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Moncrieff — 1000 episodes

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Making books look well-read - without actually reading them

2

Should we be drinking box wine in the heatwave?

3

What makes us left or right handed?

4

What is the world’s most beautiful word?

5

How do you introduce your kids to cooking?

6

Should we fine bare-chested men? - Henry McKean Reports

7

The school shooter who became mental health advocate

8

Should Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael admit their political leaning?

9

Risteárd Cooper on comedy & his first solo show

10

What are early houses?

11

How to help your plants survive during the hose pipe ban

12

Do cultural activities slow down biological ageing?

13

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Weather Warnings

14

Reform seeks to ban Irish language in election leaflets in the UK

15

The psychology behind penalty shootouts

16

Liberties barmen to compete in Guinness road race after 30 years

17

Pilot spells “I’m bored” in the sky - how hard is that?

18

Bastille Day & the Irish contribution to the French Resistance

19

Why does the British Museum not return artefacts to their original owners?

20

Should we go back to scary public info ads?

21

Dealing with sweat during a heatwave

22

What is the fastest spider in the world?

23

T-Rex skeleton to go on display in New York before private auction

24

Dublin Zoo in the heatwave - Henry McKean Reports

25

What is travelling like as a solo parent?

26

Four Questions: Main Character Syndrome

27

Why is antisemitism and anti-zionism conflated with each other?

28

How do you daydrink without falling asleep?

29

Should chess be recognised as a sport in Ireland?

30

Should Irish men embrace the budgie smuggler?

31

Erdoğan gifts revolvers to NATO leaders - why?

32

Why are companies making their own ‘office fragrances’?

33

What does a national sandcastle competition involve?

34

How does a TV set fit into the interior design of your home?

35

The man who had to abandon his family holiday because of the heat!

36

Why is ranch dressing becoming so popular?

37

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Cult Stories

38

Then V Now with Moncrieff: Episode Three - Have We Forgotten How To Make Friends?

39

What is it like aboard the world’s largest cruise ship?

40

Should videos at concerts be allowed?

41

What is ‘widow’s fire’?

42

The decline in interest for the J1 - Henry McKean Reports

43

What makes a good Sunday roast?

44

Irish dancing competition bans transgender dancers - why?

45

Is it okay to ask guests to remove their shoes?

46

Why do Spain’s football team not sing their national anthem?

47

Why does everyone who takes on Trump do badly?

48

Taylor Swift - where is the line between brand and person?

49

Then V Now with Moncrieff: Episode Two - Are We Better or Worse At Communication Now?

50

Finding love through the ‘Dull Men’s Club’

51

Jo Spain on her new book ‘Never to be Found’

52

Should we say someone died instead of “passed away”?

53

The Irish man in charge of the grass for the World Cup in Boston

54

Woman who turned to OnlyFans to pay debts - her experience

55

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Caught by the crowd

56

Gulliver’s Travels - 300 years on

57

Why is Pope Leo worried about the Society of Saint Pius X?

58

Men: Is the polo shirt back?

59

Looking back on the long goodbyes of Irish leaders

60

Australian breaks world record for loudest shout ever

61

How important are hugs?

62

What is needed for the perfect beer garden?

63

New book covers airplane sick bag collection

64

What are the benefits of sleeping naked?

65

China overtakes US in the supercomputer race

66

Michael and Maura Horgan on 50 years of marriage and business

67

The Irish Chili Festival comes to Cork!

68

Cape Clear Lavender Festival returns! What to expect

69

Should Cork be the ‘true’ capital? - Henry McKean Asks

70

Comedian Chris Kent on his upcoming tour!

71

Then V Now with Moncrieff: Episode One - Dating

72

Do you like sharing your food?

73

How “hot girls” gave hope to a brain cancer patient

74

Should road traffic incidents be called ‘accidents’?

75

How do you dress for work in the heat?

76

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: When hobbies become fatal

77

Are beards actually unhygienic?

78

How do you confront an alcoholic?

79

Do you have nostalgia for school packed lunch?

80

What are the implications of Andy Burnham’s Catholicism?

81

Are luxury items a good investment?

82

How the World Cup brings families together

83

Is there still a stigma around dining alone?

84

Should carpeted bathrooms make a comeback?

85

Is there a wild salmon crisis in Ireland?

86

Four Questions: ‘Everything’ Showers

87

Why don’t people have one-night stands anymore? - Henry McKean Reports

88

Are Dutch children unusually happy and healthy because of walking?

89

How sewing and other crafts became cool again

90

The Robin Hood Tree has died

91

Do Do we thank bus drivers anymore? - Henry McKean reports

92

A restaurant in Minnesota that doesn't charge customers for food

93

Louth Contemporary Music Society celebrates its 20th anniversary

94

Meet the woman who had a baby with her biological father

95

What are the most iconic movie cars of all time ?

96

Could nudist events make you more comfortable with your body?

97

What are the rules around ash scattering?

98

Moncrieff's Murder Club: Creepy twins who committed crimes

99

Should you chill red wine?

100

Blooms Day: Recreating the smell of Ulysses

101

HIV Awareness Day

102

Tolü Makay on 'clueless' racist abuse after performing for the Canadian Prime Minister

103

Large Hadron Collider to be shut down next week for 4 years

104

How much money can you earn from social media?

105

Does abstaining from sex improve athletic performance?

106

Why is the golden retriever the top dog in Ireland?

107

The Weird Questions Kids Ask - Henry McKean Reports

108

Jennie’s Law - How would a domestic violence register work?

109

Four Questions: Done Deal Dilemmas

110

Why are there protests over Ivanka Trump’s luxury resort in Albania?

111

What should you wear to a concert?

112

The sexual aphrodisiacs of 18th century Ireland

113

‘Gig in a Gaff’ is bringing concerts to living rooms

114

What can be learned from the last boxing match in Croke Park?

115

Are ‘blackout tattoos’ bad for you?

116

Adventurer writes memoir on frozen Siberia hike

117

What exactly is kleptomania?

118

Why do we participate the LinkedIn humiliation ritual?

119

Illustrator’s work on ridiculously-detailed map of Dublin

120

1 in 6 TDs have a second job - is that okay?

121

Why “real drivers” love crap cars

122

Is there a “right” way to bid on a home?

