Lunchtime Live

With Eric Clapton ending his concert early after being struck by a vinyl record while performing in Madrid, we want to know: has concert etiquette gone to the dogs?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Hothouse Flowers Musician and Broadcaster Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Claire Howlin, Assistant Professor in University College Dublin in Psychology and Newstalk’s Ciara Treacy.

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.
98FM’s Cathal O’Sullivan joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

More than 200 websites targeting Irish consumers were identified as scams last year, including fake online stores and fraudulent loan providers falsely claiming regulation by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Financial scams in Ireland have surged by 52% in just one year, highlighting the growing scale and sophistication of online fraud targeting consumers…
Have you ever been scammed? What did you do about it?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Chair of Cybersecurity at Munster Technical University, Hazel Murray, as well as listeners.

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 everything around monitoring fetal movement.

You may remember over the last number of months that Andrea has been speaking to Tony Murray and many parents like him talking about how they are worried about what will happen to their children with intellectual disabilities after they die...
Sinéad McGrath from the Before We Die campaign joins Andrea to discuss as the group are doing an information event for parents.