Newstalk Weekend

Paul Howard has been taking part in this year’s Dalkey Book Festival, running until tomorrow - he joins Anton to chat about the festival, his love of his late dog Humphrey, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, smelly cheese, and more.

Explore effective strategies for managing pension pots, including rolling over and personal retirement bonds. Learn about the importance of safeguarding family finances through insurance for business owners. Discover how to approach surplus profits and make informed investment decisions. Dive into the risks of credit card debt and the necessity of understanding life insurance options. Get insights on the need for personalized financial advice to avoid costly pitfalls in your financial journey.

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill joins Anton to discuss the report on waiting list irregularities and a toxic work culture by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), the governance relationship between the CHI and her department, the National Treatment Purchase Fund, and wider health system issues.

One of Ireland’s longest-running food festivals, Taste of Dublin, is back again for another year, and one of the people who will be cooking up a storm is multi-award-winning food writer, photographer, chef & content creator, Lilly Higgins. She joins Anton to chat about what's happening this weekend.

Joining Anton to run through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Jack Horgan-Jones, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times & Former Labour Minister, Joan Burton.

Yesterday, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals paused a court order that would have required President Trump to return control of thousands of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles to Governor Gavin Newsom. This comes on the back of several days of violence and unrest in the wake of a marked increase in detentions and deportations taking place all across the US by ICE officials. Adrian Weckler, Tech Editor of the Irish Independent & presenter of The Big Tech Show Podcast, who is in Los Angeles, joins Anton to get the latest.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist, joins Anton to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East as Iran returns fire following Israel's attack on Tehran yesterday.

Synthpop band Duran Duran, best known for their iconic 1980s music and image, are coming to Malahide Castle in Dublin on June 30th and Virgin Media Park in Cork on July 1st. Joining Anton to chat about their career and the enduring popularity of their music is Duran Duran Drummer, Roger Taylor. 

Anton is joined in studio by Féilim O’Connor & Morgan Buckley to talk about the book they have co-authored with Gavin Drea called Irish Baby Names-What They Mean and How to Pronounce Them.

President Trump has authorised the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, amid ongoing protests in response to an immigration crackdown which has seen tens of thousands of people detained or deported from the United States. Highlighting this renewed crackdown, we also saw reports that a Donegal man is facing deportation, having joined the waiting list for green card applications three years ago. John Foley, Immigration Attorney based in Boston &Paul Brandus, West Wing Reports founder and White House Bureau Chief, join Anton to discuss.