123

The Witches of Etsy - Emma Tyrrell Reports

124

American woman on Instagram love story with Irishman gone wrong

125

What are the guidelines for first contact with aliens?

126

Are periods still a taboo subject?

127

What is the new ‘NeeDoh’ craze?

128

Chef uses partner’s breastmilk to make ice cream - why?

129

Why do we have so few cockroaches in Ireland?

130

What does Irish-grown wine look like?

131

Moncrieff’s Wedding Survival Guide: Dressing Up

132

Why are so few Northern Irish students going to university in the Republic?

133

People are using ChatGPT to read palms - does it work?

134

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Unsolved Cases

135

Should smoking be banned in pub beer gardens?

136

Author’s new book reflects own battle with eyesight

137

Ireland’s Eurovision Boycott - Henry McKean Reports

138

Man with the world record for holding breath shares his secrets!

139

What is ‘boogie bouncing’?

140

What is an ‘intimacy menu’?

141

Is being called ‘stingy’ the worst insult for an Irish person?

142

New book covers the adult ADHD experience in Ireland

143

What is behind the rise in popularity of shakti mats?

144

Staying in an immersive 1970s holiday let - what’s it like?

145

Life in the Florida town built by Disney

146

Can you be buried in your back garden?

147

How do the two Koreas describe each other?

148

The impact Ted Turner left on TV

149

Parenting: How to stop toddler hitting baby brother

150

Ireland signs the Artemis Accords - what does it mean going forward?

151

Outdoor seating revoked on Drury Street - Josh Crosbie Reports

152

Is it ever okay to walk your dog off-lead?

153

Do women want to date a handyman?

154

How a Stonecutter keeps the Rock of Cashel standing

155

Should we be thankful for public services no matter what?

156

The neverending battle against your kids for the bed!

157

Oarfish washes up in Clare - is the end of the world near?

158

Is your decor keeping you single?

159

Are you happy? - Josh Crosbie Reports

160

Door from iconic Love Actually scene is up for auction

161

Copy of world’s oldest English poem discovered by TCD Researchers!

162

Should we pay people to donate blood?

163

Cavan pub fights rising energy costs with river turbine

164

Rising veterinary costs are leading to pet owners struggling

165

Meryl Meisler on the wild disco era at Studio 54

166

What is the reason behind the ‘mayfly dance’?

167

Can Ozempic change your personality?

168

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Did we get the right person?

169

When will we repair the hole in the ozone layer?

170

Why brides-to-be are turning to Therapists for help

171

Irish Yappers app aims to connect Irish people abroad

172

Are marathons becoming a cult?

173

Should you take financial advice from AI?

174

What makes the perfect afternoon tea?

175

National Superhero Day - why do we love comics?

176

Are libraries being “ripped off” by big publishers?

177

Tanya Sweeney on her nostalgia for Smash Hits magazine

178

Four Questions: “How are you still single?”

179

What is ‘petro-masculinity’?

180

The extraordinary life of boxer Dan Donnelly

181

What is the downside to modular garden homes?

182

Has jazz become less complex?

183

Sony makes an AI table tennis robot - is the sport in trouble?

184

Lego in space sets a new world record!

185

Seahorses in Ireland - and why we need to protect them

186

Naples sewage tunnel heist

187

Holidays in North Korea

188

So You Think You’re an Adult: My wife wants me to self-groom

189

Monkeys in Gibraltar eating soil to deal with junk food intake

190

Do blondes have more fun? Or do brunettes do it better?

191

Pink concussions

192

70 years since the banning of ‘The Ginger Man’

193

How does deer culling work?

194

Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction

195

Irish student wins bronze at European Girls Mathematical Olympiad!

196

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Faking Deaths

197

Sam Simpson on his 3-month visit to the West Bank

198

Done Deal has more automatic cars than manuals for the first time

199

Moving company specialises in clearing out homes after a bereavement

200

How harmful is ‘bedtime stacking’?

201

Can you quit the Catholic Church?

202

Paris suburb evacuated for controlled explosion of WW2 bomb

203

Break-up Gifts - Henry McKean Reports

204

How do you know if someone is posh?

205

Trinity medical students to be evaluated on empathy - how do you define it?

206

Fancying someone else - the secret to a healthy marriage?

207

Henry McKean takes on a Make-A-Wish challenge!

208

Tralee student to be first of non-Chinese descent to do Mandarin Leaving Cert

209

Have movies lost the art of suspense?

210

How do you properly pack a grocery shop?

211

Why do we lose things in plain sight?

212

Is a greater focus on renewable energy the answer to the fuel crisis?

213

How sniffer dogs find contraband - Henry McKean Reports

214

What is ‘phimosis’?

215

World’s oldest gorilla celebrates 69th birthday!

216

Why some Irish streets work - and why some don’t

217

150th Anniversary of the Catalpa Fenian Rescue Mission

218

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: That Escalated Quickly

219

How to use procrastination to your advantage

220

Will we ever see women in power in the Catholic Church?

221

Sorj Chalandon on the continued relevance of ‘The Fourth Wall’

222

Trolleys on trains - do they need to come back?

223

Wish Week: Isabelle’s McCarthy Story

224

Are socks taking a bigger role in fashion?

225

Samuel Beckett’s 120th birthday - what was his impact?

226

Is conversation the answer to a perfect first date?

227

Concert Pianist Fiachra Garvey on leaving the vet lifestyle for music

228

“I will, yeah” - and other confusing Irishisms

229

The ‘Bearded Plantaholic’ on his massive plant collection

230

What are the biggest TV-watching sins?

231

Why are we fascinated by leaked celebrity texts?

232

Erase Self Negativity Day - are there things you want to change?

233

What is ‘Pet Munchausen’?

234

Is the ‘no ring no bring’ wedding rule fair?

235

Backlash after modern porch was added to French cathedral

236

Entire village of Lyons put up for sale

237

A deep dive into Freediving and it's future here in Ireland

238

What is the healthiest way to eat eggs?

239

The true story behind the Devil Wears Prada

240

Are we overusing the term ‘narcissist’?

241

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Unexpected Perpetrators

242

When protests work, and when they don't

243

The growing ‘Mommune’ movement

244

How do you deal with agoraphobia?

