Moncrieff

In the spirit of mutual cultural understanding in the event of a United Ireland, a TD is calling on the Twelfth to be made a bank holiday in the Republic of Ireland. Sean was joined by Green Party TD Patrick Costello to discuss...

After base jumping, freediving is considered the second most dangerous sport in the world. My next guest is from Kildare and has taken this sport to heart. And despite its inherent dangers, she says that this discipline actually creates a sense of peace. Sean was joined live from Lawlor’s Hotel in Naas by Claire Walsh who is a freediver and author of Under Water: How Holding My Breath Taught Me To...

Enya Martin is a comedian from Dublin, known for her sketches and characters on her ‘Giz a Laugh’ social media platforms, doing comedy about Covid and lockdowns, and pranking her Mam Kathleen. Enya will also be featuring in the Paddy Power Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, from July 27th-30th, alongside the likes of Tommy Tiernan, Jarleth Regan and Michael Fry.

Most of us are aware of the fabled pirates of the Caribbean but what you may be less aware of is the fact that there was an Irish female pirate who passed successfully for many years as a man. This was part of the inspiration for best-selling novelist Kate Mosse’s new book The Ghost Ship which is released today. Kate Mosse, novelist and author of “The Ghost Ship”

Football fans will be travelling to Australia and New Zealand next week as the Women’s World Cup is to get underway. And one man who will be travelling Down Under is a retired Garda, who has travelled to 93 countries and spent over half a million euro supporting the Irish football team. Jim Ryan joined Sean on the show.

Sophie White and Declan Buckley and Sean Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas...

Newstalk Reporter Henry McKean reports on why more than 11,000 people are driving on L plates for decades, with 1,700 people driving on a learner permit for at least 30 years...

Irish Rail has revealed the railway bridges that have been struck the most times. The top is a bridge in Limerick on the way to Nenagh, which has been struck 30 times. Barry Kenny of Irish Rail joined Sean on the show with the list of the most commonly struck bridges...

You may remember about 7 weeks ago; we reported that guns were being advertised on Facebook to users here in Ireland. Fast forward seven weeks and the gun eventually made its way and arrived at the Newstalk offices in an A5 bubble envelope. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, told Newstalk that ads of this nature were in breach of its ad policies and took them down at the time. However, others – adve...

“I’m sorry could you start again” and “there’s a bee on me” are some of the phrases a new technology is using to get revenge on scam callers. The new software diverts blocked numbers or potential scam calls to a character of your choosing, who then trolls the scammer by trying to keep them on the line for as long as possible. Sean was joined by Roger Anderson, Founder of Jolly Roger Telephone Comp...

A teenager in Tipperary had to be hospitalised after cutting down a highly toxic plant in his neighbour’s garden. When doing some garden work, he didn’t realise the huge plant was a giant hogweed, leaving him with severe burns and scarring. It’s not native to Ireland, but has become quite common, so how can you identify it and what should you do if you see it growing in your garden or on the farm?...

While Ireland’s capital city is filled with often beautiful and historic architecture, does the increasing visual clutter of signage, advertising, road markings and on-street infrastructure take away from its aesthetic value? Joining Sean on the show was Jeanette Lowe, an Artist, and photographer based in Dublin...

The public consultation to choose what to put in the newly designed Irish passport is open, with lots of different suggestions of what to put in – from a humpback whale to a red deer. Another one of them is the Old Irish Goat, and the Old Irish Goat Society is asking the public to vote for the goat before the survey closes next week. Sinead Keane of the Old Irish Goat Visitor Centre joined Sean on...

Bras are garments that may require special attention when it comes to doing the laundry. But how often should a bra be washed and what is the best method? This is what Denise O’Donoghue has been writing about today in her ‘Life Hack’ column for the Irish Examiner and joined Sean on the show...

With all the controversy in RTÉ about how they’ve used their money, you’d be wondering why you even bother paying for a TV license. But what about how other countries in Europe do it? What is their state of public service media? Roddy Flynn is an Associate Professor at the School of Communications in DCU, and he joined Sean Moncrieff in studio...

India’s capital New Delhi has been on the losing side turf war between humans and monkeys. The city now has a monkey population of over 30,000. Rahul Bedi, Reporter for the Irish Times in New Delhi spoke to Sean.

Octogenarian and daredevil Maeve Keane told Sean about how she drove a Ferrari around Mondello Park to celebrate her 83rd birthday.

A publican in Galway has managed to salvage the set of the iconic pub from The Banshees of Inisherin from a skip and he has now rebuilt it on the mainland. Film fans can now visit the set in Mee's Bar, Kilkerin, Co. Galway. Co-Owner of Mee’s Bar, Luke Mee spoke to Sean.

The Barbie Movie has been banned in Vietnam due to a map used in one of the movie’s scenes. The 9 dash line map in the South China Sea is a sensitive diplomatic issue in the region, but what exactly is it and why is it causing so much tension? Professor of Law at Queens University Belfast, Richard Collins spoke to Sean.

A few weeks ago, an extraordinary fresco was unearthed by archeologists in Pompeii which showcases what many think might be a precursor to the modern pizza. A food history enthusiast decided to recreate the ancient dish. Rachel Roddy, food writer and author based in Rome spoke to Sean about how she recreated the ancient recipe.

Niamh Ní Dhrisceoil is Ireland’s first female skipper, and will feature as part of an RTE show airing next Tuesday called Mealladh na Mara on RTÉ 1. Niamh spoke to Sean about working on her family’s lobster boat and living in Cape Clear.

Facebook’s owner, Meta, is launching a new app on Thursday set to rival Twitter. The new app is called Threads. Host of the For Tech Sake podcast, Elaine Burke joined Sean.

A beach in east Cork is closed to the public due to a Lion's Mane jelly fish. Lecturer in Zoology in UCC, Dr. Tom Doyle, let Sean know just how dangerous these jellyfish can be and what to do if you encounter a jellyfish while swimming.

Recently, an interview with a Taylor Swift fan disguised in a blanket and sunglasses went viral as the fan had called in sick to work to go to the gig. Newstalk's Josh Crosbie found out the excuses workers use when they want to skip work...

When humans begin settling on other planets how will space settlers go about raising children? Is it ethical to raise children in outer-space conditions? Sean spoke to astrophysicist and author of 'Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space', Erika Nesvold.