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Ali Dunworth, author of “A Compendium of Irish Pints: The Culture, Customs and Craic” joined Sean to chat about food like the Chicken Fillet Roll and the Spice Bag being classed as 'Irish Street Food'...

Under the current system, PhD researchers are classified as students, not workers, despite many of them working in their universities through teaching. This system is in opposition to many other countries in the EU. Sean was joined by Conor Reddy, a PhD researcher and President of the Postgraduate Workers Organisation...

There is an opinion piece by an anonymous person in the Daily Mail with the headline “Why I can't bear mums that snaffle all the Easter holidays, by a childless woman who's had enough of their selfish behaviour.”But is it selfish that parents take time off to look after their kids when the schools are off, do they even have a choice? And is it very unfair on childless people to always get screwed on holidays?Henry McKean joined Sean with this report...

Politicians downed over €360k worth of booze last year with over 10k pints of Guinness poured at Dail’s two bars   A pint of the black stuff at Leinster House costs just €5.20 — a fraction of the price of nearby city centre bars.Gavan Reilly, political correspondent with Virgin Media News joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people.  Russia were warned by US Intelligence agencies that an attack was imminent, and even went into detail about what type of attack it would be. So how is this type of intelligence collected? Declan Power, Security and Defense analysist joined Sean to discuss...

A new pre-verification Guinness World Record has been set by a table tennis club in Northern Ireland - but what exactly did it entail and how can 128 people play a single game of ping pong? Sean was joined by Gervis Knox, Co-founder of the Ormeau Table Tennis Club in Belfast... 

Do you ever feel like your friends or family judge your relationship because you argue too much or maybe too little? It may feel like you can never win, but is it healthy if we don’t argue in our relationship at all? Sean was joined by Dr Caroline West, Sex educator and relationship columnist with the Irish Independent to discuss...

Godparents are among the most important people at a christening, who make big promises to encourage their godchild to grow in faith and commit to helping them understand how to live their life, in a Christian way. That’s the original job spec for a devout Catholic, but what does it look like in 2024? Édaein O’Connell, freelance journalist, and newly appointed godmother joined Sean to discuss...

'Fake news' might be a familiar term, but what about 'fake science?' A troubling rise in the number of fraudulent research papers infiltrating scientific journals signals a deepening crisis of credibility within the scientific community. What drives this phenomenon, and what are its implications?Sean was joined by William Reville, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at UCC...

It’s the one question we’ll all have to face at some point. How much do I put in the wedding card? Well, the bad news is the rate is going up. Sara Kennedy from the Irish Wedding Blog joined Sean to discuss...