The Anton Savage Show

Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Mark Hennessy, Ireland and Britain Editor at the Irish Times & Noelle O’Connell, Outgoing CEO of European Movement Ireland.

Ireland is the latest country impacted by the rise in high-potency MDMA in the European market, with the HSE issuing a statement confirming that small pills can inflict significant damage when taken. Prof Eamon Keenan, HSE national clinical lead for addiction services, outlines the risks and symptoms of usage with Anton.

Anton was joined by Zhao Xiyuan the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland. The two discussed the current state of Ireland–China relations, areas of cooperation, and the current geopolitical landscape .

An under-16s social media ban will take effect in Australia on December 10th. The imitative, which has garnered support and generated criticism, was brought forth in the name of online safety for minors.  Children aged ten to fifteen are left scrambling to save whatever data they have from apps like Instagram and Facebook before these apps become unavailable to them until their 16th birthday. The European Commission is due to convene and envisage what a similar incentive in Europe could mean. Anton to  discuss was founder and CEO of Cybersafe Kids Alex Cooney.    

How aware are you of a Gender Pay Gap where you work? With the inclusion of companies who employ 50 or more people, we are seeing more reporting. But the extent and impact of reporting is called into question. Even at the highest levels of governance, change may need to happen. Today, only two departments, the Department of Equality and the Department of Finance boast gender pay gaps that favor women. So, what do these figures say about the inclusion of women in the workforce and is reporting enough. To discuss was Jennifer Keane, founder of PayGap.ie 

For this weeks edition of In Conversation, was joined by Best-selling Dublin author of ‘All Her Fault’ Andrea Mara. She joined Anton to discuss her career and the surreal experience of seeing your writing brough to life and breaking into Hollywood. 

Joining Anton to review the stories in the papers today was Joan Mulvihill, Digitization expert, Frances Fitzgerald, Frances Fitzgerald, former Tánaiste, and member of the G7 Advisory Council  And Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fail TD and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs   

national inquiry will be undertaken by the Irish Military Intelligence Service and Garda Headquarters   This comes following the incident which saw 5 military style drones seek to disrupt Ukrainian president Volodymir Zelensky state visit to Ireland last Monday   The incident is raising alarm bells in Europe as Ireland prepares to host the EU presidency in the summer of 2026.  Joining Anton was  security and defense  Analyst Declan Power. 

Netflix has released a documentary profiling what it is like to be the child of an infamous serial killer, the daughter of the BTK killer. We often hear about these cases from the 70s and 80s, but rarely today, is there a big serial killer captured. Has technology caught up with them? Are serial killers a dying population? And why are we so fascinated by them? Joining Anton to discuss is Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Director of Forensic Psychological Services, Dr Patrick Randall.

Chef Richard Corrigan joins Anton to talk about his preparations for Virginia Park Lodge opening its doors on Christmas Day for an intimate experience, the ethos that drives his cooking, and more.