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    Ask the Medic: Physiotherapy

    07/09/2026 | 10 mins.
    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 Andrew Dunne, Senior Physiotherapist and Founder of Personal Health Medical Exercise Clinic to answer any of your physio questions!
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    Marriage in hospice care - listener experience

    07/09/2026 | 12 mins.
    Andrea’s guest got married to her husband Damien shortly after he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. In May 2025, Wicklow hospice facilitated the wedding that allowed the couple to wed within the grounds.
    Just over a month later, on Father’s Day, he passed away shortly after midnight, as his favorite Kodaline song played.
    Antoinette joins to discuss her wedding day, and how grateful she is to Wicklow hospice for helping her to marry Damien before he passed…
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    How big of an issue is clamping?

    07/09/2026 | 20 mins.
    Clamping can be necessary to prevent illegal or unsafe parking, but sometimes people are caught out for something they didn’t realise they were doing wrong.
    Was it your own fault, or do you feel you were unfairly treated?
    What do you think could be done to prevent unnecessary clamping in the future?
    Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.
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    What should be done with abandoned churches?

    07/09/2026 | 11 mins.
    An old church in Cork has hit the market for €375,000.
    Often hard to sell, but protected from demolition, what should be done with these old buildings?
    Joining Andrea to discuss is Town Planner Derek Whyte, Gwen Leyden, Landlord of Georges Street Arcade in Dublin and Architect Róisín Murphy.
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    Consumer Corner: Climate Change & Grocery Prices

    07/09/2026 | 9 mins.
    It’s time for Lunchtime Live’s consumer slot, where this week, we will be discussing groceries, and the relationship prices have with climate change.
    The UN has now said that the battle to stop global heating at 1.5 degrees has been lost… How does this impact food prices as crop yields get lower and lower?
    Joining Andrea to discuss is Caitriona Redmond, Consumer and Cost of Living Journalist.
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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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