Highlights From Lunchtime Live

A damning interim report into Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland has revealed that more than 100 children were left without care for up to two years. Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by parents to hear their experiences of the CAMHS service. Dr Kieran Moore a former Child Psychiatric Consultant with CAMHS also joined Andrea on the show…

Elaine, a listener, joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss the removal of on street parking on her road in Dublin. The parking will be replaced by a cycle lane, however residents say they had no consultation up until last week..

A Cork TD has been flooded with responses after putting out a call for issues in social housing. Thomas Gould had over 130 replies from tenants with damp and mould problems in their homes. Some of them say they’ve been living in these conditions for years and aren’t being listened to. Andrea was joined by Antoinette and Jennifer who both live in Cork to discuss..

Monica, a listener, got in touch with Lunchtime Live about a recent experience on Irish Rail. A woman wouldn’t move her bags to let her family sit down in the seats they had pre-booked and was abusive towards Monica and her family…

Would you like to see more dogs allowed in pubs, cafes and shops? According to the Belfast Telegraph this morning, making your establishment dog friendly leads to increased levels of trade. Five years ago, a law dating back to the '50s which prevented people from bringing pets into restaurants and pubs was officially repealed. Would you like to see more dog friendly businesses? What do you think about the idea of dogs in pubs? Andrea was joined by Mossy, from the Blackbird in Ballycotton, Naoise, Co-owner of Surge café in Clontarf and other listeners to discuss..

Children in Ireland are waiting up to 13 years to see a dentist. That's the stark warning from the Regional Group of independent TDs. It's bringing a motion before the Dáil later today, calling for the government to immediately reform the public dental system. Have you experienced delays in getting a dental appointment? Andrea was joined by Fintan Hourihan, Chief Executive of the Irish Dental Association, Dr Bernie Fee, Fee Dental Carrickmacross, Siobhan O’Neill White, Founder of Mams.ie and other listeners to discuss…

Newstalk Breakfast presenter, Ciara Kelly spoke candidly this morning about her feelings as her son emigrated to Australia yesterday. What is causing this spike in emigration in Ireland? On Lunchtime Live this afternoon, Andrea was joined by listeners who have first hand experience of how emigration affects families differently...

Local authorities should accelerate programmes to encourage people to downsize their properties, according to the Housing Minister. There are 8,600 under occupied social housing units in Dublin. Minister Darragh O' Brien says there should be increased use of existing schemes to facilitate those who want to downsize. Should people be incentivised to move out of their homes? Should there be grants or help offered to older people to get them out of larger empty properties and into smaller, more suitable houses, to free up some of that space? Andrea was joined by listeners on the show to discuss…

Paralympian Martin Gordon and his guide dog were refused entry in a Dublin city restaurant over the weekend. Martin joined Andrea Gilligan on Lunchtime Live alongside a listener Fergus to discuss...

What is it like to be gay in rural Ireland? LGBT Ireland is aiming to expand Pride events into rural towns to improve Ireland as a country for members of the community. Did you come out in rural Ireland? What was the experience like? Andrea was joined by Paula Fagan, CEO LGBT Ireland, Paul and Ciarán to discuss...

The Cabinet is to approve a scheme to repair Celtic Tiger apartment defects which could cost the State up to 2.5 billion euro. Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien is bringing the memo which will cover fire, structural safety and water caused defects on apartment buildings and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013. It means that the redress scheme for apartments alongside the upcoming redress scheme for those affected by mica could cost the state over 5 billion euro. Andrea was joined by Pat Montague, spokesperson with the Construction Defects Alliance, Andrew, Sam and other listeners to discuss…

Andrew Tate is a controversial social media character, with many saying he is stoking hatred of women, while others argue that he is misunderstood in his views. Are people concerned about the influence he has on young men in Ireland? Andrea was joined by listeners; Annette, Robin, Edward, Ben and more to discuss... Image: Twitter @Cobratate

The Oireachtas Health Committee is to discuss the issue of bullying within the health service. It'll discuss the health, safety and wellbeing of frontline health care workers with trade unions. TD and Sinn Fein's Health Spokesperson David Cullinane joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to give an update on the situation...

Gardai have been travelling on buses to Tallaght in recent days to tackle anti-social behaviour there. Do you feel safe on public transport around Ireland? When you get the bus to work? Or the Luas late at night – are you ever worried? Are Transport Police needed on all public transport? Andrea was joined by James a bus driver in Dublin, Damien a retired bus driver and other listeners to discuss…

Andrea spotted an interesting post from a woman online which has gotten quite a reaction. It reads: ‘Having gone from a size 18 to an 8 in my twenties, to now post baby being a 14, I can confirm that this is the size at which you become invisible and can visibly irritate some strangers (men) by making small talk with them.’ What do you think? Can weight gain make you feel invisible? Andrea was joined by Sinead, Alice and Nicola to discuss on Lunchtime Live…

Should you be allowed drink during a sporting match? The IRFU have released survey findings that show that 68% of those asked said they would not support a booze ban in the Aviva stadium. What do you think? Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by listeners to discuss...

With schools back in full swing, households all over the country are getting back into their routine, how big a part does homework play in that routine? Is it something that takes up a big part of the evenings? Or does it fit easily into the afternoon after school? Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by listeners to discuss…

Lunchtime Live received an email from a listener working in the health service who had been discouraged by senior management from partaking in online discussion around bullying in the health service. The issue was raised last week on the show and the response has been phenomenal. Gino Kenny, People Before Profit TD for Dublin Mid West joined Andrea to discuss…

Last year more than 1,500 social housing offers were refused. New figures obtained by Newstalk show the number of people declining a house is rising, since 2019. At least 420 people have been suspended from their waiting lists for refusing more than one offer. Is it fair that people can be kicked off waiting lists for refusing social housing offers? Andrea was joined by Peter Dooley from the Dublin Renters Union and Nick Killian, Independent Councillor and Chairperson of Ratoath Municipal District to discuss..

Lunchtime Live has been inundated with nurses and healthcare workers sharing their stories and experiences of workplace bullying in the HSE. Sinn Fein Health Spokesperson David Cullinane said he’s going to raise the issue in the Dail, but what are the unions doing about it? Phil Ní Sheaghdha, General Secretary with the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation joined Andrea on the show to discuss…