Lunchtime Live

With the increased cost of food - and the nature of a Christmas dinner being quite big, should you charge guests to lighten the load on yourself?Andrea is joined by Sarah Jayne Tobin, Editor of rollercoaster.ie and more to discuss.

All this month, Lunchtime Live is doing Christmas specials to give you plenty of time to prepare for the big day, and hopefully batch cook some bits in advance to make Christmas a lot easier!Eric Matthews, Chef Owner of Kickys Restaurant joins Andrea to talk all things starters!

A 9% average increase on taxi fares came into effect yesterday, alongside an increase in booking fees from €2 to €3.Kieran Harte, General Manager of Uber Ireland, told Newstalk earlier that the changes are going to have a negative effect on the night-time economy...What do you think?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Every Friday, as part of our ‘Ask Me Anything’ series, we put your questions to people from interesting backgrounds or working in different careers.This week, Andrea was joined by Marisa Mackle, former Flight Attendant and author of ‘Confessions of an Air Hostess’ & ‘The Mile High Guy’ joins Andrea to answer any of your flight-related questions.

The busiest shopping period of the year is upon us, Black Friday: an imported American tradition of online shopping which goes all the way to Cyber Monday. Over 1.5 million Irish consumers set to shop online this weekend, so how can we know we’re doing it safely?Joining Andrea to give his top tips is Technology Journalist Andy O’Donoghue.

Are you friends with someone who’s always late? Psychologists have said that perpetual lateness can be caused by multiple factors. So, what are they - and how can lateness be improved? Also, what’s your experience?Andrea is joined by Jen Hogan, Journalist and Columnist with The Irish Times, The Home Show’s Sinead Ryan, Life Coach and author Mark Fennell and more to discuss.

Musician Kate Nash has recently set up an OnlyFans account to help subsidise her tour…She joins Andrea to discuss.

Spice Girls singer Mel B recently posted about her ‘simple skin care’ routine – which includes extreme heat, LED therapy, an ice bath plunge and dancing in the rain. But, does any of it actually work?Professor Caitriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist joins Andrea to discuss.

From Galway hitting the silver screen in Denmark to a dip in GAA jersey sales, Laura Donnelly from the Newstalk Newsroom joins Andrea with a roundup of the stories you might have missed from across the country this week.

Would you like to see an outdoor swimming pool in Dublin’s George’s Dock?The Dublin City Lido campaign has released updated designs and images for an outdoor swimming pool at the old dry dock, and says they hope to bring a feasibility study to city council management in the New Year.What do you think? Does Dublin need a lido?Andrea is joined by Alan Robinson from the Dublin Docklands Business Forum as well as listeners.