245

Should you sell off your old clothes online?

246

The story behind the Irish woman who tried to assassinate Mussolini

247

When does a prank go too far?

248

Do we reward being a workaholic?

249

Taylor Swift wax works revealed! - Henry McKean Reports

250

Why Ireland boycotted the 1936 Berlin Olympics

251

Inhaler on their upcoming bank holiday Cork gig

252

Alison Spittle on her new show ‘BIG’

253

Man hosts biggest collection of post boxes in the UK

254

Construction of Trump Ballroom halted by US Judge

255

How exercise affects your skin

256

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Reality stars turned killers

257

The fierce competition for Catholic school places in the UK

258

Man eats jam from 1976 and says it was still “perfect”

259

Why do people quit?

260

Avoiding overpacking for your holidays!

261

What kind of thinker are you?

262

Can you get ‘addicted’ to the gym?

263

Why not take your mother's surname instead of your Dad's one?

264

How to deal with dating rejection

265

Apple turns 50 - how have they impacted Cork industry?

266

Reducing back and neck pain in the office!

267

How male masturbation and ‘sperm dumping’ plays a role in fertility

268

Making the switch to own-brand products in supermarkets

269

Ask the GP with Dr Niall Breen

270

Gen Z woman ditches smartphone for an analogue life

271

The job of an OnlyFans ‘chatter’

272

Man reviews every parking space in supermarket

273

Is the toupee making a comeback?

274

Would you get a dog wedding chaperone?

275

Are we avoiding conversations about bodies?

276

Should Ireland’s large towns be given city status?

277

Patients are using AI to diagnose themselves - the medical opinion

278

Leaving Cert oral exams - how do you handle the stress?

279

What’s your favourite nostalgic football moment? - Henry McKean Asks

280

Should you display books in the bathroom?

281

Berlin’s fetish clinic - how does it work?

282

What life is like with a misaligned eye

283

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Three Similar Mysterious Deaths

284

The legacy Mike Quill left on unions in New York

285

The Woman who took the Oscars red carpet from a skip to decorate her home

286

Around the World

287

New child-led campaign gives insight into childhood experiences of Bullying.

288

Are there now six social classes compared to the traditional three ?

289

Do we need more ladies' toilets then mens?

290

Would letting Pets on Public Transport be a wise decision?

291

GUBU,The Malcolm MacArthur murders and the political scandal it caused

292

How do you choose the right mattress?

293

How hard is it to get a retrofit grant?

294

German bank heist - how safe are your valuables?

295

Are we in the golden age of short stories?

296

The Star Wars ship built in Cork - Henry McKean Reports

297

Should you ban screens in the household?

298

How do you cook elk?

299

New collection showcases messages from Irish diaspora in the 1900s

300

One year on since the LA Fires - Henry McKean Reports

301

Can having a bath make you run faster?

302

Should we have oral immunotherapy in Ireland?

303

Do fashion trends tend to return?

304

MEP Barry Andrews on the situation in Beirut

305

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: The Missing Postman

306

How do you make tulips last?

307

What family life in an apartment looks like over 40 years

308

Were there two St. Patricks?

309

TV on the Radio: Scarpetta, Age of Attraction, Twisted Yoga

310

Baywatch is coming back

311

Guinness recipe in Norwegian vault

312

Are smartwatches a viable alternative to smartphones?

313

What is dumbing down sport?

314

Psychology of crying

315

What is an ‘aqua ceilí’?

316

Pixar movie causes controversy after removing LGBT storyline

317

How does the Wife Carrying Race work?

318

Speed dating in France leads with sexual fantasies - should we?

319

What was the ‘manosphere’ in the 80’s and 90’s?

320

Protecting Iran’s cultural treasures and heritage sites

321

Satirical Trump statues keep appearing in DC

322

Why flooding can cause depression and PTSD

323

Living with extreme migraines

324

How a drummer made his own prosthesis to keep playing

325

The illusion of food security in Ireland

326

Doctor uses robot to do surgery 2,400km away

327

World watercress eating champion admits he doesn’t like it!

328

Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Ouija board stabbing

329

EU Order of Merit award - do we need it?

330

The evolution of movie trailers

331

Gerry Adams arrives in bulletproof vest - how do they work?

332

Should men be wearing ‘proper’ shoes?

333

What you should (and shouldn’t) keep in your fridge

334

The importance of student teacher relationships

335

Yeats’ studio ephemera up for auction - what are the highlights?

336

Locals in Coon campaigning to save pub

337

Does the Government need to do more to combat anti-Semitism?

338

New documentary series covers women vs the law in Ireland

339

What’s the best advice your mother gave you? - Henry McKean Asks

340

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the 40th anniversary of National Tree Week

341

Building the most expensive Lego set currently on sale

342

Do people actually upstage the bride?

343

How the Deaflympics are embracing new technology

344

What is the new Government private jet like?

345

What is ‘Tedfest’?

346

Survey finds Gen Z men having more traditional views on gender roles

347

Do you laugh in serious situations? - Henry McKean Reports

348

Why ‘Belly Bugs’ will make your child pick salad over chips!

349

Kildare Photographer shortlisted for Sony World Photography Awards

350

How US oil embargoes are causing chaos in Cuba

351

Should more young people try a trade? - Josh Crosbie Reports

352

Should we ditch curtains and use the ‘Dutch method’?

353

Should the British be more sensitive to the Irish community’s death care?

354

The Ford Fiesta turns 50!

355

Dog chipping scheme - 10 years on

356

Japanese scientists invent onion that doesn't make you cry!

357

The Jim Carey clone conspiracy

358

Why are parents choosing more gender neutral names for their kids?

359

School’s aquaponics project supplies Michelin star restaurant

360

Thousands of protected animals dying in tangle nets

361

Will new drivers from South Africa alleviate ‘ghost buses’?

362

Survivor of historical sex abuse shares her story

363

The extraordinary story behind the assassination of Trotsky

364

Should Ireland adopt the Welsh methods of language revival?

365

Why people are ditching the plane to get to their holiday

366

Is it time for a spring clean? - Henry McKean Reports

367

Can books fight loneliness?

