Lunchtime Live

The Government has approved new rules on modular homes, meaning they can be rented out, with up to €14,000 being tax-free, and do not need planning permission.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stated that the decision was a practical one, but is this a reasonable response to the housing crisis?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Michael Houghton, Columnist with the Irish Independent, host of the ‘Irish Fire’ podcast and private landlord, as well as listeners.

Dr Niall Breen from the Portmarnock GP Clinic joined Andrea Gilligan to tackle your medical queries.

What are your panic cleaning tricks?
New research from The Brillo Cleaning Culture Report shows that panic cleaning is almost universal in Ireland, with 95% of adults admitting to last‑minute cleans before visitors arrive.
Laura De Barra, AKA the ‘Gaff Goddess’ joins Andrea to discuss, and give her own last-minute cleaning tips!

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spoke to Matt Cooper on the ‘Path to Power’ podcast recently, and this is what he had to say about the relationship between urban and rural areas:
"We’re the ones paying all the bills — you’re the ones in receipt of a lot of subsidies and a lot of tax benefits that other people don’t get.”
Can you understand just why they’ve caused such controversy? Is there a rural versus urban divide in Ireland?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Eddie Punch former General Secretary of ICSA and now Columnist for the Farming Independent, Jacqueline Hogge, Rural Affairs Investigative Reporter with the Farmers Journal, Independent Economist Jim Power and more.

Census 1926 was released over the weekend, but where do you start if you’re trying to find family members? Or, what else can the census tell us?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Eileen Murphy, Head of Census Administration & Digital Transformation at the Central Statistics Office.