Moncrieff

A robot in Japan has set a new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in the fastest time. The Mitsubishi machine solved the puzzle in 0.305 seconds – the same amount of time it takes to blink. Joining Seán to talk about this new feat is Mary Hennessy of Speedcubing Ireland Chairperson and one of the World Cube Association Delegates for Ireland.

What is a silent hair appointment and why are more and more people looking for salons that offer this? Well, it's what it says on the tin - it’s an appointment where customers are free to shut off, relax and don’t have to participate in dreaded small talk.  Sonia Magnier, Business and Wellbeing Coach and former hair salon owner wishes she had implemented this years ago. She joins Seán to discuss.

There was a time when we all simply signed off our emails with our names but this isn’t the case anymore, with an increasing amount of info being loaded onto the bottoms of our correspondence and even the new trend of using permanent ‘out of office’ automatic replies. Joining Seán is Pilita Clarke, Financial Times columnist, who has been writing about this.

As many of you will have noticed when you hear the doorbell ring over the last while, there are currently thousands of canvassers out across the country in advance of the local and European elections next week. But is there an art to the canvas? Joining Seán to discuss is former Campaign Manager, Derek Mooney.

A new habitable planet has been discovered, but how was it found? And what makes it so liveable? Joining Seán to discuss is Larissa Palethorpe, PhD student and Co-Lead of a new study at the University of Edinburgh…Image: NASA

In response to Ireland’s recognition of Palestine as a state, the Irish ambassador in Israel was made to watch footage of the events of October 7th, while Israeli media filmed her. According to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, this was “very inappropriate and wrong”. Joining Seán to discuss this is Bobby McDonough, Former ambassador of Ireland to London, Rome and Brussels, who has been writing about this for the Irish Times.

In just under two years, Temu has become one of the most popular shopping apps in Internet history with close to 100 million users in the EU alone. Joining Seán to give an insight into all things Temu is Consumer Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times, Conor Pope. Image: Temu

Ballyclerahan, a village in south Tipperary, is to consider formally changing its name to what the community has been colloquially known as for decades – Clerihan. This will be the first historic name change in more than 500 years. Spearheading the cause is Local Fine Gael Councillor, John Fitzgerald. He joins Seán Moncrieff to discuss.

There was a story in British media about a man who packed 250 pounds worth of food to bring on his holidays to Spain.Is this insane? Or to some extent, is this something we all do?Newstalk's Henry McKean asks people in Dublin airport about their home comforts abroad.

Many people would like to purchase an EV but considerations such as range and price can be insurmountable obstacles. One man decided to just build his own in his back garden and now he has finally completed the project for a surprisingly cost-effective amount. Joining me now is Tom Cheesewright…Image: @bookofthefuture on Instagram