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Henry McKean's new smartwatch said he has a fitness age of 75. Should he start to worry? Or are they even accurate? Henry spoke to fitness experts, 75 year-olds, smartwatch addicts and discuss constant sleep updates...

An Garda Síochana has been criticised for its strict dress code after three cadets were sent home from its training college for having tattoos, amid a recruitment crisis in the force. As Commissioner Drew Harris desperately struggles to meet his recruitment targets, a situation involving a number of trainees at the garda training college in Templemore, Co. Tipperary, has sparked a new debate on th...

Did you know that sex can sometimes cause a headache? Sometimes even quite intense migraines known as coital cephalalgia. For more on this, Sean was joined by clinical sexologist, Emily Power Smith to discuss...

A Belgian university is shaking up the literary scene with a course that takes a page from Taylor Swift's creative repertoire. The new course will use Swift's musical journey as a launchpad to explore everything from medieval 14th-century texts to Margaret Atwood's unique take on The Tempest. But what’s the story with Irish universities? What is their take on pop meeting prose? Sean was joined by...

Female facial hair is a series of contradictions – something that is considered natural in one gender but freakish in another. For a long time it wasn’t spoken about despite vast amounts of money being spent removing it. Now, celebrities like Adele are helping to change the conversation about facial hair. Sean was joined by Azmia Riaz, reporter with the Irish Independent to discuss... Image: X via...

Do you remember the last time you did a jigsaw? Was it a 500 piece one or even a 1000 piece puzzle? A crowd in Derbyshire in England has set themselves the task of building the world’s largest jigsaw, with a staggering 120,000 pieces. Tom Dunne was joined by John Trowsdale, from Just Jigsaws to discuss...

Zoe Coles woke up 10 weeks ago and started speaking with a Welsh accent, despite being from Lincolnshire. She has never been to Wales and has no connection to the country... Image: TikTok via @zoecoles1

Running a brewery in a country that is at war with a hostile aggressor is not an easy thing to do. But one crowd in Lviv have not only managed to largely continue operations but have also managed to travel here to Ireland and are currently in Sligo preparing for the Hagstravaganza Beer Festival which is taking place tomorrow. Tom Dunne was joined by Andriy Korol from Pravda Brewery...

Andy George, Chief Inspector in the PSNI and President of the National Black Police Federation joined Tom Dunne to discuss the recent data breach in the PSNI...

The Barack Obama Plaza has gone from strength to strength since it opened it's doors 10 years ago. Tom Dunne was joined by Comedian, Karl Spain to discuss the success of the iconic service station...

Videos of tourists fighting over sun beds on the Costa del Sol have been going viral over the past few days, prompting authorities to being in extra security into hotels in popular destinations. Nick Dixon, a reporter with Good Morning Britain joined Tom Dunne to discuss...

As temperatures across the country slowly creep back up towards the warmer end, Tom Dunne was joined in studio by Henry McKean who has been investigating how much water people should drink daily...

The iconic music magazine, the NME, which ceased its print edition 5 years ago, has re-launched from today in a hard copy format. But what does this mean for the music magazine industry and just how influential was the NME during its heyday? Tom Dunne was joined by Ken Sweeney, Showbiz Editor of the Irish Sun to discuss...

Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin joined Tom Dunne in studio to discuss why we impulse buy...

Gerry O’Brien, Actor and President of Irish Equity joined Tom Dunne to discuss how the ongoing writers and actors strikes are affecting the Irish in the industry...

JP McMahon, chef, author and restauranteur joined Tom Dunne on the show to discuss the cost of running a restaurant in Ireland versus the rest of Europe...

For this week's 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to become a pilot. Tom Dunne was joined by Lisa Cusack from Aer Lingus to discuss...

They're advertised heavily on TV, they have big colourful displays when you walk into any pharmacy, but do multivitamins actually work and why are they being sold to us so aggressively? Tom Dunne was joined by Registered Dietician Sarah Keogh to discuss...

While there can sometimes still be a stigma attached to women who choose to be childfree, a group called Sisterhood aims to unite and support likeminded women. Tom Dunne was joined by founder pf Sisterhoodm, Niamh Madden..

Hundreds of people gathered on Bray seafront this afternoon to pay their respects to Sinéad O'Connor. Newstalk's Henry McKean was there as her funeral cortege passed through the town in which she lived for 15 years...

The acclaimed director William Friedkin dies yesterday in Los Angeles. He won Oscars for The French Connection but it was his 1973 film The Exorcist for which he is perhaps best know. This of course was a movie that has a long and controversial reputation in this country, from its editing by the censor’s office in 1974 to it finally being released in an uncut format in 1998. Tom Dunne was joined b...

Sean was joined on the show by Newstalk Reporter Henry Mckean who was out and about asking the public what they think the best age is...

Sean was joined by Kimberly "Kimycola" Winter who has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the loudest burp carried out by a woman.

There is a growing trend on Tik Tok of women doing a moon mask, wherein menstrual blood is applied to the face for its supposed health and skin moisturising benefits. But what’s the truth behind all this and can it have benefits? Selene Daly, Dermatology Nurse Specialist joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest comedy festival in the world, has been a rite of passage for countless Irish stand-ups over the years, with its unequaled opportunities for exposure and access to audiences. But what is it like actually going through this experience for the first time? Sean was joined by Shane Daniel Byrne, who is currently performing at the festival...