368

Aisling Brennan on suffering a cardiac arrest at 27

369

Trump allowed Doonbeg expansion - if he protects the snails

370

Are we in a sex recession?

371

Colm O’Regan on the importance of libraries

372

Are pub crawls still a thing?

373

The mystery of the HMS Saldanha

374

Chef Gaz Smith on the power of chicken feet

375

How much bias is in a coin flip?

376

Why ‘shelf cleavage’ is making a comeback

377

When does spring actually start?

378

What is ‘hygiene poverty’?

379

Why does the Cork accent sound close to a Jamaican one?

380

The need for more support for male abuse survivors

381

New study finds that T-Rex went on tip toes instead of stomping

382

Do most people have no hope for future finances?

383

What happens to regular people on the rugby bulking diet?

384

Limerick locals suffer from poitín withdrawls

385

Lettuce hair is taking over - but why?

386

Tortoise island in danger of extinction due to lack of males

387

Why is there more poverty in the LGBTQ+ community?

388

Would you rent a goat?

389

Why have we ditched estate cars for SUVs?

390

Should you write a will in your 20s?

391

Should Ireland have a National Women's Museum?

392

What’s behind the boom in Bible sales?

393

Ireland has more stillborn babies than road deaths every year

394

Should the Government ramp up land purchases?

395

Why is there opposition to a suspension bridge to Sicily?

396

Irish living in London - Henry McKean Reports

397

Guy Winch on how to deal with work burn out

398

Papparazo’s perspective on viral new Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photo

399

What causes shark attacks?

400

How damaging can headphones be?

401

Why did Oscar Wilde’s deathbed photograph sell for 100 times the asking price?

402

How feasible are ‘Doer Uppers’?

403

Why have nicotine pouches risen in popularity?

404

How do you properly ask for a pay rise?

405

Comedian Claire Parker on her work at 32

406

Is there still a stigma around therapy? - Henry McKean Asks

407

What’s it like being a nude life model?

408

Are you entitled to some of the €33 million held by the HSE?

409

How ‘What a Fat Girl Eats in a Day’ bucks online pressures

410

Why the corsage is making a comeback

411

How do you write a book?

412

Parts for Russian drones used in Ukraine war are being shipped from Ireland

413

What does it take to be a competitive window cleaner?

414

Thousands of Irish passports reported lost or stolen

415

What’s the right way to stack a dishwasher?

416

Should we be doing everything more slowly?

417

Amazon van gets stuck in water after following GPS

418

What is the psychology of Lent?

419

Will Kim Jong Un’s daughter be his successor?

420

Can brushing your teeth fight dementia?

421

Four trees in Rathmines could save native elm species

422

What does Ramadan look like day-to-day?

423

Is the traditional community dying out?

424

Do we need more bus shelters? - Henry McKean Reports

425

Friday 13th and Superstitions

426

Can you find love via video games?

427

Catherine Fulvio on teaching the basics of cooking to the TikTok generation

428

Closing for “holy hour”...The Strange pub rules of years gone by

429

The Irish tricolour is older than we have been led to believe

430

Copper Face Jacks turns 30, Henry McKean pays a visit

431

Living with an embarrassing laugh

432

Why doesn’t Galway have any gay bars left?

433

The man who bought an abandoned Spanish village

434

Parenting with Joanna Fortune

435

Why are Italians so against putting pineapple on pizza?

436

Getting a breast explant

437

What to do about the mouse-infested and worsening state of the Palace of Westminster?

438

You have heard of Dyslexia but what is Dysgraphia?

439

What happens to your digital profile when you pass ? And should you make it part of your remembrance ?

440

Government plans to introduce a three-year ban on family reunification for recognised refugees. Why is this being done, and is it justified?

441

Irishman honoured with plaque for coining the term ‘United States of America’

442

New study finds monkeys can engage in make-believe

443

Around the World

444

Government to introduce a ‘Child Maintenance Calculator’

445

Winter Olympic officials to investigate why medals keep breaking

446

Freestanding kitchens are making a comeback

447

The Irish man taking a Middle-Aged Gap Year by cycling around the world

448

Winner of the Microsoft Excel World Championships

449

TV on the Radio: These Sacred Vows, Glitter & Gold and Memory of a Killer

450

Report finds 43 per cent higher rate of recorded sexual violence compared to any other EU countries. What explains this shocking number ?

451

How much should you spend on a wedding present ?

452

How dangerous is Household mould to your health, and is there anything you can do to prevent it?

453

AI tech is being piloted in Cork to detect traffic violations

454

Are we making our pets fat and not realising? Henry McKean reports

455

Should novelists embrace Reality TV to market their work ?

456

How do Michelin star inspections work?

457

Doping body on the lookout for 'penis injections' at Winter Olympics: Why Athletes often do bizarre things to get an advantage.

458

The mythology of John Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette tragic romance

459

Could a sink hole occur in Ireland?

460

Why is demand for personal protection dogs rising ?

461

Why are there no repair men anymore ? Henry McKean Reports

462

Trump administration launches ‘Coalie’ mascot: But what is the point in political mascots anyway ?

463

Being a surrogate in Ireland

464

How nature-based solutions could help ease the impact of flooding

465

Parenting with Joanna Fortune

466

Why having sex in space is problematic.

467

Why is Lego making brick-shaped shoes ?

468

The problem with government outsourcing electronic tagging operations to third parties

469

Why does everyone have a strange job title now ?

470

Why are Frozen Iguanas turning up all over Florida ?

471

Why can one character define a soap.

472

Around the World

473

Inflation hits the Dáil bar. But why is it still cheaper than most Restaurants?

474

The world's fastest wheelie bin.

475

How to Stay Positive amid all this rain. Henry McKean Reports

476

Is the normalisation of the sex industry posing a danger to girls?

477

Why can’t you chuck old batteries in the general waste bin?

478

Prudish goes to war with art. 100 years since the Abbey Theatre Riots

479

The tough parenting style trend known as “f*** around and find out”.

480

Does being a good kisser matter to a relationship ?

481

Coming next week... The Claire Byrne Show

482

The 100th anniversary since the release of the longest serving prisoners of the Irish revolution.

483

Wuthering Heights, is it a love story as the film version portrays it ?

484

Why the EU wants governments to be less reliant on U.S tech companies for security.

