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Jul 26, 2024 • 17min
Should the arts be included in the Olympics?
Musician-turned- designer Pharrell Williams has said that we should reintroduce arts back into the Olympics So, Should the arts be included in the Olympics? Listeners got in touch with Andrea to share their views.
Jul 25, 2024 • 17min
The Home Squad: Making the Most of a Small Kitchen
The kitchen is often the hub of the home – but if you have a small space, how do you make the most of it? Our home squad are on hand to help! Irish Examiner columnist and former winner of ‘Home of the Year’ , Jenny Sheahan and Sarah from Sand and Deliver DIY joined Andrea on the show
Jul 25, 2024 • 19min
Roy Keane Revenge on Illegal Parked Cars
Roy Keane has admitted he moves wipers and wing mirrors as revenge to drivers who badly park their cars. Is his approach too much? Or do people get away too easily with bad parking? Andrea got listeners take on this.
Jul 25, 2024 • 18min
Bell’s Palsy
Bell's palsy is a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. Andrea spoke to listeners who suffered from this condition and shared their experience
Jul 25, 2024 • 7min
Thowback Thursday: Bugs bunny to the start of the Billboard charts
It's Throwback Thursday! Where we look back on things that happened this week in history. 98fm’s Ciaran O’Connor is back and he joins Andrea Gilligan to rewind the clock…
Jul 25, 2024 • 16min
Are sports events too expensive?
We have some interesting insights from the latest Newstalk Amárach poll. Figures show that 77% of people agree that it's too expensive to go to sports events as a family. Andrea was joined by listeners who gave their reaction
Jul 24, 2024 • 12min
A tour around Killkenny with Kieran Cuddihy
Andrea was live from Kilkenny and who better to show her around than our own Kilkenny local, Kieran Cuddihy
Jul 24, 2024 • 17min
Olympians from Kilkenny
Kilkenny has a long history of elite athletes and with the Olympics kicking off in Paris this weekend, we wanted to chat to some of the former competitors that hail from the Marble City. Andrea was joined by Boxer, Darren O’Neill,Eileen O’Keefe who competed in the hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics and by racewalker, Perri Williams
Jul 24, 2024 • 10min
Why is Kilkenny such a hub for animation?
Kilkenny may not have, on the surface of things, seemed the most obvious place to become a hub for animation. But, the city hosts not one, but two multi award winning animations studio as well as a festival, Kilkenny Animated, that celebrates creativity and the craft of the visual image. Andrea was joined by Paul Young, Co- founder & Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon, Claire Finn, Managing Director at Lighthouse Studios to discuss this.
Jul 24, 2024 • 10min
Reasons to be Happy: UK reaction to BBC showing the All Ireland final.
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. Killian Ginnity from Newstalk's digital team joined Andrea on the show
