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Are family mealtimes dying out?
How often do you sit down as a family to eat a meal?
This May, Childline by ISPCC is calling on families, schools, clubs and workplaces throughout the country to take time for breakfast – to sit, listen and enjoy each other’s company.
But, has life become too busy to sit down as a family and have meal times together? What’s your experience?
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Should rugby fans be allowed to drink in Croke Park?
The debate about drinking in Croke Park is here again -
Should rugby fans be allowed to drink in Croke Park? Would it help the atmosphere or make it worse?
Andrea is joined by Gerry Thornley, Rugby Correspondent with the Irish Times as well as listeners to hear their opinions. -
Throwback Thursday: Gladiator, Ayrton Senna, Madeleine McCann
It's time for Throwback Thursday, where we look back on things that happened this week in history. Ciaran O’Connor from 98fm joined Andrea Gilligan on Lunchtime Live…
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Should Ireland boycott the Eurovision?
The ‘Irish Campaign to Boycott Eurovision 2024 are protesting outside RTÉ later on this evening.
They say that they don’t want “to be represented at an artwashing exercise for the genocidal apartheid state of Israel”.
What do you think? Should Ireland boycott the Eurovision?
Andrea is joined by singer and songwriter Mary Coughlan as well as listeners to discuss.
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Ask the Expert: Mortgages
From overpaying your mortgage to how to switch; for this week’s Ask the Expert, we’re putting your mortgage questions to Trevor Grant, Chairperson, Association of Irish Mortgage Advisors.
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Are Irish people unable to say ‘no’?
Are the Irish unable to say ‘no’? That’s what the actor Brian Cox seems to think.
Is he right? Do we avoid it? Andrea is joined by Freelance Writer Niamh O’Reilly and Life Coach Mark Fennel to discuss.