Newstalk Weekend

Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh & Singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy join Anton to chat about their experience on Dancing with the Stars 2026.

Sarah Keogh, a Dietitian and founder of Eatwell, shares her practical advice on nutrition. She warns against extreme diets, suggesting instead to adopt small changes like adding more fruit. Eating fruit before meals could help with weight loss, and she offers insights on meal portioning using your hand. Sarah discusses the importance of balanced breakfasts for better mood and concentration while addressing postpartum hair loss remedies. Also, she highlights coping with fussy eaters by encouraging cooking together and the sleep benefits of magnesium and kiwi.

Food, like a lot of things can be heavily influenced by trends, leading to plenty of fads, which come and go as various flavours of the day. But what trends can we expect in the culinary world for this year going forward? To answer that question, Anton is joined by Food Forecaster, one half of the Gastro Gays, and Sunday Times restaurant critic Russell Alford.

Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Danny McConnell, Editor with The Business Post & Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter with the Irish Independent & Indo Daily Presenter.

A software error has left passports issued over a two-week holiday window technically non-compliant with international border systems, meaning people may only discover the problem when they reach eGates or passport control. Eoghan Corry, Editor of Air & Travel Magazine, joins Anton to discuss.

Dancing With The Stars Judge Brian Redmond joins Sean Defoe to look ahead to the show returning tonight Judge Redmond talks dance prep, new additions to the judging panel and more

Sinéad O'Sullivan joins Sean Defoe to discuss her new book Good Ideas and Power Moves: Ten Lessons for Success from Taylor SwiftWhat can we learn from the success of one of the biggest popstars in the world?

Irish Independent Technology Editor and Host of The Big Tech Podcast Adrian Weckler joins Sean Defoe to give us his tech predictions for 2026 From the AI bubble to which of the big tech companies are set up for a good year and more

Sean Defoe is joined by Paul Brandus of West Wing Reports and Conflict Expert specialising in Latin America at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Dr Irene Mia to get the latest on the US and Venezuela in the wake of President Maduro being captured and taken to the US They discuss where this story could go from here and what the US administration may do next

Unique Media's Breda Brown, Human Rights Campaigner and former Director of One in Four Colm O'Gorman and Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon join Sean Defoe for this week's Sunday Newspaper Panel.They discuss the ongoing developments in the US and Venezuela in the wake of the attack, housing and more