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A village in Cork is set to commemorate the life of their most famous son, Hugh O’Flaherty, the priest who saved thousands of lives during World War Two and was the inspiration for the 1983 Gregory Peck movie "The Scarlet and The Black". Joining Stefanie is Niall Collins, a distant cousin of Hugh O’Flaherty, to discuss the legacy he’s left behind. 

Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joined Stefanie Preissner to discuss how to deal with the copious amount of push notifications we get on our phones...

Would you create an AI chatbot to chat with your deceased loved one? Could this be good for the grieving process, or could it make things harder? Stefanie Preissner was joined by Liz Gleeson is a clinician researcher and educator in the field of loss and grief and a psychotherapist and grief specialist...

There was an article in the UK Independent where Jonthan Ross talks about how he hates showering. He could go at least a week without showering, as does his wife, and that they’re “like a couple of hamsters in straw in that bed”.  Stefanie speaks with consultant dermatologist Dr Isabelle Haugh about if we are showering too much, or if we should be showering more. What are the implications?

Just like the way a film works, we see the world as a series of fast-moving images. However, a new study reveals that people actually see these images at different rates per second. Stefanie Preissner was joined by Dr. Kevin Michell, from the Institute of Neurosciences at Trinity College Dublin...

Many listeners will be scoffing down the last of the hot cross buns today but how exactly did this festive treat come about? Stefanie was joined by Dr. Eleanor Barnett, Food historian and author of ‘Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation’, who has been researching this for English Heritage... 

Ding Dong! The fish are calling—Utrecht, a Dutch city, has innovated conservation with its remarkable fish doorbell, stirring waves in both environmental preservation and community involvement. Stefanie Preissner was joined by Willemijn Koppelaars, Ecologist to discuss…

After a pretty decent Sunday, yesterday was another bank holiday wash out for much of the country.  And it feels like it has rained constantly since last July – but is that really the case? Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather joined Stefanie Preissner to discuss...

If you’re going to see Pearl Jam, Taylor Swift or Bruce Springsteen this summer, chances are you’ll be paying more than concert goers in places like London, Barcelona and Munich.  Steep ticket prices is nothing new, but can anything be done to bring the prices down? And why is it more expensive to go to a concert in Ireland compared to the rest of Europe?  Stefanie Preissner was joined by Jackie Conboy, Co-Founder of the Music & Entertainment Association of Ireland (MEAI). 

March was a big month for public holidays and flexible work schedules.So much so that for many, they had three consecutive four-day weeks.Newstalk reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been finding out how this went for employers and employees.