Newstalk Weekend

Today the end of the eviction ban comes into effect and this afternoon the 'Cost of Living Coalition' will be leading a demonstration outside the Dáil to protest the government’s decision on this. Joining Anton to discuss is Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire and its spokesperson for Housing as well as John-Mark McCafferty, Chief Executive of Threshold.

This week the 'World Congress on Brain Injury' is taking place in Dublin. Around 19,000 people in Ireland acquire a brain injury each year, and one of those leading the discussions on the latest rehabilitation, treatments, and management of the condition is Dr. Brian Waldron, President of the World Congress on Brain Injury and also the Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist at Acquired Brain Injury Ireland. He joins Anton to discuss as well as Niamh Cahill, who is a brain injury survivor.

After last week’s disappointing 31-5 defeat in Wales, Ireland’s Women’s Six Nations team faces a formidable France in Musgrave Park later on today. Fiona Hayes, former Ireland international, joins Anton to preview the game.

Joining Anton to go through the top stories hitting the headlines this morning is Larry Donnelly, University of Galway Law Lecturer and Political columnist with the Journal.ie & Brenda Power, a columnist with the Sunday Times and the Irish Daily Mail.

Joining Anton to help 'Kickstart Your Weekend' is Colm O’Regan, comedian, author, and creator of 'The Function Room' podcast.

Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of 'The Life-Changing Magic Of Not Giving an F' joins Anton to chat about her new book 'Grow the F Up'.

Joining Anton for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is RTÉ Super Garden judge, Brian Burke.

A beleaguered Boris Johnson faced intense questioning from MPs this week over accusations he deliberately or recklessly misled parliament over what he knew about “partygate” with some going so far as to say that he is essentially finished. One such person is Will Hutton, Political economist and writer for the Observer and the Guardian - he joins Anton to discuss.

The Ireland Women's rugby team is headed for an exciting weekend as the 2023 Women's Six Nations kicks off later on today. To preview today’s clash with Wales and the tournament as a whole, Anton is joined by former Ireland captain, Ciara Griffin.

The tech and consulting sectors have been plagued with layoffs in recent months, the latest comes from Accenture, who announced during the week they will be cutting 19,000 jobs worldwide. Joining Anton to discuss if and when these layoffs will cease, is Cormac Lucey Lecturer in Finance at the IMI, Chartered Accountants Ireland, and Trinity College Dublin & Economics Commentator with the Sunday Times Ireland.