Moncrieff

Ireland’s first ever rage room is set to opened in Ballyfermot.  It provides relief for individuals feeling stressed or frustrated, delivering therapeutic outcomes after an hour of enjoyable property damage.   Participants receive protective gear and are granted access to sledgehammers and glass bottles to release their anger on unused machinery.  Lucas Baltrusis, owner of Rage...

According to research by retail giant John Lewis, more and more people are opting to put up multiple Christmas tress, rather than the stardard one. Sean was joined by architect and artist Roisin Murphy...

Louis Theroux has revealed he's considering getting his expressive eyebrows tattooed to save his career after losing them during his battle with alopecia.  The documentary maker revealed the news in an Instagram post recently. However, what has people talking is the nature of the alopecia. It’s patchy and mainly on his facial hair so far. So how common is this?  Carol Johnson, Trichologi...

The road signs for Penny Lane have been hot property for decades, however one of the original road signs from the Beatles era in Liverpool has been returned almost 50 years after it was stolen.   Mary Chadwick, General Manager of The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool joined Sean to discuss...

On a research trip to Auschwitz, my next guest discovered a one-page fragment of a musical composition titled “Futile Regrets”.   It’s quite well known that inmates performed music both for the SS and in the open air in the camp, but the works would have been chosen carefully to reflect the politics of the camp.    So to discover a personal composition allowed for a very p...

A ten-year-old boy in the UK has launched a petition to change the nerd emoji. He says it gives people the wrong impression and makes life very difficult for glasses wearers. Does he have a point? Henry McKean joined Sean for this report...

The Pogues frontman and songwriter Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65. Newstalk presenter and Something Happens frontman Tom Dunne joined Sean Moncrieff today on the show...

One of the things that is of emerging concern, in the aftermath of the Dublin Riots last week, is the question of how much force the Gardai feel they are able to use in the face of street violence. Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times, has been investigating this and he joined Sean to discuss...

With the vast majority of toys being made of plastic and shipped from China, is it time to start looking at more ecologically kind alternatives? Sean was joined by Sharon Kielthy, Founder of Jiminy Eco Toys...

A new podcast from former State pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy called 'Life in Death' has been launched by GoLoud.   Dr. Marie Cassidy joined Sean on the show this afternoon...

With Christmas right around the corner, the preparations are underway for everyone around the country. One Mother in the UK has taken Christmas preparations to the extreme, so far in fact, that she already had some of  her Christmas Dinner cooked and has frozen it! Sean was joined by Claire Gillies from Delicious and Real to discuss...

Christmas tree farmers up and down the country are settling into the busiest time of their year, as thousands of people go on the hunt for their perfect Noble Fir. John Fardy was joined by Darragh McCullough, Farmer and journalist, who has been writing about his experiences in today’s Irish Independent..

A new documentary will air next week which focusses on female couples at the heart of the Irish Revolution  Croíthe Radacacha, which translates to Radical Hearts, is a feature about some of the female and lesbian relationships at the centre of the Irish Revolution.  Director Ciara Hyland joined John Fardy on the show today.... Image: TG4

Pole-wrecking woodpeckers. It’s not a tongue twister, but a problem faced by the ESB as woodpeckers have been damaging electricity poles and causing power outages.   So why are the birds choosing poles over natural trees?   Niall Hatch, Head of Communications and Development at Birdwatch Ireland...

“MY SANDWICH!? YOU ATE MYYYY SANDWICH!!!?” Those are the words of Ross Gellar in an episode of Friends, when someone stole his Thanksgiving leftovers sambo, “The Moist Maker.” But what’s in it? How is it prepared? How could one sandwich be that delicious? Well, the secret is in it’s title.  John Fardy was joined by Ali Dunworth, culinary creative and food writer to discuss…  Image: Netfl...

Today is the 40th Anniversary of Now That’s What I Call Music. And it’s still going. Henry McKean joined John Fardy to ask why?

A new video game, using virtual reality, aims to help men understand testicular health in a more accessible way. Tom Dunne was joined by Dr. Mohamad Saab, a senior lecturer and director of graduate studies at UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery,...

The idea of taking a year off work to travel may put the fear of God into some people but this is exactly what Ariana Dunne did for a year in 2022. She travelled with her chocolate cockapoo, Molly. Tom was joined by Ariana Dunne, Host of the Solo Powered Podcast...

The world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in 30 years, after getting moored and subsequently unstuck, near the Antarctic mainland. But just how big is this giant and do we know where it will travel towards? Tom Dunne was joined by Professor Paul Dunlop, Glaciologist and Research Director at the School of Geography and Environmental Sciences in Ulster University...  Image:...

As the film and TV industry has grown in Ireland, so too have the supporting sectors.   One of those is props; the signature pen held by a central character, the copper pots and pans from a 19th century Big House in the west of Ireland, a kitsch living room that matches a quirky personality.   Well one of the country’s main prop houses is auctioning off decades of their pieces...

A washed up turtle non-native to Ireland is being flown in a cockpit with a pilot. We want to hear why this species don’t survive here, and the rehabilitation process back into the wild. Kevin Flannery, Marine Biologists at Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium joined Tom Dunne to discuss...

Christmas in Ireland is now one of the most expensive in the world, according to the number crunchers in the Irish Times. They have published their ‘12 Costs of Christmas’ this morning and Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times, joined Tom Dunne to discuss...

For years, people in Ireland have literally been running away with the circus – in terms of training anyway.   There was never a professional circus course here and so any aspiring circus performers had to travel to Europe or elsewhere to develop their skills, and most often they’d stay there to work professionally.  However a group of 12 artists are about to complete Boost - the fi...

While it is well known that long stints in space can cause muscle and bone wastage, until now information on sexual health has been scant. A new study attempts to understand what happens to men’s penises over extended time in orbit. Sean was joined by Justin La Favor, Expert in neurovascular dysfunction at Florida State University...

The traditional method for extracting eggs for caviar involves clubbing a sturgeon and slaughtering them. However, there is a growing movement towards a more ethical ‘no kill’ method. Sean was joined by Angela Köhler, Polar and marine scientist to discuss...