Moncrieff Highlights

Do all your savings go to your children?A new report from the Central Bank has revealed that people are saving more, but they are also putting money away for the next generation, with one in three Irish parents saving for their children rather than their own future…For more on this, Sean is joined by Money Coach Kel Galavan.

Ever get the feeling your relationship is on its last legs?Science says there’s a ‘point of no return’ - a moment when it’s pretty much doomed...Joining Seán to dive into the details is expert Roe McDermott, Sexuality Studies Scholar and Columnist for the Irish Times.

To the best of our scientific knowledge, 70% of our universe is made up of a mysterious force we call ‘Dark Energy’.Since its discovery in the 1990s, it has been assumed that this accelerating force would continue to expand the universe until everything was so far apart that the whole thing would come to a very cold, and very quiet end.However, new findings have called all of that into question.Shane Bergin is a Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD. He joins Seán to discuss.

What was the best gig you were ever at? There have been many iconic gigs on Irish soil, but a new podcast focuses on three in particular that have attained legendary status.Dylan Murphy is the Host of the ‘I Was There’ podcast, and joins Seán to discuss.Image: Ed Sirrs / Camera Press

With homeless figures reaching record highs – the latest statistics revealing that 15,286 individuals are homeless, including 4,603 children…Proposals to further regulate street food kitchens including soup runs have been hit with criticism from the charity sector.The Muslim Sisters of Éire do a weekly soup kitchen at the GPO every Friday evening, feeding up to 675 people – three times as many as they did pre-Covid...Lorraine O’Connor from the Muslim Sisters of Éire joins Seán to discuss.

According to a new finding from the 2025 World Happiness Report, 1 in 4 Americans are eating alone the vast majority of the time. But, how does that compare to here in Ireland?Henry McKean has been asking the public, and joins Seán to share what he’s heard.

Seán’s guest always wanted to be a dad but, being a single man, it took him a while to pluck up the courage to investigate the possibility of becoming a foster carer. Now, he is sharing his journey and has been writing about it in GCN magazine.The foster dad (who will remain anonymous) joins to discuss…

Do you have a drawer in your house containing old mobile phones, maybe a Walkman or a Nokia 3210 from eons ago? Before you ditch them, consider whether or not they might actually have some value…Ciara O’Brien, Tech Correspondent for the Irish Times, has been writing about this, and joins Seán to discuss.

Over the past 14 years, a set of two specialised aircraft have been slowly charting every piece of land in Ireland in order to build a highly detailed geophysical map of the country. There are just two counties left to complete the picture.Joining Seán to discuss is Jim Hodgson, Senior Geologist and Tellus Project Manager…

A parenting idea that is currently trending is called the ‘Let Them’ theory, in which parents essentially refrain from intervening and allow their kids to make mistakes. But, how does it all work?Kirsty Blake Knox, Columnist with the Irish Independent, has been trying it out, and joins Seán to discuss.