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The Church of England is struggling with dwindling congregations, but a wrestling charity is putting on matches with prayer and worship to buck the trend. Founder of Kingdom Wrestling, Gareth Thompson, has erected a 16-foot wrestling ring at St Peter’s Church in Shipley, with the aim to bring communities together in the name of God, and wrestling!Gareth joins Seán to discuss.Image: @KingdomWrestUK on X/Twitter

It’s the season of joy, celebration, and a sharp rise in sexually transmitted infections across Ireland! Public health officials are urging partygoers to prioritise their sexual well-being this festive season, as cases of STIs like chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and even antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhoea continue to climb…Last year alone, chlamydia cases soared by 26%, with over 13,000 cases reported. Joining Seán to discuss is Dr Aisling Loy, Consultant in Sexual Health at St James's Hospital & Himerus Health Clinic.

A robot dog named ‘Spot’ has been spotted patrolling the perimeter of President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Passers-by are warned by a sign on each of Spot’s legs: “DO NOT PET.” Are dogs like Spot the future of pet-ownership? Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly, joins Seán to discuss.Image: Boston Dynamics

Recent studies in both the EU and the UK have shown an alarming amount of honey on supermarket shelves to be inauthentic, sometimes being bulked out with sugary syrups.Joining Seán to discuss is Lynne Ingram, a Somerset Beekeeper and Chair of the Honey Authenticity Network UK.

Henry has been out in the Dublin Bay North constituency following around those canvassing vying for the 5 seats up for grabs. How does it work, and what are the public’s main issues? He sends in this report.

The wreck of Endurance, the ship crewed by Ernest Shackleton and Irish seamen including Kerry's Tom Crean and Cork man Timothy McCarthy, was thought lost forever when it became trapped in pack ice and later sank in November 1915. More than a century later, the crew of Endurance22 achieved what was widely regarded as impossible - a successful attempt to locate the shipwreck. A new Disney+ documentary, 'Endurance', out this month, details the hunt for the wreckage, and Seán is joined by the documentary’s Producer, Ruth Johnston, to discuss.Image: National Geographic

A potential cure for hangovers is on the horizon. Scientists have developed a pill that, taken before drinking, could prevent hangover symptoms by converting alcohol into harmless substances. Early tests on mice show great results, and human trials are coming soon.To tell more, Seán is joined by Roger Highfield, Science Journalist and author…

Donald Trump has named Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense, someone who has admitted to not washing his hands... How often do you wash yours?Henry McKean has been out asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.

A publisher in the Netherlands has sparked controversy after announcing that it will use AI to translate its commercial fiction division, but can AI replace human translators?Joining Seán to discuss is Mary Phelan, Chairperson of the Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland [ATII]...

In the build up to the General Election, questions are swirling around accountability in public spending, with projects like the €1.4 million Dáil bike shed and the delayed Greystones cliff walk facing costly, bureaucratic hold-ups.Across the Atlantic, Donald Trump has tapped Elon Musk to lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ to cut through red tape and drive results. So, do we need a similar approach here to ensure taxpayer money is spent wisely?Joining Seán to discuss this is Cormac Lucey, Economics Columnist with the  Sunday Times.Image: Reuters