Newstalk Weekend

Joining Anton to give some of his expert DIY tips is Alan Grant from Expert Hardware. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Anton was joined on the show this morning by columnist, veteran broadcaster and host of The Last Word on Today FM, Matt Cooper. They discussed his new podcast ''Magnified with Matt Cooper'', his type 2 diabetes diagnosis and that infamous Mullet from his early career. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Simon Coveney said earlier in the week that restoring the Stormont Executive would be made more challenging if the elections there result in a Sinn Féin first minister. Joining Anton on the show to discuss the Northern Ireland Elections this morning was Mark Durkan, former SDLP leader, and deputy first minister and key member of the party's negotiating team of the Good Friday Agreement and Bethany Moore, Pro Choice Activist and Peace Baby. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

On the show this morning, Anton was posing the question ''Do you need a college degree to have a successful career?''. Joining him on the program was Chupi Sweetman, CEO and Founder of Chupi and Pamela Laird, CEO and Founder of Moxi Loves and former Apprentice candidate. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

One of the things that is becoming an issue particularly in the capital in recent times is the difficulty people are finding in getting home. The general issue of taxi shortages in Ireland is the area Anton focused on this morning. He was joined by the General Manager of Free Now Niall Carson and Newstalk's Reporter Josh Crosbie, who braved Dublin's street last night in search of people looking for a taxi. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Demand For Taxis In Dublin

Joining Anton to give some of her expert medical advice is Dr. Eleanor Galvin.

Dara Ó Briain is in Dublin this weekend for his gigs in Vicar Street but if you didn't manage to get a ticket this time around, fret not, as he’ll also be back in Cork, Castlebar, and Derry later this year. He stopped by to have a chat with Anton fresh from the stage last night. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.

Look ahead to the French Presidential elections taking place this weekend.

Today is World Record Store Day! Inaugurated in 2007, World Record Store Day celebrates the culture of the independently owned record store and so for the day that's in it, Henry McKean popped into a couple of record stores to chat to some store owners about the resurgence in vinyl in recent years. Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'. You will find all Anton Savage Show podcasts here.