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Dec 29, 2024 • 16min
Sporting Moments of 2024
: 2024 was a stunning year for sport. Team Ireland picked up 7 medals in the Olympic Games in Paris including 4 golds. There was also the Euros and Claire and Armagh winning all-Ireland finals Joining Emmet Oliver in for Anton to reflect on the best sporting moments of the year was Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sportswriter at the Irish Daily Star.
Dec 29, 2024 • 46min
2024 in Review
As we wind down 2024 Emmet Oliver in for Anton was joined by panellists to discuss the biggest stories of the year. To the general election, referendums and the election of Donald Trump. Joining Emmet was Jon Ihle, Deputy Business Editor with the Sunday Times Ireland, Joan Mulvihill, artist and Digitalisation Lead at Siemens and Colm O'Gorman, Human rights campaigner and Irish Examiner columnist.
Dec 28, 2024 • 17min
Ask the Expert: Dietician Sarah Keogh
As the new year is around the corner many will be making resolutions with some likely wishing they could shift some pounds in the new year. But are resolutions when it comes to weight loss and health goals logical? To answer this and some of listeners diet questions, Emmet Oliver was joined by Dietician Sarah Keogh
Dec 28, 2024 • 13min
In Conversation with Mark Fennell
For this week's edition of in conversation, Emmet Oliver chatted to Mark Fennell Author and life coach to discuss how we have a prosperous and wholesome 2025 for ourselves and achieve fitness, career and life goals.
Dec 28, 2024 • 17min
Did Christmas Deliver for Retail and Hospitality
From restaurants serving festive feasts to retail stores managing the rush of last-minute shoppers, the Christmas season is a critical time for the hospitality and retail sectors. But did it deliver the boost they were counting on? Joining Emmet Oliver for Anton was Jean McCabe, CEO of Retail Excellence Ireland and Adrian Cummins from the Restaurant Association of Ireland….
Dec 28, 2024 • 32min
What’s Going On ?
Joining Emmet in for Anton to reflect on the news have a look through the papers of the day and discuss ‘What is going on’ was Hugh O’Connell, Political Editor with The Sunday Times Ireland and Aisling O’Rourke, Podcaster and media lecturer.
Dec 28, 2024 • 12min
20 years of Conor’s Pope price watch
Price watch has been the guiding light to consumers on where and how to spend their money for many years. Earlier this year, we hit a milestone, as the column turned 20. The brains behind the column, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for The Irish Times Conor Pope joined Emmet to reflect on its history and what he has learned in all his years doing the column.
Dec 22, 2024 • 13min
In Conversation with Emmet Kirwan
Sean Defoe sits down with actor and playwright, Emmet Kirwan ahead of the run of his new show Accents.Accents is showing at The Ambassador Theatre, in Dublin on 16,17,18 January and across the country into 2025.Hit ‘Listen’ to get more of this brilliant conversation on all things accents and hear all about his new show.
Dec 22, 2024 • 12min
The Tips for Christmas Dinner
Sean Defoe is joined by award winning Chef, TV Host, author and now podcaster, Mark Moriarty, to get the best tips and tricks for that Christmas dinner.Hit ‘Listen’ to get the best ideas on how to spice up that Christmas dinner.
Dec 22, 2024 • 22min
The Year in Irish Politics
Sean Defoe is joined by Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, and Ivan Yates, broadcaster and former Fine Gael minister to look back on the year in Irish politics.From referenda to budget, and even a general election thrown in there too, it was a huge year in Irish politics.Hit ‘Listen’ to hear more of this brilliant analysis of the year in Irish politics.
