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May 16, 2025 • 16min
Ask Me Anything: Acting & Dialect Coach
For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Aisling Goodwin, Accent & Dialect Coach, joins Andrea to answer any of your questions when it comes to taking on a new accent.

May 16, 2025 • 7min
Lego shipping container intended for Malawi children stolen in Laois
We’re looking for your help in locating a 20ft container that has been stolen in Laois.The container was filled with Lego sets and educational books that had been generously donated for underprivileged children in Malawi.Evin Joyce, Volunteer at ulemu.com Irish Aid Rapid Response Corps joins Andrea to discuss.

May 16, 2025 • 5min
What is the ‘Let Them’ theory?
It seems everywhere you turn these days you are hearing about ‘Let Them’ theory. It has been described as a mindset trick which can free you from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you.But, what exactly is it? And, does it work?Calodagh McCumiskey, Corporate Wellbeing Specialist and Life Coach, joins Andrea to discuss.

May 16, 2025 • 12min
Do you take pictures of your food in restaurants?
Imagine the scene: you're out for dinner tonight in a fancy restaurant, and this stunning plate of food arrives in front of you.How strong is the compulsion to take a photo?Does the phone eat first? Or would the thought never occur to you?Joining Andrea to discuss is Journalist Shamim de Brún, Tom Doorley, Food and Wine Writer with The Irish Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday and Chef Andrew Rudd, Director of Medley Private Venue.

May 16, 2025 • 12min
Man with traumatic spinal injury told he is not eligible for disability allowance
A Dublin man who suffered a traumatic spinal injury said his independence as an individual has been taken from him, as he has been told he is not eligible for disability allowance…Eoghan Gorman joins Andrea to discuss.

May 16, 2025 • 12min
Regional Roundup with Shane Beatty
From Galway being the best to Carlow being Pope-obsessed, Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joins Andrea with plenty of stories from around the country this week!

May 16, 2025 • 17min
Are we obsessed with fancy cars?
There has been a big increase in car loans in Ireland. Close to €850 million was drawn down last year to fund the purchase of 66,200 vehicles.This is a rise of 14% on the previous year...Have we, in Ireland, become obsessed with fancy cars?Joining Andrea to discuss is Shane O’Donoghue, Editor with Completecar.ie, Nadia Adan, Owner of Ashford Motors in Wicklow, as well as listeners.

May 15, 2025 • 10min
Should you start family planning in your 20s?
Is it a good idea to seek out fertility testing early, and how effective is it for those who want children later in life? Newstalk Reporter Bella Finn did the hard work for the show, with an AMH test from Sims IVF Clinic, and joins Andrea to discuss the process.

May 15, 2025 • 12min
The Home Squad: Outdoor Cooking
With the sun shining this bright - you’re probably in the mood to get your BBQ set up…The Home Squad are here to talk about all things cooking outdoors!Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan former ‘Home of the Year’ winners who is on Instagram as @workerscottage and Kate O’Driscoll, who you might know on Instagram as @victorianrathmines.

May 15, 2025 • 9min
Is there any truth behind this rumoured Beckham feud?
Today we're talking about one of the most talked-about family dramas in the celebrity world: the rumored feud between Victoria and David Beckham and their daughter-in-law, Nicola Peltz. From wedding tensions to social media shade, what’s really going on behind the scenes?Joining Andrea to discuss is Founder of Society PR, Avila Lipsett and Alexandra Ryan from Goss.ie.