Moncrieff Highlights Newstalk

Cuckoo birds are arriving back in Ireland after their 18,000km round trip migration.
But where exactly do they go and what way do they come back?
Seán is joined by Conservation Ranger and lead on the Cuckoo Tracking Project, Sam Bailey to learn more.

Daniel Rooney was singing in a hotel in Glasglow when he was told Take That’s Gary Barlow had a gig for him that would “change his life”. 
With 30 minutes to prepare, the singer opened for the British boy band performing for a crowd of 14,000 people. 
Daniel joins Seán to share the whirlwind story. 
Image credit: @danielrooney_music / Instagram

The CSO is considering broadening the range of questions for sexuality and gender in the 2027 census.  
CEO of BeLonGTo Youth Services Moninne Griffith says the life experience of the LGBTQ+ community should be recorded and joins Seán to discuss.  

Jonathan DeBurca Butler takes listeners through the week's international stories...

While visiting Malmö to report on the Eurovision, Newstalk's Henry McKean stopped off at the Disgusting Food Museum to tuck into some stomach churning dishes.
From eating dead ants to tasting the smelly durian fruit, Henry joins Seán to discuss the cuisine.

Padel has gained huge popularity recently, celebrities like Roger Federer, David Beckham and Robbie Keane have played Padel and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down as there are loads of indoor and outdoor centres popping up across the nation, but what exactly is Padel? 
Barry Coffey is the President of the Irish Padel Association and joins Seán to discuss.