The Anton Savage Show

Singer-songwriter Ryan Sheridan is on tour around Ireland at the moment for his album “Americana” and he joined us here in Galway for a few tunes!

Joining Anton on the show was Dominique Majecki, the Head Chef of the hotel our show was broadcasting from, the G Hotel in Galway. Our expert was talking about what to feed fussy kids.

As the show was broadcasted from Galway, Anton have been reflecting on the prevalence of the Irish language in the West. One of the Gaelgóir community’s key heartlands is here, but why has Galway established such a strong relationship with our native tongue and do we value it as much elsewhere in the country? Joining Anton to discuss this was Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha assistant secretary at Conradh na Gaeilge and Frank Fahy, councillor and former Mayor, and Chair of Big O Taxi company in Galway, winners of the Gradam Seoiseamh O’Hogarty bilingual business awards in 2021. Dia daoibh.

Maria Walsh became a familiar face back in 2014 when she was crowned the Rose of Tralee but for a few years now she has been making her name in politics as a Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands-North-West Constituency. She joined Anton in Galway.

To kickstart your weekend Anton wanted you to spare a thought for the brave souls running the Connemara 100-mile ultra marathon that kicked off at 6 am and goes into the small hours of tomorrow. The race founder, Ray O’Connor, joined him on the show

Joining Stefanie Preissner for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is horticulturalist & podcaster, Paul Smyth.

39 years since the birth of the internet and the promises of bright sunny uplands of discovery and free and open conversation, logging on can seem more like an exercise in futility in trying to avoid bogus stories, erroneous opinions, and dangerous conspiracy theories. So, how do we negotiate this minefield? How are we supposed to know if something is the truth or a conspiracy theory for instance? Orna Young, Executive Director of Fact Check NI joined Steffanie Preissner to discuss.

In the dark days of winter, Erica-Cody delighted us with her dance skills, and as the days grew longer, we saw her presenting skills on 'The Main Stage' but now she has returned to her first love: creating music. Stefanie Preissner is joined by Erica-Cody to chat about the release of her brand new single 'Love Like This', & more.

This week we learned that unemployment in the Irish economy fell to a 21-year low of 4.2% but what does this mean for employees and employers alike going forward and are we all seeing the benefit of these upward trends in reality? Damien McCarthy, CEO of the HR consultancy firm 'HR Buddy' and outreach worker Maya, join Stefanie Preissner to discuss.

Joining Stefanie Preissner is comedian, Fred Cooke. Together they discuss how he has been getting on over the past two years, juggling marriage & parenthood while being on the road, and getting back on stage.