485

Could ferry boats help solve Dublin congestion?

486

Man living in his car because no one will rent to him with his dogs

487

St Brigids day and Irish Women Revolutionaries

488

Parenting with Joanna Fortune

489

How to improve your Financial literacy

490

Is the quiet nature of electric cars a problem ?

491

Coco Gauff’s meltdown... How can we manage our anger in sport ?

492

Britain plans to place health warning labels on firewood should Ireland do the same ?

493

Boycotting the U.S from your travel list. Is that wise ?

494

Around the World

495

Amid the horrid weather, is now a good time to book a sunny break away ?

496

The 29-year-old with a life-threatening condition campaigning for access to a drug which could improve her life

497

Cartoonist for the Guardian on depicting Trump and how to make satire

498

Everyone is buying second-hand, but are we still failing to make fashion sustainable?

499

Why we tend to date people who look like our parents

500

New DinoTracker app aims to identify fossils

501

Should Ireland have baby boxes?

502

The myth of the perfect friend group

503

Robert Glynn on self building his own ‘barn’ home

504

Did you grow up without TV? - Henry McKean Asks

505

The battle for supremacy in First Class travel

506

Eamonn Keaveney on walking barefoot across Europe

507

Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

508

Is it bad if a child curses?

509

What is the swan census?

510

Sami Abu Wardeh on making comedy out of Irish Palestinian displacement

511

Oscar nominations released - how did Ireland do?

512

Questions to ask your older relatives - Henry McKean Reports

513

The psychology behind treating yourself

514

China’s Marriage Market - Emily Keegan Reports

515

Should dogs be banned from pubs?

516

Is it okay to sign off a work email with a kiss?

517

Do you go ‘off menu’ at a restaurant?

518

New report shows strain on state care for children

519

Submarine discovers WWII wreck off Donegal

520

Mental health support benches aim to save lives

521

The Commodore 64 returns - how well does it hold up?

522

EU says we need to stockpile 72 hours worth of stuff in case of disaster

523

New EU law could kill the car radio

524

Beckham feud - what’s the next step for PR?

525

Dealing with ‘central heating hair’

526

Is antisocial behaviour getting worse?

527

The not-so-glamorous side of running

528

AI porn addiction is on the rise - what can be done?

529

Should we adopt ‘French’ Sundays? - Henry McKean Asks

530

Should we ditch the tissue for the handkerchief?

531

Is political profanity on the rise?

532

The ‘Slime Jesus’ controversy in Germany explained

533

Should men have engagement rings too?

534

YouTube is officially more popular than TV

535

Are grief levels with pet bereavement the same as with human loss?

536

New study finds male libido peaking at 40

537

Can derelict buildings be used for the housing crisis? - Henry McKean Asks

538

The reality of going on holiday with young kids

539

A Corkman’s role in liberating Venezuela from the Spanish

540

How often should you change your socks?

541

What’s behind a home’s BER rating?

542

How accurate was Brendan Ingle’s portrayal in ‘Giant’?

543

The difficulties facing gay couples in starting a family

544

Why is the EU getting involved with housing?

545

Can you make it to stardom from reality TV?

546

Why is the popularity of couples counselling increasing?

547

What’s in the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ diet?

548

The father and son who built an Irish entertainment empire

549

Can children get ‘acquired ADHD’ from screentime?

550

What does the future of diplomacy look like?

551

What is ‘longevity fixation syndrome’?

552

Ireland’s youngest and fastest cyclist set to travel to Mount Everest by bike

553

Cork Publican on finding sobriety

554

When pop stars interfere in politics

555

Why are there protests in Iran?

556

Over 58,000 have opted out of organ donation

557

What is the best Bond theme song?

558

New record for largest sock collection set!

559

Should Gen Z go out more?

560

Does Cork City need a cable car?

561

Why our non-confrontational language is getting in the way

562

Lego reveals ‘smart brick’ - are we depriving ourselves of simple joys?

563

Why are Venezuela’s gold reserves in London?

564

The annoyance of losing things - Henry McKean Reports

565

Ireland set to hold EU Presidency - what should we expect?

566

Would banning advertising on junk food actually work?

567

Meghan Markle sells a million jam jars - how can you make it at home?

568

Why don’t writers retire?

569

Does Ireland need to embrace bolder architecture?

570

Tesla loses EV war to BYD - what now?

571

US-based Irish therapist on growing anxiety in Trump’s America

572

Parenting with Joanna Fortune

573

Where did the ‘Wilhelm Scream’ come from?

574

Xi Jinping and the lost Irish novel

575

What is Canicross?

576

The significance of the 1926 census

577

Young people accused of not being “work-ready” - why?

578

How important is outdoor schooling?

579

How we got the stereotypical view of witches

580

TV on the radio: The Night Manager, New Season of Traitors and Run Away

581

Why boredom is good for us especially now

582

How to buy a New house in 2026? Will buyers fortunes improve?

583

First day back blues, how hard is the transition back to work? Henry McKean Reports.

584

Months in planning, over in two and a half hours: How the U.S snatched Maduro

585

The New Book on Walt Disney's Mary Poppins and how it came to be one of the Most Successful Movies of All Time

586

Road bowling: One of Ireland's oldest sports in 2026

587

The significance of Font

588

First Fortnight Festival: The January festival breaking down the taboo of mental health through art.

589

The Big Fat Newstalk Quiz of the Year 2025!

590

The best games to entertain with around Christmas

591

Did Coca Cola win the soft drink war?

592

How do you look after your Christmas tree?

593

What are your options for an alcohol-free Christmas?

594

The life of a church bell ringer!

595

Kennys Bookshop on being family-owned for 85 years

596

The global influence of Daniel O’Connell

597

Director John Kelly talks ‘Retirement Plan’

598

Why are non-fiction sales slumping?

599

Controversy over Canadian PM not using Canadian English

600

What does Christmas look like when you’re homeless? - Henry McKean Reports

601

Can you manifest friendships?

602

What is it like to own Christmas reindeer?

603

What is the secret to living a long life?

604

Is there shame attached to a short marriage?

605

How much do you spend on Christmas? - Josh Crosbie Reports

606

Teaching Irish language classes in London!

607

Designing a book for children with dyslexia

608

How do you protect your intellectual property in fashion?

