Lunchtime Live Highlights

Nearly a fifth of children say it’s hard to stop playing video games. They’ve also said they stay up late gaming and aren’t getting enough sleep. Children have also said they get headaches and sore eyes and ears.  The figures come from Barnardos, who surveryed children from third to sixth class. Are we taking online gaming seriously enough?  Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

The Sunday World joined the Irish landscape in 1973. It was pitched as being ‘irreverent, campaigning, questioning and fun’. 50 years on, Andrea Gilligan was joined by Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor and Daragh Keany, Features Editor to look back at the impact the paper has made... 

Singer RuthAnne posted a video on social media which has struck a chord with many women. She spoke about suffering a pain flare up due to endometriosis.  Andrea was joined by RuthAnne and listener Ali to discuss... Image: X via @thisisruthanne

Suella Braverman, the UK Home Secretary, has called for a new international approach to granting asylum and changes to the 1951 refugee convention.     She described uncontrolled and illegal migration is an "existential challenge for the political and cultural institutions of the West",   Adding "uncontrolled immigration, inadequate integration, and a misguided dogma of multiculturalism have proven a toxic combination for Europe over the last few decades. Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss the impact of multiculturalism in Irish society...

Sally, a listener, emailed into the show about an experience of casual racism she had over the weekend. Sally joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to tell her what happened...