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Apr 14, 2025 • 6min
Should dogs be allowed in the office?
While there has been a rise in interest in employees bringing their dogs to the office, should workplaces have a pet policy in place to ensure that everything runs smoothly?Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Stephanie Rousseau, Dog Behaviour Consultant, Founder of Happy Office Dogs and author of ‘Office Dogs: The Manual’...

Apr 14, 2025 • 12min
How workplaces should manage bereaved employees
How should workplaces manage when an employee has been bereaved, and what supports should be in place to allow those in mourning to deal with their work-life balance?Niamh Finucane is the Coordinator of Social Work and Bereavement Services at St Francis Hospice in Dublin’s Raheny and Blanchardstown, and joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Apr 14, 2025 • 13min
The mental toughness you need to win the Masters
He finally did it!Rory McIlroy completed a career grand slam in Augusta after coming out victorious in the Masters after a nail-biting play off.But what kind of mental toughness did the golfer need to find to finally secure the win that has been elusive in his rollercoaster career?Sports Psychologist and Lecturer in TUD, Dr Stephen McIvor, joins guest host Tom Dunne to weigh in.Image: Reuters

Apr 11, 2025 • 13min
How this man got an alphabetical shopping receipt
By choosing his groceries very carefully, and scanning them in a certain order at the supermarket till, a man has managed to get a perfectly alphabetical shopping receipt.Joining Seán to discuss is shopper Graeme Bowman.

Apr 11, 2025 • 11min
Homeless Irish-American man running for Mayor of Seattle
An unhoused Irish-American man is currently running for Mayor of Seattle, in order to raise awareness of the significant housing issues facing the population of the Pacific NorthWest.Joining Seán to discuss is Mayoral Candidate, Joe Molloy…Image: Amy Radil

Apr 11, 2025 • 6min
What is driving the demand for vinyl?
What’s the last record you bought?And do you own a vinyl record player?Taylor Swift is once again proving to be the most popular artist of her generation with three of the top ten best-selling vinyl albums of the last decade being released by the pop superstar.So with World Record Store Day tomorrow, what is driving the surge in vinyl?Music Journalist Louise Bruton joins Seán to discuss.

Apr 11, 2025 • 9min
Oscars to give award for stunts from 2028
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a new award for Stunt Design, which will be inaugurated at the 2028 Oscars.Joining Seán to discuss this is Mike O’Shea, an Irish film Stunt Consultant who has worked on movies such as Mission Impossible and No Time to Die…Image: Paramount Pictures

Apr 10, 2025 • 5min
Mountaineering Ireland warns hikers over recent fires
With the weather as glorious as it is, many people will be taking the chance to get out in nature and get hiking.Mountaineering Ireland have issued an urgent appeal for the public to prepare themselves when going on walking trails, and importantly to stay away from the Mourne Mountains because of fire.Helen Lawless joins Seán to discuss.

Apr 10, 2025 • 10min
New law campaigned by woman who lost son has been signed
Seán’s guest lost her son in the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack. After campaigning for many years for event venues to be obliged to prepare for terrorist attacks, ‘Martyn’s Law’, named after her son, was signed into law last week.Joining to discuss is Campaigner Figen Murray…Image: Peter Byrne/PA

Apr 10, 2025 • 9min
Is ‘slow dating’ the right way to start a relationship?
How long does it take you to fall in love?And, is there such a thing as a slow burn, or should it be a whirlwind at the beginning?Jake Maddock, a Relationship Coach and author, has touched a nerve online declaring that for the first eight weeks of meeting somebody, you should only see them once a week so as not to rush it…Matchmaker Mairead Loughman joins Seán to discuss.