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Jan 16, 2025 • 16min
Has the Deposit Return Scheme been worth it?
We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the deposit return scheme.So far, 900 million plastic bottles and cans have been brought back to machines and shops, but Larissa Nolan, Features Editor and Columnist with the Irish Mirror, told Newstalk earlier today that she thinks the scheme is a nuisance...What do you think? Are you in favour of the Deposit Return Scheme?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.
Jan 16, 2025 • 11min
What’s your reaction to the ceasefire in Gaza?
There has been positive news from Gaza yesterday, with an announcement of a prospective ceasefire…But, how optimistic are the people of Palestine that it will last?Andrea is joined by people from the area to discuss.
Jan 16, 2025 • 11min
Throwback Thursday: Star Wars, Elvis, Pelé
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, Rebecca Shekleton, Presenter on 98fm’s Big Breakfast joins Andrea to look back on the year 1977!
Jan 16, 2025 • 16min
How bad is the student to teacher ratio right now?
The Programme for Government was released yesterday, a 162-page document covering the coalition’s plans for the next 4 years...One of the education promises includes improving the student teacher ratio to 19:1, but how bad is it currently?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.
Jan 15, 2025 • 11min
Ask the Expert: Winter Skin Care
For this week’s Ask the Expert, Andrea is joined by Skincare Expert, Eavanna Breen, to learn about how the cold season can affect your skin, and the best ways you can look after it.
Jan 15, 2025 • 8min
Woman scammed by fake Brad Pitt for over €800k!
A scammer duped a French woman into paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds after convincing her that she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt.The scammer used AI to make images of Brad Pitt, sick in hospital, to scam her out of €830,000. She thought she was helping with cancer treatment for him.Andrea is joined by Becky Holmes, author of ‘Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You’, to discuss these types of scams.
Jan 15, 2025 • 19min
Diageo ups prices on pints - what impact does this have?
From February 3rd, the price of a Guiness will go up another 6 cents, along with other pints produced by company Diageo.What impact does this have on the hospitality industry?Andrea is joined by publicans and listeners to discuss.
Jan 15, 2025 • 13min
Prolific sperm donor will soon have 100 children
Andrea’s guest is a prolific sperm donor, who says he will soon have 100 children across the globe…Kyle Gordy joins the show to discuss.
Jan 15, 2025 • 7min
Reasons to be Happy: Cherry Tomato Bridge, Women’s Sport, Kneecap
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…
Jan 15, 2025 • 19min
Should Michael D Higgins speak at a Holocaust memorial?
Senior representatives of the Jewish community in Ireland have objected to President Michael D Higgins giving the keynote speech at the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in Dublin later this month.What do you think?Is it right for our President to speak at the Holocaust memorial day in Dublin?To discuss, Andrea is joined by Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, Daniel O'Dowd-Epstein, Lior Tibet and Dorcha Lee, retired Army Colonel and Peacekeeper.
