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Feb 10, 2025 • 14min
What is the best hotel in Dublin?
Seán’s guest is a hotel reviewer and stayed overnight in 40 hotels across Ireland’s capital last year. She is writing about her conclusions in tomorrow’s Weekend Magazine in the Irish Independent.Nicola Brady joins to discuss.

Feb 10, 2025 • 11min
Performers queue up to audition for Disneyland roles
More than 150 people are auditioning to work at Disneyland Paris in Dublin today.Singers, dancers, and all-round performers are competing in the hope of landing a gig at the famous theme park.Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been down at the auditions today finding out what it takes to be selected.

Feb 7, 2025 • 5min
Would you sleep in a human-sized dog bed?
If you are a dog owner, you may be used to your pet sneaking into your bed…But, what if you reversed things and slept in the dog bed instead?There is a 6ft human dog for sale in Lidl at the moment and Guardian contributor Tim Dowling has been testing it. Tim joins Seán to discuss.Image: Lidl

Feb 7, 2025 • 12min
The story of the woman who fooled the world
Just over ten years ago, an Australian called Belle Gibson developed a wellness empire, largely built on the idea that she had managed to cure her own brain cancer through ditching traditional medicine and following a more natural path.Investigative Journalist Beau Donelly played a crucial role in dismantling this lie and his book, entitled ‘The Woman Who Fooled the World’, has now been turned into a new Netflix series which launched yesterday. He joins Seán to discuss.Image: Netflix

Feb 7, 2025 • 8min
Artist to install house in the sea in Wexford
An artist has come up with a unique concept to draw attention to environmental concerns in Wexford, with a plan to install an actual life-sized house in the sea. Joining Seán to discuss is artist and freediver, Nina McGowan…

Feb 7, 2025 • 16min
Why you should stop getting notifications
Are you constantly being bombarded by notifications and is your phone lighting up every few minutes with messages?Author and Journalist Sophie White took drastic steps to try and curb her addiction to being constantly contactable. She joins Seán to discuss.

Feb 6, 2025 • 8min
Dubai Chocolate goes viral - what’s the appeal?
If you have been on social media lately you may have seen people snapping an odd chocolate bar in half with a green goo oozing out of it.This is Dubai Chocolate: a pistachio and tahini-infused bar that has taken the internet by storm in recent months.A sweetery in Mullingar has started producing and selling the bar, and the demand for the chocolate is through the roof!Denise Buckey, owner of Sugar Plum Sweetery joins Seán to discuss.Image: Sugar Plum Sweetery

Feb 6, 2025 • 8min
Why does Gen Z love tarot cards?
Tarot card reading was once a pastime of Renaissance Italy aristocrats. But now, Gen Z are seeking guidance with social media driving an increase to its popularity.To discuss, Seán is joined by Amanda Healy, who is a Tarot card reader based in George’s Street Arcade Dublin.

Feb 6, 2025 • 10min
Local councils are trying to combat hoarding
Hoarding is a disorder classified as difficulty throwing away or parting with possessions, and it was made famous by various reality shows covering it over the years.With hoarding being a major health and safety risk, local authorities are keen to address it. Gloucester City Council and other councils in the UK are taking a new psychological approach in dealing with hoarding, one which is having increased success in addressing the disorder at its roots…Joining Seán to discuss is Heather Matuozzo, Director of Clouds End, a social enterprise to help hoarders.

Feb 6, 2025 • 14min
Could 3D printing solve the housing crisis?
Could 3D Printing be the solution to our housing crisis?Tonight, three families in Dundalk will be sleeping in their new homes which have been made with pioneering 3D printing technology.For more on this, Seán is joined by Justin Kinsella, who is the Managing Director of HTL Tech…