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Dec 19, 2025 • 10min

Can you manifest friendships?

We’ve all seen the trend of ‘manifesting’ online, but typically manifesting is reserved for love or money. Meehika Barua, however, decided to improve her social life by manifesting better friendships.Meehika joins Seán to discuss.
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Dec 19, 2025 • 6min

What is it like to own Christmas reindeer?

With just days to go before Christmas, reindeers have never been so in demand. There is a herd of reindeer in County Down who are bracing for their busiest time...Philippa Auret from NI Reindeers joins Seán to discuss!
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Dec 19, 2025 • 9min

What is the secret to living a long life?

Ireland’s oldest person celebrated her 109th birthday earlier this week, she credits her longevity to ‘hard work, no smoking and no drinking’.Joining Seán to discuss the secrets to living a long life is Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Head of Ageing Research at Trinity College Dublin.
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Dec 19, 2025 • 17min

Is there shame attached to a short marriage?

Breakups are hard, but when you are newly married and your relationship breaks down shortly after your wedding, there can be shame attached...Eve Simmons found herself navigating a split just six months after marrying her long-term partner.She joins Seán to discuss.
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Dec 19, 2025 • 10min

How much do you spend on Christmas? - Josh Crosbie Reports

It’s predicted that many families in Ireland will spend around €1,600 on Christmas.The shops are going to be packed this weekend as people scramble for presents.How much do you spend on the big Christmas shop, and what are the essentials you can't go without?Newstalk’s Josh Crosbie has been finding out, and sends in this report...
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Dec 18, 2025 • 5min

Teaching Irish language classes in London!

Is there something about being away from home that makes you yearn for all things familiar to remind you of it?Emily Bourke is living in London and has started teaching Irish classes and organising Irish speaking events to make sure that she doesn’t lose her Gaeilge...Emily joins Seán to discuss!
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Dec 18, 2025 • 9min

Designing a book for children with dyslexia

It is that time of year where a book might appear in a Christmas stocking, but what books are suitable for children with dyslexia?Children’s author Jen Wallace partnered with Little Island Books to make her story ‘Dinosaur Pie’ dyslexia-friendly, and joins Seán to discuss the process.
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Dec 18, 2025 • 6min

How do you protect your intellectual property in fashion?

Concerns have been raised for young up-and-coming fashion designers in this country who may find themselves ill-equipped to deal with the threats to their intellectual property, which can see major retailers copying their designs and reproducing them to the masses…So, what can be done?Lecturer Dr Paul Davis from Dublin City University joins Seán to discuss.
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Dec 18, 2025 • 10min

How fearful are people of US visa entry requirements?

As the Trump administration piles caveats onto visa entry requirements to the US, are more and more people fearful about their social media history and speaking out about the American government?Joining Seán to discuss is Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at University of Galway…Image: Reuters
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Dec 18, 2025 • 14min

Should the state pay for Ozempic?

Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh, a Doctor and Columnist for the Irish Independent, believes that if the state is paying for cholesterol medication, it ought to be paying for Ozempic too.Máire joins Seán to discuss society’s view on obesity, and why it needs to change.

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