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Katie Gallagher, Spin News Anchor, has her finger on the pulse for what’s happening and she joins Andrea with the things you don’t want to miss this week!
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Dublin City Council passed a motion calling for the regulation and urgent action on rickshaws in the city.
Fine Gael’s Danny Byrne spoke on Newstalk Breakfast this morning, and said that all motorised rickshaws need to be licensed and insured like cars and motorbikes.
So, should we implement legislation and regulations around rickshaws?
Joining Andrea to discuss this is Conor Faughnan, Independent Motoring Expert with Car Zone, as well as listeners.

It’s time for Ask the Medic! Where an expert joins to answer any of your health-related questions.
This week, Andrea is joined by Dr Niall Breen from the Portmarnock GP Clinic to answer your medical questions!

Are you constantly on the phone, or do you actively avoid phone calls and baulk if somebody rings you?
A recent piece in the Guardian newspaper looked at how people living away rely on long phone calls to stay connected, so where do you lie on this? Are you a texter or a talker?
Joining Andrea to discuss is Irish Examiner Columnist Jane Cowan, Journalist and Columnist for the Irish Independent Mary Kenny and Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent, Jess Kelly.

Are the legal rules around a Power of Attorney order too difficult? Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell thinks so, saying that the current process is too complex for the average person, and is too expensive for most people…
Gerard joins Andrea to discuss this further, as well as Áine Hynes, Solicitor with St. John’s Solicitors and listeners.