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One quick scan of the news today will tell you there’s one story dominating the press, and that’s the incident with Bank of Ireland’s technical issue that allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts from their ATMs. T his might seem mad, but mad news stories are actually something of a common recurrence in this country. One man who knows all about that is the columnist behind ‘Surrealing in the Years’, Carl Kinsella - he joined Sean to discuss some of the mad stories to make the news down the years...

For this week's 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to tile your own home. Sean was joined by Anthony Darcy, Head of Professional Services at Tile Style...

Faith, fabulousness, and Flamy Grant - One drag queen ascended to the top of the Christian music charts on iTunes this summer. It was thanks to a social movement in the States called “ex-vangelical”. Flamy Grant joined Sean to discuss her rise to fame on the show... Image: Youtube via Flamy Grant

A Kildare woman living on the Hawiian island of Maui - where wildfires have so far claimed 99 lives and destroyed a historic town - has told how she and her young daughter had to evacuate their home with only their passports and a change of clothes. Eileen Gallegos, originally from Celbridge in Co Kildare lives in the area and witnessed as the fires destroyed her local area…

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombings, and also coincides with the launch of a virtual trail in Northern Ireland. It is a tour from the perspective of Troubles victims. Sean was joined by Kenny Donaldson, Director of South East Fermanagh Foundation…

A new survey, carried out by oral care brand TePe, has revealed how most of us are creatures of habit. Apparently, 37 per cent of people asked have had the same haircut for as long as they can remember, 23 per cent stick to the same TV shows they know and love, while over one firth always order the same drink at the bar. But how do we actually develop these habits? And how do we break them? Sean was joined by neuroscientist Dr Brian Pennie to discuss...

Henry McKean's new smartwatch said he has a fitness age of 75. Should he start to worry? Or are they even accurate? Henry spoke to fitness experts, 75 year-olds, smartwatch addicts and discuss constant sleep updates...

An Garda Síochana has been criticised for its strict dress code after three cadets were sent home from its training college for having tattoos, amid a recruitment crisis in the force. As Commissioner Drew Harris desperately struggles to meet his recruitment targets, a situation involving a number of trainees at the garda training college in Templemore, Co. Tipperary, has sparked a new debate on the force's 'outdated' views on tattoos. But is Tattoo discrimination common? Martin Mclver is the Organiser of the Dublin Tattoo Convention and the Big London Tattoo Show and joined Sean to discuss..

Did you know that sex can sometimes cause a headache? Sometimes even quite intense migraines known as coital cephalalgia. For more on this, Sean was joined by clinical sexologist, Emily Power Smith to discuss...

A Belgian university is shaking up the literary scene with a course that takes a page from Taylor Swift's creative repertoire. The new course will use Swift's musical journey as a launchpad to explore everything from medieval 14th-century texts to Margaret Atwood's unique take on The Tempest. But what’s the story with Irish universities? What is their take on pop meeting prose? Sean was joined by Dr Ellen Howley, assistant professor at DCU’s School of English…