We continue a county-by-county journey across Ireland, exploring all 32 counties that make up this remarkable island. Have you been to some of these places and hidden gems?

Today, Andrea is joined by Travel Content Creator Will Murphy to find out what the best things to see and do are in County Carlow!

Many people move out, but do they ever fully leave home? For a lot of people, their bedroom will always be their bedroom, despite what their parents do or say.

So, do you still have a room in your family home - or are you a parent refusing to get rid of your child’s things?

Andrea is joined by Journalist Saoirse Hanley and Katie Makk from the ‘Opinions Matter’ podcast to discuss!

As primary school children skip out the gates today for eight weeks of summer holidays, parents are entering one of their busiest planning seasons. Between organising summer camps, childcare and work schedules, is there really time to think about September? Yet, with school uniforms and stationery already appearing in shops, parents are being reminded that back-to-school preparations are just around the corner. Is it too soon, or is it a welcome chance to get organised and spread the cost?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Editor of Cork Beo, Joe O’Sea,  Journalist Yvonne Reddin, Comedian Steve Cummins and listeners.

Andrea’s guest was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at just 22. 30 years on, Samantha McCarthy is still walking, teaching yoga, and determined to share a message of hope and resilience.

Samantha joins to share her story…

Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joined Andrea with a roundup of some of the stories from across the country this week.

We all know of Molly Malone and the Anna Livia, but where are the monuments honouring the women of the revolution?

From over 200 statues dotted across Dublin’s city centre, only a handful of them are of women.

Dublin City Council is launching a plan with the aim of addressing the lack of women represented in the city's public spaces.

Do we need more monuments to women?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Emma Gileece, Architectural Historian, Sinead McCoole, Historian and author specialising on women in Irish History and listeners.

If you have a dark room in your home, are there any tricks to light it up naturally?

This week, the Home Squad are here to discuss lighting for a dark room!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Co-Host of ‘Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Interior Stylist Sarah Doyle of Retwiggd.

We are finally seeing some summer sunshine this Thursday afternoon. As the temperatures soar, today is looking to be the hottest day of the year on record.

Where in the world are you, and what are some of the best things to do in your area while the sun is splitting the stones?

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss!

Whether you’re a soccer fan, or just hopping on the bandwagon, the World Cup matches are attracting audiences across the globe...

But, for people who are blind or visually impaired here in Ireland, they aren’t able to tune into the matches because of the lack of audio visual description on RTÉ…

A petition on this has attracted 3,000 signatures.

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Parents of pupils at St. Corban's Boys National School are facing uncertainty ahead of the new school year this September.

The situation arises because the Department of Education has been unable to allocate an additional teacher to the school. As a result, 25 children due to start Junior Infants could be left without a school place, or alternatively, the school's First Class pupils may be combined into a single class to accommodate demand.

This has left many parents concerned as they await clarity on arrangements for the upcoming academic year…

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

We’ve decided to do a deep dive on some of our favourite albums to explore the stories behind them.

What did the artists really think of each other? Where did the inspirations from the songs come from?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Alan Buckley from the Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum Experience, who’s going to talk through the life and work of duo Daft Punk!