Lunchtime Live

It’s become a hallmark of the Trump presidency that visiting world leaders have to sit next to him while he answers questions in the Oval Office. Recently, Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbour in front of the Japanese Prime Minister…Newstalk’s Political Correspondent Seán Defoe has been gathering the most memorable mistakes both from politicians, and joins Seán to discuss.

For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Brian Breathnach, former member of the Garda Water Unit joins Andrea to answer any of your questions!

Today is Daffodil Day. You’ll see people out on the streets collecting money to raise vital funds for the Irish Cancer Society.Andrea decided it would be a good opportunity to be a bit proactive with her health and go and have her skin checked!

Many new fathers are only given two weeks of paternity leave once their baby is born. With the arrival of a new baby being a precious and challenging time, many fathers feel that two weeks off is not enough to help bond with their baby, as well as help their partner to navigate parenthood.Joining Andrea to discuss is Newstalk’s Political Correspondent and new dad Seán Defoe, content creator, mental health advocate and new dad Aidan Loughlin and Shane O’Connor from Lads to Dads.

Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joined Andrea with a roundup of some of the stories from across the country this week.

Cork City Council have sparked debate over their new posters to try to encourage people to pick up after their dog.The controversial poster has the slogan ‘Get your shit together’ which has led to some people saying that it’ll only encourage children to curse.What do you think? Are shock tactics the way to go? Or is it a bad example to set our children?Joining Andrea to discuss is Joe O’Shea, Editor of CorkBeo.ie, as well as listeners.

Newstalk's Lunchtime Live is hosting this town hall event to bring together listeners who have shared their stories of caring for loved ones with intellectual disabilities, and putting their questions to our expert panel.Speakers on the night included Tony Murray of the 'Before We Die’ campaign alongside Solicitors Aileen Curry and David Hickey to discuss and answer questions on The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act.

With the weather (hopefully) taking a turn for the better, now is a great time to set your garden up for success, but what’s the best way to go about it?This week, the Home Squad are here to discuss how to get the garden ready!Joining Andrea to discuss is Brian Burke Woodie's DIY & Garden Expert and RTÉ Super Garden judge and Hazel Burton from The Home Reset.

How would you react if you received a 13 minute voicenote? Would you be delighted, or does it fill you with dread? Deirdre Reynolds, Writer and Columnist and Rob Kenny of Rob Kenny PR join Andrea to discuss.

This month is Endometriosis awareness month. It’s a condition that we’ve talked about at length on the show, so Andrea decided to travel out to St Michael’s Holy Faith in Finglas to listen to - Endo and Me – which is a talk on Menstrual education and endometriosis.How important are these talks? And have we come much further on endo treatment?Also joining Andrea to discuss is Damien Donoghue, Chair of Endo Ireland and Dr Bart Kuczera, Deputy Medical Director at Beacon Care Facility.Image: @itsendoandme on Instagram