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As our population continues to rise, so does our demand for government representation. It is estimated that Ireland could have 250 TDs by 2050 with the next Dáil being the largest ever because of a significant spike in population over the last five years. Sean was joined by Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at Dublin City University…

Do you still have a landline in your house and if so is it because you have it for the internet? According to figures we have seen fixed lines continue to drop. Do you miss the old landline and do you even know how to use them? Henry McKean has been investigating for us, and he even brought one into studio…

There has been a growing rise in countries requesting compensation from times of colonization like the compensation of £100,000 by the Trevelyan family and the acknowledgement of their role in the slave trade. With a tweet sent by Katherine Mezzacappa questioning if there will be “any word” on famine reparations, we ask should the same recognition be put on the atrocities that took place during th...

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, Matt Levell, owner of the Irish Axe Throwing Club joined Sean to discuss an alternative type of date this February 14th...

Usually when you're looking for love, you use dating apps or go outside and mingle. You don't really use a system of rate and review to find the best match for you. Well, a Facebook group, ‘Are We Dating the Same Guy?’, has taken this concept and expanded it into something larger. Sean was joined by Olivia Petter, journalist and author of Millennial Love to discuss…

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to have a home birth. Sean was joined in studio by Ali Murphy, a self employed Community Midwife to discuss...

What gender is God? Jesus Christ was born a man, but does the same apply to the other two parts of the holy trinity. Shouldn't a God transcend such human restricted definitions. In the Church of England, they're actively considering making references to God the Father gender neutral. Could such an idea spread to other Christian denominations? Fr Paddy Byrne, parish priest of Abbeyleix, Ballinakill...

Increasingly, if you look up at the night sky, what you're seeing isn't a star but a something manmade. Since 2019, the amount of satellites orbiting our world has increased four fold, and in the coming years up to 400,000 of them could be in orbit. Antonio Martin Carrillo, Assistant Professor in the School of Physics at UCD joined Sean on the show to discuss...

At Maynooth University Library a new machine can been seen in reception called a 'Short Story Dispenser'. It spits out poetry, short stories and graphics on receipt paper. They last one, three or five mins. Some fun, some serious. The machine was developed in France by Short Editions and is slowly going global at hotels, airports and libraries. Henry McKean spoke with a short story writer and visi...

Have you noticed lately that some businesses are only offering one method of payment – either cash only or cardless. What are the laws around this? If you have legal tender in your hand, does a business have to accept it? Conor Pope, consumer affairs correspondent with the Irish Times joined Sean to discuss..

Bret Easton Ellis has written 9 books but his newest novel The Shards is his first in 13 years. Best known to many as the author of American Psycho, he joined Sean on the show to discuss his latest release...

One might be surprised about the benefits that breast milk soap can have for someone’s skin and health. Sean was joined by Reham Ghafarji, a Syrian entrepreneur who is donating 15% of her profits of soap to homeless charities in Ireland..

Nearly three quarters of people have a ‘work wife’ or ‘work husband’, with the vast majority claiming that it helps with their mental health in their jobs, a new survey commissioned by doughnut firm Krispy Kreme reveals. According to the survey, 73% of people have a work spouse, with one in three admitting that they are more likely to confide in them than their actual partner. Sean was joined by P...

In the space of just 4 weeks, two people who were pronounced dead in the United States were subsequently found to be still alive. It begs the question as to how on earth such a mistake could be made and how exactly a diagnosis of death is made. Sean was joined by David Fanagan, Director of Fanagan’s Funeral Home in Dublin to discuss…

We often think of theatre as a primarily visual medium. But a theatre group in Navan is disrupting these expectations with their group called Sightless Cinema. Sean was joined by Gillian Stafford, Performer with Sightless Cinema in Navan...

We all know that Ireland is steeped in history but today we’re focusing specifically on Kilkenny history and the hidden lore. Sean was joined by Paul Cuddihy, teacher of history and geography at Kilkenny College.

Nora Twomey went on to establish the highly successful animations studios Cartoon Saloon with Paul Young and Tom Moore. The Kilkenny-based studios are behind films like My Dragon’s Father, Wolfwalkers and The Secret of Kells and have become world revered. Nearly every one of its features, including Nora Twomey’s The Breadwinner, has received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.

Board games have moved on from the days of Risk and Monopoly and now a host of environmentally themed games are entering the market. But can they make the climate crisis a more tangible reality? Cathy Maguire, Member of Board Games Ireland, has been playing some of these games and she joined Sean to discuss…

Boeing have just added the finishing touches to the last ever 747 as production comes to an end after 54 years. But what was it actually like to fly one? Sean was joined by pilot Nick Eades, who has completed more flying hours on a Jumbo Jet than any other pilot in history…

“Save time, money and effort when buying a breadmaker by writing ‘breadmaker’ on a cardboard box, leaving it on your worktop and buying a white sliced loaf from the shop instead. William Stroker, Derry City.” That’s taken from the letters page of 'Viz' - the comic book. Does William have a point? We buy so many electronic goods, never use them and end up hoarding them over the years. Henry McKean...

While many things are standardised across the EU, often issues relating to health care are not. MEP for Ireland South Billy Kelleher is calling for a European Health Union. He has also just left Ukraine after visiting devastation and rebuilding efforts in Kyiv and other areas and joined Sean to discuss…

On Monday we spoke with David Mongey in Kildare about his ambition to repatriate at least part of the remains of St Brigid back to Ireland from Portugal. They currently reside in a reliquary in the Church of St John the Baptist Church in Lumiar. Mario Miguel Rosa, a parishioner from Lumiar joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Enough is Enoch, is the name of a new campaign from independent councilor Alan Edge to raise money for trans youth and make something positive out of Enoch Burke the situation. Councillor Alan Edge joined Sean on the show to discuss...

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to get out of debt. Sean was joined in studio by Eoin McGee, financial advisor and author of 'How to Make your Money Work' and 'How to be Good with Money'...

It has been discovered that the coffee with the most amount of caffeine in it is Costa’s medium sized cappuccino which contains 325mg of caffeine, the same as 4 cans of Red Bull. Do you know how much caffeine you’re drinking and why is there such disparity in coffee shops? Sean was joined in studio by James McCormack, CEO of the Dublin Barista School to discuss...