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In response to Ireland’s recognition of Palestine as a state, the Irish ambassador in Israel was made to watch footage of the events of October 7th, while Israeli media filmed her. According to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, this was “very inappropriate and wrong”. Joining Seán to discuss this is Bobby McDonough, Former ambassador of Ireland to London, Rome and Brussels, who has been writing about this for the Irish Times.

In just under two years, Temu has become one of the most popular shopping apps in Internet history with close to 100 million users in the EU alone. Joining Seán to give an insight into all things Temu is Consumer Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times, Conor Pope. Image: Temu

Ballyclerahan, a village in south Tipperary, is to consider formally changing its name to what the community has been colloquially known as for decades – Clerihan. This will be the first historic name change in more than 500 years. Spearheading the cause is Local Fine Gael Councillor, John Fitzgerald. He joins Seán Moncrieff to discuss.

There was a story in British media about a man who packed 250 pounds worth of food to bring on his holidays to Spain.Is this insane? Or to some extent, is this something we all do?Newstalk's Henry McKean asks people in Dublin airport about their home comforts abroad.

Many people would like to purchase an EV but considerations such as range and price can be insurmountable obstacles. One man decided to just build his own in his back garden and now he has finally completed the project for a surprisingly cost-effective amount. Joining me now is Tom Cheesewright…Image: @bookofthefuture on Instagram

With the air turbulence incident on the Doha to Dublin flight over the weekend, what exactly do pilots do to manage a situation like this?Joining Seán to discuss is Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel and Airport Safety & Security Auditor.

Last week new laws criminalising adults who entice or force a child to engage in any form of criminality came into force.The so-called ‘Fagin’s Law’ will make the offence punishable by up to five years in prison, on conviction in the higher courts.Also as part of the government’s plan to disrupt the use of youths in criminal activities, the department of justice has invested in an intensive intervention pilot: the Greentown Programme, run by Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) at University of Limerick.Dr Seán Redmond, is Principal Investigator REPPP Programme and joins Séan to discuss.

Google recently released their top ‘should’ searches related to dating over the past year, and people have a lot of questions when it comes to dating etiquette. Joining Seán to answer everything from whether you should kiss on a first date to who should pay, is Dating Coach & Owner of INTRO matchmaking, Feargal Harrington.

With Climate change and the threat of AI among the biggest issues facing society at the moment, is the concept of a country still relevant? Dr. Graham Finlay is from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin and joins Seán to discuss.

We’ve all heard the expressions ‘boys will be boys’ and ‘girls will be girls’ when rearing children, so how does a child’s gender affect how you parent them? Actor Chris Pratt recently said that he notices a ‘big difference’ when raising his daughters compared to his son. With Seán to discuss is journalist and mother of seven, Jen Hogan.