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Words are the way to people’s hearts, especially when you’re down or going about the endless bustle of work and school. And for tens of thousands of people, those words were found in the Underground Tube Stations notice boards written by Jeremy Chopra and Ian Redpath, two Transport for London (TfL) customer service team members, who have brightened the day for many. All on the Board, made it their...

Two Irish men have done the impossible, the unthinkable - they’ve driven from one end of Ireland to the next, in an electric vehicle, without stopping to charge. Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications at AA was behind the wheel and he joined Sean on the show to discuss...

After many years of preparation, the new Korean War Memorial in Washington DC was unveiled last summer. But now researchers have discovered countless mistakes in its inscriptions. Sean was joined by Hal Barker, Founder of the Korean War Project, who has been sourcing and cataloguing the names of veterans for decades...

This year marks the 5 year anniversary of the famous Edge School Roast Potato. But how exactly do you create it and what has its impact been? Sean was joined by Adrian Martin, Vice Principal of the Edge Hotel School in England...

Four in five Irish nightclubs have shut since the year 2000. At the turn of the millennium, 522 nightclubs were in Ireland and now only 85 remain. Why is this? Newstalk's Henry McKean went to look back to nightclubs you remember that no longer exist...

A number of years ago, Tipperary author Julian Gough was asked to write a poem that would feature at the end of the popular video game Minecraft. The so-called ‘End Poem’ has become a beloved part of the experience. However, controversey over the intellectual ownership of this poem culminated recently when it’s author decided to gift the poem to the public domain. Julian joined Sean on the show to...

Altruistic egg donation has been available in the UK for years. Hannah Tomes is the Spectators’ Newsletter Editor says she’s been targeted by ads on social media, asking her to donate her eggs. Hannah joined Sean on the show to discuss…

The revelation that Prince Harry’s hotly anticipated tell all book was in fact ghost-written has caused quite the stir on social media in the last few days. But how many of these so called “self penned” publications have actually been written by the subject? Author, Shane Dunphy joined Sean on the show to discuss...

The question everybody asks these days is, do you put your wine glasses in the dishwasher? This causes much debate and Sean was joined Tara O’Connor, event planner and tablescapist from The Designed Table to put this to bed once and for all...

Elaine Burke, host of For Tech’s Sake podcast joined Sean on the show today to recap the stories making the headlines this past week...

You may type LOL and make people you think you laughed out loud but if you didn’t, a new device will hold you accountable. The LOL Verifier is a device that sits between your keyboard and your computer and only lets you type "lol" if you've truly laughed out loud. Bringing authenticity to the least authentic place: the internet. Brian Moore, the inventor of the LOL verifier joined Sean on the show...

Since the publication of ‘Spare’, some of the revelations in the book have caused a Prince Harry lookalike to rethink his own personal security. Sean was joined by Rhys Whittock to discuss...

Today is Friday the 13th but what does it really mean? Henry McKean has been speaking to paranormal experts and trying out their ghost capture equipment and did a walking under a ladder test…

100 years ago, the Irish Free State began issuing its first stamps, the earliest tangible expression of our independence. Beginning in December 1922 and continuing throughout 1923, a set of 12 stamps slowly came into circulation. Sean was joined by Padraig O’Shea, Owner of Raven Stamps in Cork to discuss…

A new report from non-profit energy efficiency group, CLASP and European Public Health Alliance suggests that cooking on gas in a typical kitchen without mechanical ventilation causes indoor air pollution of rise and exceed World Health Organisation air quality guidelines Michael Scholand, Senior Advisor at CLASP joined Sean on the show to discuss...

The streets of Dublin have been brought to life through a new augmented reality app. The 'Dublin Discovery Trails' application allows history enthusiasts and visitors to the city to go back in time and see the Guinness barges sailing down the Liffey as well as witness the Customs House fire of 1921.  Sean was joined by Marie Kavanagh, Docklands Area Manager with Dublin City Council to discuss…

This year marks 10 years since the horse meat scandal hit the headlines and caused out outrage across the island. It completely changed the way we look at food labelling, particularly where meat and poultry is concerned. Sean was joined in studio now by the man who was at the heart of uncovering the truth, Former Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority, Alan Reilly…

Last October the Franciscans announced that, after 800 years of presence in Athlone, they would be departing the town. Now a major volunteer and community effort has allowed the Franciscans a few more months reprieve as the members find new places to live before the site takes up a new use. Sean was joined by Fr Gabriel Kinahan, Guardian of the Franciscan community in Athlone…

A rare horticultural event has taken place in Australia, as the exceptionally smelly Corpse Flower has bloomed, something it does only once every few years. Sean was joined Matt Coulter, Horticultural Curator at the Botanic Gardens in Adelaide...

Science offers clarity in ways us humans can understand. Some study emotions, place them under a microscope and dissect them bit by bit. However, when grief takes hold it causes us to re-evaluate or relationship with what we see in scientific papers. Sean was joined by Dr Dean Burnett, a behavioural neuroscientist who has had his views changed on how emotions should work...

With the steadying growth of AI, it has started to creep its way into the arts, robbing and stealing human content to imitate as its own. With whispers of AI music being at the top of charts in due time, is technology going too far? Sean was joined by Dr Martin Clancy, IRC Researcher at Center for Digital Humanities, Trinity College...

The Banshees of Inisherin scooped up multiple awards at last night’s Golden Globe ceremony but one character that stole many scenes and was a big personality in the movie was Jenny, the miniature donkey. Rita Moloney, coordinator and chief handler of Jenny from Fircroft Animal Actors joined Sean on the show…

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to retire. Sean was joined in studio by Val Diggan, Specialist in Life and Pensions with Fitzgerald Flynn, an insurance broker in Dublin to discuss...

There are few circumstances where receiving a package of human faeces is a welcome delivery, but for scientists in a Swiss laboratory, they were delighted. The Microbiota Vault Project is collecting stool samples in the hopes of building a global collection of gut bacteria so that the different species are not completely lost. But why is this necessary? Prof Adrian Egli is the Director of the Inst...

The Polish government has reiterated its request for Germany to pay over 1 trillion Euro in reparations that it believes it is owed due to historic aggression during World War Two. Sean was joined on the show by Poland’s Ambassador to Ireland, Anna Sochańska to discuss...