Lunchtime Live

For this week’s Ask the Expert, Andrea is joined by Mary Bishop, Head of Education at Grow it Yourself to answer any of your vegetable-growing questions!

Are you the type of person to not spend an unnecessary cent? Or, do you shop at every possible opportunity? There can be a fight for the money in your pocket: so, should you be a spender or a saver (or somewhere in between)?Joining Andrea to discuss is John Lowe from MoneyDoctors.ie, as well as listeners.

As the days are getting colder, we should all spare a thought for those among us that don’t have a roof over their heads on these cold nights.There are over 16,000 people living homeless in Ireland at the moment…So, how tough is it to get out of it?Andrea is joined by Marie, who has her own experience of it…

The publicly funded IVF scheme has been running for almost two years. Like any scheme, there’s criteria. You cannot avail of free IVF if you are in a same-sex couple, and you also cannot avail of the scheme if you’re a single person, or if you need to use donor sperm or a donor egg.It turns out a lot of people are excluded - is this fair?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

It's How I live well time! Where someone joins to discuss what they do to improve their life...This week Andrea is joined by Dr. Mary Ryan, Endocrinologist and author of ‘It’s Probably Your Hormones’ to discuss how hormones can affect our mood.

Gardaí have launched a road-safety campaign focusing on things like the visibility of pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.But, some are saying that it’s a “dangerous” narrative and putting a lot of the blame on cyclists, rather than promoting safe driving.So, are the criticisms correct, and should cyclists have to wear hi-vis at all times?Joining Andrea to discuss is Editor of Irish Cycle, Cian Ginty, as well as listeners.

GP in Drumcondra Dr Brian King joined Andrea Gilligan to tackle your medical queries.

Architect and Presenter of ‘Home of the Year’ Hugh Wallace has sadly passed away at the age of 68.Joining Andrea to pay tribute and remember him is Jenny Sheahan, former winner of ‘Home of the Year’, Peter Finn, better known as Pete the Builder and more.Image: RTÉ

The National Transport Authority is set to begin a phased rollout of contactless payments across TFI Local Link Services today, which is forecast to be complete by the end of 2026.However, Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien told an Oireachtas Committee on Transport in June that contactless payments on Dublin transport may not be fully available until 2029…Why is this taking so long?Joining Andrea to discuss is Joshua Ellul, Member of the Labour Party and Dublin Commuter Coalition, as well as listeners.

We’re officially in the run up to Christmas!For the next few weeks, Lunchtime Live is going to be highlighting some great Irish businesses that you can support this festive season.Today, we’re focusing on toys kids may want to put on their lists to Santa.To discuss, Andrea is joined by Creator of the ‘30 Seconds’ board game Greg Dooley, Owner and CEO of Jiminy Toys Bobbi Cotter, Shop Manager of Cogs Toys & Games Alan Condon and Founder of The Toy Factory Giorgia Anile.