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    The Home Squad: Outdoor Painting

    18/06/2026 | 9 mins.
    Looking to spruce up the outside of your house with a lick of paint? The Home squad are here with their dos and don’ts.
    Jenny Sheehan, Workers Cottage on Instagram and Co-Host of Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast and Jenny Butler, Interior Architect & designer Director of Jennifer Anne Interior joined Andrea to discuss.
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    How much do you give for a wedding gift?

    18/06/2026 | 11 mins.
    Love Island’s Tom Clare and Molly Smith were blown away on their ‘Nearly weds’ podcast when they were told about how much Irish people give as wedding presents.
    Andrea heard from Ciara Elliott, Editor One Fab Day, Stylist Laura Mullet and listeners to hear ow much they give at a wedding.
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    Do fathers get enough paternity leave?

    18/06/2026 | 18 mins.
    Footballer Shane Long has spoken candidly about the guilt he felt after having to leave his wife just three hours after the birth of their first child to fulfil his football commitments.
    Reflecting on his experience, Long has thrown his support behind Movember’s campaign urging the Irish Government to improve paternity leave provisions for fathers.
    A new report reveals that fathers in Ireland lose around three-quarters of their weekly income while on paternity leave and are entitled to just two weeks of leave.
    Andrea spoke to Newstalk's political correspondent Sean DeFoe and other fathers to hear their thoughts on this topic.
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    How do you know you've reached burnout?

    18/06/2026 | 10 mins.
    In January 2023, writer Bethany Joy Dawson told her husband “I cannot do our life anymore”.
    She joined Andrea to talk about recovering from burnout and moving to Sligo.
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    The Making of Florence + The Machine!

    18/06/2026 | 14 mins.
    We’ve decided to do a deep dive on some of our favourite albums to explore the stories behind them.
    What did the artists really think of each other? Where did the inspirations from the songs come from?
    Joining Andrea to discuss is Alan Buckley from the Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum Experience.
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Andrea Gilligan invites callers to have their say on the topics of the day - get in touch by emailing lunchtimelive@newstalk.com Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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