Lunchtime Live

Animal activists have demanded that Farrow & Ball should change its paint colour names to make them “vegan-friendly”.Peta asked the high-end decorating brand to “update” the names of colours that it said “normalise exploiting animals”. The paint maker is well known for its original and eccentric names, such as Dead Salmon and Smoked Trout.What do you think?Andrea is joined by Margarita Sachkova, PETA’s Senior Digital Marketing Manager and more to discuss.Image: Farrow & Ball

Laya Healthcare announced this week that they’re set to hike their premiums by an average of 6.5% from the start of October, and it’s expected other insurers might follow suit.In light of this, Andrea is joined by Dermot Goode from TotalHealthCover.ie to answer all of your health insurance questions.

This weekend, over 600 girls will descend on Enniskerry village in County Wicklow for their annual Belles in The Meadow football tournament. To discuss, Andrea is joined by Mags O’Grady from Enniskerry FC and Shamrock Rovers Captain and former Ireland player Aine O’Gorman.(Part 3 of our Cadbury/FAI series, with thanks to Cadbury)Image: Enniskerry FC

Parents all over the country are struggling to get creche places for their kids.The stress and financial toll this can take is huge.There’s a story out saying there are 900 Wicklow children waiting for just 109 local creche places. How are parents supposed to cope?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Our friendships get us through the toughest of times – through every bump in the road. And are often at their strongest in the best of times, to share the great moments.But, there is something extra special about female friendships – they know and outlast everything.But, what is it about them that makes them so great? Andrea is joined by journalist Jenny McEntegart to discuss.

Another successful Electric Picnic festival has come and gone, but there were unfortunately some unsavoury events that occurred. Andrea is joined by listener Cian, who details how he had to deal with homophobia over the weekend.

Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic.Today FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

A new Road Safety Authority advert has been criticised as an insult to non car users, those with disabilities and public transport users.The ad features a young man relying on others to get around – in the video, quite literally, he is being carried in the arms of friends and family as he gets from place to place.The RSA shared the video online saying - ‘When you lose your licence, you become reliant on other people to take you where you need to go and you become a burden for others. If you get caught drink or drug driving, you will be disqualified’.What do you think?To discuss, Andrea Gilligan is joined by Dr Sean Owens from Irish Doctors for the Environment, Neasa Bheilbigh, Chairperson with the Irish Cycling Campaign, Bernard Mulvany from Access For All and more.Image: RSA

Welcome to The Pod Squad!We review podcasts every Tuesday so you always have something new to listen to.This week, Andrea was joined by Editor of rollercoaster.ie, Sarah-Jayne Tobin and 98fm Producer Russell Alford to review the mystery podcast (with a unique name!), ‘Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?’.Image: Acast

A food truck on the Isle of Man has introduced ‘Seagull Insurance’ to deal with the scourge of seagulls robbing customers' food! It seems like a mad idea, but does it make sense?Charlotte Paige Smith, Co-Owner of Hawkins BBQ joins Andrea to discuss.Image: Hawkins BBQ