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The pioneering treatments in aesthetics for men, from hair transplants to 'Brotox' plus how to eat your way to a longer, fitter life.

Everything about vaginal health you wanted to know but were afraid to ask, with Dr Hugh O'Connor, consultant obstetrician at The Coombe Hospital, Dublin, and Aoife Harvey, physiotherapist and founder of Women's Health Dublin. This episode discusses how new treatments and new devices are beginning to transform women's gynaecological health, from pre and post-natal care to urinary incontinence as we...

Aesthetics - what is and isn't worth your money Featuring consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr John Curran and co-founder Renew Skin Clinics, Jeanette Dunne on what treatments to use when, what is preventative, and what is corrective. From your eyes and lips to skin tightening and texture, what delivers the most results?

Skin Deep - The Aesthetics Podcast - Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask Irish Tatler editor Jessie Collins discusses aesthetic treatments and trends with those at its leading edge. With expert advice and in-depth knowledge, Skin Deep looks at the revolutions in technology and science, plus how aesthetics is also working to improve men's and women's health in surprising and unfore...

In our final episode of season one, TV host, influencer and pop culture expert Fionnula Jones visits F&W HQ for a cup of tea with host Jordan Mooney. We chat about the importance of water from county Cork, the joy of an Easy Single and Fionnuala's go-to Chinese takeaway order. Make sure to like, subscribe and review!   Brought to you in association with Cloud Picker Coffee, see  cloudpickercoffee....

Episode five of Same Again by Food&Wine features our very own Young Chef of the Year Dan Hannigan of Orwell Road stopping by F&W HQ to tell us why a negroni is his favourite drink, why he likes to eat chicken kyivs with gnocchi when not at work and why his most memorable meal featured Damien Grey of Liath shouting at him across a room. Make sure to like, subscribe and review!   Brought to you in a...

In episode four of Same Again by Food&Wine, Alex O'Neill and Richie Castillo of Filipino food truck and restaurant pop-up Bahay stop by F&W HQ to talk about their favourite drinks, snakes falling from the ceiling, regional Filipino food and battered sausages. Make sure to like, subscribe and review!   Brought to you in association with Cloud Picker Coffee, see  cloudpickercoffee.ie  for more info....

In the third episode of Same Again by Food&Wine, TV chef, food stylist and cookery tutor Erica Drum visits F&W HQ to tell us why Lilt is the best hangover cure, her favourite way of eating eggs and why she loves a limoncello spritz. Make sure to like, subscribe and review!   Brought to you in association with Cloud Picker Coffee, see cloudpickercoffee.ie for more info.    See more from the Food&Wi...

EPISODE TWO  In the second episode of Same Again by Food&Wine, food writer and publisher Kristin Jensen of Nine Bean Rows stops by F&W HQ to talk about why she loves flat whites, while also chatting about gourmet popcorn, her aversion to black pudding, and meatball sandwiches. Make sure to like, subscribe and review!   Brought to you in association with Cloud Picker Coffee, see  cloudpickercoffee....

Originally from Scotland, Andrew Brownlee is placing himself at the heart of Ireland's green transition by helping drive and develop the key skills needed across the economy to deliver on our climate targets.    As chief executive of Solas, the Irish state agency responsible for further education and training, Andrew believes that developing the right skills in the Irish workforce is the key to th...

In the first episode of Same Again by Food&Wine, comedian Michael Fry stops by F&W HQ to explain why Sprite Zero is favourite drink while chatting about the Ulster Fry, Donald Trump and hash browns. Make sure to like, subscribe and review!   Brought to you in association with Cloud Picker Coffee, see cloudpickercoffee.ie  for more info.     See more from the Food&Wine team at businesspost.ie/food-...

Same Again by Food&Wine is a new podcast that looks at our lives through food and drink. Each week, host Jordan Mooney will invite a special guest to F&W HQ and make or serve them their favourite drink – whether it's a strong cup of tea, an extra sour margarita, a Starbucks frappuccino or something in between – before dissecting why exactly this is their drink. Then, we'll discuss the guest's life...

