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Despite Ireland seeing an increase in solo travellers year on year, the lack of single occupancy rooms is a massive problem, with hotels generally charging double room rates across the board. Joining Seán to share her experience as a solo traveller is Travel Blogger Janet Newenham.

Celebrity baby names have always stirred headlines for their often off-the-wall nature. From Gwenyth Paltrow’s daughter Apple, to Cheryl Cole’s son Bear, it seems no parameters apply in the land of fame! Singer Anne-Marie has recently named her daughter Seven. Mum of seven (children!) and journalist, Jen Hogan joins Seán to discuss. 

Limerick is leading a national experiment as the campaign for Ireland's first directly elected mayor is now in full swing. The directly elected mayor model aims to give real power in local government back to those elected by the people. Joining Seán to run everybody up to speed on the campaign and the 13 candidates currently running is News Reporter for Limerick’s Live 95, Nigel Dugdale. 

As part of the foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan was passed by the US Senate, Tik Tok has just one year to divest from its Chinese parent company - or else face a total ban in America. Joining Seán to untangle all of this is Adrian Wreckler, Irish Independent’s Technology Editor.

When this guest retired, he decided to drive his motorbike the full length of the Americas, from Chile to the US. Joining Seán is Peter Murtagh, Journalist and author of ‘From Tip to Top: The journey of a lifetime from Chile to Alaska’.

Hozier has become the fourth ever Irish artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.  The Wicklow musician’s song ‘Too Sweet’ has ascended to the number one spot, climbing from the number two spot since last week. Danny McElhinney is a Music Journalist from the Irish Mail on Sunday and joins Seán to discuss the song’s success.

With the increase in outdoor areas for hospitality businesses since the pandemic, is there an argument for putting a roof over streets to stop the pesky rain from ruining our al fresco dining experiences? This is exactly what has happened on Monck street in Wexford town. However, it has divided opinion. Joining Seán is Padraig Byrne, Journalist with the Wexford People to discuss.Image: Visit Wexford

Half of the world’s creatures live under the ground in soil, but have you ever thought about what they sound like? A new project seeks to find some answers...Joining Seán is Dr. Jackie Stroud, soil scientist at the University of Warwick, to discuss.

As discussions continue apace about the prospect of a United Ireland, are there economic lessons to be learnt from the reunification of Germany in the early 1990s? Seán's guest lived and worked near Leipzig during that transition over thirty years ago. Cormac Lucey, Economic columnist with the Sunday Times and Independent Candidate in the local elections, joins Seán to discuss.

It seems young people are bringing back a sense of community spirit. A new survey by the Nextdoor app found Gen Z- those aged 27 and under-are most open to helping their neighbours. To discuss further, Seán is joined by Henry McKean.