The Anton Savage Show

Kenny Jacobs, Head of the DAA has said that it could be 2030 before the Dublin Airport cap is raised to 40 million. Kenny joins Anton to discuss the issue.

At a time when existential dread feels more justified than ever, it’s easy to fall into the mindset that this time the end is nigh but if history tells us anything, it’s that we are always completely wrong about that. Author Tom Phillips has written a book about it called ‘A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World’, he joins Anton to discuss.

Joining Anton for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Dietician & founder of Eatwell, Sarah Keogh.

Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, joins Anton to explore the breadth of his brief - that being, the need to copper fasten European democracy, prevent foreign intervention & manipulation of elections, guaranteeing the safety of political candidates and elected representatives, and the growing threat of Russian military advances.

Today is International Women’s Day, but do companies simply use it to make it appear like they are at the forefront of the push for gender equality? Joining Anton to discuss is Dr Lauren McCarthy, a Reader in Corporate Social Responsibility and Director of ETHOS: The Centre for Responsible Enterprise at Bayes Business School.

Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Aisling O’Rourke, podcaster and media lecturer & Jack Horgan-Jones, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times.

Russia has carried out a swathe of airstrikes across Ukraine using nearly 70 missiles and almost 200 attack drones resulting in 11 people dead. Joining Anton to get the latest is BBC Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse.

'Twiggy’ directed by Sadie Frost, follows her successful debut feature on fashion designer Mary Quant and features contributions from the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Brooke Shields and many more. The doc is an exploration of the model’s upbringing, career, relationships, and everything else that has made her the woman she is today. Sadie joins Anton to discuss.'Twiggy’ is released in Irish cinemas on March 7th.

With European leaders gathering in London today to try to find a way forward in the wake of US President Donald Trump & Vice President, JD Vance’s broadside of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday, the war continues with thousands of Ukrainian civilians doing what they can to help in the war effort. One Irish person who has joined those ranks on a number of occasions since the war began is Barry Kenny, Head of Corporate Communications at Iarnrod Eireann - he joins Anton to tell him about his experience.

Joining Anton to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Kevin Cunningham, Founder of Ireland Thinks & lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin; Kate O’Connell, Former Fine Gael TD; and journalist, Lise Hand.