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Feb 10, 2025 • 15min
The real life ‘50 First Dates’ story
What would you do if you couldn’t remember your partner or how you fell in love?Canadian Nesh Pillay and her other half, JJ, have been dubbed the real life ‘50 First Dates’ story after Nesh lost her memory in October 2022. What followed was years of recovery, and life turned out to be much more complicated than a romantic comedy...Nesh Pillay, subject of the Amazon Prime documentary ‘50,000 First Dates: A True Love Story’, joins Seán to share her story.Image: Sony Pictures

Feb 10, 2025 • 8min
Do you keep a diary? Should you?
With the way technology is now, have we lost the art of diary keeping? Do you still write in one? Bridget Jones is one character whose dedication to her diary sparked inspiration for author Edel Coffey.She joins Seán to discuss!Image: Universal

Feb 10, 2025 • 8min
The story behind Ireland’s first Michelin Star
Later today, Ireland might have its first ever three Michelin Star restaurant, with Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen rumoured to be in line for the accolade - 51 years after the country got its first ever star.That was awarded to the Arbutus Lodge Hotel in 1974.Declan Ryan is the former owner of the Arbutus Lodge Hotel, and he joins Seán to discuss.Image: Savills Ireland

Feb 10, 2025 • 14min
What is the best hotel in Dublin?
Seán’s guest is a hotel reviewer and stayed overnight in 40 hotels across Ireland’s capital last year. She is writing about her conclusions in tomorrow’s Weekend Magazine in the Irish Independent.Nicola Brady joins to discuss.

Feb 10, 2025 • 11min
Performers queue up to audition for Disneyland roles
More than 150 people are auditioning to work at Disneyland Paris in Dublin today.Singers, dancers, and all-round performers are competing in the hope of landing a gig at the famous theme park.Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been down at the auditions today finding out what it takes to be selected.

Feb 7, 2025 • 5min
Would you sleep in a human-sized dog bed?
If you are a dog owner, you may be used to your pet sneaking into your bed…But, what if you reversed things and slept in the dog bed instead?There is a 6ft human dog for sale in Lidl at the moment and Guardian contributor Tim Dowling has been testing it. Tim joins Seán to discuss.Image: Lidl

Feb 7, 2025 • 12min
The story of the woman who fooled the world
Just over ten years ago, an Australian called Belle Gibson developed a wellness empire, largely built on the idea that she had managed to cure her own brain cancer through ditching traditional medicine and following a more natural path.Investigative Journalist Beau Donelly played a crucial role in dismantling this lie and his book, entitled ‘The Woman Who Fooled the World’, has now been turned into a new Netflix series which launched yesterday. He joins Seán to discuss.Image: Netflix

Feb 7, 2025 • 8min
Artist to install house in the sea in Wexford
An artist has come up with a unique concept to draw attention to environmental concerns in Wexford, with a plan to install an actual life-sized house in the sea. Joining Seán to discuss is artist and freediver, Nina McGowan…

Feb 7, 2025 • 16min
Why you should stop getting notifications
Are you constantly being bombarded by notifications and is your phone lighting up every few minutes with messages?Author and Journalist Sophie White took drastic steps to try and curb her addiction to being constantly contactable. She joins Seán to discuss.

Feb 6, 2025 • 8min
Dubai Chocolate goes viral - what’s the appeal?
If you have been on social media lately you may have seen people snapping an odd chocolate bar in half with a green goo oozing out of it.This is Dubai Chocolate: a pistachio and tahini-infused bar that has taken the internet by storm in recent months.A sweetery in Mullingar has started producing and selling the bar, and the demand for the chocolate is through the roof!Denise Buckey, owner of Sugar Plum Sweetery joins Seán to discuss.Image: Sugar Plum Sweetery


