Lunchtime Live

Eimear Byrne, a teacher from Wicklow, has been fighting for her health since childhood. Through extraordinary strength and determination, she has already overcome unimaginable challenges, including surviving a ruptured aneurysm and a severe stroke.
Now, Eimear is facing her greatest battle: Eimear will soon be heading to the states where she will undergo open-heart surgery to save her life…
The cost of this life-saving surgery is €600,000 - an overwhelming amount for any individual or family to bear.
Eimear and her sister Niamh join Andrea to chat about how their fundraiser is going. and how Eimear since she was last on the show earlier in the year…

Charleen Murphy may have been dumped from the villa on Love Island, but what does a stint in the villa mean for business opportunities?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Rob Lipsett, Youtuber, Entrepreneur and former Love Island contestant…
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Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic.
Cian Sullivan, DJ and Pop Critic joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

This week on Lunchtime Live, the topic of housing and the issues people are facing has been covered.
So, for a closer look, what does social housing look like in Dublin city?
Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden has been investigating, and joins Andrea to discuss.

Every Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be talking Making Babies.
Andrea will be joined by Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to cover every area of trying to have a baby. From the very start of knowing how to prepare, right up to pregnancy – and all the bumps in the road in between.
This week, Shane joins Andrea to discuss miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.