Moncrieff

Young people today are often praised for being very sexually confident and open minded.  But does this mean they are having better sex? Or was sex better back in the 70’s, when it was seen as more rebellious?Mary Kenny pondered this in the Irish Independent, and joined Seán to discuss.

Forty years ago, Bob Dylan took to the stage at Slane for an unforgettable gig that saw him joined by Van Morrison and Bono. But what is perhaps unknown or forgotten by many is the riots that took place in Slane the night before, on July 7th 1984. Carol Lee, a photographer at the scene of the Slane riots joins Seán to discuss.Image: RTÉ

A farmer in Donegal has discovered an enormous slab of butter buried in his land, which could be hundreds or even thousands of years old. Joining Seán to discuss is Micheál Boyle, the farmer who discovered it.

Parents across the country are dealing with having the kids home full time as school is out, so how do you survive? Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times, has been writing about her top tips in today’s newspaper, and joins Seán to discuss.

The trailer for Gladiator 2, starring Paul Mescal, is out today, which poses the question – do sequels ever live up to the original? Joining Seán to discuss the best and worst film sequels is Movie Reviewer & Editor of Geek Ireland, Olivia Fahy.Image: Paramount

Seán’s guest is a Donaghmede native whose songwriting career spans more than 20 years, releasing 10 albums (soon to be 11!) and performing with names like Bob Dylan and the late Sinead O’Connor along the way. Damien Dempsey joins the show to discuss his latest musical ventures. If you want to see Damien live, he will be playing at the Iveagh Gardens, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July 2024.

Are you one of those people who’ve been getting extremely annoyed by the new bottle caps that have been rolled out over the last few weeks? If so, you’re in the majority, with social media a flood with hacks about how to bypass them. But why are they here? Christopher O’Sullivan is a Fianna Fail TD for Cork South-West and has been looking into this. He joins Seán to discuss.Image: Coca-Cola

While millions of bottles and cans have so far been processed through the Re-Turn Deposit Scheme here on the mainland, our island communities appear largely to have been forgotten about. Joining Seán to discuss is Chloe Ní Mháille, Public Relations Officer for Comhdháil Oileán na hÉireann, the Irish Islands Federation.

Nicki Minaj made the news recently for her apparently disastrous concert at Malahide Castle. She was so late, that her set only lasted 40 minutes before she had to end - leaving many fans disappointed. So, are you like Nicki? Do you find yourself late to things often? Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been out asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.

As the Moncrieff show is live from Wexford today, it made sense to get a native on!Colm O'Gorman has been behind many campaigns from the marriage equality campaigns and repeal the 8th to name a few, he’s a former politician, and currently writes a weekly food column with the Irish Examiner when he’s not working with refugee resettlement into our communities. He joins Seán for a chat at the Wexford Opera House.