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Anton Savage presents a bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.
The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.
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Dermot Bannon, Architect and host of 'Room to Improve', joins Anton to chat about his life, career, and the latest season of 'Room to Improve'.
This week, Snapchat's parent company, Snap, settled a social media addiction case days beforeit was due to go to court. The 19-year-old woman who was the plaintiff in the case alleges that social media platform algorithms left her addicted and affected her mental health. Other defendants in the case, including Instagram parent Meta and ByteDance's TikTok, are still set to go to court. To discuss, Anton is joined by Technology Editor at the Irish Independent and host of the Big Tech show podcast, Adrian Weckler.
1With all that happened at Davos and the growing divide between NATO allies, where does this leave Ireland and what's next for EU/US relations? Joining Anton to discuss is Simon Coveney, former Tánaiste, Minister for Enterprise and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Noirin O’Sullivan, former Garda Commissioner; Conor Pope, Irish Times Consumer Affairs Correspondent; and Sean O’Rourke, podcaster & and former Broadcaster.
A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man on Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the streets and ramping up tensions in a city already rocked by a previous fatal shooting on January 7th. Joining Anton to discuss is Larry Donnelly, Law lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal.ie.
Mike Hanrahan has had a long career in music and spent over a decade on the IMRO board. After the death of his mother, he went to Trinity to study for a fellowship in the study of equity in brain health, focusing on how the creative arts can help people with brain illnesses. Mike joins Anton to talk about it all.
What actually goes on behind the scenes to win an Oscar? How much money is spent on campaigns? How has the award season changed over the years, and what impact does winning an award like this have on the production company? Joining Anton to chat about how the awards season has changed is Screentime presenter, John Fardy.
Deirdre Heney, the chair of Dublin City Council's housing committee, has floated the idea that we encourage people to move out of the city to take pressure off services. One woman who made that leap is Martha Gilheaney, who moved from O’Connell St to Leitrim, she joins Anton along with Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor and Columnist for the Sunday and Irish Independent, to discuss.
How did vehicles bought for overseas peacekeeping end up parked in storage and barely driven & what does it mean as Ireland considers a €500 million replacement programme? Joining Anton to discuss is Security Defence Analyst, Declan Power.
A number of global issues were at the forefront of the World Economic Forum in Davos, from the war in Ukraine to a revolution in Iran, but the U.S, Greenland, and Donald Trump took the spotlight. To help Anton to sift through the debris left in the wake of Davos and discuss what to make of Trump’s Board of Peace, is Professor in European Politics in Maynooth, John O’Brennan.
Brian Burke, RTE Supergarden judge and Woodies DIY and garden expert, joins Anton to answer all of your gardening-related questions.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Rhona Mahony, Consultant Obstetrician and former master of the National Maternity Hospital & Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland.
Cocaine use in Ireland has surged in the past decade, moving from the margins into the mainstream Irish social life, with Ireland now ranking among the highest users in Europe. So, what’s driving the boom, and what’s it doing to us? To discuss, Anton is joined by Jo-Hanna Ivers, Professor in Addiction at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin & Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland, the head of An Garda Síochána's Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
Anton is joined 'In conversation' by Professor of Disability Research, a sociologist and bioethicist, Tom Shakespeare.
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has exposed serious gaps in online safety, highlighted this week by concerns around so-called “nudification” tools linked to Grok. At the same time, the Government has launched the National Conversation on Education, a public consultation aimed at shaping how Ireland prepares young people for a future defined by AI, digital risk, and constant change. Anton is joined by Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, to discuss.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories for the Sunday papers is Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour MEP; Valerie Cox, journalist; and Gavan Reilly, Political Correspondent at Virgin Media Television.
EU diplomats are set to hold an emergency meeting after Donald Trump announced tariffs against European countries over their opposition to US control of Greenland. Joining Anton to discuss the latest developments and how European leaders may respond is Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent for Euronews.Also joining Anton to discuss concerns over whether Donald Trump succeeds in exerting control over the US Federal Reserve and the possible ramifications for the global economy is Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs & columnist with The Currency.
As concerns grow about artificial intelligence being used to create sexualised images without consent, the Alders Unit CHI at Connolly in Blanchardstown warns that the harm is real and lasting and not restricted to the online, virtual world. Joining Anton to discuss the issue is Keith O'Reilly, Director at The Alders Unit CHI at Connolly in Blanchardstown & People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, Richard Boyd Barrett.
Tanya Sweeney, features writer and columnist for the Irish Independent & author, joins Anton to discuss her new book ‘Esther Is Now Following You’.
Dr Eleanor Galvin joins Anton to answer listeners' questions on all things medical.
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Obviously Alison o connor wasn't available....ffs between Brenda power, o connor, John Lee and the other complicit hacks no wonder this country is in the toilet ...no accountability
if it's not gary murphy it's Brenda power or alison o connor ffs fresh opinions and voices please less of the biased hacks 🙏🏻