Newstalk Weekend
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Mar 3, 2024 • 44min
Anton’s Sunday Newspaper Panel March 3rd
Joining Anton to review the main stories in the Sunday papers is Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times; author & journalist, Aoife Barry; and political commentator, Ursula Ni Shabhaois.Anton also speaks to Hugh O'Connell, Deputy Political Editor at the Irish Independent about the latest Ireland Thinks poll.
Mar 2, 2024 • 16min
"This is about bringing people under our constitution; it is not about excluding people"
Joining Anton to outline the reason why she is advocating for a 'Yes/Yes' vote in the forthcoming referendums on family and care in the home is Catherine Cox of Family Carers Ireland.
Mar 2, 2024 • 10min
In conversation with Niall Breslin
Following 2023’s successful run of sold-out shows of his live 'Where Is My Mind?' podcast tour, Niall Breslin is doing another run of dates around Ireland and appears at Cork Opera House on Sunday, April 21. He joins Anton to discuss this as well as the history of Ireland's mental health system and how it has evolved over the years.
Mar 2, 2024 • 16min
Ask the Expert: Dr. Eleanor Galvin
Joining Anton to answer all of your medical questions for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Dr. Eleanor Galvin.
Mar 2, 2024 • 10min
Inside the Crime: The Una Lynskey Murder with Frank Greaney
Season three of Newstalk’s 'Inside the Crime' podcast follows the story of Una Lynskey, a 19-year-old woman who stepped off a bus one October evening in 1971 to walk the 15 minutes up a country lane to her parent’s home but was never seen alive again. Podcast host, Frank Greaney joins Anton to explore this fascinating story.The entire box set of season three of Newstalk’s 'Inside the Crime' podcast is now available.
Mar 2, 2024 • 30min
What's Going On with Paul Hayes & Brenda Power
Joining Anton to go through some of the main stories from the Saturday papers is Paul Hayes, founder of Beachhut PR & Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Times and the Irish Daily Mail.
Mar 2, 2024 • 4min
Weather update with Met Éireann
Yesterday, many counties around the country experienced sudden and unexpected snowfall leading to traffic disruption and school closures. Joining Anton for the latest weather update is Brandon Craig, Meteorologist with Met Eireann.
Feb 25, 2024 • 21min
In conversation with Lenny Abrahamson
Anton is joined in conversation with film and television director, Lenny Abrahamson.Together they discuss the Dublin International Film Festival taking place this week, the rude health of Irish filmmaking in general, and more.
Feb 25, 2024 • 15min
“My children were born there...so we knew we had to do something”
A new Netflix documentary 'Two Mothers' tells the story of Cathy Wheatley, who traveled to Ukraine to save the woman who gave birth to her children. Cathy joins Anton to retell that story.
Feb 25, 2024 • 11min
"I'm very confident that the referendums will both be defeated" - Michael McDowell
Joining Anton to outline the reason why he is advocating for a 'No' vote in the forthcoming referendums on family and care in the home is Senator, Michael McDowell.