609

Should the state pay for Ozempic?

610

How fearful are people of US visa entry requirements?

611

First ever cataract surgery performed on hippo in Dublin Zoo

612

The life and legacy of town planner Herbert Simms

613

Cartels are using cows to smuggle cocaine?

614

Christougenniatikophobia: The fear of Christmas

615

Is TikTok spreading medical myths?

616

Should children ever work on farms?

617

Ireland’s first female envoy

618

Ruth Medjber on Christmas with no kids

619

From pop and poverty to politics and power - Live Aid 40 years on

620

Speaking with Germany’s first Irish-born Mayor

621

From Odessa to Kerry - Yuliia Riabova’s story

622

How can we prevent youth crime recruitment?

623

Newstalk’s 25 of 25: Best Actor

624

Should the Gardaí have tasers?

625

Coming home for Christmas as an adult - Henry McKean Reports

626

Why shapewear for men is growing in popularity

627

Why are politicians so bad with social media?

628

Should you barbeque your turkey?

629

Keeping track of films inside of films

630

Ireland has the highest percentage of ‘bears’ in the world

631

Paula Meehan on her poetry and life

632

Valentia Island locals hoping to establish UNESCO World Heritage site

633

The history of Christmas shop windows

634

Do we eat too fast?

635

The politics of gift giving - Henry McKean Asks

636

Is nuclear power the way to go?

637

The story behind the construction of the Empire State Building

638

Government considering spiked drink testing protocols in hospitals

639

Why many small businesses are vulnerable to cyberattacks

640

TD proposes ‘culture cards’ for 18-year-olds

641

Eileen Harkin on fostering 27 children

642

Fighting on the Cambodian-Thai border displaces thousands

643

Would you get your Christmas tree professionally styled?

644

Things originally made for disabled people that we all use today

645

When should you introduce smartphones to your kids - if ever?

646

What role do dance halls play today?

647

The strange relationship between religion and AI

648

Is Trumpism here to stay?

649

The history and evolution of the spice bag!

650

The scientific formula to make the happiest Christmas playlist

651

Leon Diop on his mixed-race childhood in Ireland

652

What are ‘micro-compatibilities’ in dating?

653

Is letting your anger out healthy?

654

Does Oscar Wilde belong in St Mary’s Cathedral?

655

How to survive Queues-mas!

656

The Irish man planning to row the Atlantic

657

What being a war photographer is like

658

Is there a problem with pet obesity in Ireland?

659

Office Christmas Party Stories - Henry McKean Reports

660

Is Ireland too small to matter with climate change?

661

Should we be concerned about digital billboarding?

662

Danny Robbins on his new show 'Uncanny: Fear of the Dark'

663

Do we overcommit at Christmas?

664

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

665

Ireland’s oldest cat found in Co. Clare cave

666

Jakarta named world’s most populous city

667

Why do boomers love junk that their kids have to inherit?

668

‘Rage bait’ named Oxford’s word of 2025

669

Are pop stars to blame for a resurgence in smoking?

670

How the World Cup has changed since 1990

671

What should you do before you’re 35? - Henry McKean Asks

672

What is the ‘Celtic Curse’?

673

Skating the Wild Atlantic Way

674

Why do we love terrible TV?

675

Is the kettle disappearing?

676

Is there a normal dry spell balance?

677

Managing lawn mushrooms at this time of year

678

Dublin City to host its first World AIDS Day Festival

679

We lose three days a year looking for our parked car

680

Can you teach empathy to teenagers?

681

Are the boom times coming back? - Henry McKean Asks

682

Cabbage Patch Kids - the first Christmas toy craze

683

How can we really bring about change?

684

How durable is fast fashion?

685

Is it less stress to have more kids?

686

Why do some of us find photos embarrassing?

687

Sexual orientation to be on next census for the first time

688

Could AI hurt the job recruitment process?

689

Irish nun on Nigerian school kidnapping

690

Life in Lebanon - one year after Israel ceasefire

691

Does Ireland have the best alternative music scene?

692

Victoria Mary Clarke on dealing with grief and loneliness around Christmas

693

Could sails replace crude oil on cargo ships?

694

How does Ireland’s deportation system work?

695

When is the best time to break up with someone? - Henry McKean Asks

696

Why do rich people have golden toilets?

697

Unionists for a United Ireland

698

The effort to keep Covid out of Antarctica

699

Why is an Italian Minister upset over carbonara?

700

Woman breaks record for world’s largest afro

701

New documentary shares stories of Magdalene laundry survivors

702

Are we in the next step of human evolution with space travel?

703

Should philosophy be taught in Irish schools?

704

Daragh Morgan on being the first person to swim around Ireland

705

Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones

706

Are you jumping on the World Cup bandwagon? - Henry McKean Asks

707

How to wash a wool jumper

708

What to expect from the IFI French Film Festival

709

Are Irish fizzy drinks making a comeback?

710

Is scheduling sex the secret to a healthy relationship?

711

Should we share our failures online?

712

Have musicals become cool again?

713

Is Ireland taking the right approach to climate change?

714

Are we ‘phone zombies’?

715

Joe Philpott on his new memoir

716

Being 35 and stuck in your childhood bedroom

717

How age progression portraits are made for missing people

718

The cultural and historical significance of the Irish pub

719

Following the Swedish war survival guide for 72 hours

720

What can be learned from President inauguration menus?

721

How Irish revolutionaries negotiated murky world of ‘spies and scoundrels’ in the fight for independence

722

Graduating college at 82

723

Have we gotten better at showing our emotions in public?

724

The Irishman Who Buried Himself Alive

725

Paul McCartney’s silent protest song

726

“Secretive” artist sneaks AI-generated print into museum

727

A brief history of the aphorism

728

Writer Jane McNeice on breastfeeding her grandchildren

729

What is ‘Death Cleaning’?

730

New immersive serial killer exhibition coming to Dublin

731

New documentary ‘BOOBS’ celebrates the reality of female bodies

732

Did Hitler really have only one testicle?

733

What are your driving icks? - Henry McKean Asks

734

Opting out of religion in schools - do kids get accommodated?

735

Home hacks to treat a winter cold

736

How terrorism has changed since the 1970s

737

Why are women banned from the sumo ring?

