Highlights From Lunchtime Live

The Galway Races have been on all week and today is undoubtedly the most famous and busiest day of the festival due to it being Ladies Day. But why are events like Ladies Day or best dressed competitions at races so popular and so enduring?  Andrea was joined by Laura Mullett, Stylist and Blogger, Carol Kennelly, from Carol Kennelly Millinrey Tralee,  and by  Bairbre Power, Fashion & Lifestyle journalist, Best Dressed judge at the Dublin Horse Show to discuss this.

Is it time we got rid of the school uniform?  Listeners joined Andrea on the show to have their say on the issue .

For this week's Ask the Expert slot, Andrea was joined now by Trevor Grant, Chairperson, Association of Irish Mortgage Advisors, to answer all your mortgage related questions.

There is so much incredibly impressive sport on the TV at the moment. One thing we don’t hear much about, is what it’s like to have your period when you’re a top performing athlete.Andrea was joined by English Professional golfer, Annabel Dimmock to discuss this.  

Is it ever ok to charge other parents for playdates and how do you manage difficult playdates Andrea was joined by listeners who gave their opinion to her.

David and his partner are facing homelessness and they joined Andrea on the show to share their experience.

We’ve been celebrating some great Olympic wins for Ireland, with hopefully a lot more to come. But have we the facilities to back it up? Andrea was joined by some listeners to discuss this.

Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic. Newstalk's Laura Donnelly joined Andrea on the show

A phone number I often give out on this show is the Samaritans helpline. It’s available 24 / 7 and has volunteers ready to talk to you whenever you need. But who are the people behind this helpline? Andrea was joined on the show by Mary McMahon the Director of Dublin Samaritans and by a former Samaritans service user..

Who decides the start times for schools, and how do parents manage late start times when they can’t get childcare? Andrea was joined by some listeners who gave their view..

Welcome to The Pod Squad! We’ll review podcasts every Tuesday so you’ll have something new to listen to.  This week, Andrea was joined by Newstalk’s Tom Douglas & Journalist and Podcast Enthusiast Laura Mullet to review the podcast he Problem with Erik

Mona McSharry took the first Irish medal of the Paris 2024 Olympics winning bronze in the 100 metre breaststroke.Her coach, Grace Meade, joined Andrea on the show today.

Yesterday, Andrea was challenged to go vegan for 2 weeks. On Day 2 of this challenge, Andrea was joined by Vegan Author and Lifestyle blogger, Holly White, who shared her tips on the show.

This year, Andrea Gilligan is determined to make some changes and become a bit healthier! Over the next few weeks, Andrea will be joined by a number of different people to find out how they live well.This week, Andrea was joined by Celina Stephenson, who told her about the benefits of slow running.

Do we need to do more about the smell of weed in Dublin and other cities and towns in Ireland?  Today FM DJ Shelly Gray told Newstalk earlier today that she was taken aback by the amount and unabashed nature of people smoking weed recently in the capital... Andrea was joined by listeners who gave their opinion on the show..

Dr Niall Breen from the Portmarnock GP Clinic joined Andrea to tackle your medical queries.

A new study out today shows that after going vegan the age of people’s heart, hormones, ­liver and metabolic systems were decreased. So, could going vegan make us all younger? Andrea was joined by Heather Leeson, Registered Nutritional Therapist with Glenville Nutrition to discuss this.

The Olympics kicked off at the weekend and with so many fantastic Irish Athletes taking part, we wanted to chat to some of the people who helped bring our Olympians to that world stageAndrea was joined on the show by some of the athletes current and past coaches today.

Five road deaths occurred on our roads over the weekend, including a 14-year-old boy. So what can be done to reduce road deaths on roads here?Andrea was joined by some listeners who gave their opinions on the show .

It has been revealed that Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has secretly married her Mary Queen of Scots co-star Jack Lowden. They tied the knot in an Edinburgh Registrar's Office in Scotland after 6 years together. So we wanted to know, have you ever eloped and if so, what was your experience? Andrea was joined on the show by some listeners who have had experience eloping.