Dún Laoghaire baths set to reopen

What myths and white lies did your parents tell you when you were growing up and did you believe them? From the floor will sink, if you spill drink on it. To your gran’s friend wasn’t her friend but her lover. Are we right to tell white lies to our kids or tell them a version of the truth to protect them? And what age were you when you realised your parents hoodwinked you all these years? Henry McKean reports...

Since 2017, Belgian photographer and documentary maker Sebastiaan Franco, has been travelling back and forth to Ireland, documenting the lives and culture of the Irish travelling community based in Finglas through photos. He joined Sean Moncrieff to tell us more about what he has learned since becoming friends with this community, and what it’s like to live with them, as someone from outside the group...

Child psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Sean Moncrieff to answer listener questions...

A new study from the Universities of Glasgow and Cardiff examined the dialogue spoken by more than 13,000 characters in 50 video games. It found male characters in role-playing video games have 50% more dialogue than females. Joining Sean Moncrieff was the lead author of the study Dr. Stephanie Rennick - Research Associate in Philosophy, at the University of Glasgow...

Irish storytelling has been a huge part of our heritage for years and continues to this day. But is storytelling in Ireland at risk? The Storytellers of Ireland aim to promote the practice, study, and knowledge of oral storytelling in Ireland. Sean Moncrieff was joined by Simone Scheummelfeder to talk us through their work...