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Rugby star Simon Zebo has revealed that he doesn't want his children playing rugby, as he finds the head injuries scary.The former Ireland and Munster player, who retired earlier this year, said he doesn’t want his children following in his footsteps.He said: ‘I would not push them towards playing rugby at all. What it does to your body, the head impacts, that’s the scary side of it. I’ve seen a lot of players have to retire through it, and that’s very dangerous. I don’t like it.’Is he right? How do you feel about your children playing rugby?Andrea is joined by former Irish rugby player Shane Byrne, Eva Berg from the Secret Pilates and more to discuss.

Fianna Fáil senator Catherine Ardagh has spoken out about the struggle to find a school place for her son, who has autism.She joins Andrea to discuss.

From the Jungle Book to the BBC, Ciaran O’Connor from 98fm joins Andrea Gilligan to rewind the clock!

Sad news as reports last night confirm the death of former One Direction member Liam Payne. He died at the age of 31 in Argentina after falling from a third floor balcony in a hotel in Buenos Aires.Musician, Radio Presenter and former X-Factor contestant Eoghan Quigg joins Andrea to share his memories of Liam.

For this week’s Ask the Expert, Andrea is joined by Financial Advisor with Irish Life, David Roche to answer all of your pension questions!Segment with thanks to Irish Life. To learn more or to get trusted pension advice, you can check out irishlife.ie/pensions.

Whether you are a parent or not, you have probably seen the viral TikTok lunchboxes being made for some outrageously lucky kids out there.The work and precision that goes into some of them looks incredible, but do the children eating them even notice?Joining Andrea to discuss is Journalist Niamh O’Reilly and Holly Dalton, Chef and Director of Conbini Condiments.

Prague city councillors have banned nighttime pub crawls organised by travel agencies, because the city wants to target “more cultured” tourists.The Czech capital has been a long time popular destination for noisy stag parties and pub crawlers. Prague Deputy Mayor Zdenek Hrib has said that they are now “seeking a more cultured, wealthier tourist … not one who comes for a short time only to get drunk”.What do you think about this approach? Would you like to see it come into play here in Ireland?To discuss, Andrea is joined by Ed Finn from edfinntravels.com, Adam Zabransky, Prague City Councillor, Cat Kiveney, owner and Manager of TheHen.ie & TheStag.ie, Broadcaster Stefanie Preissner, Comedian Katherine Lynch and more.

Is money a taboo topic? Would you feel comfortable telling a friend that you can't afford to go to their birthday dinner?Saoirse Hanley, Journalist with the Irish Independent has been writing about this, and joins Andrea and more 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: Discover Ireland

A new report is urging the Irish government to get gas boilers, fireplaces and chimneys out of homes as soon as possible.What do you think? Is it time to get rid of boilers, fireplaces and chimneys from Irish homes?To discuss, Andrea is joined by Hugh Wallace, Director of Douglas Wallace Architects, John Sodeau, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at UCC, Pete the Builder and more.