The Anton Savage Show

To coincide with International Youth Day, Luke is asking if Ireland is appealing enough for young people to live. He is joined by Paul Gordon, Director of Policy & Advocacy at the National Youth Council, Ian Power, CEO of Spunout- Ireland's Youth Information & Support Platform, and Ciara Treacy, Newstalk Journalist. Is Ireland an appealing enough place for young people to live? To flesh out this question, Luke is joined by Paul

Dr Mary O'Kane is back in the studio answering all your parenting questions.

Professor Cliona O'Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology & Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin joins Luke to discuss the latest data regarding the coronavirus disease.

Joining Luke to discuss What's Going On in the papers today is John Lee, Executive Editor at DMG Media Ireland, and Barbara Scully, Writer and Broadcaster.

National Heritage Week is a nine-day celebration of Ireland’s natural, built and cultural heritage. Newstalk journalist Marése O'Sullivan joins Luke to give an overview of some of the events happening around Ireland this week.

David Moore, chairman of Astronomy Ireland talks Luke O'Neill through the celestial events happening in Irish skies this weekend. Luke O'Neill fills in for Anton Savage this week.

Polly Atkin joins Stefanie Preissner to discuss her new book ‘Some of Us Just Fall – On Nature and Not Getting Better’, a meditation on her lifetime living with chronic illnesses. Atkin is a multi-award-winning writer, essayist and poet. While seeking explanations for her health issues, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and genetic hemochromatosis, she faced significant levels of sexism, manipulation, and prejudice from members of the medical field. Additionally, she encountered a considerable amount of unintentionally ineffective support from those close to her who were at a loss about how to address her ongoing state of unwellness.

Here to answer all your pet-related questions is Pete the Vet.

Former US President Donald Trump entered a plea of not guilty on Thursday to charges related to conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment has accused him of engaging in an effort to disenfranchise American voters through false claims of election fraud, with the alleged plot being tied to the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot. This raises questions about the potential consequences for Trump and how it might impact his potential bid for a second term in the presidency. Notably, Trump's current approval rating stands at 43%, the same as Biden's according to the latest New York Times poll. Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal stops by to give us his take on what impact a trial will have on Trump’s political future.

With the summer’s blockbusters already out, Barbie and Oppenheimer, what films can we look forward to in the second half of 2023? Olivia Fahy, movie reviewer and editor of Geek Ireland has a list of what’s to come!