The Anton Savage Show

Donal Skehan joins Sean Defoe to talk about his career and his new cookbook, 'Real Time Recipes', which aims to maximise busy families' time in the kitchen.

For this week's Ask The Expert, Sean Defoe is joined by Robert Whelan, Managing Director at Rockwell Financial.

Thursday saw a seismic event in the British royal family as Andrew Windsor had all vestiges of his royal persona removed by the King in response to the constant stream of stories linking the former Prince to Jeffrey Epstein. Joining Sean Defoe to discuss is Jennie Bond, former BBC Royal Correspondent.

Carl Kinsella joins Sean Defoe to talk about his new book, 'At Least It Looks Good from Space: A Catalogue of Modern, Millennial and Personal Catastrophes'.

BBC’s Celebrity Traitors has taken over, and as it heads into its final week, the pool of celebrity contestants is getting smaller. Sean Defoe is joined by Lauren Boland, Acting Assistant News Editor with The Journal, to chat about who have been the standout participants and hazard a guess at who will come out on top.

Joining Sean Defoe to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail & Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin.

20 years ago, the Ferns Report laid bare the systematic abuse of children by members of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Ferns, and the institutional failures that allowed it to continue for decades. It was the first official state inquiry into clerical sexual abuse in Ireland, and it marked a turning point in how the country confronted that dark chapter of its history. Colm O’Gorman, Human Rights Campaigner and founder and former Director of One in Four, joins Anton to look back on its impact, legacy, and how Ireland has, or hasn’t, changed since.

Ben Elton is one of the defining voices of British comedy. Co-writer of The Young Ones and Blackadder, creator of The Thin Blue Line and Upstart Crow, and the man behind the hit Queen musical We Will Rock You. He’s also a bestselling novelist and stand-up who’s spent decades mixing sharp wit with social insight. Ben joins Anton to chat about his career and his new autobiography, What Have I Done?.

Joining Anton to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Frances Fitzgerald, former Tánaiste and member of the G7 Advisory Council; Joan Burton, Former Tánaiste/leader of the Labour Party; Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU; and Harry McGee, Political correspondent with The Irish Times.

Aontú has fired the leader of its youth wing in Kildare and dismissed five other members following the discovery of ­private WhatsApp groups where some members posted racist and antisemitic comments. Aontú Leader, Peadar Tóibín, joins Anton to discuss.