738

Why this Cork gym is focusing on fitness accessibility

739

The science behind trauma

740

Why do we yawn?

741

The history of Armistice Day

742

Is Gen Z ditching the bra?

743

Is sightseeing at night the best way to be a tourist?

744

Watching democracy in action - and why it’s happening less

745

CIÉ digitises and releases public archive of records

746

Why hate speech and extremism is driving women away from politics

747

How many meetings are actually necessary?

748

Are the Irish good with compliments? - Henry McKean Asks

749

Why is Israel still blocking aid into Gaza?

750

Will robot butlers actually make our lives easier?

751

What are the carnivorous “death balls”?

752

Xania Monet and the arrival of AI music artists

753

The Irish woman who almost toppled the British Monarchy

754

Why would you get a tattoo of your lover’s mother?

755

Should comedy be eligible for Arts Council funding?

756

Why ‘silver influencers’ are changing the attitude to aging

757

Dublin’s safety blackspots - Henry McKean Reports

758

How did globalisation begin?

759

What needs to be done about Cork floods?

760

The story of the last state execution of a woman in Ireland

761

Could free buses work in Dublin?

762

Location sharing - are we giving away too much?

763

The relationship between food and autism

764

When is it time to break up with your hairdresser?

765

Should opting out of organ donation be respected?

766

New pop-up book on LA’s ‘Pink Bungalow’

767

The role of a workplace in dealing with pregnancy loss

768

Are the men’s and women’s toilets equal?

769

The man responsible for Dublin’s trees

770

EU to publish review of its membership criteria

771

Kim Kardashian and the conspiracy theory that never dies

772

Over a third of young boys would consider an AI girlfriend

773

Is there any way to fight planned obsolescence?

774

Are we being conned about climate change?

775

What are the worst restaurant habits? - Henry McKean Asks

776

Sagrada Familia becomes the tallest church in the world

777

Why we should try new things - even if we’re bad at them

778

From direct provision to published author - Melatu Uche Okorie’s story

779

How you can repair moth-holed jumpers

780

What are the advantages of AI education?

781

What does it take to be ‘cool’?

782

Taking an underground sound bath! - Henry McKean Reports

783

Is there a link between loneliness and dementia?

784

Steven Moore on ‘The Stuff of History’

785

Ide O’Carroll on her 30 year research project

786

The power of swearing

787

Exhibition to showcase Ireland’s only known dinosaurs

788

What does it take to join a board?

789

Europe or the US - The geopolitical choice facing Ireland

790

What is the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards?

791

How easy is it for first time buyers to really buy a home?

792

The dark side of drinking during the winter months

793

Can the US bullying on climate change be overcome?

794

What making friends with AI is like

795

The history of daylight saving time

796

Booker Prize announce Children’s Fiction category

797

Is there such a thing as ‘culchie culture’?

798

Hiring an escort for your 70th birthday

799

Life-sized dinosaur animatronics on sale in New Jersey

800

The growing trend for ‘women’s sheds’

801

Debunking hair care myths

802

Should Trump be allowed to demolish parts of the White House?

803

Should you bring your authentic self to work? - Henry McKean Asks

804

Is raking leaves bad for the environment?

805

New film examines the life of Gerry Adams

806

Séamus Boland on his journey after dropping out of school at 13

807

Has the humanitarian crisis in Sudan been ignored?

808

How to spot a deepfake video

809

Should you be a night owl or an early bird?

810

A fifteen year mision to translate the work of Plato

811

The progress being made in diagnosing and understanding austism

812

Why are parks the hottest place to find love in China?

813

The Hypocrisy Trap

814

Why do Gen Z hate horror movies?

815

Why greater protection for those living in informal rent arrangements is needed

816

Has Gaza ever been at peace?

817

How do you get stolen museum pieces back?

818

Should personal finance be taught in schools?

819

Are your 40s really your best decade? - Henry McKean Asks

820

New service lets you view Earth like an astronaut

821

What is the dinosaur super highway?

822

The cathartic role of ghost stories

823

The man with the longest name in the world

824

The history of anaesthesia

825

Why do old buildings keep getting demolished?

826

Do Irish people have ‘donation guilt’?

827

Do we need a National Wills Register?

828

The politics of family WhatsApp groups - Henry McKean Reports

829

New theory challenges the origin of the Book of Kells

830

Has the gay rights movement and liberalism overreached?

831

Should there be a dedicated government agency for returning diaspora?

832

The remarkable history of regenerative medicine

833

How harmful is food fear mongering?

834

What makes a good portrait photo - and why is Trump’s so bad?

835

Starting a music career in your 70s

836

Who was the best Irish President?

837

When will the issue of dereliction be solved?

838

Ireland’s national bird is in danger

839

Daughter takes her own life after using ChatGPT as therapist

840

Ireland’s vibrant farming past

841

Is ‘Green Crime’ an ignored issue?

842

Trinity College’s lesser-known zoological museum

843

How do you manage rising food costs? - Henry McKean Asks

844

How do Israelis feel about the new ceasefire?

845

Hotel in Poland launches initiative to boost birth rates

846

Would you try yoghurt made from ants?

847

The history of collecting

848

Is multitasking a myth, and just how harmful is it for our brain?

849

Travelling on your tod!

850

Photographer Steve Pyke on his portraits of Irish writers

851

The pros and cons of sober-dating

852

Will we ever see women priests in the Catholic Church?

853

Palestinian filmmaker Lexi Alexander on her new film

854

Dealing with condensation season

855

How education saved refugee Islam Borinca’s life

856

The importance of teaching children creative writing

857

Have we reached peak social media?

858

How do cigarette sting operations work in Ireland?

859

The ecological consequences of Lapland tourism

860

Why are cases of TB skyrocketing?

861

The American woman who found love in Lisdoonvarna!

862

Remembering author Jilly Cooper

863

Can ‘swag gap’ relationships last?

864

What is ‘Gilmore Girls Season’?

865

Should you cook with your toddler?

866

The role animals play in politics

867

Will Ireland win the World Porridge Making Championships?

868

Maynooth University celebrates 25 years of its Psychology Department

869

Have we gotten ruder? - Henry McKean Asks

870

What is life like in Gaza currently?

