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A fast fashion bill in France is being sent to Senate that could change how we shop; this bill is a first of its kind and Ireland is no better, when it comes to shopping fast fashion, we consume 50 kg of clothes per person, each year! Mark Sweeney is the Chair of Charity Retail Ireland and joined Sean on the show to discuss...

An Irish cheerleading team is heading to Orlando later this month to compete in the ‘The Cheerleading Worlds’ but what is involved in cheerleading and how do you qualify for the championships? Rachel Leane from Killarney Scorchers joined Sean to discuss...

After 75 years, Scrabble has announced a new, apparently more ‘inclusive’ version of the game. But is this dumbing down the classic format? Sean was joined by Feargal Weatherhead, 2023 Irish National Scrabble Champion...

Today Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has been elected our new Taoiseach. He is the sixteenth man to take the position. So who have been the standout Taoisigh over the last century? Joining me to discuss is Fergus Finlay, former senior advisor to the Labour Party and Irish Examiner columnist.

There is a lot of talk in the media about artificial intelligence and it's rarely positive. Professor Barry O’Sullivan from the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCC joined Sean to discuss why he thinks all is not so negative when it comes to AI...

According to a new study 3 quarters of those polled aged 16 and over say traditional table etiquette is outdated nonsense.Sean was joined by Newstalk's etiquette expert, Henry McKean to discuss...

The Business Post had a front page story yesterday which said a middle-east consortium are in the process of assuming up to one thousand acres of land in order to develop a new International Airport in Arklow. If built, the airport will be serviced by a train and motorway, and could be the solution to the current passenger cap at Dublin Airport. Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with the Business Post joined Sean to discuss...

When a loved one dies it can exert an enormous pressure on family members to organise a funeral in an exceptionally short space of time, unlike in some other countries when funerals take place later on. So, is there space for a service which aims to take this burden off, say....a funeral planner? Sean was joined by Louise O’Brien, Co-founder of RHEA... 

Following a two decade delay in getting the project off the ground, the fruit and vegetable market on Mary's Lane is to reopen in 2026. That hasn't stopped the CEO of Dublin City Council, Richard Shakespeare from declaring that it will be better than the English Market in Cork.Michael Moynihan, Irish Examiner Columnist joined Sean to discuss...

Thin Lizzy’s fourth studio album ‘Nightlife’ is turning 50 this year. The Irish band is known for their hard rock hits and their creative and intricate album covers. The man behind this is artist Jim Fitzpatrick, and he joined Sean on the show to discuss...