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Aug 16, 2024 • 12min
Miss Ireland speaks on the effects of cyberbullying
Miss Ireland Jasmine Gerhardt says more needs to be done to tackle cyber-bullying after she suffered abuse online.Jasmine joins Andrea Gilligan to discuss.

Aug 16, 2024 • 12min
Regional Roundup with Shane Beatty
From sitting the Leaving cert at 83 to being trapped in a lion enclosure – Breakfast briefing Presenter Shane Beatty has a roundup of stories from around the country you might have missed!

Aug 16, 2024 • 0sec
20 years of Electric Picnic - what are your memories?
Electric picnic kicks off this weekend – and it can be hard to believe that it’s the 20th Anniversary!Andrea Gilligan is joined by listeners including Arts Journalist and Broadcaster Pat Carty and Today FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan to share some of their favourite memories from the festival!

Aug 15, 2024 • 12min
The Home Squad: Building your own bar!
Creating home bars has been growing in popularity over the past while, whether it’s out in the shed, or under the stairs!Our Home Squad are here with advice if you’ve a mind to make your own.Andrea is joined by Roisin Lafferty, Founder and Creative Director of Roisin Lafferty and Hayley Burke, The DIYist to discuss.

Aug 15, 2024 • 12min
Who are the FAI/Cadbury rising stars?
It’s an exciting time for women’s football in Ireland – following Ireland’s World Cup debut there is a lot of buzz about the talent in Ireland. But, who are the names to keep an eye out for over the next few years? Kathleen McNamee - Host of the COYGIG Podcast is with me to tell me about some of the rising stars.(Part 2 of our FAI/Cadbury series)

Aug 15, 2024 • 15min
Toddler with rare disease passes away - listener’s story
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.

Aug 15, 2024 • 15min
Are voice notes annoying?
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.

Aug 15, 2024 • 10min
Throwback Thursday: South Park, Ted Lasso, Wizard of Oz
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+

Aug 15, 2024 • 20min
Is an ‘unlimited’ flight subscription a good idea?
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.

Aug 14, 2024 • 9min
'It's amazing' Spin 1038fm presenter Michaela Hayes reacts to M&S launching stoma underwear
Spin 1038fm presenter Michaela Hayes tells Andrea about her own experiences living with a stoma as M&S launch a brand of stoma underwear