  Having trained as a physicist, Simon Sharpe decided to join the British civil service back in 2009 because he wanted the opportunity to solve "big problems". Sharpe has since become something of a climate missionary within the British government, working on climate change at several different departments over the years, from energy to enterprise, and even representing the UK at the UN climate ne...

Muireann Lynch is an energy researcher with the Economic and Social Research Institute who has an incredibly detailed understanding of the irish energy system. During her interview she displayed both a professional and a personal interest in the challenges of decarbonisation.    For her policy changes, she propsed testing all behavioural change policies, thinking about systems instead of technolog...

Neasa Hourigan has developed a reputation as a hard-working, principled, and increasingly disruptive politician. The Green Party TD for Dublin Central is currently serving a 15-month suspension from the parliamentary party after voting against her government colleagues on the ending of the eviction ban – the latest in a series of vote rebellions by Hourigan. But she is determined to keep pursuing...

In the latest episode of Law on Trial, Roger Murray, SC, and partner with Callan Tansey, discusses why the HSE's narrative around medical negligence risks "vilifying" patients instead of highlighting the need for proper resourcing. He also discusses why the so-called gun for hire syndrome is a "complete myth" and how the experience of medical litigants in the courts can be improved. Hosts Catherin...

David Carthy, country managing partner of DLA Piper in Ireland, discusses his firm's competitive trainee recruitment drive, a string of high-profile hires, and finding comfort in change. Barry Scannell, consultant with William Fry, discusses Chat GPT and why law students should learn to harness the power of artificial intelligence. Hosts Catherine Sanz and James McDermott, BL, discuss legal cases...

Alex White, senior counsel, reflects on his journey from journalism to law, a career in politics with the Labour party, and his recent appointment as director general of the Institute for International and European Affairs. Hosts Catherine Sanz and James McDermott also discuss some legal stories in the news.

Eavan Saunders, managing partner at Dentons Dublin and country head for Ireland, on her vision for the office, her A-list disputes team, battling gender bias, and winning new clients. Hosts Catherine Sanz and James McDermott, barrister, also discuss some recent legal cases in the news, a new law on service charges, and plans in Germany to legalise bin diving.

Mark Mellett is former chief of staff of the Irish Defence forces. Mellett has a unique perspective on climate and environment, having worked as with the Irish Naval Services and the Irish Defence Forces for many years. His experience has led him to believe that climate change poses one of the biggest security risks facing the world today, from migration, to conflict, to protecting new energy infr...

Erinch Sahan is Business and Enterprise lead with the Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Doughnut economics is a new economic theory that pitches the idea of two visualised rings that represent planetary boundaries and social foundations. The theory advocates for an economic model that takes account of both, ensuring that we produce a strong enough economy to meet the social needs of society, without...

In the second episode of season three, Noeline Blackwell, chief executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, discusses new legislation on human trafficking and how her team has been preparing to assist Ukrainians who may have been victims of sexual violence. She also chats about her views on arming the gardai, pro-bono work, and winning a recent lifetime achievement award.   Hosts Catherine Sanz an...

Michelle Murphy is a research and policy analyst with Social Justice Ireland, the social justice think tank. Social Justice Ireland puts equality and poverty prevention at the heart of its research and advocacy, and it considers environmental issues to be first and foremost social justice issues. For her policy changes, Murphy proposed a carbon tax on food, investment in cycling infrastructure, an...

Laura Burke is the director general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland's environmental state agency and regulator. For her policy changes, Burke chose to form a national policy position on the environment, to prioritise action over aspiration on environmental issues, and to address the polarisation of the environmental debate. For her personal changes she discussed reducing her...

Andrew Murphy is head of buildings and industry with the Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), an NGO researching and advocating for high sustainability standards in products and regulations across the EU. For his policy changes, Andrew chose to include aviation and shipping emissions in national climate targets, to ensure pre-demolition audits are carried out, and to ban emissions' offsett...