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Lunchtime Live Highlights

Andrea Gilligan invites callers to have their say on the topics of the day - get in touch by emailing [email protected] Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live Highlights on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

Smoking Ban 20 Years On: 'One of the biggest gamechangers in our industry'

19 hours ago - 18 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

'You have to stay positive' - 37-year-old Limerick man on life after brain tumour diagnosis

20 hours ago - 11 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

Throwback Thursday: Invasion of the Teletubbies, Eiffel Tower inaugurated and the Smoking Ban

20 hours ago - 9 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

Proposals to cut vehicle use 'needs to be considered very carefully'

20 hours ago - 20 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

World Theatre Day: 'There's a sense of escapism you get when you go in'

2 days ago - 15 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

Living with Bipolar Disorder

2 days ago - 20 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

Breastfeeding entitlement: "We're making a huge deal out of something so simplistic"

The Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has recently campaigned to increase the mandatory breastfeeding entitlement from six months to two years. Under the current rules, women who are breastfeeding are entitled to take one hour off work each day, with pay, as a breastfeeding break for up to 26 weeks after the birth of their child. ISME Chief Executive Neil McDonnell told Newstalk Breakfast that the proposals were "excessive." Andrea spoke to listeners to gauge their reaction to the minister's plan.