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Nestlé have announced both the Caramac bar and Animal Bar will be discontinued. Newstalk reporter Henry McKean went to, Coolock, Ireland's chocolate capital, to get reaction.

This week, Open AI held a developer day where they announced the expansion of ChatGPT which means that people can now create their own customised versions of Chat GPT. Elaine Burke, presenter of the For Tech Sake podcast spoke to Sean about the future of ChatGPT.

New CSO figures have revealed that the average age of first time mothers is 33.3 years of age. Medicine still defines a geriatric pregnancy as 35. Fiona Looney, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail  spoke to Sean about being defined as a geriatric mother.

Led Zepplin IV is known not just for 'Stairway to Heaven' but also for its anonymous thatcher depicted on the album cover. The mystery as to who this thatcher was appears to have been solved. Brian Edwards, a historian with the University of the West of England spoke to Sean.

Psychoactive mushrooms developed a reputation for wild psychedelia from the 60’s onwards. David Nutt, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College in London and Author of 'Psychedelics: The Revolutionary Drugs that Could Change Your Life — A Guide from the Expert' has spent years researching their potential for alleviating mental illness. He spoke to Sean.   

This month marks the anniversary of an extraordinary land speed record taking place on the famous Carrigrohane Straight in Cork, all the way back in 1930.In November 1930, Joseph Wright rode a motorcycle at 150.7mph down a stretch of the Carrigrohane Straight, just outside Cork.  It’s a record that’s still published in the official FIM register. Racer, Mel Nolan, set the still standing Irish record there in 1981, he spoke to Sean.Image: Mel Nolan with the record breaking, Cork built, Turbo/ Nitrous Honda

Surely one of the greatest honours a chef can attain is to be selected as the Head Chef of the White House. Well, this is exactly what happened to Kerry woman Kathy Buckley, going on to serve under a number of presidents during the 1920s, including Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.Seán spoke to Vincent Carmody whose new book 'Kathy White House' chronicles Kathy's story.

If you have an older home, your efforts to preserve it might be doing more harm than good. From using the wrong paint to matching up the wrong stones, the incorrect materials used in an older home for modern living can have disastrous results. Stonemason Frank McCormack from Irish Natural Stone shared his top tips for maintenance with Seán.

As the one year anniversary of the recent tipping legislation approaches, some questions are starting to arise about how practical it really is.Adrian Cummins, CEO of the Restaurant Association of Ireland, joined Seán to explain how it works and the kind of issues cropping up as a result of it.

Women in the West and North West of Ireland have the highest life expectancy in the country. Figures from Eurostat show women in the region have a life expectancy of 84.9 on average, while men have a life expectancy of 80.4, marginally lower than the Eastern and Midlands region. What are the factors that contribute to this? Maire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh is a Medical Doctor and West of Ireland Woman joined Seán to discuss.