The Sunday Grill

As we hurtle towards bank holidays and summer and (hopefully) better weather, Orla is taking a look at some upcoming south east festivals, including a film festival with a difference in Co. Wexford  and a food festival in Co. Kilkenny.  And Aoife from Beat news has a run down on some of April's quirkier stories, including the homecoming of Grand National winner, I am Maximus.

Orla talks to an Italian man who came to Ireland alone aged just 13 to learn English and is returning to perform in the southeast and create a documentary and book. And a matchmaker who has been responsible for thousands of engagements and weddings will be giving some advise after some areas in the southeast didn't fare so well in a dating survey.

Orla hears from a Wexford woman whose first full length play is coming to the National Opera House this month that includes everything from a clothes horse called Pegasus and even a kitchen sink. She'll find out how you could be busking at a festival in the beautiful East Cork. And the movie review this week is a Netflix one- Brian will discuss his thoughts on the Beautiful Game, a movie inspired...

Orla talks to Wexford's Maura Rath aka Yoga with Maura about her experience on BBC's the Apprentice. And she gets some advise on how to lessen the effect of Daylight Savings hours now the clocks have sprang forward, as they say! 

Orla's finding out which southeast county is the sweariest in Ireland and a language expert tells her why we swear in the first place on the Sunday Grill this weekend. She'll also talk to two south east florists who are giving wedding parties the chance to create your own wedding flowers and bouquets.

Orla's talking to one half of the Waterford couple through to the final of RTE's Home of the Year. She chats phone usage with Neuro Coach Paddy Moran and how we on average spend 70 days a year on our phones. And Brian is reviewing Amazon Prime's latest movie offering- Ricky Stanicky.

Orla finds out about how the Cat Laughs was founded as they head towards their 30th weekend in Kilkenny this June bank holiday and she hears how Megan got on when she met Katie Price at the Gossies.

Orla finds out how you could find some love in the country and Brian is in to review Dune: Part Two.

If you’ve got questions about the March 9th referendums on Family and Care you’re not the only one.  Here at Beat, we want to break down the ballot box and help YOU in the lead up. On This Week's Sunday Grill, our Beat News team are looking at both sides of the two separate votes, what they mean to people in Ireland and the impacts of those votes when everyone has had their say.

A Wexford woman on her Bafta win, extreme swimmer Nuala Moore on being Limitless & Irish Dancing gets the wedding day treatment.

Three time Irish Olympian Derval O’Rourke has turned her attention to workplace wellbeing with her new platform- Saol. She talked to Orla on the Sunday Grill bout how to have a better work life balance and better wellbeing no matter what your job is. And- talking of jobs- what about a new one? Orla heard how the world of  the apprenticeship has changed.

Wexford native Maura Rath tells us all about her experience on BBC's The Apprentice so far and what it would mean to her to win.  An Irish Charity tells us about their open day for tradespeople to volunteer for a renovation project working alongside Dermot Bannon. We hear about in-person word game events making a comeback in the region. Tipperary artist Paul Sheehan outlines original comedy '...

Relationship coach Shelley J. Whitehead shares her personal insights into love and loss as her new book 'Healing Your Heartbreak' is released. The book outlines steps and exercises for people dealing with the end of a relationship. We chat about new research that found nearly half of adults in Ireland have experienced fertility issues and fertility related stigma. Beat's resident movie reviewer Br...

Three leading Irish charities are coming together to raise vital funds for cancer support and research services for the unique, digital Face Up To Cancer campaign. A national mental health charity has welcomed news that bullying incidents will be recorded by schools, as published in Tuesday’s Irish Times. The new Deposit Return Scheme launched this week, we take a look at how it works and what it...

If you're a Leaving Cert student or the parent of one, you'll be aware that the CAO deadline is looming. Orla will be getting some practical advice on choosing for college. And Mean Girls has returned. Brian reviews the musical version of the iconic movie.

Somehow we have fitted in new years resolutions and a story about a prawn trawler into the first Sunday Grill of 2024. Orla chats about that and much more.

If you're looking for a great book for a gift or yourself this Christmas season, Tracy McEneaney from Waterford library services has you covered.  Joleen and Michelle are in to talk about all the silly stuff that happened in the month of November including Harry Styles chopping off his hair! 

This week on the Sunday Grill, Joleen chats about the upcoming South East Science Festival, a new 10-week theatre project for beginners in Wexford, and the inaugural Climate Action Conference for students in Waterford.

Joleen chats with the organiser of "Friends: The Experience" that's coming to Ireland for the first time next month.  A Waterford chef explains the premise of his latest recipe book with a twist.  We hear all about the wide range of Lifelong Learning courses available at South East Technological University. 

Training dogs for search and rescue, a double decker bus as a holiday home and Vikings on the Waterford Greenway- just some of the chats on the Sunday Grill this morning.

Orla's talking to a southeast twenty something who has just moved to Australia and is basking in the atmosphere of the FIFA Women's World cup. She'll also hear about the opening of the first phase of the Wexford Greenway.

Lots of events to chat about on the Sunday Grill this week- from music and craic in Inistioge to rest and recuperation in Waterford. Orla will be finding out about both the Keep her Lit and Restival festivals. And she talks to a West Waterford man who is running five km every two hours next weekend for a great cause that’s close to his heart.

Marking the last Sunday in June, we speak about the importance of Pride Month, how to celebrate safely after the Leaving Cert exams and a Country Music Festival coming to Kilkenny this summer! All that and more on this week's episode of the Sunday Grill.

Men's health week, staying safe at festivals and the bikes everyone is chatting about in Wexford!

Orla finds out more about a Clonmel Boutique festival that is being held on some beautiful Tipperary grounds.