Moncrieff Highlights

Do you know what colours suit you?Are you a cool summer, or a deep spring… or does that mean anything to you at all?It seems that Colour Analysis Consultations are all the rage as people are seeking professional advice on the best colours they should be wearing to complement their skin tone.It’s a trend being driven by social media, but joining Seán to explain how it actually works is Colour and Image Consultant, Saffron Cullen...

You will inevitably encounter many phrases while out shopping trying to convince you how natural the food you are buying is. Does 'free range' actually mean what you think it does?Are we getting conned by ‘greenwashing’ claims on our food products?Joining Sean to discuss is Paula McIntyre, Chef and Food Writer and Chair of the Irish Food Writers Guild.

Is your local cafe being ruined by ‘laptop squatters’?You know the type, they’re working remotely and tapping loudly on their laptops while drinking one measly coffee over the course of a full 8 hour working day…Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly has had enough, and joins Seán to discuss.

For most couples who live together, in a clichéd way, there seems to be some jobs that the man will do, and ones that the woman will.Freelance Journalist Chloë Hamilton and her partner, as an experiment, decided to swap roles. She joins Seán to discuss the results.

Chloe McPolin, journalist with the Irish Independent is with Moncrieff today in speaking about a task we all have difficulty with; finding a new hobby.

Mummy Pig, the mother of Peppa, the porcine heroine of the long running TV series, is pregnant.And as a TV show aims to express the undoubtedly difficult task of introducing a new member to your family, Moncrieff brings on their own expert. Jen Hogan, Irish Times Columnist, who has had to perform this task with her seven children joins Moncrieff to go through it all.

Henry McKean is out and about for NewsTalk to ask the question; ‘what is the right amount of friends?’

Psychologist and survivor, Dr Niamh Ni Dhomhnaill, sits down on Moncrieff to speak about the complications that could arise from handing notes to authorities in cases of sexual assault.

The Irish are famous for their storytelling. We love a good natter or a yarn down the pub, but it’s not something we really think of as a job.Unless, of course, you’re Ais Breen. She has recently been appointed Dublin City Libraries’ Storyteller in Residence, and she joins Seán to discuss.

What’s your earliest memory? And why can’t you remember anything before that, despite the fact that you obviously learned and remembered how to walk and talk? Ciara Greene is Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD and author of ‘Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember’. She joins Seán to discuss.