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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'

17 hours ago - 18 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

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

17 hours ago - 11 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

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

18 hours ago - 9 mins

Lunchtime Live Highlights

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

18 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

Should we move sacrament preparation away from schools?

The Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin have begun a process of ‘significant change’ which will see parishes instead of schools taking responsibility for the preparation and celebration of sacraments.  At the moment, primary responsibility for preparing Catholic children for sacraments like communion and confirmation falls upon teachers and schools. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said that training must begin immediately to prepare voluntary lay people in parishes to support families in preparation for sacraments. Clare chats to listeners.