Newstalk Weekend

Joining Dermot Whelan for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Robert Whelan of Rockwell Financial Management.

The latest Newstalk/Amárach poll asked you to tell us your favourite Ireland sporting moment of all time. Joining Dermot Whelan to discuss the results is former Ireland international, Ray Houghton who scored that goal in Euro '88 and was in the team that brought such joy to the country during Italia '90 as well as Newstalk's own, Cathal O'Sullivan.

John Fardy, presenter of Newstalk’s Screentime joins Dermot Whelan to chat about some of his favourite superhero movies.

Joining Dermot Whelan to go through some of the main stories from the Saturday papers is Louisa Meehan of Woodview HRM & Paul Hayes, CEO of Beachhut PR.

The Olympic Games got underway yesterday evening in Paris with thousands of people, including athletes, travelling down the Seine on hundreds of custom-made floats. Off The Ball's Ger Gilroy was on hand to soak it all in - he joins Dermot Whelan to tell him all about it.

When it comes to the Irish connection with Hollywood, the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, and Cillian Murphy tend to steal the limelight but cinematographer, John Conroy can boast a multitude of award wins and film credits with some of the biggest names in the business as well. He joins Luke O'Neill to talk about his start in the film industry, the ins and outs of his role on set, and more.

Overtourism in certain holiday hotspots like Barcelona, Dubrovnik, and Amsterdam is putting pressure on health services, waste management, and housing at the expense of locals, which in turn has led to widespread protests from residents. Travel Extra Editor, Eoghan Corry joins Luke O'Neill to discuss the issues.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he wants to see a Covid inquiry plan published before the Dáil returns in September but whenever that plan begins to take shape, what should a Covid inquiry in Ireland look like and what might be the key learnings? Joining Luke O'Neill to discuss is Professor Cliona O' Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology and Biochemistry at Trinity College & Nessa Fee, Junior Council who is involved in the UK Covid Inquiry with some of the Departments in Northern Ireland.

Joining Luke O'Neill to discuss the main stories in the Sunday papers is Lynn Boylan, Sinn Fein MEP for Dublin; John Downing, Political Correspondent with the Irish Independent; and Aisling O’Rourke, Podcaster and media lecturer.Tommy Rooney, GAA Correspondent with Off the Ball also stopped by to preview the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final taking place today.

Asoftware update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has resulted in worldwide IT chaos for Windows devices, causing cancelled flights, healthcare disruption and potential payroll problems. As the disruption continues, Luke O'Neill got the latest from Technology journalist, Emmet Ryan.