Highlights From Moncrieff

Bestselling crime novelist Helen Field’s new book The Last Girl to Die, which is published this week, focuses on a family who relocate to a completely new place. This has echoes with her own life, having upped sticks 5 years ago to live in the States. Helen joined Sean on the show to discuss moving home and her new novel...

John F Kennedy died at just 46 years of age. It was a tumultuous time in America with the civil rights movement and tensions with Russia. What could this young Irish Catholic president have achieved if he hadn’t been assassinated so young? Neal Thompson, Author of The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty is here in Ireland for this year’s Kennedy Summer School and joined Sean on the show...

For those who are addicted to food, it is all you think about every minute of everyday, you obsess over the food you’ve eaten and feel guilty, you binge on food and then starve yourself because of it. Food addiction is a real problem and for many and Overeaters Anonymous follows the same addiction steps as Alcoholics Anonymous because they believe food addiction is the very same as any other. Sarah, a member from Overeaters Anonymous joined Sean on the show discuss this more…

Peppa Pig has introduced its first lesbian couple, with Penny Polar Bear telling Peppa she has two mummies. Meanwhile, an autistic train is joining the cast of Thomas the Tank Engine. Andrew Kavanagh, Founder and CEO of Kavaleer Productions joined Sean on the show to discuss increasing diversity in children's cartoons

It may only be September but one man in Co. Limerick is dusting off the Christmas lights and decorations as we speak. Tony Noonan is gearing up for the return of his widely loved Christmas Lights for Charity and has started preparations for this year’s display. Tony joined Sean on the show today...

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at claiming tax relief. Sean was joined in studio by Marian Ryan, Business Development Director with Taxback.com...

Jane Fallon worked for years in theatre and TV and then at 45 she changed career and never looked back. Now having completed her 12th novel and many best sellers under her belt, Jane has clearly found her passion. Jane’s newest novel is called ‘Just Got Real’ and she joined Sean on the show to discuss...

IT project manager during the day and an avid quizzer by night, Dan O’Malley is one of Ireland most successful quizzers. Ireland is a big quizzing nation yet we have no home-grown quiz shows on our screens. Dan O’Malley, Professional Quizzer and Competitions Officer with the Irish Quiz Organisation joined Sean on the show...

Chef Daniel Lambert went from being a chef in a restaurant before the pandemic, to a TikTok chef during the pandemic. This changed everything for him. Now, thanks to his deep-fried TikTok concoctions and potato recipes, Daniel has gone from CookTok to cookbook and has published his first selection of recipes in ‘Lush: Recipes for the food you really want to eat’ Daniel joined Sean on the show today...

A group of vegan activists last week targeted supermarkets in four UK cities in an attempt to block customers' access to cow's milk in the dairy aisles. Demonstrators from the activist group Animal Rebellion sat in protest as shoppers attempted to buy a pint of milk, holding up ‘Plant-Based Future’ signs. One of those protesters was Robert Gordan and he joined Sean on the show...

Friendships can be tricky at times. They need care and attention from all sides and when that doesn't happen, it can be quite hurtful. This is especially true if your friendship group is made up of three. There’s a risk involved that one will be left out Ann-Marie O’Sullivan, freelance journalist joined Sean on the show to discuss....

Chris Wilkins, Former director of strategy and chief speechwriter to the former prime minister, Theresa May, joined Sean on the show.

Did you know there was a right way and a wrong way to pee? Aoife Harvey, a specialist in women’s pelvic health physiotherapy from Women’s Health Dublin joined Sean on the show to explain how get going with good toilet habits early on can help protect you from bladder problems, pelvic floor issues and UTIs.

Some people are gluttons for punishment, and this applied to our guest on the show today. Roy Williams danced with the devil in a food challenge this week, involving the Toe of Satan to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. He joined Sean on the show to suck on the world’s hottest lollipop live on air.

Caroline Morahan splits her time between LA and Ireland, spending two large periods home in Ireland with family and the rest of the year in LA with her husband and kids. This summer, a family trip home happened to coincide with a new acting opportunity and Caroline joined Sean in the studio to talk about her role in the new stage production ‘Looking at the Sun’ which had its world premiere last week.

Artisan jewelry and gifts can often be very personal in nature, but Amanda Booth takes this to a whole new level in her clay art. Amanda is the designer of Jizzy Jewelry, which is a featured line of products in her Trinkets by Amanda Booth collection and she joined Sean on the show from Ontario, Canada.

While we’ve known for a long time that whales sing and dolphins communicate in clicks, we don’t really know much about what they’re saying to each other. A team of researchers from the Scottish Association for Marine Science dropped 10 microphones close to the sea floor off the western coast of Scotland, and recorded a full year of sounds to learn more about the sea life activities. Nienke van Geel is an expert in marine mammal ecology and acoustics, and he joined Sean to discuss the research.

Plant blindness. That’s what scientists call the way we, non-scientific humans, often fail to notice the staggering diversity and complexity of plant life around us. Professor Paco Calvo runs a laboratory in Spain studying plant behavior and he joined Sean to discuss how he feels we need to start acknowledging how plant life is not only intelligent but aware.

Belgian-British teenager Mack Rutherford, joined Sean to discuss his delighted at becoming the youngest person to fly solo around the world.

With the cost of living deepening, Sean was joined by Rónán Ó Dálaigh, Founder of Thriftify, to discuss how many charity shops are now moving online.