Lunchtime Live

For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Cadet Kate Carr who is an army cadet with the Irish Defence Forces, joined Andrea to answer your questions about life as an army cadet.

Shauna Halpin started to experience PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) from the age of 18. Now, 29, Shauna Halpin is advocating for PMDD after years of misdiagnosis and severe mental and physical pain from the condition and joined Andrea on the show to discuss.

Today marks 50 years of U2 but despite their success, are they celebrated enough in Ireland? Andrea was joined by Tenor Paul Byrom and Alan Buckley from the Irish Rock and Roll Museum to discuss.

Children’s entertainer Ms Rachel has called for three racist nursery rhymes to be banned immediately. She says that Jimmy Crack Corn, Oh! Susanna and Eeny, meeny, miny, moe should be retired. Andrea was joined by Sarina Bellisimo, Entertainment Journalist, Father and Comedian, Steve Cummins and Terry Prone Columnist with the Irish Examiner and Chair of the Communications Clinic to discuss.

News editor for music and entertainment in Bauer Media Laura Donnelly joined Andrea with a roundup of some of the stories from across the country this week.