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This weeks marks the 30th anniversary of the historic Downing Street Declaration. Johnny Fallon, of Carr Communications joined Sean to discuss...

Badvertising, the UK based group that challenges adverts that fuel the climate crisis, has recently scored a victory over an ad by Toyota. They also have a new book out. Sean was joined by Andrew Simms, co-author of 'Badvertising'...

Wondering what to get someone for Christmas? Maybe you should cross bees off that list. In just over 10 years, there has been a rise in Irish people shopping and gifting bees from abroad. In a world where online shopping makes everything accessible, including bees, what's the real cost of this convenience to our native bee populations?  Sean was joined by Gerard Coyne, a founding member and c...

Conversion therapy practices will carry a criminal offence under planned legislation, according to Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman.   The Minister updated Cabinet today on the progress being made in banning conversion therapy practices, something that is contained in the programme for government.  Dr. Gareth Patterson is an Irish GP living in London who has been through it, and...

Tis the season for office gossip, from who did what at the Christmas party to who's bonus is beating out the others And though the practice isn't always recommendable, it's also one as old as time Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports on Ireland's favourite bad habit, but is it a bad habit at all?

The Movies and Booze Christmas Special was LIVE from the Stella Cinema in Rathmines. Gavin James dropped by to play some tunes and have a chat...

The G7 nations have agreed to ban the importation of Russian diamonds from the beginning of 2024.   While it’s an effort to curb Russia’s funding for the war in Ukraine, it’s unlikely to have a huge financial impact because of their links to Dubai and China.   So what’s happening in the diamond trade? Have the African nations gotten a handle on the issues there?   Ger...

They were meant to make our lives a whole lot easier, but some would say they’ve done the opposite.  The self service till never seems to work right, and nothing is worse then hearing that loud phrase ‘unexpected item in the baggage area’.  Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent joined Sean to discuss...

Have you ever loved a concert so much that you would go and watch it a second time, but this time on the big screen? With the recent release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, the concert film has come back into the limelight. But there have several blockbuster movies of concerts before now. Sean was joined by Music Journalist with the Irish Mail on Sunday, Danny Mc...

When you think of preppers, people who live their lives in a state of readiness for a catastrophe, one’s mind wanders to images of Americans in massive bunkers. But did you know that Ireland has an active prepper community of 3000 people. Sean was joined by Frank Deegan, Founder of the Irish Survival and Prepper Group...

A new docuseries on Apple TV seeks to understand what exactly it is that drove Mark Chapman to take the life of John Lennon, outside the infamous Dakota Building in New York, this month in 1980. Sean was joined by Nick Holt, Co-director of John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial...

Many people fly off to various European capitals in December to experience their Christmas markets but one such market in Ireland has stood the test of time and is now among the largest and most successful in the country. But what is it that has made it a success when others have failed? Sean was joined by Maria Moynihan Lee, the managing director of Milestone Inventive which runs Galway’s Christm...

COP28 is underway this week, and outside of the endless government discussions taking place, there is also some cool environmentally friendly tech on show.  One of those is the solar powered schoolbag, which has become a game changer for children in some regions.  Sean was joined by Caroline O’Doherty, Environment Correspondent at the Irish Independent...

Former Church of England Vicar, Richard Coles is bringing his new live show ‘Borderline National Trinket’ to Dublin on January 25th when he will lift the lid on what exactly it was like going from ‘80s pop star to clergyman. Richard Coles joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Not a note in your head? No fear Sing Along Social is here. Hosted by The Craic Mechanics, they create a safe and gas space where friends and strangers gather together to sing along to their favourite cheesy pop songs. Founder Aoife McElwain joined Sean to discuss... Image: Sing Along Social

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to stay in a hotel on Christmas? There are only a select few that remain open in Ireland right through the big days. One man who knows all about running a hotel during the festive period is Nicky Logue, General Manager of the Intercontinental Hotel in Ballsbridge... Image: InterContinental Dublin

The new Willy Wonka movie is being released this week and audiences may be surprised to discover that, unlike the iconic 1971 film of Roald Dahl’s story, all the chocolate and confectionary creations in the new version are actually real. Cardiff-based chocolatier Gabriella Cugno joined Sean to discuss her creations...

According to the insights learned from the Global Attitudes Toward Work Report, being fashionably late seems to have a distinct cultural twist in Ireland. A mere 41.2% of the Irish population deems punctuality as 'extremely or very important.' So, as we delve into the Christmas celebrations, is the being late on purpose something we all do for the Christmas party? Henry McKean reports...

As movies get longer and longer, more and more people are struggling to hold their pee for the length of the film during a trip to the cinema. So, is it ever ok to ‘hold it in’? Sean was joined by Dr. Fardod O’Kelly, a urologist at Clane Hospital and The Beacon...

Old Moore predicts Ireland will get first female Taoiseach but she will have a tough year in 2024  Popular Almanac also foresees an assassination warning for former US president Donald Trump  Nicole Buckler Kelly is the Editor of Old Moore Almanac and joined Sean to discuss...

Kieran Corley, Snail farmer and founder of Bragan Skincare joined Sean on the show today to discuss how he uses his snails to help make his products...

Rizz has been announced as the Oxford Word of the Year.  It describes the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner with style, charm or attractiveness.   Fiona McPherson is Senior Editor at the Oxford English Dictionary and she joined Sean to discuss...

Following a revamp, the Dáil Library, or sometimes known as the Reading Room, was tranformed. Now there is a proposal to get rid of the room altogether and replace it with a room for committee meetings. For more on this, Sean was joined by Senator Michael McDowell...

Advent starts this coming Sunday and people around the country will be eagerly opening up that first window to reveal the treat inside. But one woman in Dublin is operating a Reverse Advent Calendar. What is this and how does it work? Sean was joined by Caitríona Redmond, Food writer, Columnist in the Irish Examiner and Cost of Living Expert...

Perhaps at no other time in modern history has comedy been such a big draw, with superstar comedians selling out venues as big as the ones that popstars can conquer. But at the same time, it seems that comedy is itself in peril, as more and more jokes, and the people who tell them, get cancelled. So where is the world of comedy at in 2023? Jesse David Fox, is a leading American Comedy critic and t...