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More and more people are choosing to travel to their holiday destination via land and water rather than using air travel, perhaps to reduce their carbon emissions, but also to make the journey a part of the holiday. Joining Seán to discuss is Michelle Jackson, author and Travel Writer...

It’s now early March: is it time for a spring clean and a declutter? Does it clear the mind? Henry McKean met people spring cleaning at a recycling centre and met decluttering experts. He sent in this report.

Reading is good for you for many reasons - one being a way to combat loneliness, which repeated studies have been discovering. Louisa Earls, Manager of Books Upstairs bookshop, joins Seán to discuss.

Just days after Christmas, 27-year-old Offaly camogie player Aisling Brennan collapsed suddenly while at a friend’s house. With no warning signs and at the peak of her fitness, she had suffered a cardiac arrest. CPR from those around her and a defibrillator shock within minutes saved her life before she was airlifted to hospital and placed in an induced coma. Now back training and urging others to...

Clare County Council has given the green light for a new 320-capacity ballroom at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg, but there’s a small catch. Before construction begins, the resort must put a protection plan in place for a tiny, 2mm rare snail, Vertigo angustior, which is safeguarded under EU environmental law. The council says the measure is to ensure compliance with the EU Habit...

If it feels like we’re in a romantic recession, you’re not wrong. From Dublin to New York, young people are reportedly having less sex and more screen time. But in Denmark, the mood is very different. In Copenhagen, Gen Z are still coupling up without the drama, no panic, no big think pieces, just a surprisingly healthy dating culture. So, what’s their secret? And should the rest of us be taking n...

Despite an apparent decline in reading and funding problems, the Irish library network very much still exists - and should still be used! Joining Seán to discuss is Colm O’Regan, Comedian and author.

Seán’s guest today has probably visited more pubs than most people and is a big believer in reclaiming and celebrating the original idea of a good old pub crawl. While he has written books about pubs in other countries, his new volume is focused on this island. Joining to discuss is Thomas Vosper, author of ‘Historic Pub Crawls Through Ireland’.

Shifting sands have revealed what may be a part of the starboard bow of the HMS Saldanha, a navy frigate that was wrecked off the coast of Donegal in 1811, leading to the deaths of 253 sailors. Joining Seán to discuss is local Archeologist John O’Raw, who has been tracing the mystery surrounding this ship for decades…

Now, before you wrinkle your nose, yes, we’re talking about chicken feet. They may not win any beauty contests, but when it comes to making rich, nourishing broth, they’re absolute superstars. Today we’re joined by Chef Gaz Smith, who’s going to show us how to turn those little claws into a delicious, collagen-packed broth and explain why this unusual ingredient might just be your new secret weapo...

A new poll of 2,000 adults has found that people still commonly use a coin toss to make decisions about things, but is there any bias involved in flipping a coin? Joining Seán to discuss is Frantisek Bartos, a Post Doctoral Researcher in Psychological Methods at the University of Amsterdam...

Corsets are back - “shelf cleavage” is having a moment, and apparently, we’re all meant to look like we’ve stepped out of Bridgerton or at least off the red carpet with Margot Robbie and Charli XCX. But before we start lacing ourselves into Regency-era scaffolding, one Columnist says she’s sitting this trend out… Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent, joins Seán to discuss.

If you have young kids in primary school, you may have heard them discussing how we are currently in spring, as this is what is taught in the current curriculum. But is February actually spring? Joining Seán to discuss is Peter Thorne, Climate Scientist at Maynooth University…

Poverty can affect people in many ways, including hygiene poverty. When money is running low, hygiene items like soap, shampoo, deodorant and more can be skipped out on. The Hygiene Hub aims to help people in that situation. Sorcha Killian, Head of Operations and Finances and Co-Founder of The Hygiene Hub joins Seán to discuss.

Jamaicans are claiming a Cork TD as one of their own after a video of Thomas Gould speaking in the Dáil went viral. People on social media say that his strong Cork accent sounds “uncannily” Jamaican, and even Gould himself is seeing the funny side, joking he won’t be releasing a Bob Marley album any time soon. He joins Seán, as well as DrEllen Howley, Assistant Professor at the school of English i...

The resources available for people subject to domestic abuse are stretched thin enough - even more so for men. There is a Men’s Aid, but their help line only operates from 9 to 5. Joining Seán to discuss this is Shane Kelly, CEO of Men's Aid Ireland.

In Jurassic Park, the T-Rex stomps around the place with an earth-shattering rumble, but a new study in the States has discovered that it actually moved much more daintily, using its tip toes. Filippo Bertozzo, Researcher at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels and a dinosaur expert, wasn’t involved in the study, but has been reviewing its findings, and joins Seán to discuss.

A new Credit Union survey has found Irish people’s outlook on everything from personal finance to the price of consumer goods tends to be negative. So, is there a sense of perma-gloom in the country at present and if so, how can people find positivity in the midst of it all? Joining Seán to discuss is Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin…

The rugby bulking diet involves the consumption of vast quantities of calories over a short period of time in order to put size on quickly. But what happens when an ordinary bloke tries it? Joining Seán to discuss is Charles Richardson, Rugby Reporter for the Daily Telegraph, who did just that…

Locals in Adare, County Limerick were left without poitín after its producer was caught by the Gardaí - and the lack of the drink was giving them withdrawals! Joining Seán to discuss this and more is Pádraic Ó Griallais, Co-Founder of Micil, Irish Poitín Distillery in Galway.

Jacob Elordi has one, and so does Connor Storrie from ‘Heated Rivalry’, but what exactly is the lettuce haircut? Is it basically a mullet? Phil Domino, Barber in Neighbourhood Threat Barber joins Seán to discuss.

On the tiny island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia, a population of Hermann’s tortoise is heading for extinction, not because of predators or habitat loss, but because there are far too many males. They outnumber females by about 19 to one. Scientists say relentless mating attempts are leaving females injured, stressed and in some cases falling from cliffs as they try to escape. If the imbalance...

A major new study has found that members of the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland face far greater levels of poverty than the general population, but why is this? Joining Seán to discuss is Sara Singleton, Head of Public Education at TASC, who conducted the study…

Seán’s guest operates a unique business - he rents out his herd of goats for urban and rural projects, including to Tidy Towns committees and to help with invasive species. Joining to discuss is Cork native William Walsh, Founder of Billy’s Rent a Goat...

Only one in three adults in Ireland have a will, and most people don’t make one until much later in life. But, with major milestones like home ownership and parenthood happening later, should people in their 20s be thinking about it now? From a Dublin rope technician climbing Mont Blanc, to a young mum in Offaly planning for her child’s future, more young adults are seeing a will as peace of mind,...