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It’s time for the Shopping Trolley Hotline! Where we review the same product from various stores and brands.Newstalk’s Simon Tierney joined Kieran to look at options for Halloween treats this season!

According to a new survey, opening an umbrella indoors and putting new shoes on a table are some of the top things we are superstitious about.So, Henry McKean asked the people of Cork: are you superstitious?

It’s been 50 years since the blockbuster Rumble in the Jungle fight, where Mahammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the 8th round to take home the World Heavyweight Championship.To look back to one of the biggest sporting events in history, Olympic gold medal Boxer, Michael Carruth and Eoin Sheahan from Off the Ball join Kieran.Image: History.com

As the US Election period enters its final days, how are Democrats feeling as the ballot day comes around the corner?Joining Kieran to discuss is Ed Flynn, Boston District 2 City Councillor.

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joined Kieran to discuss how (if you believe it or not) CDs are making a comeback!

YouTube star Spanian has said he was “in shock” after visiting Dublin for the first time.Anthony Lees, more commonly known as Spanian, has 893,000 subscribers on YouTube.He is known for travelling the world and walking through some of its most dangerous and notorious neighbourhoods to see how life really is for people living in these places, and he was not impressed with his visit to the capital.To discuss Dublin’s appeal for tourists, Kieran is joined by Mannix Flynn, Independent Dublin City Councillor, Will Monaghan, Owner of One Society restaurant on Gardner Street and Hidden by One Society in Smithfield and Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.

The arguments around the closure of the International Rugby Experience are rumbling on with the Limerick City and County Council meeting yesterday to discuss what happened, and what can be done.One Limerick man, who chronicled the meeting online is Seamus Ryan. He joins Kieran to discuss.

Last week, the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, announced an update on National Development Plan (NDP) delivery and capital expenditure for the third quarter of 2024. The renewed plan was released in 2021, where it was evident travel infrastructure was and continues to be a focal part of the scheme.Minister Paschal Donohoe joins Kieran to discuss the updates.

With only a week away until the US Presidential Election, many are hotly anticipating the results - especially when it comes to the states where the outcome is less than certain.Joining Kieran to discuss what things look like on the ground across five states is Stephen Caruso, Pennsylvania Capitol Reporter for Spotlight PA, Rachel Louise-Just, Political Correspondent for ABC 15 Arizona, Tom O’Connor, Freelance Journalist in Chicago, Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief for North Carolina Public Radio and Chad Livengood, Politics Editor & Columnist for The Detroit News.

As the general election looms on the horizon, one thing is certain: the waves of information which will come at you through newspapers, radio and online.Through this influx, there will no doubt be a fair share of misinformation, so what’s the best course of action to tackle this issue?Joining Kieran to discuss is Stephen O’Leary, Founder of Olytico and Dr David Robert Grimes, Scientist and author of ‘The Irrational Ape’.