The Sunday Grill

Orla's got lots to tell you on the Sunday Grill this week. From Wexford's link to the Guinness World Records to a Waterford  man riding high with his sci fi comedy podcast and even a Tipperary woman whose bread is headed to a major supermarket chain.

Orla is chatting to a 29 year old Tipperary native who just happens to be the youngest head curator in Ireland’s museum history. She also gets some college cooking tips from a teacher turned food influencer.

As we hurtle towards the end of the summer, Orla looks at daycations to get the last out of that holiday feeling with Tipperary native, Roz Purcell. And if you fancy some volunteering this year, Orla has a great suggestion for you.

This week Orla talks to a south east man hoping to become the youngest Irish person to climb the world's largest mountain & she hears how one couple have created mystery & detective trails around the south east and beyond.

The Sunday Grill came from All Together Now over the August bank holiday where Orla met with people partying and working at the festival.

Orla hears about a free free writing workshops that could see you learning the craft with celebrated authors like Megan Nolan and Angela Flannery. And the Clonmel busking Festival kicks off this august- Orla hears about their special guest this year.

Orla's got a bit of body positivity going on, on the Sunday Grill this weekend. 89% of women and girls have admitted to opting out of meaningful activities due to poor body confidence- Orla meets the woman aiming to change that stat with her Get in the Picture Campaign. And she also talks to the woman who has spent the last tens years encouraging hundreds of women to Dip in the Nip in Co. Wexford...

Orla is hearing about the Comeragh's Wild festival as it celebrates ten years and Brian watched the Netflix movie A Family Affair starring Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman.

This week on the Sunday Grill Orla discusses the results of our My so Called Life survey conducted by Spark Market Research. Beat set out to  understand young people’s attitudes, behaviors, and thoughts post Covid.  Everything from screen time, education stress to recognising Mr. Beast more than Tánaiste Micheal Martin.

Taylor Swift is starting the Irish leg of her Eras Tour this week. We preview the concerts and take a look back at highlights from the Europe tour. A genealogy expert joins us to delve into EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Taylor Swift's Irish roots. Get your cowboy boots and stetsons ready, the Kilkenny Country Music Festival returns for 2024.

Are you a coffee lover? The first Tipperary Coffee Festival is taking place this summer. We here from a Tipperary woman who hosted a teenager from Dublin in the TV show 'Raised By The Village' and how it changed their lives. This week marked World Men's Health Week and we chat about the importance of the campaign. June is Fostering Awareness Month, we learn all about who's eligible to foster in Ir...

Orla talks to the south east man racing a greyhound this month to raise funds for a cause close to his heart. And she'll find out how the Wexford village that was the home of the first Guinness World Record is attempting to break a Guinness World Record.

June means one thing to thousands- the Leaving Cert. Orla is getting lots of advise for students and family members of the Leaving Cert and Brian is in to talk the latest from Mad Max- Furiosa.

Orla talks to a photographer whose collection of portraits portrays female empowerment in modern Ireland and includes well known and not so well known faces from ages 19 to 95. She'll also talk to some of the south east students who are celebrating their wins at a Youth Entrepreneur finals  and she'll hear how one southeast animal rescue centre needs your help.

Co. Wexford actress, Clodagh Mooney Duggan talks to Orla about her role in the Netflix series, Bodkin, made by Obama's production team. Its Skin Cancer Awareness month and Orla gets advice on what to look out for and how to keep your skin healthy. And from Ken to Colt Stevers- Ryan Gosling stars in the remake of 80's tv series The Fall Guy- Brain has all the details.

Orla gets some festival info from the south east and some expert Eurovision info from Beat's resident Eurovision man- Beat Breakfast's, Mr. Niall Power.

A proposed government crack down on forced labour would mean a fast fashion levy be introduced in Ireland. We speak to podcaster Meghann Scully about her thoughts on the proposed levy. Nutritionist and Dietitian Lucy Upton shares her tips and tricks if your child is a fussy eater. Movie reviewer Brian Griffin reviews the new movie 'Abigail' starring Irish actor Alisha Weir.

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.