Cut-the-Cost: Here's the best way to save on your bin costs
2 October - 12 minsAs the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite across the country, Newstalk is here to help with a new online series highlighting the best ways to save on your bills.
Cut-the-Cost will offer tips and advice on how to save on everything from energy and the weekly shop to modern essentials like broadband and phone contracts.
Aoife Kearns, from our news team has done the hard work and sourced the best deals for your bins and waste costs...
Series Episodes
How to Decide Who to Invite to Your Wedding
Love them or loathe them – there’s nothing quite like an invite to a wedding dropping in the door – but what if you don’t make the cut? Allegedly Meghan and Harry, have not received an invitation to the wedding of their friends the Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor and his fiancée Olivia Henson. But how do you navigate the tricky subject of the guest list? Journalist with the Irish Independent Kirsty Blake Knox and Jessica O'Sullivan from One Fab Day joined Andrea to discuss...
10 mins
6 December Finished
Toll prices increase 'feels like the wrong thing to be doing'
The Transport Infrastructure Ireland have announced that there will be an increase in toll prices which will come into effect starting January. However, many have called on the Government to intervene as this is the second road toll hike in six months. Andrea was joined by Shane O'Donoghue from CompleteCar.ie and other listeners to discuss...
15 mins
6 December Finished
'We want our police to be respected' - Gardaí to trial new baseball caps
Gardaí will begin wearing baseball caps from today – and they are asking the public for opinions on the new look. Over 100 Gardaí will be sporting the new caps as part of a pilot programme in three areas. They will try out two different cap options, each for a period of two weeks. Andrea was joined by former Assistant Garda Commissioner, Pat Leahy and others to discuss...
16 mins
6 December Finished
Dublin violence 'could be the catalyst' for far-right candidate in Presidential election
Is Ireland on the cusp of a Donald Trump or Argentinian Javier Milei Presidential moment? Last month saw Former TV celebrity economist Javier Milei win the Argentinan President Election, Donald Trump served as the 45th US President, while Boris Johnson served as British Prime Minister, but how close is Ireland coming to this kind of leadership? Andrea was joined by Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer in University of Galway, Paul Treyvaud, Owner of Treyvaud's Restaurant and Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly to discuss...
17 mins
5 December Finished
'Drop-off' in people learning a second language is 'concerning'
A major University in Scotland is considering scrapping it’s modern languages degrees. They say there’s been a steep fall in the number of students studying modern languages. Andrea was joined by Padraig Ryan from the ELC Euro Language College, Melanie May, solo travel writer and 'Talk Travel' presenter on Dublin City FM and more to discuss...
9 mins
5 December Finished
1 in 5 people will spend more on their pets than their partners this Christmas
One in five people will spend more on their pets than their partners this Christmas. Almost eight out of 10 people say they don’t ‘want them to feel left out’. Andrea was joined by Shauna Kilduff, the owner of Shauna’s Pet shop,
10 mins
5 December Finished
