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Electronic conveyancing could cut the time taken to buy a home to as little as four weeks.Secure, paperless and electronic conveyancing processes would save costs, cut red tape and reduce stress of house sales.Right now, it can take up to 6 months, sometimes even more to buy and own a house.Joining Seán to discuss is Mike Stack, a Solicitor with digital conveyancing specialists Beam.

Do you dread the hassle of travel?Well, if you’re an Irish passport holder, you may take for granted being able to travel without the panic of a visa. That is not the case if you’re from a country like India, where your passport can often lead to visa issues and airport delays...Azmia Riaz has been writing about her experiences travelling with a ‘bad’ passport and just how inconvenient it really is. She joins Seán to discuss.

A recent survey in the UK shows that over half of college students admit to only being able to cook up to 5 meals – and these include the likes of instant noodles…Should we be equipping our young people with more efficient cooking skills before they fly the nest?Joining Seán to discuss is Darina Allen of Ballymaloe Cookery School, who has written a book on this very topic!

Cover your ears, superstitious listener, because this new generation of parents will cause you to toss all the salt and make you bless yourself into oblivion. Not only are they finding out the gender of their babies, they're naming them and throwing a pre-birthday party too!Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports on the stupidest trend to reach our shores so far.

When Mondo Duplantis broke the world pole vaulting record this week, attention turned to his unusual ‘claw shoes’...So, what are they, and how do they work? Joining Seán to discuss is Sports Journalist Cathal Dennehy, who is on the ground at the World Championships in Tokyo...

Donald Trump has announced that he will sue the New York Times for 15 billion dollars for alleged defamation. The US President now has several major active lawsuits against media outlets, but what is the reason for his war on the media, and what does it mean for free speech in America?Joining Seán to discuss is Graham Finlay, Lecturer in the School of Politics at UCD…

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the ice cream maker after almost 50 years at the company; this is over the brand's new ties with Unilever.But, they are not the only company to have had a very public breakup...Joining Seán to chat about some of the more interesting and maybe unknown side of corporate breakups is Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times.

It was almost 50 years ago when the anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko was viciously beaten to death while in custody. His story became the subject of the Richard Attenborough movie ‘Cry Freedom’.Joining Seán to discuss is Dillon Woods, whose father played a key role in bringing the truth of Biko’s murder to light.

A new medical study has found that people who spend time scrolling social media while sitting on the toilet are far more likely to develop hemorrhoids…Joining Seán to untangle this is the GP Brian Higgins.

Extreme temperatures caused by global warming may have caused 16,500 deaths across Europe this summer.New research from the Grantham Institute in the UK has estimated that climate change is likely to be responsible for 68% of additional heat-related deaths.This summer was one of the hottest on record, with temperatures soaring well past 45 degrees celsius in Western Europe, including Spain and Italy.So, how are soaring temperatures affecting mortality rates, and how can we prevent it from increasing in the coming years?Joining Seán to discuss is Peter Thorne, Professor of Physical Geography and Climate Change at Maynooth University…