do they currently do? John Taffe has been a permanent deacon in Ireland since 2013, and joined Sean on the show to discuss

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to run in an election in Ireland. Sean was joined in studio by Noel Rock, Former Fine Gael TD and Director of Public Affairs for Red Flag to discuss...

"So many women in Ireland are suffering with menopause” - says broadcaster Grainne Seoige. In her new documentary for TG4 she explores the topic that affects so many women in our country with a main focus on stigma still surrounding this issue. Grainne’s documentary is called, Meanapás: Meon Nua, and she joined Seán on the show to discuss...

As humans we have the ability to make and sustain friendships and it is considered something that indicates a healthy personality. The ability to care for others and give emotional support to those who are special to us, outside our marriage and family, is something innate in most of us from childhood. But would you agree to go to friendship counselling if a friendship was failing? Sean was joined...

As the Laughter Lounge here in Dublin evolves into a theatre space and a comedy club, a new play entitled ‘The First Irish Coffee’ kicks things off from November 14th. The story behind the show pits Limerick against Dublin in the battle to discover just who actually invented the Irish Coffee. Sean was joined by the writer of the play, Lee Coffee.

Ireland needs a task force to tackle the current bird flu epidemic says Niall Hatch of Bird Watch Ireland. He is very concerned about the State response in comparison to other European countries. The Avian Flu is devastating the Irish seabird population. Niall Hatch, Head of Communications and Development at Birdwatch Ireland joined Sean on the show...

Writing in the Irish Independent, Chrissie Russell says the phrase 'daddy daycare' really annoys me.' Do we take the role of fatherhood seriously enough and do dads these days do the same heavy lifting as mums? Henry McKean met stay at home dads and people from all generations...

William Murray from the Currabinny Food Company joined Sean on the show to discuss different recipes in which you can use your leftover pumpkin...