The Anton Savage Show Newstalk

Running from today until the 19th of May, the Ballymaloe Festival of Food is a new three-day food festival that celebrates 60 years of Ballymaloe. Rory O'Connell, co-founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School joins Anton to discuss.

Joining Anton to answer your diet and nutrition-based questions is dietitian and founder of eatwell, Sarah Keogh.

Continuing our coverage in the run-up to the European & Local Elections, Anton is joined by:
· Rory Hearne, Social Democrats candidate for the Midlands-North West Constituency in the European Elections
· Kevin O’Meara, Independent local candidate for Carrick-On-Suir Municipal District
· Regina Doherty, Fine Gael candidate for Dublin in the European Elections

Bruce Springsteen is back in town and with his arrival comes the fawning and fluttering that only the Irish do when we adopt an international superstar as one of our own. But why do we do this and why is Bruce such a massive draw here in Ireland? Freelance arts journalist, Pat Carty & journalist, Lise Hand join Anton to discuss.

Joining Anton to run through the main stories from the Saturday papers is broadcaster and writer, Barbara Scully & Craig Hughes, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail.

Yesterday, RTÉ announced that 'Operation Transformation' will not be renewed for an 18th season. In recent months the show had been criticised for contributing to stigma towards those living with overweight and obesity. Dr Margaret Steele, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Public Health in UCC, who is a signatory on a letter to Director General Kevin Bakhurst regarding the issue joins Anton to discuss.