Highlights From Moncrieff

Technology plays a huge part in many aspect of our lives but when it come to the green and climate agenda, can technology play a bigger role than we think? George Monbiot, columnist with the Guardian joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Is there anything sadder than the sight of shriveled up, abandoned Christmas trees lying on the side of Irish roads in early January? One man in Cork is offering a Christmas tree rental service with the tree surviving well beyond the festive period. Colm Crowley, Owner of Cork Pot Grown Christmas Trees joined Sean on the show to explain...

Writer and Investigative Journalist, Giampiero Ambrosi joined Sean on the show to discuss the life and crimes of Tony Tetro...

The latest Citizens’ Assembly is strongly recommending a referendum to protect biodiversity. This is, of course, the latest in a busy line of citizens’ assemblies undertaken over the past 10 years or so. But how do they work and who decides what topics are debated on? Sean was joined by Professor Jane Suiter from the School of Communications at DCU, who was instrumental in bringing the concept to Ireland…

Will Hill had been living in Denmark for the past few years. However, on Friday he was deported from the country for failing to secure the correct paperwork as a British, and therefore non-EU, citizen. Will joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Author, Edel Coffey joined Sean on the show today to recap some of the stories making the headlines over the weekend...

A man who lived for 18 years in Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris recently passed away. My next guest travelled to Paris in 2004 and spent three weeks with him, subsequently writing his autobiography ‘The Terminal Man’. Andrew Donkin is also the author of Illegal, a graphic novel co-written with Ireland’s Eoin Colfer and he joined Sean on the show today...

Actor and Playwright David Gilna was making headway in Hollywood and hours after being offered a part in a movie, he was hit by a bolt of lightning sending 300,000 volts of electricity through his body. Thankfully David lives to tell the tale and has written the show “A Bolt From D’Blue” which is premiering in the Seán O’Casey Theatre on December 1st. He joined Sean on the show to tell him all about it...

2022 will go down in history as the first time we have tackled our piss-poor urinal designs. The current model is basically a flat wall. Not ideal when you’re trying to avoid backsplash after a few scoops. But researchers at Waterloo University in Canada believe they have the answer to splash-free peeing experience. Kaveeshan Akan Thurairajah, Mechanical Engineering Research Student at Waterloo University joined Sean to explain… Image: Waterloo University

Gardai were involved in an international policing operation today aimed at taking down a website that allows frausters to impersonate banks or other trusted organistaions. Police forces around the world are starting to work together to target these kinds of cyber crime activities, but are they even getting the tip of the iceberg? Sean was joined by Pat Larkin, CEO of Ward Solutions and Ekco to discuss…

Sasha Huber has been on a 15 year campaign to get a mountain in the Swiss Alps renamed due to its current association with a notorious 19th century racist. Sean was joined by Sasha Huber, Campaigner and artist to discuss...

Russia has faced many sanctions over the past year, from oil to gold, from caviar to vodka - but diamonds are still being traded. Apparently diamond trade has fallen significantly with Russia, but it escapes the sanctions list. Sean was joined by Richard Campbell, Diamond and Gemstone Specialist at Design Yard to discuss…

When Richard Hammond lost control of a £2 million supercar, he ended up in a coma. In a recent video Richard talked about this experience and how his wife screaming at him ultimately brought him out of his coma. It got us wondering what is the brain doing when in this state of unconsciousness and how aware is it of what is going on. Sean was joined by Professor Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research in Trinity College Dublin...

A new motion to be brought to the floor of the Seanad later today calls for a constitutional guarantee of Irish neutrality. However, not everyone is in favour of the motion. Sean was joined by Gerard Craughwell, Independent Senator and Tom Clonan, Independent Senator to discuss...

Choosing the name of a new-born can be a challenging process for any parent. It’s a big decision. You are branding your child with a bunch of letters for the rest of their life. But have you ever wondered what a physicist must go through, when trying to come up with a new word that will be accepted and approved around the world? Sean was joined by Dr Richard Brown, Head of Metrology at the U.K.’s National Physical Laboratory, who was recently challenged with bringing 4 new words to the metric system…

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to paint your house. Sean was joined in studio by Kate Gaynor, Owner of The Paint Hub Carlow to discuss...

Pornhub have released Ireland’s biggest secret - the favourite porn each county loves to watch. Not only that, but they have interesting data about how long we spend watching videos, and reveal that one night of the year we don’t watch porn! Sean was joined by Dr Caroline West, Sex Educator and Host of the Glow West Podcast to discuss...

Mee-m M-em Me-me-ma. We might pronounce it differently, but everyone's sending them all the same. Newstalk reporter, Sarah Madden looks into the growing power of memes and their sinister potential in this report.

Biohacker, Leon Kurita would like to live forever and is currently going through the various levels of biohacking in order to achieve this. Leon Kurita, joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Newstalk Reporter, Henry McKean asked the people of Cork, the simple question 'Where are you going?'...