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Sep 17, 2022 • 10min
Ask the Expert: Dr. Eleanor Galvin
Joining Anton for this week's episode of Ask the Expert is Dr. Eleanor Galvin.
Among other things, they discuss concerns around taking pain killers on a regular basis, chronic insomnia and checking your bone density.
Sep 17, 2022 • 7min
A Brief History of Corporate U-Turns
Many businesses in the UK have announced that they are closing due to the Queen’s funeral on Monday but this has sparked a kerfuffle with some, who have floundered over public reaction to the decision with the likes of Centre Parcs having to backtrack on its plan to evict its customers. So what have been some of the historic biggest corporate U-turns? Business Strategist, Miriam Simon joins Anton to discuss.
Sep 17, 2022 • 9min
Shifting Towards a Sustainable Public Transport Model in Ireland
There can be several factors that influence how we commute but as the way we work changes, and the environmental impacts of driving private cars become ever clearer, what does the future hold for our trains, buses, trams, and e-bikes?
Daniel Murray, political correspondent with the Business Post and host of the 'Five Degrees of Change' podcast & Lauren Boland, reporter from the Journal.ie with a focus on climate, join Anton to discuss.
Sep 17, 2022 • 9min
The Growing Trend of Leg Lengthening Surgery
An increasing number of men are electing to undergo an extreme and expensive surgery that could potentially endow them with an extra 8-15 centimeters in height.
To discuss the origins of the procedure and its growing popularity among men is Dr. Patrick Treacy, Medical Director of Ailesbury Clinics.
Sep 17, 2022 • 8min
"It is wrong that any industry should be making massive profits when people are suffering at a time of crisis"
During the week Ursula von der Leyen announced a cap on the revenues of electricity production companies and a crisis contribution from fossil fuel producers.
To discuss the move and the looming energy crisis heading into the winter months is Sean Kelly, Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South.
Sep 17, 2022 • 10min
"We are only one of five counties in Ireland where there is no train service and that is a huge deficit"
All this week Newstalk has been speaking to listeners, experts, and policymakers to find out more about the key issues facing commuters on a daily basis.
Newstalk reporter, Sarah Madden, took a trip out to Co. Monaghan to get the perspective of commuters outside of the city and to hear the primary issues for those coming in and out of the county.
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Sep 17, 2022 • 18min
What's Going On with Joe O’Shea & Jen Hogan
Joining Anton to go through the top stories hitting the headlines this week is the editor of CorkBeo.ie, Joe O’Shea & journalist, Jen Hogan.
Sep 17, 2022 • 6min
Kickstart Your Weekend: Emma Doran
Joining Anton to Kickstart Your Weekend is comedian, Emma Doran who can be seen on RTÉ’s brand new sketch show 'No Worries If Not' and will be performing her solo show 'Mad, Isn't It' at the Galway Comedy Festival on Thursday 27th October.
Sep 17, 2022 • 8min
"We have three competing unions in terms of militancy and this problem is not going away"
Flights throughout Europe were disrupted on Friday due to a French air traffic controllers' strike, affecting up to 80,000 passengers.
To discuss the issues involved and the impact the strikes have had on airline scheduling throughout the rest of Europe is Eoghan Corry, Travel Commentator and Editor of Air & Travel Magazine.
Sep 10, 2022 • 16min
Mourning Queen Elizabeth II & The Proclamation of King Charles III
This week marked a seismic moment in UK and world history as the longest-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 96. Our reporter Henry McKean and Royal Correspondent, Jennie Bond join Anton to discuss what the feeling is in London & what the immediate plans are now for King Charles III.
