Newstalk Weekend

The iconic Irish rock band, Horslips, recently released a CD + DVD set containing rare material from the archives of the BBC. Barry Devlin, Horslips bass player, vocalist, and front man, joins Tom Dunne in studio to discuss this and more.

Joining Tom Dunne for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Dietician & founder of Eatwell, Sarah Keogh

Dr. Brendan O’Shea, Kildare GP, Medical Director at K Doc, and Assistant Professor of Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin & Jen Hogan, Columnist with the Irish Times join Tom Dunne to discuss the latest CSO report on children’s health, which highlights strong overall health among Irish children, but also raises concerns about dental care and access to services.

Comedian Willa White has gone from serving time in prison and fighting drug addiction to selling out the 3 Arena and the Gaiety Theatre. He has a new standup show, 'Dead Man Talking' - he joins Tom Dunne to chat about it all.

Darren Mooney, author, critic, and all-round expert on film and TV, joins Tom Dunne to dive into the current state of the TV industry and to discuss the possible reasons behind the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Joining Tom Dunne to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Lise Hand, journalist & Barry Kenny, Head of Corporate Communications at Iarnród Éireann.

40 years ago on July 13th, 1985, rock and pop history was made when an estimated global TV audience of 1.9 billion, and a combined total of over 160,000 fans in attendance at the London and Philadelphia shows watched Live Aid. The show was originally conceived by Bob Geldof following the huge success of Do They Know It’s Christmas? with the aim of raising more money for those impacted by the then-ongoing famine in Ethiopia. Joining Sean Defoe to reflect on it all is journalist, Bairbre Power, who attended Live Aid Wembley & Live Aid Promoter, Harvey Goldsmith.

The CSO’s Irish Health Survey for 2024 has found that 56% of people aged 55-64 drink alcohol at least weekly compared to just 27% of 18–24-year-olds. But what is driving this trend, and what are the broader health implications? Joining Sean Defoe to discuss is Dr Sheila Gilheany, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland.

Joining Sean Defoe to discuss the likely candidates for the Irish presidential race, as well as Catherine Connolly publicly declaring that she will run in the presidential election, are broadcaster Ivan Yates & People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy.

OTB's Jonathan Higgins joins Sean Defoe to chat through the weekend's Wimbledon action, the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals, as well as the weekend's rugby.