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
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Apr 20, 2025 • 33min
Sunday Paper Panel
Valerie Cox, journalist and author; Matt Cooper, broadcaster; and Frances Fitzgerald, former Minister and MEP, join The Anton Savage Show to review the Sunday papers and talk through the week’s biggest stories.Listen here.
Apr 20, 2025 • 11min
Ukraine Update
John Sweeney, former BBC investigative journalist and author of ‘Killer In The Kremlin’, joins The Anton Savage Show for a view on Ukraine, with a ceasefire broken and a peace deal looking further away.Listen here.
Apr 19, 2025 • 14min
In Conversation With Ben Proudfoot
Ben Proudfoot, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, joins The Anton Savage Show to talk storytelling, short films, and his latest work on the story of L'Oreal and the iconic tagline "because I'm worth it"Listen here.
Apr 19, 2025 • 9min
Pete The Vet
Pete Wedderburn, aka Pete the Vet, joins The Anton Savage Show to answer listener questions on pet health, behaviour, and those classic Easter dangers for animals.Listen here.
Apr 19, 2025 • 19min
Eddie Wilson on the Dublin Airport Passenger Cap
Eddie Wilson, Chief Executive of Ryanair, joins The Anton Savage Show to break down the row over the Dublin Airport passenger cap and explain why Ryanair believes it's bad for business and bad for Ireland.Listen here.
Apr 19, 2025 • 8min
The Best Flicks to Watch This Easter
John Fardy, host of Newstalk’s ScreenTime, joins The Anton Savage Show with his picks for the best family films to stream or catch on TV over the Easter weekend.Listen here.
Apr 19, 2025 • 24min
What's Going On?
Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Times and the Irish Daily Mail, and Paul Gallagher, CEO of the Irish Hotels Federation, join Anton for this week’s What’s Going On Panel, discussing the stories making headlines from crime to culture and beyond.Listen here.
Apr 19, 2025 • 9min
Irish Road Users Feel More Unsafe Today Than a Decade Ago
Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator & consultant to the RIAC, joins The Anton Savage Show as 51 per cent of Irish road users feel less safe than they did a decade ago.Listen here.
Apr 13, 2025 • 14min
'How to Cook Well in Morocco' with Rory O'Connell
In a new seven-part series, Rory O’Connell explores the cultural sights and sounds of Morocco, from the bustling city of Tangier to the heights of the Atlas Mountains. He will then use his experiences as the basis for a few dishes he’ll cook up back home in Ballycotton. Rory O'Connell, chef, teacher, and co-founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School, joins Anton to discuss.
Apr 13, 2025 • 10min
Global death rates from coronary artery disease on the rise - what can be done?
The Mater Private Network hosted its annual Dublin Heart Summit at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) yesterday, welcoming over 700 cardiologists, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to discuss the latest developments in patient care. Dr. Róisín Colleran, a consultant interventional cardiologist at the Mater Private Hospital, joins Anton to discuss.
