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Hemp is used for many things in the world, but did you know that it could be one of the solutions to the climate crisis. The plant can be used to make building blocks, and one of the biggest suppliers of them is based here in Ireland. Ronan McDermott, owner of Hemp Ireland joined John Fardy to discuss...

This week marks a decade since the passing of the founding father of Irish animation, Jimmy T Murakami. Born to Japanese parents in the United States, Murakami played a pivotal role in shaping Ireland's thriving animation industry.John Fardy was joined by Maurice Galway, Director and Co-Founder of the Animation Dingle Festival and Vanessa Gilvea, Head of National Film School in IADT...Image: Loopline

While many humans were wooing their partners for Valentine’s day yesterday, you might have heard the call of frogs.  Yes, the mating season for the common frog has coincided with Valentine’s day for the last few years, but their mating rituals means both male and female frogs are more exposed and vulnerable than usual.  Collie Ennis is the Science Officer with the Herpetological Society of Ireland, and a Zoology research associate at Trinity College in Dublin, and he’s leading a campaign to help protect the amorous amphibians...

Over the past few years customer service has continued to deteriorate in Ireland. But how bad does it have to get until you complain? Or do you say nothing? Henry McKean has been looking at it for us...

A number of famous people have recently been criticized for their carbon footprint, due to the emissions from their private jets. None more so then Taylor Swift, who says she has offset the carbon that will be emitted as she flies around the world for her Era’s Tour. But what is Carbon Offsetting, and how does it work? Tara Shine, CEO of Changes by Degrees...

The wine brand '19 Crimes' has just released a bottle which contains 1,125ml of wine. The bottle is aimed at throuples.But why are standard wine bottles 750ml in size? Leslie Williams joined Sean to discuss...

One in four adults are big babies… or sleep with the lights on – that’s according to a new poll conducted by Netflix. So why is it that a quarter of us are afraid to sleep in the dark? Iseult White, psychotherapist and author joined Sean to discuss...

If you’ve ever been to Tesco in the Jervis Street Shopping Centre and got a bit of a weird vibe off the place, you aren’t the only one. A video has gone viral on Instagram, which reveals that the shop was once the location of a morgue for a hospital that was once located in the building. Jane Casey, Digital Content Creator joined Sean to discuss...

Ireland’s most successful porn star is the subject of a new documentary, following his life and career in the industry and his success on Only Fans. He says the online trolls are getting worse, and as part of his documentary, ran an experiment to expose them.Sean was joined by Andy Lee, a porn star and an OnlyFans creator...Image: Instagram via Andy Lee (@do_it_like_andy)

It was 30 years ago this month that the movie Free Willy was released in cinemas. However, the furore over the real-life whale depicted in the film became an even bigger story than the movie itself.Sean was joined by Melissa Hobson, Marine science and conservation writer, who has been investigating the fate of the whale...