871

Are the Simpsons still relevant?

872

Why are we obsessed with drinking water?

873

How to set up a bird table for the winter

874

Should we call Ireland a ‘kip’?

875

Migrant nurses falling victim to visa scams

876

US Government shuts down - what does that mean?

877

Is wallpaper making a comeback?

878

Have you ever had a paranormal encounter?

879

The causes and effects of CTE

880

New Picasso exhibition to be showcased in Ireland

881

Why do we love to gossip? - Henry McKean Asks

882

New edition of Elizabeth Shaw’s memoir published

883

The importance of complaining

884

Are car ads selling a myth?

885

Making conception sex more fun

886

Corkman receives award for tending to unclaimed Air India grave

887

Dealing with the scourge of ‘shoddy signage’

888

Why is Biden’s Presidential portrait an Autopen?

889

Is the Riyadh Comedy Festival whitewashing a regime?

890

What is it like to be an erotica voiceover actor?

891

What are AI ‘Griefbots’?

892

Exploring deaf culture with ‘Her Father’s Voice’

893

How do you make a ‘human tower’?

894

Why is Rihanna’s baby’s middle name ‘Irish’?

895

The Art of Small Talk

896

Why special needs education needs to be more inclusive

897

Why does Trump have beef with the UN building?

898

Do younger generations always get criticised by older ones?

899

Could data centre heat be the answer for our energy crisis?

900

How fashionable is Limerick?

901

How do ordinary people in Israel live with next door’s genocide?

902

Why you shouldn’t wear shoes indoors!

903

Harry Styles runs marathon in under 3 hours - how hard is that?

904

How the Irish gay rights movement was organised

905

Coping with the loss of a parent

906

Free cloth nappy scheme rolled out to maternity hospitals

907

Are smaller beds better for your marriage?

908

Having survivor’s guilt after leaving Gaza

909

“No bum hole needed” for prostate cancer exam - Henry McKean Reports

910

Road bowling is making a comeback!

911

Would you homeschool your child?

912

Why are you not allowed to swim in Venice’s canals?

913

How parents can benefit from ‘adult-only’ time

914

What is ‘Extended Reality’ in film?

915

How a few drinks can make you speak a language better!

916

Rare Saturn celestial event to take place this weekend

917

Are young people afraid of causing offence?

918

Could electronic conveyancing help the housing crisis?

919

What it’s like travelling with a ‘bad’ passport

920

Why can’t students cook?

921

Gender reveal parties - here to stay or a flash in the pram?

922

How a ‘claw shoe’ helped pole vaulter break world record

923

Is Trump hurting free speech by suing the press?

924

The most public company breakups

925

Why the Steve Biko case is being reopened

926

Why you shouldn’t scroll on the toilet!

927

Climate change to blame for 16,500 deaths in Europe this summer

928

How mobility dogs are helping children with mobility issues

929

71 year old wins the Liffey Swim!

930

Remembering Robert Redford

931

Are you still stuck in your childhood bedroom?

932

The problems with ‘Supercar Season’ in London

933

What role should the President play in public life?

934

Long Kesh - what was life in a 1970s internment camp like?

935

Kristin Hannah on her recent book ‘The Women’

936

What are the office romance rules in Ireland?

937

Will the Government pass the Occupied Territories Bill?

938

How did kids starting junior infants get on? - Henry McKean Reports

939

What is the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship?

940

Phill Jupitus on returning to the Galway Comedy Festival

941

Is there life on Mars?

942

What is ‘Shrekking’ in the dating world?

943

Would you get a robot massage?

944

How different are outdoor sculptures to indoor art?

945

How three men in Cork delivered the news of Abraham Lincoln’s death

946

Does it pay to be passive aggressive?

947

What does a legal support boat do?

948

Developing Dublin, little by little

949

Should you build a pond in your garden?

950

The history of Ireland’s great wives

951

How does the free children’s 'party kit' scheme work?

952

Do we need balconies on apartments?

953

What is ‘The West’?

954

What it’s like to jam with the President

955

How do you chronicle Ireland’s recent history?

956

What to know about improving your home’s energy rating

957

Will the EU’s Chat Control Regulations hurt privacy?

958

Why is September a busy month for divorces?

959

Why is Trump taking on architecture?

960

How to deal with housing anxiety

961

Should we have touchscreens in restaurants? - Henry McKean Asks

962

John Gibbons on ‘The Lie of the Land’

963

Russia’s Intervision returns! What is it?

964

What is ‘The Thing’?

965

The oldest black hole ever may have been discovered!

966

Why do we make fake memories?

967

AI psychosis is becoming a problem - what is it?

968

What is ‘revenge quitting’?

969

Would you freeze yourself before you die?

970

Is breaking up over text okay? - Henry McKean Asks

971

Are we getting dumber?

972

Why this Professor communicated her research through jazz

973

Do we engage in ‘performative prosperity’?

974

Should we all send messages in bottles?

975

Why is Germany pivoting to becoming a military superpower?

976

How do you have fun at work?

977

What it’s like to raise trans children

978

How do you win the World Toe Wrestling Championships?

979

What was the Nagrev poisoning crisis?

980

What are ‘portable’ coffee machines?

981

Should we cycle more for our mental health?

982

Did the Liverpool boycott of The Sun change voting attitudes?

983

How can you safely land a plane without GPS?

984

The impact of the Public Dance Halls Act - 90 years on

985

The evolution of the Irish restaurant menu

986

Can Darwin explain JD Vance?

987

Do you suffer from ‘friendflation’? - Henry McKean Reports

988

Why has Limerick’s “bird shit district” become a tourist attraction?

989

Is cultural criticism dying out?

990

Retracing Joyce’s steps from Ireland to Trieste

991

What is a ‘lavender marriage’?

992

The internet is good for seniors - why?

993

Should homebuyers be allowed a sleepover ahead of time?

994

Does manifesting actually work? - Henry McKean Asks

995

New documentary examines decline in Irish dolphin activity

996

Young people are more unhappy than the middle-aged, why?

997

New film documents past 20 years of mother’s relationship with son

998

New initiative aims to bring more life to local community

999

The reality of friendship in your 40s

1000

Are vintage engagement rings the next trend?