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Your average onion is around the size of a tennis ball but Gareth Griffin from the island of Guernsey has now become the grower of the world’s heaviest onion, weighing over 9 kg...

Researchers have found that our perception of how protective or nurturing a man will be towards his children is affected by the size of his trapezius muscle. That is according to a study from the University of Arkansas, which featured over 300 people. Dr Mitch Brown, who led the study joined Sean to discuss...

The wait is finally here, The World’s Number 1, Ireland, play the 2019 Rugby World Cup Winners South Africa. The problem is tickets are like gold dust. Everyone wants to be at this game on Saturday in Paris. Including Henry McKean who joins us from France and has been on the hunt for a ticket. Henry how hard is it to get a ticket and how is the atmosphere in Paris

The headlines since yesterday have been filled with reaction to yesterday’s protest at Dail Eireann.  But who were the protesters? How was it organised? What was their main reason for the protest?  Shane Raymond, misinformation journalist and Fact Checker with The Journal joined Sean to discuss...

Dutch officials have announced that the country’s cannabis legalisation experiment will begin its pilot phase before the end of the year. Initially approved by the senate in 2019, the Weed Experiment will see a select number of cultivators permitted to supply legal cannabis to coffee shops in 10 cities throughout the Netherlands. Under current laws, coffee shops are allowed to sell small amounts of cannabis to consumers, but they must operate under strict rules, and suppliers are prohibited from selling any cannabis to the businesses, creating what has become known as the ‘backdoor policy’. Ilse Schoenmakers, Reporter in the Netherlands joined Sean to discuss...

Would you make a trip to the home of one of the world’s most recognisable Hollywood stars? Well you might be short on time to make it Marylin Monroe’s house in Brentwood LA. The starlet’s luxury home is at risk of being demolished which is of being concern for the flock of fans that make the pilgrimage to the movie star’s former home every year. Columist for the Daily Mail Jan Moir joined Sean to discuss...

Did you know that you don’t have to travel to Iceland or Alaska to see the Northern Lights? Just stick your head out of your bedroom window any day this week and you’ve a good chance of getting a glimpse of the cosmic activity. This Saturday marks the end of Equinox, and weather permitting, increases the chances of seeing the Aurora Borealis even in high light polluted cities like Dublin. Sean was joined by astronomer and editor for Astronomy Ireland Magazine David Moore...

There is nothing more annoying then travelling through an airport and constantly having to whip out your Boarding Pass and Passport. Well, it is soon going to be a thing of the past in one of the world’s biggest airports, thanks to biometric data. Eoghan Corry, Travel Journalist joined Sean to discuss...

Did you know that the very famous red bottom Louboutin heels have been strutting down the runway for 30 years? The luxury shoes are celebrating their 30th anniversary but their unique look started when a nobody designer was influenced by his assistant’s red painted nails. Mr Louboutin said, “this will look good on shoe” and has been painting the town red, as well as the bottom of the shoes ever since. But this trademark has also brought a lot of difficulties as copycats who have tried to earn their own piece of the 1.6 billion dollar design. Sean was joined by Irish Times Fashion Writer, Deirdre McQuillan to discuss...

For most men in their 20’s, having sex is an enjoyable experience that you look forward to, but not for Bob McQuiad. From the age of 12, he knew that there was something off with his penis, that lead to him experiencing a series of issues throughout his adulthood that results in erectile dysfunction and pain when he tried to have sex...