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When you want to write a love song (or any song for that matter), how do you dig into that emotional side and put it on the page? And more importantly, make it sound good?Well, this Sunday in Drogheda, there is a songwriting festival which includes songwriting workshops, and Newstalk’s Henry McKean met the organisers to find out more. He joins Seán to discuss.

As the competitive pumpkin growing community gears up for Halloween, one man in England believes that his might be the biggest ever. Joining Seán to discuss is pumpkin grower, Ian Patton.

In today’s Ireland, the far right demands a pure “Irishness”, but our island’s story has long been interwoven with other ethnicities and diasporas.Dr Maurice Casey, Author and Historian at Queen’s University Belfast, recently wrote a piece in the Guardian titled: ‘Who are the Irish?’ and joins Seán to discuss.

Phillip Schofield will be returning to screens more than a year after his departure from breakfast television. The former ‘This Morning’ presenter will appear in Channel 5’s ‘Cast Away’ next Monday night in an attempt to repair his image in his first comeback to television.Will it work? That remains to be seen, but to discuss some of the best PR comebacks, Seán is joined by Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic.

Inchicore has been named by Time Out magazine as one of the 38 coolest neighbourhoods in the world. The Dublin 8 spot officially joins the likes of Stoneybatter and Phibsboro as one of the buzziest neighbourhoods in the country, according to the publication.Labour Party Councillor and Inchicore resident, Darragh Moriarty, joins Seán to discuss why it’s worthy of this accolade.Image: Land Development Agency

A new survey looks at the most common nightmares experienced by Irish people in different parts of the country. From being naked in public, to getting chased. So, what do these nightmares tell us about ourselves?Joining Seán to discuss is Paul Gill, Hypnotherapist and author of ‘The Definitive Book of Dreams’...

A cruise ship called ‘The Odyssey’ was planned to set sail from Belfast last May, but has effectively been stuck for mechanical and certification issues. Until things are sorted, its passengers have been waiting in the city - and some of them got on better than others!Seán is joined by one half of the couple who met on the ship and are now engaged, Angela Harsanyi, to learn more.

How much would you be willing to pay for a used toilet seat?Probably not much. However, the used toilet seats of celebrities can sell at auction for thousands. It seems like people are willing to fork out for celebrity memorabilia.Joining Seán to tell more about the craziest items sold at auction is Chiara Brown, Commissioning Editor at the Times Luxury, Times UK.

A new study in the UK has pub landlords up in arms. The study trialed a new smaller glass instead of the usual pint measure, and found that people drank less as a result. So, should we do away with pints?Joining Seán to discuss is Damien Ryan, a publican in Clifden in Galway…

If you’ve caught a glimpse of a deer in Ireland, then you’re probably not that lucky. The country is thronged with deer, so much so, that heavy deer management is in place.Over 78,000 deer were culled in Ireland in a 12-month period up to February 28, 2023.Joining Seán to discuss how this works is Damien Hannigan, Spokesperson Irish Deer Commission…