‘It made me very uncomfortable’ - Woman’s experience of casual racism in café

Do you agree with the deposit scheme for plastic bottles and cans?  The new scheme which comes into effect here on February 1 will see a 15 cent levy added to every aluminium can or plastic bottle sold in Ireland.  Customers will then have to return their empties to the likes of these 'reverse vending machines’ in order to get that back.  Andrea was joined by Sinead Ryan, presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk and other listeners to discuss...

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...

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...

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...

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...