Moncrieff

Have you ever loved a concert so much that you would go and watch it a second time, but this time on the big screen? With the recent release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, the concert film has come back into the limelight. But there have several blockbuster movies of concerts before now. Sean was joined by Music Journalist with the Irish Mail on Sunday, Danny Mc...

When you think of preppers, people who live their lives in a state of readiness for a catastrophe, one’s mind wanders to images of Americans in massive bunkers. But did you know that Ireland has an active prepper community of 3000 people. Sean was joined by Frank Deegan, Founder of the Irish Survival and Prepper Group...

A new docuseries on Apple TV seeks to understand what exactly it is that drove Mark Chapman to take the life of John Lennon, outside the infamous Dakota Building in New York, this month in 1980. Sean was joined by Nick Holt, Co-director of John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial...

Many people fly off to various European capitals in December to experience their Christmas markets but one such market in Ireland has stood the test of time and is now among the largest and most successful in the country. But what is it that has made it a success when others have failed? Sean was joined by Maria Moynihan Lee, the managing director of Milestone Inventive which runs Galway’s Christm...

COP28 is underway this week, and outside of the endless government discussions taking place, there is also some cool environmentally friendly tech on show.  One of those is the solar powered schoolbag, which has become a game changer for children in some regions.  Sean was joined by Caroline O’Doherty, Environment Correspondent at the Irish Independent...

Former Church of England Vicar, Richard Coles is bringing his new live show ‘Borderline National Trinket’ to Dublin on January 25th when he will lift the lid on what exactly it was like going from ‘80s pop star to clergyman. Richard Coles joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Not a note in your head? No fear Sing Along Social is here. Hosted by The Craic Mechanics, they create a safe and gas space where friends and strangers gather together to sing along to their favourite cheesy pop songs. Founder Aoife McElwain joined Sean to discuss... Image: Sing Along Social

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to stay in a hotel on Christmas? There are only a select few that remain open in Ireland right through the big days. One man who knows all about running a hotel during the festive period is Nicky Logue, General Manager of the Intercontinental Hotel in Ballsbridge... Image: InterContinental Dublin

The new Willy Wonka movie is being released this week and audiences may be surprised to discover that, unlike the iconic 1971 film of Roald Dahl’s story, all the chocolate and confectionary creations in the new version are actually real. Cardiff-based chocolatier Gabriella Cugno joined Sean to discuss her creations...

According to the insights learned from the Global Attitudes Toward Work Report, being fashionably late seems to have a distinct cultural twist in Ireland. A mere 41.2% of the Irish population deems punctuality as 'extremely or very important.' So, as we delve into the Christmas celebrations, is the being late on purpose something we all do for the Christmas party? Henry McKean reports...

As movies get longer and longer, more and more people are struggling to hold their pee for the length of the film during a trip to the cinema. So, is it ever ok to ‘hold it in’? Sean was joined by Dr. Fardod O’Kelly, a urologist at Clane Hospital and The Beacon...

Old Moore predicts Ireland will get first female Taoiseach but she will have a tough year in 2024  Popular Almanac also foresees an assassination warning for former US president Donald Trump  Nicole Buckler Kelly is the Editor of Old Moore Almanac and joined Sean to discuss...

Kieran Corley, Snail farmer and founder of Bragan Skincare joined Sean on the show today to discuss how he uses his snails to help make his products...

Rizz has been announced as the Oxford Word of the Year.  It describes the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner with style, charm or attractiveness.   Fiona McPherson is Senior Editor at the Oxford English Dictionary and she joined Sean to discuss...

Following a revamp, the Dáil Library, or sometimes known as the Reading Room, was tranformed. Now there is a proposal to get rid of the room altogether and replace it with a room for committee meetings. For more on this, Sean was joined by Senator Michael McDowell...

Advent starts this coming Sunday and people around the country will be eagerly opening up that first window to reveal the treat inside. But one woman in Dublin is operating a Reverse Advent Calendar. What is this and how does it work? Sean was joined by Caitríona Redmond, Food writer, Columnist in the Irish Examiner and Cost of Living Expert...

Perhaps at no other time in modern history has comedy been such a big draw, with superstar comedians selling out venues as big as the ones that popstars can conquer. But at the same time, it seems that comedy is itself in peril, as more and more jokes, and the people who tell them, get cancelled. So where is the world of comedy at in 2023? Jesse David Fox, is a leading American Comedy critic and t...

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...