The Anton Savage Show
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Anton Savage presents a bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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Sep 21, 2025 • 23min
Minister Jack Chambers on the upcoming budget and the Presidential Election
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers joins Ciara Doherty to talk all things about the upcoming budget and discusses Fianna Fáil’s Presidential Election campaign
Sep 21, 2025 • 36min
Sunday Newspaper Panel 21st September 2025
Ciara Doherty is joined by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon, Law Lecturer Larry Donnelly and CEO of Children’s Rights Alliance Tanya Ward to discuss the biggest stories from the Sunday papersThey discuss Sinn Fein backing Independent Catherine Connolly, the plans for the upcoming budget, a controversial week for the Social Democrats and more
Sep 21, 2025 • 9min
How did Sinn Fein decide to back Catherine Connolly in the President’s race?
Rose Conway Walsh chats to Ciara Doherty about Sinn Fein’s decision to back Independent Catherine Connolly in the Áras race They also discuss the other candidates Sinn Fein considered and what they hope to achieve with this left alliance
Sep 20, 2025 • 11min
In conversation with Tim Spector
Professor Tim Spector, gut health guru, one of the world’s leading researchers on food, health, and the microbiome, has released his new book called 'Ferment' - he joins Anton to talk about the book, our gut health, and more.
Sep 20, 2025 • 13min
Ask the Expert: Gardening with Brian Burke
Joining Anton for this week's episode of Ask the Expert is RTÉ Super Garden judge and Woodie's DIY & Garden Expert, Brian Burke.
Sep 20, 2025 • 9min
Sale of Irish mobile phone location data: who is buying and selling?
A Prime Time investigation has revealed that the exact movements of tens of thousands of Irish phones, from homes to military bases and government offices, are being sold by data brokers. Joining Anton to discuss is Dr. Johnny Ryan from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
Sep 20, 2025 • 8min
Neale Richmond on next week's UN General Assembly, the future of UN aid & growing Russian aggression
The UN General Assembly opens next week, bringing together leaders and ministers from across the globe. Ireland will be represented by Minister of State for International Development and the Diaspora, Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown. He joins me now to talk about Ireland’s agenda and what he hopes to achieve on behalf of the country.
Sep 20, 2025 • 8min
The Bailout Babies with Adam Maguire
Born in the boom, raised in the crash, and coming of age in the bailout, journalist Adam Maguire’s new book The Bailout Babies asks: what happens when an entire generation grows up paying for a party they never attended? Adam joins Anton to discuss.
Sep 20, 2025 • 23min
What’s Going On with Jack Horgan-Jones & Lynn Boylan
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the morning papers is Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin & Jack Horgan Jones, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times.Anton is also joined by the Irish Independent’s Personal Finance Editor, Charlie Weston, to discuss SSE Airtricity announcing its second electricity price hike this year & how Budget 2026 is shaping up.
Sep 20, 2025 • 7min
"The only way to stop Putin is to defeat him militarily in Ukraine" - Cathal Berry
Three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace without permission on Friday, prompting an immediate NATO response, which involved sending Italian Air Force F-35 fighter jets to intercept. Joining Anton to discuss is Cathal Berry, former Independent TD and former Commandant in the Armed Ranger Wing.
