Lunchtime Live

Maebhe Gorman was diagnosed with a life-limiting genetic disease about a year ago, and tragically passed away last week.Maebhe had a rare genetic condition that affects the brain, known as Metachromatic Leukodystrophy late infantile form. Her family are calling for the condition to be screened for in Ireland, as it is in most other countries.Andrea Gilligan is joined by Maebhe’s aunt, Carol Gorman, to discuss.

Do you find voice notes annoying? Apparently, recent research from Pure Telecom says three quarters of us think they shouldn’t be more than a minute long, and some just don’t like them at all.To discuss (not through voice note!), Andrea is joined by Esther McCarthy - Life and Style Daily Features Editor for the Irish Examiner, Off the Ball’s Nathan Murphy and Ciara Treacy from Newstalk’s Digital Team.

It's Throwback Thursday! Where we look back on things that happened this week in history. 98fm’s Ciaran O’Connor joins Andrea Gilligan once more to rewind the clock…Image: Apple TV+

Wizz Air has announced it’s launching a subscription service offering unlimited flights to those who sign up.The Hungarian airline’s “all you can fly scheme” is being offered at an introductory price for a limited time.A year’s subscription will set you back €499 before this Friday, when it will rise to €599.The membership is inclusive of all flights across the company’s substantial international network, which includes 950 routes across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia.What do you think about this approach?Andrea Gilligan is joined by listeners to discuss.

Spin 1038fm presenter Michaela Hayes tells Andrea about her own experiences living with a stoma as M&S launch a brand of stoma underwear

For this week’s Ask the Expert, Andrea Gilligan is joined by Pat Keville from Plantstore.ie to answer all of you houseplant questions

Irish teenagers are the best performers in reading literacy in the EU, but has there been a drop in reading books? Andrea chats to Newstalk's Tech Correspondent Jess Kelly, author Sheila Flanagan and Sinéad Cuddihy from Tired Mammy Book Club.Photo by Vincenzo Malagoli

Is it normal to feel downhearted when you find out your baby’s gender? Andrea chats to parents who have experienced gender disappointmentPhoto by Lazaro Rodriguez Jr

Last week on Lunchtime Live, Adrian Kennedy spoke to the owner of Ballykilcavan Brewery in Stradbally about his desire to have his craft beers sold in Electric Picnic.Well the promoter Melvin Benn has responded, and says the reason it’s not being sold at the festival, is because he simply doesn’t like craft beer.Andrea is by David Walsh-Kemmis, owner of Ballykilcavan Brewery in Stradbally, to discuss.

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…Image: Universal Pictures