Lunchtime Live

Listener of the show John got in touch to share his story about going to Greece for his holidays, and having to return early due to extreme temperature. He joins Andrea to discuss his experience.

Limburg an der Lahn in the western German state of Hesse has just voted to exterminate its population of 700 pigeons. Residents have voted to employ a falconer to trap the pigeons, bash them over the head and snap their necks in a major cull. Animal rights campaigners were outraged by the announcement. What do you think about this approach? Would you like this approach taken to nuisance birds in I...

How do you know you’re old? Well apparently, it’s when you have a ringtone on your phone or use the crying laughing emoji! Adrian Weckler has written the 10 tech signs that show you're part of the older generation in the Irish Independent. Joining Andrea to discuss the tech signs that makes us old are Ciara Treacy, Newstalk’s Digital Content Creator, Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times...

It's Throwback Thursday, where we look back on things that happened this week in history. Rebecca Shekleton, Co-Presenter of 98FM’s Big Breakfast joined Andrea Gilligan to rewind the clock. Image: Los Angeles Times

Listener Pamela got in touch with Lunchtime Live to share her struggle of finding a new place to live after her landlord increased rent by 45%. She joins Andrea to explain the situation.

From shin splints to getting back to exercise after injury - Andrew Dunne, Senior Physiotherapist and Founder of Personal Health - Medical Exercise Clinic joins Andrea to answer your physio questions.

A church in Waterford has received a number of complaints about unwanted noises happening during funerals and mass. People attending the church said there were noises being played into the church over a speaker, some of which were pornographic. The church is in the village of Kilgobnet near Dungarvan and Andrea is joined by local councillor Conor D. McGuinness to discuss.

Pilots at Aer Lingus have served notice to the airline that they intend to go on an “indefinite” work to rule starting next week as they refuse to work overtime.  Holiday makers are worried about the disruption this will cause now at the busiest time of the year.   What does it mean for your flight? Andrea is joined by Sinead Ryan, Consumer Expert and Presenter of the Home Show, Mau...

When your kids leave home for the first time, people can suffer from empty nest syndrome. How would you deal with it? Well, journalist Jane Green has been tackling this issue in a unique way to say the least. She joins Andrea to talk about how mushrooms can help, and journalist Suzanne Harrington also joins to discuss the syndrome.

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. Today FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

A ‘tax on the sick’ that’s what the Irish cancer society have dubbed hospital parking charges, with some hospitals charging cancer patients €3.20 an hour in parking fees. Have you been affected by this? Andrea is joined by cancer survivors who had to pay a lot for parking, as well as Samantha Vaughan from the Irish Cancer Society, to discuss.

Welcome to The Pod Squad!  We’ll review podcasts every Tuesday so you’ll have something new to listen to.  This week Andrea is joined by Irish Times Business and Technology journalist Ciara O’Brien and Dave Hanratty, audio researcher for the Irish Independent, to review Will Smith’s Class of ‘88! Image: Wondery

Would you be willing to work out twice a day and drink 4 and a half litres of water every day? All for the perfect body? Well, a new fitness craze claims to be able to transform you in just 75 days, if you stick to their very strict rules. So, should you try ‘Hard 75’? Andrea is joined by the owner of No.17 Personal Training, John Belton, to discuss.

Andrea was recently on a trip to Zurich, where she saw many free outdoor events and facilities for residents. It left her thinking: why don’t we have a similar amount of facilities in our cities in Ireland? She is joined by Diarmuid from Alternative Dublin, Simon Heaslip from the Galway Westend Traders Association, Dr Miriam Haughton and WIllie White, Artistic Director of the Dublin THeatre Festiv...

The amount of students doing J1 visas has more than halved in the last 10 years. The J1 has previously been thought of as a rite of passage for most young people, so what has changed? To discuss, Andrea is joined by Liam Schokman, who is on his J1 in Chicago, Kelda McManus, Vice-President for the southern region at the Union of Students in Ireland and more listeners to discuss.

This year Andrea Gilligan is determined to make some changes and become that bit healthier! Andrea will be joined by a number of different people to find out how they live well. This week, Helen Lawless, Mountaineering Ireland’s Access and Conservation Officer and Acting CEO, joined the show to talk all things mountaineering! (And how it’s different to hiking).

The number of learner drivers involved in fatal accidents has trebled in the space of just four years. Would stricter restrictions help reduce this number, and what’s the root of this issue? Andrea is joined by Brenda Bolger from the Bolger School of Motoring in Kilkenny, as well as listeners, to discuss.

Guest host Adrian Kennedy was joined on Lunchtime Live by Dr Siobhan Chidley from Watermills Family Practice to answer your health questions.

Rob O’Donnell, who had an unsuccessful bid with the Green Party in Limerick in the local elections has had more bad news as around 40 out of his 100 election posters have gone missing. He joins Adrian Kennedy to discuss why this might have happened, and what the cost is behind the ones stolen.

Half of Irish workers would refuse job offers with no option to work from home, new research has found. Around 47% of Irish jobseekers have revealed they would refuse a job offer if the company did not have hybrid or fully remote working policies in place, according to the study. So, should working from home be expected these days? Joining Adrian to discuss are Tracy Keevans, Director with Morgan...

Despite what you might think from the weather, the summer is here, and that means many people will be packing their bags for a trip abroad. But, there’s nothing worse than other, annoying tourists bringing the tone down and making us all look bad. So, how can we be better tourists? Joining Adrian to discuss are Amy Lynch, Destination Editor for the Lonely Planet and Anne de Jong, Co-Founder of the...

The Irish Independent’s JJ Clarke was recently tricked out of €800 following an online scam. He joins Adrian Kennedy to discuss what exactly happened.

Many parents in Dublin 15 have seemingly found themselves unable to secure school places for their children for this September.  Guest host Adrian Kennedy is joined by parents in the area whose children have been unable to find a place. They discuss why this might be the case.

Sarah Love, who runs the Girl Drinks Gunness page (@girl_drinks_guinness on Instagram) has been to 400 different pubs across Ireland, the UK and Europe, and has put the Railway Bar, Bundoran on the top of her list! She joins Andrea to discuss what makes the perfect pint of Guinness.

Our summer memories series is back! We chat to some well known faces and reminisce over those long summer days! Irish TV and radio personality Baz Ashmawy joins Andrea Gilligan to discuss.