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Dec 12, 2024 • 15min
Achieving a Guinness World Records title!
This morning, Lunchtime Live, with the help of Kieran Cuddihy, attempted to set a Guinness World Records Title…Here’s how they got on!David Wilson, Guinness Adjudicator and Kieran join Andrea to discuss the experience.

Dec 12, 2024 • 9min
Throwback Thursday: The Muppets, Winona Ryder, Nobel Prize
From the Muppets Christmas carol to Winona Ryder up to no good, 98fm’s Ciaran O’Connor joins Andrea with plenty to chat about on this week’s throwback Thursday!Image: Disney

Dec 12, 2024 • 15min
Should kids play with toy guns?
Is it wrong to let children play with toy guns?Stephanie Rohan from the Newstalk Newsroom has a predicament, and joins Andrea along with Brendan Kelly, Psychiatrist and more to discuss.

Dec 11, 2024 • 12min
Ask the Expert: Consumer issues at Christmas
For this week’s Ask the Expert, Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show on Newstalk and Consumer Expert, joins Andrea to tackle any of your consumer issues, especially around Christmas!

Dec 11, 2024 • 10min
Have you had enough of movie sequels?
Has modern movie-going become a cesspit of regurgitated sequels and reboots – or do you love to sink your teeth into a movie series with familiar faces and plotlines – where surprise, surprise - the good guy wins again!Gladiator 2 is the latest film to get a big screen sequel-outing almost a quarter of a century later – 24 years to be exact since the original film’s release, and reviews have been mixed.What are the movie sequels you love, and which are the ones that make you squirm?Andrea is joined by Stephen Porzio, Senior Writer at joe.ie and co-host of the ‘I Know That Face’ podcast, as well as listeners, to discuss.Image: Paramount Pictures

Dec 11, 2024 • 8min
Would you have fish for Christmas?
When it comes to Christmas dinner, all you hear about is the Turkey and ham – but, have you ever considered swapping it out for fish? Tadhg O’Meara from Kish Fish joins Andrea to discuss.

Dec 11, 2024 • 11min
Reasons to be Happy: Christmas Pudding, Paul Mescal, Wrexham
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...Image: Jamie Oliver

Dec 11, 2024 • 19min
Should teachers be called by their first name?
Should Irish school pupils address teachers by their first names? Addressing teachers as “sir” or “ma’am” and calling them by their surname is “Victorian” - and it does not fit a modern education system according to Newstalk’s own Simon Tierney writing in the Irish Independent.What do you think?Should Irish school pupils call teachers by their first names?Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Dec 10, 2024 • 14min
The Pod Squad: The Gambler
Welcome to The Pod Squad!We review podcasts every Tuesday so you always have something new to listen to.This week, Dave Hanratty, Host of the No Encore Music Podcast and Ellen Butler from our Newsroom join Andrea to review ‘The Gambler’, the new podcast presented by Crime Journalist Nicola TallantImage: GoLoud

Dec 10, 2024 • 7min
Could a sleep divorce be the key to a dream marriage?
Rosanna Davison says that a sleep divorce is the key to a dream marriage – but would you try it? Andrea chats to Tanya Sweeney – columnist with the Irish Independent - who is a big proponent of sleeping in a different bed to her partner. Photo by Marcus Aurelius