Lunchtime Live

Welcome to The Pod Squad! We’ll review podcasts every Tuesday so you’ll have something new to listen to.  This week, Andrea was joined by Newstalk’s Tom Douglas & Journalist and Podcast Enthusiast Laura Mullet to review the podcast he Problem with Erik

Mona McSharry took the first Irish medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics winning bronze in the 100 metre breaststroke.Her coach, Grace Meade, joined Andrea on the show today.

Yesterday, Andrea was challenged to go vegan for 2 weeks. On Day 2 of this challenge, Andrea was joined by Vegan Author and Lifestyle blogger, Holly White, who shared her tips on the show.

This year, Andrea Gilligan is determined to make some changes and become a bit healthier! Over the next few weeks, Andrea will be joined by a number of different people to find out how they live well.This week, Andrea was joined by Celina Stephenson, who told her about the benefits of slow running.

Do we need to do more about the smell of weed in Dublin and other cities and towns in Ireland?  Today FM DJ Shelly Gray told Newstalk earlier today that she was taken aback by the amount and unabashed nature of people smoking weed recently in the capital... Andrea was joined by listeners who gave their opinion on the show..

Dr Niall Breen from the Portmarnock GP Clinic joined Andrea to tackle your medical queries.

A new study out today shows that after going vegan the age of people’s heart, hormones, ­liver and metabolic systems were decreased. So, could going vegan make us all younger? Andrea was joined by Heather Leeson, Registered Nutritional Therapist with Glenville Nutrition to discuss this.

The Olympics kicked off at the weekend and with so many fantastic Irish Athletes taking part, we wanted to chat to some of the people who helped bring our Olympians to that world stageAndrea was joined on the show by some of the athletes current and past coaches today.

This is Lunchtime Live’s newest segment, Gilligan’s Island! Every Monday, we're going to explore this gorgeous island of ours and all that it has to offer.This week we are looking at all things hiking holidays. Andrea was joined by Kevin Penrose, who is better known as the Wild Atlantic Wanderer on Instagram, to chat about the benefits of hiking holidays.

It has been revealed that Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has secretly married her Mary Queen of Scots co-star Jack Lowden. They tied the knot in an Edinburgh Registrar's Office in Scotland after 6 years together. So we wanted to know, have you ever eloped and if so, what was your experience? Andrea was joined on the show by some listeners who have had experience eloping.