Moncrieff

As many listeners prepare to fly abroad for their holidays, spare a thought for those who struggle to even get on a plane due to aerophobia. Statistics show that 1 in 5 Irish people have a fear of flying. Joining Seán to discuss is Dr JF Leader, Psychologist with Fear of Flying Ireland.

A new study shows that many young people in the UK appear to be unaware of the meaning of classic insults such as ‘plonker’ and ‘ninny’, but are Irish insults more robust? Joining Seán to discuss is Donal O’Dea, Co-Author of ‘The Book of Feckin' Irish Insults for gobdaws as thick as manure and only half as useful’...

Just when you thought you’ve seen it all - Dolce & Gabbana have debuted a dog perfume… Fefé by D&G is a designer fragrance for pups, which retails at €100.  It begs the question: have we gone too far when it comes to dog accessories? Joining Seán in the studio to discuss this is Jennifer Sheahan, Columnist with the Irish Examiner,  former Home of the Year winner, and dog owner!Image: Dolce & Gabbana

Anti-immigration protests and riots have been rife in the UK over the last number of days, but where the far-right finds itself most at home and often where these types of sentiments spark up is online. Fergus Finlay believes we should be shutting down social media platforms that help to spread hate, but is this a realistic or indeed practical option? He joins Seán to discuss.

You thought being a grown-up was easy? Barbara Scully, Declan Buckley and Sean Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas!

What unrealistic high standards do people have? Henry McKean joined Sean on the show to discuss.

A commentator on Eurosport was let go the other night after making a comment about female swimmers. But why has cancel culture taken over from apologies and forgiveness? Brendan O’Neill, a writer for the The Daily Mail, who has been exploring this joined Sean on the show to discuss.

Turtle Bunbury is a historian who’s using his career experience to create audio recordings for families across the country wishing preserve their family’s history. Turtle Bunbury spoke to Sean about this.

Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories…

Twitter is full of commentary this week about Rory McIlroy competing for Ireland at the Olympics. Some are questioning his nationality, which considers Northern Irish. But what does it mean to be Northern Irish? Trevor Ringland, Former Rugby International and Member of the Northern Ireland Conservatives and Chairman of the One Small Step Campaign spoke to Sean about this