Lunchtime Live

Gayle, a listener, reached out to Lunchtime Live about on ongoing issue she is having. Gayle is a full time carer for her 21-year-old son who had autism and is looking for help...

A disabled golfer has criticised Ryanair after being told his golf buggy could not be accepted onboard. Ian St John had booked a flight from Cork Airport to Liverpool in the UK last Saturday and joined Andrea to discuss his experience...

Ireland AM Presenter Martin King lost his mother Christina to dementia in 2019 after an eight year battle with the disease. He joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to chat about his family's experience and remember her...

Over a quarter of primary school children and 40% of secondary school children face cyberbullying.   They are huge numbers of our children that are being bullied online. Also, Girls are more likely to be victimised online than boys.    Andrea was joined by parents and listeners to discuss...

Are you feeling lucky? How about entering a raffle to win a house? Karen is putting her house up for raffle and she joined Andrea to tell her how it works...

Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live on Newstalk by parents Aaron Daly and Aisling Hughes to discuss issues their children who have autism are facing with their school buses...

While it is no doubt one of the most famous and beloved musicals of all time, ‘Grease’ has been getting a critical re-evaluation from modern audiences. Younger viewers are calling the 1978 movie problematic and sexist with “a gross culture of toxic masculinity and rape culture”     What do you think? Is Grease a problematic movie musical?     Andrea was joined by...

Tonight the first of a three part interview series with Notorious Dublin drug dealer John Gilligan will air on Virgin Media. ‘Confessions of a Crime Boss’ sees Gilligan lifting the lid on his dubious career and his trial for the murder of crime journalist Veronica Guerin, an atrocity for which he was found not guilty, though he was jailed for importing drugs. The decision to air the programme has...

Andrea Gilligan was joined by Dr. Sumi Dunne, a GP and Lecturer to answer any questions you might have for a doctor. 

Our summer memories series returns where we chat with some well-known faces and reminisce over those long summer days!    Broadcaster Pat Kenny joined Andrea on his 10 year Newstalk anniversary to discuss...

New research by One Fab Day found that a third of women admit to making excuses to avoid hen parties. Jessica O’Sullivan – Editor of One Fab Day along with callers joined Andrea to discuss.

Today it was announced that Donald Trump's impending trial will be live streamed online, this lead us to ask should court cases be broadcasted and turned into entertainment?

Following on from a discussion last week with Irish Only Fans star Megan O’Neill, a mum earning around 10k a month on the site, a listener got in touch to recount her experiences in the sex work trade.

Tommy Sheehan an ex-Defence Forces member got in touch with the show following the passing of his friend of Denis Barry last week because he was not allowed to have his coffin draped in the tricolour at his funeral mass.

Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by a listener to the programme, Andrea Clarke. Andrea you got in touch because she is dealing with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and is struggling to find somewhere to live...

Mary McCarthy, writing in the Irish Independent today says we should lose the lippy and set a good example to teenage girls. She argues, we don’t need all the makeup people are wearing nowadays.   Should we ditch makeup? And, does our reliance on it set a bad example to young people?   Andrea was joined by make-up artist Sandra Gillen and other listeners to discuss...

An exclusive poll carried out by Newstalk shows that the idea of whether or not gender identity should be taught in schools seems to be split almost right down the middle. 40% say it should be taught and 42% say it shouldn’t.    It’s an issue that comes up time and time again, do you think gender identity should be taught in schools? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

Imagine being on a child free zone on a flight – no children screaming, no stressed parents. No babies crying for 8 hours. Sounds like bliss right? How much would you be willing to pay for it?    Or for parents – how freeing would it be to know that the people that might get worked up about your upset or noisy child are all seated in a different area. A guilt free flight!    Tu...

The deaths of three members of one family, including a three year old boy, in a car crash near Cashel has caused huge shock in the home community.    The crash happened at around 9pm last night. All five people in the car suffered serious injuries. They were all members of the one family from the area.     Andrea was joined by local Sinn Féin TD, Martin Browne, Fr Enda Bra...

The Electoral Commission published its constituency review this morning   It recommends an increase of 14 TDs to 174 seats in the next Dáil and increasing the number of constituencies from 39 to 43    What do you think? Do we need more TDs in Ireland? # Andrea Gilligan was joined by listeners to discuss... 

The Spanish football federation’s regional presidents have demanded that Luis Rubiales “immediately resign” from his role following his conduct in the aftermath of the Women’s World Cup final.     Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), is under fire after he grabbed forward Jenni Hermoso by the head and planted a kiss on her lips.     Prose...

Would you ever rock up to a wedding without a gift? Or do you feel there’s pressure to give them?  Kirsty Blake Knox, Columnist with the Irish Independent writes today that she wants us to do away with wedding gifts.  Clare McKenna was joined by Kirsty Blake Knox and other listeners to discuss... 

Hundreds of people’s travel plans have been disrupted following air traffic faults in the UK.  The travel disruption could last for days as further departures and arrivals were affected this morning, in addition to the 115 flights cancelled yesterday.  Clare McKenna was joined by Will Dalton, Virgin Media Sports Reporter, who is stuck in Budapest following the World Athletics Championshi...

How much do you pay in Voluntary Contribution in your child’s school?  An exclusive Newstalk poll carried out by Amárach shows that 42% of parents are spending between €50-€100 per year on Voluntary contribution.    Clare McKenna was joined by Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times and other parents to discuss...

Schools return this week, but there’s added stress for some families after being told this week that there are no buses available to take the children to school.  Andrea was joined by parents to discuss the difficulties they are facing...