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Andrea Gilligan invites callers to have their say on the topics of the day - get in touch by emailing lunchtimelive@newstalk.com

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    Where can you get the best pint of Guinness?

    Where can you get the best pint of Guinness?

    Sarah Love, who runs the Girl Drinks Gunness page (@girl_drinks_guinness on Instagram) has been to 400 different pubs across Ireland, the UK and Europe, and has put the Railway Bar, Bundoran on the top of her list!
    She joins Andrea to discuss what makes the perfect pint of Guinness.

    • 4 min
    Summer Memories with Baz Ashmawy

    Summer Memories with Baz Ashmawy

    Our summer memories series is back!
    We chat to some well known faces and reminisce over those long summer days!
    Irish TV and radio personality Baz Ashmawy joins Andrea Gilligan to discuss. 

    • 10 min
    Should teachers get end of term gifts?

    Should teachers get end of term gifts?

    As the school year is drawing to a close, the age old debate on whether or not you get the teacher a present rolls around. 
    Joining Andrea to discuss is journalist Chrissie Russell.

    • 8 min
    Is calling women ‘girls’ a bad thing?

    Is calling women ‘girls’ a bad thing?

    An interesting piece in the Irish Times today where columnist Justine McCarthy is critical of people using the term ‘girls’ to refer to women. 
    She says - calling grown women ‘girls’ is inherently belittling. What do you think?  
    To discuss, Andrea is joined by writer and broadcaster, Barbara Scully, Joe O’Shea, editor of CorkBeo and listeners.

    • 16 min
    The big Irish wedding - a good or bad thing?

    The big Irish wedding - a good or bad thing?

    The big Irish wedding seems to be back!
    Andrea Gilligian is joined by Eimear, who sat 340 guests at her wedding! They discuss what it was like, and the positives and negatives with it. Also joining are journalist Édaein O’Connell and wedding planner Lyndsey Moynagh.

    • 13 min
    Regional Roundup with Shane Beatty

    Regional Roundup with Shane Beatty

    From Leitrim mansions for sale to Marilin Monroe look-alikes in Wicklow, Breakfast Briefing presenter Shane Beaty joins Andrea Gilligan to go through some of the stories around the country you might have missed.

    • 10 min

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