Lunchtime Live

Many of us struggle with knowing anything about mortgages, getting mortgage approval, or even switching your mortgage.
Trevor Grant, Chairperson, Association of Irish Mortgage Advisors joined Andrea to answer any questions you may have in regards to mortages

Councillors and local residents have been raising the issue of delays in CPO payments... If you drive past Glencullen Road near Ticknock mountain in County Dublin, you will see posters asking for CPO payments...
So what is happening with Compulsory Purchase Order payments and why are residents left waiting Years to get the promised compensation from councils?
Joining Andrea was Fine Gael Councillor Pierce Dargan, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and Resident Linda

For many years, people working in the hospitality sector have depended on tips to make some extra money. As a result of this, a recent poll suggests that three-quarters of hospitality workers say they saw it as a positive recognition of their efforts and nearly as many said, it can influence their customer service levels.
Adrian Cummins from the Restaurant Association joined Andrea to discuss this aswell as listeners with their experience and those who work in the hospitality industry.

Have you got a best friend? Or are best friends something 10-year-olds argue about in the playground?
Writing in the Irish Independent, Tanya Sweeney says that she doesn’t have a female best friend and sometimes feels like a failure.
So how important is it to have a best friend and do we have the wrong ideas about female friendships, given how they are portrayed in movies and films?
Joining Andrea was Tanya Sweeney and Stephanie Regan Clinical Psychotherapist

Lunchtime Live got an email in from a listener with an issue she noticed. Mary, whiule travelling on an Aer Lingus flight, noticed that the milk provided to her was not Irish and was in fact milk from Slovakia.
Aer Lingus confiremd to us that due to a temporary shortage of the Irish-produced milk, sticks an alternative will be used on a short-term basis.
Is this an insult to Irish Dairy producers, and should our state carrier only be using Irish goods?
Joining Andrea to discuss was Mary TurnerNoel Murphy – Chairperson of ICMSA Dairy Committee Eoghan Corry - Editor of Air & Travel magazine and Thomas Duffy - Dairy Farmer in Cavan
Aer Lingus statement: Due to an operational issue, our catering partner has experienced a temporary shortage of the Irish-produced milk sticks normally served on Aer Lingus flights. To ensure continuity of service, an alternative has been used on a short-term basis. Normal supply is expected to resume shortly.