The Anton Savage Show

Ivan Yates is joined by the Labour Party Leader and TD for Dublin Bay South, Ivana Bacik.Together they discuss Labour plans for the upcoming local and European elections, speculation regarding a possible merger with the Social Democrats, as well as the ongoing issues surrounding immigration in Ireland.

Joining Ivan Yates to review the main stories in the Sunday papers is Cara Augustenborg, Assistant Professor in Landscape Studies and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin; Larry Bass, CEO of production company, ShinAwiL; and Peter Leonard, Barrister and presenter of the Fifth Court, Ireland’s Legal Podcast.Ivan is also joined by comedian, Alison Spittle to talk about her New Year's resolutions.

The RSA released its “Provisional Review of Fatalities” report for 2023 earlier this week. The report showed that road deaths surged by almost 20% last year with 184 people losing their lives representing the highest number of deaths on Irish roads since 2016. And with seven deaths on the roads this week alone already, what can be done from a legislative point of view to reduce this figure in 2024? Jack Chambers, Minister of State at the Department of Transport joins Ivan Yates to discuss.

January 6, is Nollaig na mBan, traditionally a day that rewards women for their hard work over the Christmas season. While that idea might now seem somewhat antiquated, it is still important to recognise the role women play in Irish society and to reflect on just how far we’ve come and how far we have to go when it comes to creating true equality. Joining Steffanie Preissner to discuss is journalist Mary Kenny, who was among those on the Contraception Train in 1971 & singer, Mary Coughlan who is taking part in this year’s Nollaig na mBan festival.

Joining Stefanie Preissner for this week's installment of Ask The Expert is Sonia McEntee, Principal Solicitor at Sonia McEntee Solicitors and Chair of the Law Society PR Committee.

Yesterday the Department of Housing released stark statistics showing that the number of men, women, and children in homelessness in Ireland reached a new high of 13,514 in November and a record 4,105 children faced Christmas without a home. Joining Stefanie Preissner to reflect on this and discuss whether enough is being done to solve this crisis are Brandon O’Connor, founder of Dublin Homeless Awareness & Wayne Stanley, Simon Community’s Executive Director.

This weekend will see the Golden Globe Awards take place with many Irish actors being nominated, from Cillian Murphy and Andrew Scott to Barry Keoghan. But what’s it like to receive this kind of global recognition and how much bearing does it have on the Oscars? Joining Stefanie Preissner to discuss is Nora Twomey, Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated director from Cartoon Saloon.

Joining Stefanie Preissner to go through some of the top stories from the Saturday papers is Mark Hennessy, Ireland and Britain Editor with the Irish Times & Philip Ryan, Political Editor with Mediahuis Ireland.

It's January, it’s dark, it’s cold, and most of us have zero motivation to do anything else but sit on the couch and wait out the winter. But how can we sustain our motivation throughout the year? Gerry Hussey, one of the country’s leading Health and Performance coaches joins Stefanie Preissner to discuss.

Baz Ashmawy talks to Anton about his life and career as well as his new show 'Faithless' on Virgin Media.