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Jun 24, 2025 • 9min

How I Live Well: Kombucha

It’s How I Live Well time! Where someone joins to discuss what they do to improve their life…This week, Andrea is joined by SynerChi Kombucha Founder and ‘Brewmaster’ Laura Murphy to talk about the benefits you can get from the fermented drink.
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Jun 24, 2025 • 20min

New GPO revamp - what can fix O’Connell Street?

New proposals going to cabinet this week suggest an entire revamp of the GPO complex.According to early plans, the site would house a major museum, with room for arts events, exhibitions, office spaces, and even some retail, making it a vibrant, mixed-use destination.Is this what we need to fix O’Connell Street?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 10min

Ask the GP with Dr Sumi Dunne

Dr Sumi Dunne, GP in Laois, joined guest host Adrian Kennedy to tackle your medical queries…
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Jun 23, 2025 • 10min

Should you split the bill on the first date?

Actor Holt McCallany has claimed his Irish mother would’ve “berated” him for trying to split the bill with a woman.Do you agree?Should a man always pay the tab, or should the bill be split?Joining guest host Adrian Kennedy to discuss is Frances Kelleher, Life Coach and Dating Expert, as well as listeners.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 19min

Should there be consequences for driving test no-shows?

There have been more than 3,000 no-shows for driving tests so far this year.Which means 3,000 working hours of RSA testers being wasted so far this year. At a time when there’s a backlog of people waiting.Some drivers are exploiting a legal loophole that enables them to renew their learner permit so long as they show they have applied for a test.So, should there be consequences?Joining guest host Adrian Kennedy to discuss is Editor of completecar.ie Shane O'Donoghue, Driving instructor and Director of the Professional Driving Instructors Association Dominic Brophy, as well as listeners.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 12min

Are you guilty of ‘performative socialising’?

Have you ever taken part in something you have no real interest in just for the sake of posting it online? Maybe you went to a concert for an artist you had no real interest in, or took up running just to make others jealous?Joining guest host Adrian Kennedy to discuss ‘performative socialising’ is Holly Carpenter, Irish model and social media star, Rosalyne Lipsett, Fashion Broadcaster with Ireland AM and Jason O’Callaghan, Psychologist.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 11min

The Pod Squad: Ireland Said Yes

Welcome to The Pod Squad!We review podcasts every week so you always have something new to listen to.Broadcaster Padraig Wilson McCarthy and host of the ‘For Tech's Sake’ podcast Elaine Burke join guest host Adrian Kennedy to review ‘Ireland Said Yes’!Image: Onic
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Jun 23, 2025 • 22min

Are summer camps being used as babysitters?

As schools are coming to a close for summer holidays, summer camps are becoming a necessity for parents. Like a ticketed event, many working parents are in a race against time to book their child in from one camp to the next. What does this mean for these camps and are they being used as a babysitting service?Guest host Adrian Kenendy is joined by Child Development Expert and Founder of GOGNI Kids, Ollwyn Moran, as well as listeners to discuss.
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Jun 20, 2025 • 12min

Summer Memories with Sonya Lennon

Our summer memories series is back!We chat to some well known names and faces and reminisce over those long summer days.Sonya Lennon joins Andrea to reminisce!
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Jun 20, 2025 • 19min

Why is everything in Ireland so expensive?

Ireland ranks as the second most expensive country in the EU, just behind Denmark. The cost of living is driven primarily by steep prices in alcohol and tobacco where Ireland tops the EU charts followed closely by food, which is also significantly above the European average.But, what’s behind these high prices, and do they align with the average person’s income?Joining Andrea to discuss is Michelle Lawlor, owner of The Nude Wine Company, Claire Nash, owner of Nash 19 restaurant, Dylan Bradshaw, owner and Creative Director of Dylan Bradshaw Salon and Averil Sheehan from Care-A-Lot Childcare in Cork.

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