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'Dublin: Mapping the City' is a new book that explores historic maps of Dublin city, tracing its evolution through an examination of the hygiene, urban planning and even the car parking story of the nation’s capital. Tom spoke to co-author Joe Brady.

Luckily, conversation about menopause is beginning to open up in Ireland, but there is still a lot of mis- and dis- information to wade through when getting to grips with the condition.  There are ways to cope with the adverse effects of menopause, and there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach. Dr Caoimhe Hartley joined Tom to discuss how best to manage menopause.

Connecting with nature is also an opportunity to connect with yourself. So says ancestral skills teacher and wildlife tracker Lucy O’Hagan, whose ‘Wild Awake’ classes rekindle ancestral life ways for cultural and ecological resistance in Ireland. Think living of off wild foods, tanning animal hides, and building fires from scratch.  There has been an enormous surge in a desire to reconnect wi...

An impromptu trad session on board a delayed Aer Lingus flight last week got a mixed response online and revealed the schism in Irish culture between celebrating traditional music and scoffing at the musicians and their “diddley-eye” tendencies.   People took to X, formerly Twitter, in droves to ridicule the musicians onboard, with some saying they’d rather the plane be hijacked than hav...

The office whipround, a mainstay of offices when celebrating milestones or farewells, has undergone a massive transformation in recent times. Previously, the practice involved the simple but agonising process of collecting cash and putting it in a card.   With the advent of remote working and the decline of cash the whipround has undergone a transformation. Platforms such as Collection P...

Around 80,000 homes and businesses were without power at one stage this morning due to Storm Debi, as the storm made its way through the country overnight and through the early part of today. Were the weather warnings, which we were issued last night and through this morning, fit for purpose? To discuss, Tom spoke to Cathal Nolan, a climatologist at Ireland’s Weather Channel.

The Moncrieff show comes to you today live from Galmont Hotel for Movies and Booze with thanks to our friends in Marks and Spencer. The world of motorsport has unfairly been dominated by males since its conception. But that is starting to change. One woman on the cusp of that change is Aoife Rafferty a Galway Native and Rallycross Driver. Aoife In 2022 was selected as the first female driver into...

The Moncrieff show comes to you today live from Galmont Hotel for Movies and Booze with thanks to our friends in Marks and Spencer. As we are in Galway, Tom Dunne sat down for a chat with internet sensation comedian and local, Stevo Timothy. Stevo's Farmer Michael sketches have gained him millions of views online, gathering him a huge amount of attention on social media. The two chatted about inte...

The British aviation watchdog has given Virgin permission for a world-first transatlantic flight using only sustainable jet fuel. It'll fly from London to New York at the end of November. It's part of efforts by the airline industry to decarbonise travel.  Sean spoke to Kevin Byrne, Retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel & lecturer in Aviation Safety Management at DCU.

Nestlé have announced both the Caramac bar and Animal Bar will be discontinued. Newstalk reporter Henry McKean went to, Coolock, Ireland's chocolate capital, to get reaction.

A number of TDs have sported the keffiyeh in the Dail chamber over the past few weeks, in solidarity with Palestinians. The keffiyeh is considered a political statement so how does this fit with any dress code that may exist in the Dail? Gavan Reilly, Political Correspondent for Virgin Media News spoke to Sean about the Dail dress code.

An Irish chef living in Japan and has just landed two Guinness World Records, for cooking and baking marathons. Alan Fisher, a chef originally from Dundalk in Co Louth, is the new Guinness World Record holder for both the longest cooking marathon (individual) and the longest baking marathon (individual). Fisher claimed the longest baking marathon (individual) with a time of 47 hours and 21 minutes...

A clip has resurfaced from a year ago of the newly elected US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson discussing his use of an app which claims it can help people manage their porn consumption. The app 'Covenant Eyes' has now become widely used in the US. Dhruv Mehrotra, Staff writer at WIRED magazine told Sean more about the app.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out holding a presidential vote in the spring. He has urged his countrymen to avoid political divides, saying they must concentrate all resources on fighting Russia. Donnacha Ó Beacháin is a Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government, DCU spoke to Sean about what happens to Elections during a war period.

Psychoactive mushrooms developed a reputation for wild psychedelia from the 60’s onwards. David Nutt, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College in London and Author of 'Psychedelics: The Revolutionary Drugs that Could Change Your Life — A Guide from the Expert' has spent years researching their potential for alleviating mental illness. He spoke to Sean.   

This week, Open AI held a developer day where they announced the expansion of ChatGPT which means that people can now create their own customised versions of Chat GPT. Elaine Burke, presenter of the For Tech Sake podcast spoke to Sean about the future of ChatGPT.

New CSO figures have revealed that the average age of first time mothers is 33.3 years of age. Medicine still defines a geriatric pregnancy as 35. Fiona Looney, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail  spoke to Sean about being defined as a geriatric mother.

Led Zepplin IV is known not just for 'Stairway to Heaven' but also for its anonymous thatcher depicted on the album cover. The mystery as to who this thatcher was appears to have been solved. Brian Edwards, a historian with the University of the West of England spoke to Sean.

This month marks the anniversary of an extraordinary land speed record taking place on the famous Carrigrohane Straight in Cork, all the way back in 1930. In November 1930, Joseph Wright rode a motorcycle at 150.7mph down a stretch of the Carrigrohane Straight, just outside Cork.  It’s a record that’s still published in the official FIM register.  Racer, Mel Nolan, set the still standing...

Surely one of the greatest honours a chef can attain is to be selected as the Head Chef of the White House. Well, this is exactly what happened to Kerry woman Kathy Buckley, going on to serve under a number of presidents during the 1920s, including Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. Seán spoke to Vincent Carmody whose new book 'Kathy White House' chronicles Kathy's story.

If you have an older home, your efforts to preserve it might be doing more harm than good. From using the wrong paint to matching up the wrong stones, the incorrect materials used in an older home for modern living can have disastrous results.  Stonemason Frank McCormack from Irish Natural Stone shared his top tips for maintenance with Seán.

As the one year anniversary of the recent tipping legislation approaches, some questions are starting to arise about how practical it really is. Adrian Cummins, CEO of the Restaurant Association of Ireland, joined Seán to explain how it works and the kind of issues cropping up as a result of it.

Women in the West and North West of Ireland have the highest life expectancy in the country.  Figures from Eurostat show women in the region have a life expectancy of 84.9 on average, while men have a life expectancy of 80.4, marginally lower than the Eastern and Midlands region.  What are the factors that contribute to this? Maire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh is a Medical Doctor and West of Ire...

Anyone born after 1 January 2009 would never be able to buy cigarettes according to legislation under way in the United Kingdom. The proposal even includes e-cigarettes. Newstalk reporter Henry McKean joined Seán to ask: is Ireland going to follow suit?

When you're rocking your vintage 1950s fishtail trousers or your 'tradwife' floral dress are you thinking about the political statement you are projecting to the world?  Many in the vintage community are fearful that certain groups will use garments from a certain era as weapons to further an agenda or viewpoint and have tried to combat this by using the hashtag banner of 'Vintage Style, Not...