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Shelbourne celebrate 250-year lease for Tolka Park!
Dublin City Council has granted Shelbourne a 250-year lease for Tolka Park. The League of Ireland club has faced an anxious future over their permanent home venue as they do not own the Tolka Park site.
It’s after a successful campaign from the Save Tolk Park campaign. Lee Daly is a spokesperson for them, and joins Seán to discuss. -
Did the first pig kidney transplant work?
Richard Slayman, the man who received the first ever pig kidney transplant has died 2 months after the operation although doctors say his death was not a direct result of the transplant.
Dr Adam Griesemer, the leading surgeon on the first pig kidney transplant and Associate Professor of Surgery at NYU Langone Health joins Seán to discuss. -
Is the age of carpet dying out?
Dyson has launched a brand-new product - a £600 electric mop. As more and more people shift away from carpets and move towards wooden and tiled floors is people's love for the wall-to-wall carpet dying out?
Joining Seán to discuss is Róisín Murphy, Architect and Broadcaster. -
How safe is the content in your phone?
Digital driving licences are set to be introduced later this year. The new driving licence will be conveniently kept in the wallet app on your phone. Although this will be a huge advantage to many, it’s not without its downsides…
Joining Seán to discuss this further isAdrian Weckler, Tech Editor at the Irish & Sunday Independent. -
How do you plan for your death?
You might not think about it a lot, but death is one of two certainties in life. So, what do you want to happen to your body when the time comes?
Stefanie Preissner wrote about her investigations into buying a burial plot, and it led to interesting points for cost, location, and having to plan in advance.
David Fanagan is the Director of Fanagan’s Funeral Directors, and joins Seán to discuss the inevitable. -
Who was Roger Corman?
A legend of cult cinema, who played a part in launching the careers of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron has died.
His name is Roger Corman, and although he is an Oscar Winner, you may never had heard of him.
Here to look back on his strange career with Seán is Brian Lloyd, Movie Editor with Entertainment.ie.
Image: Marianna Diamos, Los Angeles Times, 1978
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