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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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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.
1The 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.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Lise Hand, journalist & Joan Burton, Former Tánaiste and Labour Minister.
An international review of hundreds of thousands of pregnancies has found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism or ADHD, directly contradicting claims made by Donald Trump and some US officials. Joining Anton to discuss is Dr Brendan O’Shea, Adjuvant Professor in Primary Care and Public Health at Trinity College Dublin.
Éanna Ní Lamhna, Wildlife Expert, joins Anton to talk all things swans, deer, and Ireland's native environment.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Frances Fitzgerald, former Tánaiste, and member of the G7 Advisory Council Senior Advisor at Teneo; Eoin O’Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West & party spokesperson on Housing; and Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU.
Joining Anton to chat about his life and career is Olympic boxing champion, Michael Carruth.
This week, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been accused of helping to create sexualised deepfake images of real women and children on X, but are those images actually illegal here in Ireland, and if so, who is responsible: the user, the platform, or the AI itself? Joining Anton to discuss is Ronan Lupton Barrister, Senior Counsel specialising in Data Protection, AI, Privacy, Media.
Bowel cancer has traditionally been more common in older adults, but cases in people under 50 have been climbing sharply around the world. But now researchers in the UK are digging into one of the largest archives of preserved tumours to compare historic and modern cancers and analyse how they have changed over time. Joining Anton to discuss is Prof Kevin Monahan, consultant gastroenterologist at St Mark's Hospital in London.
In Minnesota, a fatal ICE shooting raises questions about federal authority versus state oversight, while abroad, Trump’s Greenland threats are testing NATO and Europe’s reliance on the US. Joining Anton to make sense of it all is Josh Crosbie, Newstalk Reporter & Paul Brandus, West Wing Reports Founder.
Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh & Singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy join Anton to chat about their experience on Dancing with the Stars 2026.
For this week's Ask the Expert, Anton is joined by Sarah Keogh, Dietitian and Founder of Eatwell.
Food, like a lot of things can be heavily influenced by trends, leading to plenty of fads, which come and go as various flavours of the day. But what trends can we expect in the culinary world for this year going forward? To answer that question, Anton is joined by Food Forecaster, one half of the Gastro Gays, and Sunday Times restaurant critic Russell Alford.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Danny McConnell, Editor with The Business Post & Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter with the Irish Independent & Indo Daily Presenter.
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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 🙏🏻