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The Home Squad: Utility Rooms
09/07/2026 | 9 mins.
Do you have a utility room or laundry room in your home that needs a bit of love?
This week, the Home Squad are here to give their advice on all things utility rooms!
Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Co-Host of ‘Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Sarah Doyle, Interior Stylist of Retwiggd.
What is Katie Price like behind the scenes?
09/07/2026 | 20 mins.
Katie Price’s new documentary ‘Nothing to Hide’ has been released, and has been getting a lot of attention.
Joining Andrea to discuss the documentary, as well as what it’s like to be friends with Katie is Ceira Lambert of Ceira Lambert Hair Consultancy.
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Rat issue in council house - Karen’s story
09/07/2026 | 14 mins.
Andrea’s is another tenant in a council house. Karen has been living in her house for the last 23 years. The home has many structural issues, which makes it impossible to live in. There has been an issue with rats and despite all Karen’s reports, she feels she is being ignored…
She joins to share her story.
How can we look after ourselves during this heatwave?
09/07/2026 | 10 mins.
As temperatures soar across the country, many people are applying their suncream and taking to the water for sea swims. While all of this is very much welcome, we must also be mindful of how to look after ourselves in the sunshine.
Joining Andrea to give some of their top tips on water safety, as well as what suncream is best for our skin, is Consultant Dermatologist and Associate Professor in UCD, Blaithin Moriarty and CEO of Water Safety Ireland, Joanne Walsh.
The Making of R.E.M.!
09/07/2026 | 12 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, who’s going to talk through the life and work of the band R.E.M.!

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