Newstalk Weekend
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Jan 17, 2026 • 10min
Éanna Ní Lamhna on Irish swans, deer, and Ireland's native environment
Éanna Ní Lamhna, Wildlife Expert, joins Anton to talk all things swans, deer, and Ireland's native environment.
Jan 17, 2026 • 12min
Grok & the Harms of AI “Nudification”
As concerns grow about artificial intelligence being used to create sexualised images without consent, the Alders Unit CHI at Connolly in Blanchardstown warns that the harm is real and lasting and not restricted to the online, virtual world. Joining Anton to discuss the issue is Keith O'Reilly, Director at The Alders Unit CHI at Connolly in Blanchardstown & People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, Richard Boyd Barrett.
Jan 17, 2026 • 15min
Ask the Expert: Eleanor Galvin
Dr Eleanor Galvin joins Anton to answer listeners' questions on all things medical.
Jan 17, 2026 • 27min
What's Going on with Lise Hand & Joan Burton
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Lise Hand, journalist & Joan Burton, Former Tánaiste and Labour Minister.
Jan 17, 2026 • 17min
Tanya Sweeney on her new book ‘Esther Is Now Following You’
Tanya Sweeney, features writer and columnist for the Irish Independent & author, joins Anton to discuss her new book ‘Esther Is Now Following You’.
Jan 11, 2026 • 46min
Anton's Sunday Newspaper Panel January 11th
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Frances Fitzgerald, former Tánaiste, and member of the G7 Advisory Council Senior Advisor at Teneo; Eoin O’Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West & party spokesperson on Housing; and Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU.
Jan 11, 2026 • 9min
In conversation with Michael Carruth
Joining Anton to chat about his life and career is Olympic boxing champion, Michael Carruth.
Jan 11, 2026 • 10min
What is, and is not, legal, when it comes to deepfakes & AI generated imagery in Ireland ?
This week, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been accused of helping to create sexualised deepfake images of real women and children on X, but are those images actually illegal here in Ireland, and if so, who is responsible: the user, the platform, or the AI itself? Joining Anton to discuss is Ronan Lupton Barrister, Senior Counsel specialising in Data Protection, AI, Privacy, Media.
Jan 11, 2026 • 20min
Minnesota Shooting, Greenland & the State of the US
In Minnesota, a fatal ICE shooting raises questions about federal authority versus state oversight, while abroad, Trump’s Greenland threats are testing NATO and Europe’s reliance on the US. Joining Anton to make sense of it all is Josh Crosbie, Newstalk Reporter & Paul Brandus, West Wing Reports Founder.
Jan 11, 2026 • 7min
Century-old tumours could reveal why more young people are getting bowel cancer
Bowel cancer has traditionally been more common in older adults, but cases in people under 50 have been climbing sharply around the world. But now researchers in the UK are digging into one of the largest archives of preserved tumours to compare historic and modern cancers and analyse how they have changed over time. Joining Anton to discuss is Prof Kevin Monahan, consultant gastroenterologist at St Mark's Hospital in London.
