Newstalk Weekend
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A bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
Episodes
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Jul 13, 2025 • 43min
Sunday Newspaper Panel July 13th
Joining Sean Defoe to go through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Valerie Cox, Journalist and author; Colm O'Gorman, former director of One in Four; and John Connolly, TD for Galway West.
Jul 12, 2025 • 12min
In conversation with Sinead Moriarity
Author Sinead Moriarty has sold over 900,000 books across the UK and Ireland. Her latest novel, ‘The In-Laws’ is a sharp and relatable tale on dealing with the family that you didn’t choose! Sinead joins Anna Daly to discuss this further.
Jul 12, 2025 • 14min
Ask The Expert: Cooking
Joining Annas Daly for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Gerry Devlin, Owner of the Dublin Cookery School, to answer all of your cooking-related questions.
Jul 12, 2025 • 13min
Henry McKean at the Laois Walks Festival 2025
The Laois Walks Festival is back after a 5-year absence, and for the month of July, there are 22 walks to choose from. We sent Henry McKean last night on the Abbeyleix Bog Walk, and he joins Anna Daly in studio to tell us how he got on.
Jul 12, 2025 • 17min
The importance of reading to your children
A report this week from Children’s Books Ireland has shown that almost a quarter of teenagers don’t read for pleasure, with more than 1 in 5 Irish children under the age of four not being read to at all. Joining Anna Daly to discuss is: Jenny Murray, Deputy CEO from Children's Books Ireland Patricia Forde, children’s author Dr. Joanna Fortune, Psychotherapist & Author
Jul 12, 2025 • 24min
What's Going on with Killian Woods & Michelle Murphy
Joining Anna Daly to go through the main stories in the Saturday papers is Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with the Business Post & Michelle Murphy, Research and Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland.
Jul 12, 2025 • 6min
Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano in trilogy fight
In a majority decision, Katie Taylor has defeated Amanda Serrano in their third, and likely final, bout, thus securing Taylor's legacy as the greatest women's boxer of all time. Newstalk reporter, Jack McDonald, was there to soak it all in - he joins Anna Daly to discuss.
Jul 6, 2025 • 15min
Beat The Lotto
Paddy Kehoe and mathematician Stefan Klincewicz join Anton to tell the true story behind Beat The Lotto, Ross Whitaker’s new documentary about their audacious 1992 plan to beat the Irish National Lottery. The film charts how they led a syndicate that aimed to buy every possible combination.Listen here.
Jul 6, 2025 • 24min
Minister Patrick O'Donovan on his Battle With Epilepsy
Anton is joined by Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media, and Sport, who recently revealed his epilepsy diagnosis. He tells Anton all about living with the condition and why he chose to speak publicly about it.Listen here.
Jul 6, 2025 • 7min
Texas Flooding
Terry Sheridan, Director of News at WSHU, joins the show to discuss the catastrophic flash floods in central Texas that have left at least 43 people dead, including 15 children. With dozens still missing and multiple counties affected, Sheridan outlines the scale of the disaster, the ongoing emergency response, and what comes next.Listen here.
