Moncrieff

In long-running soaps, it’s often not the storylines we remember most, but the characters who carry them. In Home and Away, few characters sparked as much debate, devotion, and disruption as the Braxton brothers. Love them or loathe them, they didn’t just stir up Summer Bay — they changed it. The right characters can make a series thrive… while the wrong ones can risk breaking it.
Joining Sean to discuss why certain characters can be the foundations of a certain soup was Jessica Shine, Media Communications Department of MTU Munster Technological University...

Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories.

Inflation has finally reached the corridors of power. TDs and Senators are now paying more for meals in the Dáil bar and Members’ Restaurant, with price hikes on everything from soup and burgers to calamari and lamb. While costs have risen across the menu, prices still undercut most Dublin city eateries — and notably, wine prices have been left untouched. So, is Leinster House feeling the squeeze like everyone else, or is this a reminder of how insulated political life can be?
Joining Sean was Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail

A man in the UK has broken the record for the world’s fastest wheelie bin. Joining Sean to explain how he made and designed the world's quickest bin was Mechanical Design Engineer and binfluencer Michael Wallhead.

The long-term forecast by Met Eireann is of low pressure and more rain and possibly more flooding. There could be snow in ten days.
But with the poor weather, how do you stay positive with the constant rain? The heavy traffic, the flooding, the misery ? Newstalk Reporter Henry McKean joined Sean to discuss.