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This week marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Boundary Commission, set up to determine exactly where the border should lie between  Northern Ireland and the Free State.Joining Seán to discuss is Ronan McGreavy, Irish Times journalist, Historian and author of ‘The Kidnapping: A hostage, a desperate manhunt and a bloody rescue that shocked Ireland’...

Paint Punch is a unique community-focused, youth arts programme started in Limerick which has seen young people create impressive works of art by punching paint onto boards with boxing gloves. The innovative project came about after Artist Frank McCarthy noticed how much young Traveller boys spoke about their passion for boxing in all their conversations. Frank joins Seán to discuss the project.Image: Clare Youth Service Facebook

While AI can be useful in many ways, is there anything worse than having a goods or services issue, and being faced with the dreaded virtual customer service bot supposedly designed to help you with your problem?Chairman of The Communications Clinic, Terry Prone joins Seán to share her customer service nightmare.

A British artist has used tens of thousands of screws to create a striking portrait of the Beatles. But how did he do it?Joining Seán to discuss is the artist, Darren Timby.

Phones have become so pervasive in society that children are now wanting to spend less time on them, but are unsure of how to do that.Joining Seán to discuss is Psychotherapist and Author, Stella O’Malley.

If Donald Trump wins the presidency tomorrow, could he take the US out of the Paris Agreement for a second time, and if so, what effect would this have on the climate crisis?Joining Seán to discuss is Environmental Journalist, John Gibbons…Image: Reuters

The American-born Irish statesman and political leader Éamon De Valera is known for many things, not least his important role in the 1916 rising.However, on October 18, 1919, Éamon De Valera, while touring the US as the President of the Irish Republic, was adopted as an honorary Chieftain to a Native American tribe in Wisconsin.Joining Seán to discuss is Colum Kenny, Journalist and Historian.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has been described as a ‘grumpy old man’ in off-the-record briefings from Fine Gael. Is this a fair thing to call someone? Is it ageist? And when, if ever, do we become grumpy?Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been out asking the public about their general mood, and joins Seán to discuss.

The ‘Infinite Monkey Theorem’ holds that a randomly typing primate would eventually write out the complete works of Shakespeare, but now a scientific study has challenged the old adage.Joining Seán to discuss is Stephen Woodcock from the University of Technology Sydney.Image: Disney

It’s that time of year again, where Collin’s English Dictionary picks their word of the year.And (pretend to be surprised!), this year's winner is ‘Brat’. However, how did they define Brat, considering Charlie XCX, the singer who made the world popular, says ‘it’s just a vibe’.To tell us about this and the other words on the list, Seán is joined by Padraig Wilson McCarthy, Content Creator.