Moncrieff

A farmer in Donegal has discovered an enormous slab of butter buried in his land, which could be hundreds or even thousands of years old. Joining Seán to discuss is Micheál Boyle, the farmer who discovered it.

The trailer for Gladiator 2, starring Paul Mescal, is out today, which poses the question – do sequels ever live up to the original? Joining Seán to discuss the best and worst film sequels is Movie Reviewer & Editor of Geek Ireland, Olivia Fahy.Image: Paramount

Seán’s guest is a Donaghmede native whose songwriting career spans more than 20 years, releasing 10 albums (soon to be 11!) and performing with names like Bob Dylan and the late Sinead O’Connor along the way. Damien Dempsey joins the show to discuss his latest musical ventures. If you want to see Damien live, he will be playing at the Iveagh Gardens, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July 2024.

Are you one of those people who’ve been getting extremely annoyed by the new bottle caps that have been rolled out over the last few weeks? If so, you’re in the majority, with social media a flood with hacks about how to bypass them. But why are they here? Christopher O’Sullivan is a Fianna Fail TD for Cork South-West and has been looking into this. He joins Seán to discuss.Image: Coca-Cola

While millions of bottles and cans have so far been processed through the Re-Turn Deposit Scheme here on the mainland, our island communities appear largely to have been forgotten about. Joining Seán to discuss is Chloe Ní Mháille, Public Relations Officer for Comhdháil Oileán na hÉireann, the Irish Islands Federation.

Nicki Minaj made the news recently for her apparently disastrous concert at Malahide Castle. She was so late, that her set only lasted 40 minutes before she had to end - leaving many fans disappointed. So, are you like Nicki? Do you find yourself late to things often? Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been out asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.

As the Moncrieff show is live from Wexford today, it made sense to get a native on!Colm O'Gorman has been behind many campaigns from the marriage equality campaigns and repeal the 8th to name a few, he’s a former politician, and currently writes a weekly food column with the Irish Examiner when he’s not working with refugee resettlement into our communities. He joins Seán for a chat at the Wexford Opera House.

Wimbledon is on the TV, so that means one thing… it’s strawberry season! And Wexford is Ireland’s most famous purveyor of them. But, what exactly goes into producing these berries on a mass scale? Joining Seán to discuss in the Wexford Opera House is Murt Murphy, a strawberry farmer from Boro Valley Fruit Farm in Enniscorthy.

Have you ever raw-dogged on a flight? No. Not that.Raw-dogging is the latest trend and trial of frequent flyers, who see themselves as challenged pilgrims almost. It’s the art of doing simply nothing in the air and abstaining from onboard entertainment, no book, no phone, no music. Nothing but gazing out the window and being with one's thoughts. A concept older generations may perceive as just a regular day.Joan Scales is a travel writer and broadcaster and joins Seán to discuss the trend.

A pensioner got more than he bargained for recently when three men knocked on his door offering to clean his gutters for only €60.  One dirty wall and several broken tiles later, the pensioner realised trying to cut corners can sometimes leave you drained out. Irish Times Consumer Affairs Expert Conor Pope joins Seán to discuss how we can avoid a similar fate.