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Mar 13, 2024 • 17min
How to handle a PR crisis?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have heard all about Kate Middleton’s photoshop gate. What makes the situation worse, is how badly it’s been handled by Kensington Palace’s PR team. So what is the correct what to handle a PR crisis?Jonathan Healy is the Founder of Healy Communications and joined Sean to discuss...

Mar 12, 2024 • 6min
Female-only tractor safety course launched
In today’s world we strive for equality between women and men. So, it may sound unusual that a female only tractor safety course has been launched. Sean was joined by Journalist and Farmer, Hannah Quinn Mulligan...

Mar 12, 2024 • 7min
How to deal with windbags during office meetings
One issue that comes up with office meetings over and over again is the windbag...the one person who just won’t put a lid on it and let others speak.Sean was joined by Damien McCarthy, Managing Director of HR Buddy to discuss...

Mar 12, 2024 • 9min
The death of hitchhiking
Have we reached the death of hitchhiking? It was a practice common decades ago but how often do we see people thumbing a lift these days?Sean was joined by Travel journalist Joan Scales to discuss…

Mar 12, 2024 • 15min
‘It’s something we should be embracing’ - TikTok star Kayleigh Trappe on the Irish language
Seachtain na Gaeilge is running until St.Patrick’s Day, we’re all being encouraged to use our cúpla focal. Sean was joined by TikTok sensation and Seachtain na Gaeilge Ambassador, Kayleigh Trappe to discuss...

Mar 11, 2024 • 8min
'The flag stands for pride, respect and peace' - Use of Irish tricolour at far-right protests 'is disappointing'
Flags can symbolise many things to different people and nations. So too is it true for the Irish tricolour, which was first flown in Waterford in 1848. Sean was joined by Clive Byrne, Chairperson of the Thomas Francis Meagher Foundation...

Mar 11, 2024 • 18min
Christopher Nolan's Secret Movie
Since its curtain call at a 1996 film festival, 'Larceny,' Christopher Nolan's elusive short film, has been kept under wraps by its cast and crew, seemingly in a collective pact to keep its mystery as tightly sealed as a bank vault. But why? Sean was joined by Darren Mooney, Columnist with Irish Independent and author of “Christopher Nolan: A Critical Study of the Films” …

Mar 11, 2024 • 10min
Let's Match Mums: Clothes recycling movement helping refugees
During the pandemic, an Instagram page sparked a movement, connecting locals with refugees through children's clothing. From the tech world to the heart of a community revolution. Sean was joined by Louisamay Hanrahan, founder and CEO of Let’s Match Mums, a place where children’s hand-me-downs are continually recycled...

Mar 11, 2024 • 8min
Cheltenham's War on Wee: 'It's a real nuisance'
As hundreds of thousands of racegoers descend on Cheltenham this week, the War on Wee moves up a gear, in an attempt to combat the perennial issue of public urination. But what is being done about it? Sean was joined by Max Wilkinson, Cheltenham Borough Council Cabinet Member for Economic Development...

Mar 7, 2024 • 10min
'Destinations are taking advantage of it’ The rise of Holidays Based Off Books And TV Shows
How have you ever booked a holiday based on your love for a Novel, TV series or film?Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden has been looking into why people like to holiday where their favorite story is based or filmed.


