The Anton Savage Show

Anton is joined by broadcast journalist with the Bauer Group, Teena Gates, to discuss her weight-loss journey, her experience with Ozempic, her love of open water, and more.

There have been several consecutive nights of violence and disorder on the streets of Northern Ireland, with Ballymena at the centre of the unrest following an alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in the town on June 7th. Joining Anton to get the latest is Tim Atwood from the John & Pat Hume Foundation.

Barry W. Enderwick has made it his mission to take the source material for dozens of sandwiches throughout history and to painstakingly recreate them. Barry is the author of ‘Sandwiches of History: The Cookbook: All the Best (and Most Surprising) Things People Have Put Between Slices of Bread’ - he joins Anton to discuss.

Reports overnight of escalations in the conflict between Iran and Israel. The Iranians are saying “Tehran is ablaze”, and there are reports of deaths within Israel from missiles sent from Iran that got through their air defense system and landed in populated areas. Joining Anton to get the latest is Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist.

Joining Anton to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers is John Lee, Executive Editor of the Daily Mail Group Ireland; Joan Mulvihill, Digitization Lead at Siemens; and Frances Fitzgerald, former Minister and MEP.

In this morning's Sunday Times, it was reported that the White House is warning Irish regulators that if they censor social media platforms of speech that is regarded as protected in the United States, that may lead to visa restrictions for senior Coimisiún na Meán personnel. Joining Anton to find out more is Sunday Times journalist, Patrick O'Donoghue.

Paul Howard has been taking part in this year’s Dalkey Book Festival, running until tomorrow - he joins Anton to chat about the festival, his love of his late dog Humphrey, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, smelly cheese, and more.

Explore effective strategies for managing pension pots, including rolling over and personal retirement bonds. Learn about the importance of safeguarding family finances through insurance for business owners. Discover how to approach surplus profits and make informed investment decisions. Dive into the risks of credit card debt and the necessity of understanding life insurance options. Get insights on the need for personalized financial advice to avoid costly pitfalls in your financial journey.

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill joins Anton to discuss the report on waiting list irregularities and a toxic work culture by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), the governance relationship between the CHI and her department, the National Treatment Purchase Fund, and wider health system issues.

One of Ireland’s longest-running food festivals, Taste of Dublin, is back again for another year, and one of the people who will be cooking up a storm is multi-award-winning food writer, photographer, chef & content creator, Lilly Higgins. She joins Anton to chat about what's happening this weekend.