Lunchtime Live

It's Throwback Thursday! Where we look back on things that happened this week in history. 98fm’s Ciaran O’Connor is back and he joins Andrea Gilligan to rewind the clock…

We have some interesting insights from the latest Newstalk Amárach poll.  Figures show that 77% of people agree that it's too expensive to go to sports events as a family.  Andrea was joined by listeners who gave their reaction

Andrea was live from Kilkenny and who better to show her around than our own Kilkenny local, Kieran Cuddihy

Kilkenny has a long history of elite athletes and with the Olympics kicking off in Paris this weekend, we wanted to chat to some of the former competitors that hail from  the Marble City.  Andrea was joined by Boxer, Darren O’Neill,Eileen O’Keefe who competed in the hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics and by racewalker, Perri Williams

Kilkenny may not have, on the surface of things, seemed the most obvious place to become a hub for animation.  But, the city hosts not one, but two multi award winning animations studio as well as a festival, Kilkenny Animated, that celebrates creativity and the craft of the visual image. Andrea was joined by Paul Young, Co- founder & Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon, Claire Finn,...

Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic.  Killian Ginnity from Newstalk's digital team joined Andrea on the show

A new funding model for RTÉ is due to be signed off by Government later today . It will see the TV licence remain at its current rate of €160 per year, and will also see but  €725m of public money being pumped into the broadcaster over the next three years. Andrea was joined by John McGuinness, Fianna Fail TD for Carlow-Kilkenny to discuss the funding model

Between the hurling and the cat laughs festival – Kilkenny is famous for many many things but what else makes it so great?  Andrea was joined by a panel of old and new Kilkenny faces to tell her why Kilkenny is so great! She was joined by our own Bobby Kerry, Former Kilkenny camogie player Tracy Millea and presenter and podcaster James Kavanagh.

Emma got in touch to chat with Andrea about the waiting lists in Children's Health Service.

Welcome to The Pod Squad!  We’ll review podcasts every Tuesday so you’ll have something new to listen to.  Andrea was joined by host of the ‘For Tech’s Sake’ podcast, Elaine Burke and by Broadcaster Padraig Wilson to review the Fur and Loathing podcast

With nearly 100 buses a day driving along the Wild Atlantic Way, there’s no doubt it has been a tourist success for the area, but that is coming at a cost to local farmers. Andrea was joined by locals living close to the area to give their view

Amazon’s smart speaker has been upgraded to help users understand the latest Gen Z slang. Customers can now ask Alexa for help with the latest buzz phrases used by the younger generation.  Andrea was joined by Ciara Treacy from Newstalk's Digital Team and Dr Ellen Howley, Assistant Professor at DCU’s School of English, to dissect the newly-added words.

This year Andrea Gilligan is determined to make some changes and become that bit healthier!  Over the next few weeks, Andrea will be joined by a number of different people to find out how they live well. Dave Ayton is the Owner and Director of Awesome Walls and he joined Andrea on the Show.

Listeners got in touch with Andrea today to share their recent issues when flying with Ryanair

Dr Nina Byrnes, GP at Generation Health Medical Clinic joined Andrea to tackle your medical queries…

A private graveyard in Kildare is charging up to €12,000 for a plot. The price of the plot is dictated by it’s proximity to Father of Irish Republicanism Wolfe Tone’s grave.  Aontu Leader, Peadar Tóibín and Owner of Wolfe Tone Private Cemetery Seamus McCarthy joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss.

We are at the height of summer and nearing August – which is the most popular month to tie the knot in Ireland.   But, it brings up the tricky question – how much should you give as a wedding present?   Andrea was joined by listeners to share their views on the topic.

On Friday, we were speaking  about the news that children with spinal issues will be sent abroad for surgery. They'll be sent to London and New York to get operations with long waiting lists here.  When talking, Lynn got in touch with our show to tell us about her daughter. Lynn joined Andrea this afternoon on Lunchtime Live to tell us about her daughter

This is Lunchtime Live’s newest segment, Gilligan’s Island! Every Monday we're going to explore this gorgeous island of ours and all that it has to offer. Maybe you have a weekend unaccounted for this summer that needs inspiration, or you have no desire to get on a flight – whatever the reason, this will get you in the mood to travel. This week, Andrea Gilligan is joined by Peter Kavanaugh, Motor...

Would you like to see speeding or dangerous drivers sit retraining courses to be allowed back on the road?   It is one solution being considered by Junior Transport Minister James Lawless to reduce the number of drivers who repeatedly offend on the road.   Andrea was joined by Brenda Bolger from the Bolger School of Motoring in Kilkenny and by other listeners who gave her their...

Broadcaster Lorraine Keane joined Andrea Gilligan to look back on some of her favourite summer memories!

Do you take your shoes off on flights, laugh loudly whilst watching an in-flight movie… or maybe you change your baby’s dirty nappy on the free chair beside you?  Well, all of these things could make you an annoying passenger! For more on this, Andrea is joined by Marisa Mackle, former Air Hostess and Author of ‘Confessions of an Air Hostess’ and Ciara Mooney, Managing Director of Freedom Tra...

On the 9th of July, Miriam Henry’s brother, Gerald Henry, was found guilty of habitually sexually abusing her when she was a child. Two character references were given in support of the brother, and were read out after Miriam gave her Victim Impact Statement. Gerald Henry was given a fully suspended sentence, and placed on the Sex Offenders Register. Miriam joins Andrea Gilligan to discuss the cas...

The blue ribbon event in hurling takes place this Sunday as Clare take on Cork in a  bid to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup. But, who has the better fans? Joining Andrea from the red corner is Joe O’Shea from Cork Beo, and facing him from the yellow and blue corner is Newstalk’s Seán Reidy!

IT systems across the world were hit by an outage this morning – it caused delays to transport, difficulties to some banks, and even caused Sky News to stop broadcasting. So far, Dublin Airport has said that its systems are not affected on a widespread basis, but Ryanair has said that this “3rd party IT issue” means that there may be potential disruption… Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess K...