Moncrieff

This week marks 100 years since the Censorship of Films Act was passed. Up until 1970, about 50,000 films were scrutinized, 11,000 of these were edited or “cut”, and 2,500 were banned outright. Sean was joined by John Downing, columnist with the Irish Independent to discuss...

As the Irish women’s team prepares to kick off in the country’s first ever appearance at a world cup, a curious piece of public art has emerged in Inchicore which commemorates perhaps the greatest female soccer player ever produced by Ireland. Sean was joined by Barry Landy, Sports journalist and author of 'Emerald Exiles - How the Irish made their mark on World Football'... Image: Twitter via DCC...

A host of popstars, including Harry Styles most recently, have been hit by projectiles during live performance. It brings up the question of growingly worse concert etiquette from crowds. Sean was joined by Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent...

Humans have been moving so much groundwater around the Earth over the past twenty years, that the tilt on the Earth’s axis has moved slightly eastwards. So, what effect could this have on us all? Roger Highfield, science journalist and director of the Science Museum in the UK joined Sean to discuss...

Legal services outside major urban areas are facong uncertain future According to a survey carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes, elements of the profession are thriving in major urban areas but raises real concern about the future of smaller practices in rural areas. Maura Derivan, solicitor with Derivan Sexton & Co and President of the Law Society joined Sean to discuss...

Some celebs are now choosing to wear high-end silk pj’s out and about to fancy night clubs, fashion shows and to award shows. It's a popular trend for singers, football players and rappers. But how did the trend start? Fashion stylist Laura Mullett joined Sean to discuss...

A photo of a fin whale washed up on a south Kerry beach surfaced online at the weekend. It’s more than 60 feet long and is estimated to weigh 40 to 50 tonnes. Padraig Whooley, sightings officer with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group joined Sean to discuss what happens next... Image: Twitter via John O'Halloran @johbees

Politics tends to infiltrate most organisations, from the local GAA club to the largest corporations in the world – and religion is no different. With growing concerns for his health, the Pope has been making some strategic moves to ensure the continuation of the path he’s set the Catholic Church on. Colm Flynn, Irish reporter and broadcaster in the Vatican joined Sean to discuss...

A county GAA board is considering updating its crest after discovering the emblem featured the wrong breed of sheep. Both Roscommon County Council and the county board had been asked by breeders to look at whether they were using the correct image of the 'Roscommon sheep' following a motion at a local authority meeting earlier this year. Sean O’Dowd, the designer of the original Roscommon County C...

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.