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24 FEB

Three favourite books with Paul Howard

Journalist and writer Paul Howard chats to Pat about his three all-time favourite books.

24 Feb

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18 min
20 FEB

Ask The Expert: On drafting a will

Ahead of Pat Kenny's move to weekends at the beginning of March, we've delved into the archives to bring you some of the best pieces from his dozen-and-a-half years of mornings on Newstalk. Writing a will can be a daunting task even for young, healthy people. but if you die without a will, your loved ones will find it much more difficult to gain access to your finances and make your final arrangements. What are the best ways to legally prepare for that eventuality? Our expert today to answer all these questions was John Costello Solicitor at Noble Law Solicitors Past President of The Law Society of Ireland.

20 Feb

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11 min
30/06/2025

TV on the Radio

Sarina Bellissimo joins Moncrieff with her picks for what to stream. On the list thsi week: Ironheart – a Marvel spin-off bringing a new tech genius into the MCU, Smoke – a new Nordic noir with a female detective twist, and, of course, The Bear season three of the hit familial/culinary drama returns with more pressure, tension and emotion. Listen here.

30/06/2025

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17 min
02/07/2025

Nee-Naw

A new service is being launched this week to provide support to people who feel unsafe or unwell during a night out in Dublin city centre. Known as the ‘Nee-Naw’ van, it has been launched by Dublin City Council, and supported by the Department of Justice, as a late-night welfare initiative. Moncrieff is joined by Ray O’Donoghue, Night-Time Economy Adviser for Dublin City (also known as the Night Tsar) to discuss the initiative. Listen here.

02/07/2025

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11 min
03/07/2025

Why Climate Change is Making Wine More Alcoholic

John Wilson, Irish Times wine critic, joins Moncrieff to explain how rising global temperatures are affecting grapes . Could this be why your favourite wine is now stronger than it used to be. Listen here.

03/07/2025

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8 min
25/03/2025

US war plans shared with journalist!

The leader of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate has demanded a "full investigation" following the White House's confirmation that a journalist was included in a group chat. The group chat included U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior officials where they discussed planned strikes against Yemen's Houthi group. We get reaction to this with Larry Donnelly, University of Galway Law Lecturer and Political Columnist with The Journal.

25/03/2025

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4 min
16/05/2025

Ireland’s Eurovision journey is over!

Ireland’s Eurovision journey is over. Ireland are out of the Song Contest. Emmy failed to qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday. What went wrong? Henry McKean was in the Arena for us last night and he told us what was the atmosphere like last night.

16/05/2025

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6 min
02/04/2025

Animal welfare concerns over a zebra was spotted in a pub in Clare

Animal welfare groups are calling for reforms to laws around exotic animals in Ireland after a zebra was spotted in a pub in county Clare over the weekend. We get reaction from Martina Kenny, Co- Founder of My Lovely Horse Rescue.

02/04/2025

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4 min
21/03/2025

Adrian Chiles not a fan of one common household item

Scatter cushions and bedspreads what are they for? That is the question posed by broadcaster and Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

21/03/2025

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4 min
16/04/2025

We discuss the findings of the long-awaited report into the Grace case

The final report of the Farrelly Commission has found a "fundamental failure" by the South Eastern Health Board and the HSE in their duty of care to a severely intellectually disabled young woman, known as “Grace” However, the report has concluded that it is "not satisfied" that the level of evidence was such to fully establish sexual, emotional or physical abuse of Grace during her time in the foster home in the south east of the country. Shane spoke to "Emma” whose sister “Sarah” was in the same Foster home as Grace.

16/04/2025

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9 min

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