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The wait is finally here, The World’s Number 1, Ireland, play the 2019 Rugby World Cup Winners South Africa. The problem is tickets are like gold dust. Everyone wants to be at this game on Saturday in Paris. Including Henry McKean who joins us from France and has been on the hunt for a ticket.  Henry how hard is it to get a ticket and how is the atmosphere in Paris

The headlines since yesterday have been filled with reaction to yesterday’s protest at Dail Eireann.   But who were the protesters? How was it organised? What was their main reason for the protest?   Shane Raymond, misinformation journalist and Fact Checker with The Journal joined Sean to discuss...

Dutch officials have announced that the country’s cannabis legalisation experiment will begin its pilot phase before the end of the year. Initially approved by the senate in 2019, the Weed Experiment will see a select number of cultivators permitted to supply legal cannabis to coffee shops in 10 cities throughout the Netherlands.  Under current laws, coffee shops are allowed to sell small amo...

Would you make a trip to the home of one of the world’s most recognisable Hollywood stars? Well you might be short on time to make it Marylin Monroe’s house in Brentwood LA.  The starlet’s luxury home is at risk of being demolished which is of being concern for the flock of fans that make the pilgrimage to the movie star’s former home every year.  Columist for the Daily Mail Jan Moir joi...

Did you know that you don’t have to travel to Iceland or Alaska to see the Northern Lights? Just stick your head out of your bedroom window any day this week and you’ve a good chance of getting a glimpse of the cosmic activity.  This Saturday marks the end of Equinox, and weather permitting, increases the chances of seeing the Aurora Borealis even in high light polluted cities like Dublin.&nb...

There is nothing more annoying then travelling through an airport and constantly having to whip out your Boarding Pass and Passport.  Well, it is soon going to be a thing of the past in one of the world’s biggest airports, thanks to biometric data.  Eoghan Corry, Travel Journalist joined Sean to discuss...

Did you know that the very famous red bottom Louboutin heels have been strutting down the runway for 30 years? The luxury shoes are celebrating their 30th anniversary but their unique look started when a nobody designer was influenced by his assistant’s red painted nails.  Mr Louboutin said, “this will look good on shoe” and has been painting the town red, as well as the bottom of the shoes e...

For most men in their 20’s, having sex is an enjoyable experience that you look forward to, but not for Bob McQuiad.  From the age of 12, he knew that there was something off with his penis, that lead to him experiencing a series of issues throughout his adulthood that results in erectile dysfunction and pain when he tried to have sex...

A survey conducted by a bingo company has found that superstitions are alive and well in our secular society, but it's not the only time that his has been found. Henry McKean went to find out if people believe in supersitions or not...

The photographer on Fair City is not usually in the one in the spotlight, but the role was suddenly thrust front and centre last week during an Oireachtas Committee hearing in which Kevin Backhurst said he “can’t believe” the salary offered for the position.   After months of scrutiny around RTE’s spending, the suggestion was that 80 grand a year for 16 photographs a week was another exa...

What do Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet & Mary Robinson all have in common? They were all members of The Hist in Trinity College, which has been confirmed by the Guiness World Records as the world's oldest college debating society.  Stiff competition from Cambridge for the title influenced auditors of The Hist to settle the debate once and for all, sure that’s what they’ve been practising for 25...

Many of you, especially those of you living in rural Ireland, will have been the beneficiary of a cure. These are carried out by healers. But this old Irish tradition is usually passed down through the generations orally. Now a researcher has put pen to paper to try and catalogue this rich culture. Sean was joined by Cecily Gilligan, author of the new book ‘Cures of Ireland’... 

The UK is progressing fast with a plan to ban the American XL bully breed after a number of horrific attacks and fatal maulings.   However we now know that these dogs were descended from the pit bull terrier, which was also banned in the UK in 1991.   With cross breeding so commonplace, what’s to say that the American XL Bully won’t be found in later generations? And you’d have...

Sometimes you find a pub so good that you just must build a town around it. Sean’s Bar in Athlone is officially the oldest pub in Ireland and was established in 900AD.    They’ve yet to be confirmed as the oldest pub in the world and barman Ryan O’Connor joined Sean in the Athlone Springs Hotel to talk about how the history and life of the pub that’s still kicking some 1,100 years later....

Keith Barry, Barretstown Ambassador, Mentalist, Magician & Subconscious Mind specialist joined Sean LIVE at the Athlone Springs Hotel...

They say you can’t put a price on happiness. Well, a recent survey has done exactly that for 137 countries around the world.    The study by S Money revisited previous research by Purdue University and has looked at the income and purchasing power of individuals in different countries to have a content life in 2023. But is your health your wealth or is your wealth your happiness?  &...

Childism is a phenomenon that was first coined in the 1970s and refers to the discrimination of children. A new book claims that both parents and society continue to be guilty of this today. Sean was joined by Sarah Ockwell-Smith, Author of ‘Because I Said So: Why society is childist and how breaking the cycle of discrimination towards children can change the world’... 

‘I’d rather go down to Murphy’s bar and buy a round of drinks than pay my TV licence,’ those were the words of TD Brendan Griffin telling RTÉ bosses at Oireachtas Committee he’d rather spend his TV licence fee in the pub. But what are the rules around getting your round in and could you really spend €160 on a round? Henry McKean joined Sean to discuss...

When was the last time you saw an email open with 'Dear' or finish with something like 'Yours Sincerely'? It seems younger people are denouncing the traditional ways of communicating, and are opting for less formal language.   Is this a sign that the English language is becoming more relaxed? Does it matter if we let go of formalities? And what are the triggers for this kind of language...

Celebrities like Kate Moss and Phoebe Waller-Bridge smoking outside cafes in London has enraged one journalist, who thinks this is going to do no good for getting young people way from smoking.  Journalist and author Jenni Murray joined Sean to discuss...

It isn’t uncommon for well-known quotes to be misattributed to famous writers. This appears to be what has happened on the medals for the upcoming Dublin marathon. Sean was joined by Susan O’Keefe, Director of the Yeats Society Sligo...

Last night, the MTV Video Music Awards took place in New Jersey, with some of the biggest stars in the world arriving to pick up their gongs. But the irony is that MTV rarely if ever screens music videos anymore. So, what happened to this staple, the thing which used to be almost as big as the music itself? Music journalist Ian Winwood joined Sean to discuss...

They say when you are looking for a new home, sometimes you just know when you walk through the front door that this is the one for you.   On the flip side, there can be a weird energy or vibe off a place – something that just doesn’t feel right. Matt Blake bought an old property in London, not realising it came with a dark past and had been home to a notorious criminal before him. ...

Have you ever suspected your spouse of infidelity? Well, a new phenomenon of so-called ‘loyalty testers’ is kicking off in the UK, the US and other countries. Kirsty Blake Kox, Columnist with the Irish Independent joined Sean to discuss...

Everyday we might have to do a little small talk at work or at the supermarket, that awkward moment at the photocopier or at the coffee machine, chatting to the lolly pop lady. But some of us find it extremely excruciating and suffer from sheer small talk shyness.    Sean was joined by Henry McKean to discuss...