Newstalk Weekend

Row, row, row your boat gently down the Liffey! This morning, an ambitious challenge is taking place on Dublin’s River Liffey to merrily raise money for water-related charities. Joining Anton fresh from their canoe was a competitor, Gerry Coonan.

Northern Ireland would vote decisively against a united Ireland if there was a Border poll, latest Ipsos opinion poll shows. For more on that Anton was joined today by Doug Beattie, Ulster Unionist Party Leader.

Brian Burke, RTÉ Super Garden Judge joined Anton to answer your gardening questions.

Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at the Independent and Brenda Power, columnist at the Sunday Times and Irish Daily Mail had joined Anton today to discuss the main stories from today's papers.

Back in 1975, our next guest made his first TV appearance as a teenager on a talent show called New Faces. Over the next five decades he made his name as an actor, singer, and comedian. Now he’s the author of a new book called “Rising to The Surface”. Here's Lenny Henry on The Anton Savage Show.

A solidarity rally will be held in Fermoy today as a response to an anti-immigration protest that took place on Wednesday following the arrival of asylum seekers at an accommodation center in the town. For more on that Anton was joined by Kate O’Connell from Fermoy and Mallow Against Racism Group.

Joining Anton to Kickstart Your Weekend was the inimitable and irreplaceable Mario Rosenstock.

The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act came into effect this week, meaning all tips including service charges will go to staff and can’t be used towards making up basic wages. So how has the system fared in its first weekend? Is tipping a measure of inequality? Or is it a system based on reward and punishment - or simply on merit? Anton was joined by Jean McCabe, Deputy Chairperson of Retail Excellence and owner of Willow.ie, and Jim Elliott, Irish-American comedian.

For this week's installment of 'Ask the Expert', Anton is joined by retail strategist, Miriam Simon, to get some consumer advice amidst the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.

The Late Late Toy Show was the only show in town last night with more than one million viewers expected to have tuned in from all corners of the globe. Last night’s extravaganza was Wizard of Oz-themed and here to chat through some of the show’s best bits over the years are broadcaster, Sarina Bellissimo, and presenter Anna Daly.