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While data shows us that women continue to carry the domestic burden in the home, a new phenomenon is gathering pace: ’mankeeping’. But, what is it, and how does it affect both women and men?Joining Seán to discuss is Margaret Ward, Leadership Consultant and Irish Times Business Columnist, who has been writing about this…

Even with it being near the end of the summer, looking after your garden as it deals with high temperatures can be a challenge. So, what’s the best course of action?Joining Seán to discuss is Garden Designer Peter Dowdall…

This year marks 50 years of diplomatic relationship between China and The EU.In 1975, just a couple of years after Ireland had joined what was the European Economic Community (EEC) at the time, the block opened up diplomatic relations with China.50 years later, in a much-changed world, how is that relationship holding up?Zhao Xiyuan is the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland and joins Seán to discuss.

Humans like Jazz. At least some of them do anyway.But, do cows? It’s one of the great questions of our time, and the fine people on TikTok have been working night and day to find us an answer!So what happens when you play jazz, or any other music for that matter, to cows?Charles Goadby is a Dairy Farmer, and joins Seán to discuss.

China’s youth unemployment rate has stayed stubbornly high since Covid, and is currently above 14%.As a result, some young people have taken to pretending to have a job.They are facilitated in this by The Pretend To Work Company, but what exactly is this company, and why are they so popular?Professor Xiang Biao is Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and joins Seán to discuss.

Distant cousins of Danny DeVito grew up in the heart of Dublin City on O’Connell Street, and while the actor missed out on the hustle and bustle of Dublin’s fair city, some of his family remain there to this day.On the second level of a five storey building on Lower O’Connell Street, artist Leo Divito grew up surrounded by family business, 8 kids and an “always busy house”.Leo joins Seán to talk about the good and the bad of growing up on O’Connell Street.

What were your first impressions of your partner?And were you thinking about whether they were ‘MORTGAGE material as well as MARRIAGE material’ when you first met, or was it a matter whether you fancied the pants off them?Columnist with the Irish Independent, Mary McCarthy feels that dating has become so much more transactional, and joins Seán to discuss.

Some schools around the country have been taking a stand around the excess cost and waste followed by debs season.  But its not just the schools who’ve been veering away from typical debs traditions, many young people have been going alternative routes for debs fashion... From vintage dresses to rented suits, they’ re trying it all. Terri Murphy Jones from Dublin Vintage Factory and The Big Smoke Vintage and Louise Lawlor from Rented Threads joined Fionnuala in studio.

Reality television has been a point of contention for lots of people for many years, with many saying it promotes bad behaviour and not to mention the stress it brings upon the people participating in it.  But, new research by the BBC show that we could be wrong about reality TV.  Dr. Jacob Johanssen, is an Associate Professor of Communications at St. Mary's University London and was also involved in the reality show Embarrassing Bodies and he joined Fionnuala in studio

A studio has highlighted the stark gender gap in STEM subjects at Leaving Cert level.  Just over 43% of female Leaving Cert students studied another STEM subject outside of biology, such as agricultural science, applied maths, or construction studies. This compares to 70.3% when it comes to Leaving Cert boys. Dr. Liz Coleman joined Fionnuala in studio to talk about the effects this has in third level education