The Anton Savage Show Newstalk

Anton is joined 'In conversation' with one of Ireland's greatest songwriters, Phil Coulter.

The Cass Review, a landmark report into gender care in the UK, has found that thousands of vulnerable children questioning their gender identity have been let down by the NHS, providing unproven treatments, and by the “toxicity” of the trans debate. But what is the case here in Ireland? Dr. Paul Moran, Psychiatrist with the National Gender Service (NGS) joins Anton to discuss.

Tom Shakespeare is a Professor of Disability Research, a sociologist, a bioethicist, and now the author of 'The Ha-Ha' a reverse "whodunnit" about a pig who steals a manuscript - he joins Anton to discuss this, his love of literature, his stand-up career, his links to Ireland, and more.

Joining Anton to review the main stories in the Sunday papers is Hugh O’Connell, Political Editor with The Sunday Times Ireland; Maria Walsh, MEP for the Midlands-North-West constituency and a member of Fine Gael; and trade unionist, activist, and social commentator, Brendan Ogle.
Anton also speaks to Alistair Bunkall, Middle East correspondent with Sky News about Iran's overnight missile and drone attack on Israel.

Nicolas Hamilton is a racing driver & author who is the brother of seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. His new book 'Now That I Have Your Attention: 7 Lessons in Leading a Life Bigger Than They Expect' tells his story of living with spastic diplegia and combines memoir with self-help - he joins Anton to discuss.

Joining Anton for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Dr. Eleanor Galvin to answer all of your health-related questions.