Newstalk Weekend

Joining Anton to run through some of the top stories from the Saturday papers is Daniel Murray, Political Correspondent with the Business Post & Irish Times columnist, Brianna Parkins.

Storm Betty hit Ireland yesterday with Status Orange rain warnings for a number of counties overnight. Joining Anton to discuss the fallout is Linda Hughes, forecaster with Met Éireann.

Luke discusses the power of conversation with Shane O'Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College Dublin and author of 'Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes our Worlds'

Dr Mary O'Kane is back in the studio answering all your parenting questions.

To coincide with International Youth Day, Luke is asking if Ireland is appealing enough for young people to live. He is joined by Paul Gordon, Director of Policy & Advocacy at the National Youth Council, Ian Power, CEO of Spunout- Ireland's Youth Information & Support Platform, and Ciara Treacy, Newstalk Journalist. Is Ireland an appealing enough place for young people to live? To flesh out this question, Luke is joined by Paul

Professor Cliona O'Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology & Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin joins Luke to discuss the latest data regarding the coronavirus disease.

Joining Luke to discuss What's Going On in the papers today is John Lee, Executive Editor at DMG Media Ireland, and Barbara Scully, Writer and Broadcaster.

National Heritage Week is a nine-day celebration of Ireland’s natural, built and cultural heritage. Newstalk journalist Marése O'Sullivan joins Luke to give an overview of some of the events happening around Ireland this week.

David Moore, chairman of Astronomy Ireland talks Luke O'Neill through the celestial events happening in Irish skies this weekend. Luke O'Neill fills in for Anton Savage this week.

Polly Atkin joins Stefanie Preissner to discuss her new book ‘Some of Us Just Fall – On Nature and Not Getting Better’, a meditation on her lifetime living with chronic illnesses. Atkin is a multi-award-winning writer, essayist and poet. While seeking explanations for her health issues, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and genetic hemochromatosis, she faced significant levels of sexism, manipulation, and prejudice from members of the medical field. Additionally, she encountered a considerable amount of unintentionally ineffective support from those close to her who were at a loss about how to address her ongoing state of unwellness.