Highlights From Moncrieff

In this week's Movies and Booze, Stephanie Priesner was joined by Dean mcGuinness, Esther McCarthy and Fionnuala Jones. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Chris Blachut Blogger on The Unconventional Route joined Stephanie Priesner to discuss the growing number of men who are deciding to pee while sitting down. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Trevor Cullen owner of the Vintage Carousel Company joined Stephanie Priesner ahead of their appearance at the Kaleidoscope festival in Blessington in Co. Wicklow this June. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Stephanie Priesner was joined by Mark Graham Landlord of the Star Inn at Vogue Pub in Cornwall where he received a framed apology letter from the publishers of Vogue magazine after they requested the centuries-old establishment change its name. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Stephen Maguire the man behind the website 'thedublinwriter.com' joined Stephanie Priesner to discuss Dublin's 25th literature festival which takes place over 11 days. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Barbara Scully, Declan Buckley and Sean Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

In 1911 a group of filmmakers moved to Hollywood on the whim of a coin flip when they couldn’t decide whether to relocate from New Jersey to California or Florida. Now, the Hollywood film industry contributed $504 billion to US GDP pre-pandemic and actors are more recognisable than most world leaders. Carla Valderrama, Hollywood historian and author of “This Was Hollywood: Forgotten Stars and Stories” joins Sean to discuss some of the fascinating stories from old Hollywood.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

It’s Children’s Hospice Week. LauraLynn is Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice providing hospice and palliative care and support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in Ireland. Henry McKean spent the day with Laura Lynn, meeting families, doctors, nurses and carers.

A new phenomenon called ‘Every Single Streeting’ has an increasing amount of followers who strive to walk or visit every street in their city, without exception. Michael Shanks, a school teacher, has finally completed all 6000 streets in Glasgow and he joined Sean to share his story.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Joanna Fortune, psychotherapist specialising in Child & Adult Psychotherapy, answers your questions. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.

Earlier this week, we were talking about how you’re less likely to see beef on the menu in your local restaurant because of the ever-increasing prices. Although there might be concerns about beef, Ross Golden Bannon made the point that the really top end quality foods are actually recession proof. Host of Off Duty Chef on RTE One 8.30pm tonight, Mark Moriarty has travelled the world cooking in some of the best kitchens and tasting some of the most unusual foods. He joined Sean to discuss some of the most exotic he has ever come across.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Today we started our new ‘How To’ segment. Each week will take a topic and deep dive into it, and do all the research so you don’t have to. This week, we kicked off with ‘How To Freeze your Eggs’ .Dr. John Waterstone is founder of Waterstone Clinic and expert in women’s health and fertility, he joined Sean to explain.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.  

The Green Party has launched a Bill to regulate the display of electoral posters during elections and referendums. The Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022 aims to cut waste and "even the playing field" for small party candidates. It was proposed by Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly, who joined Sean to explain the reasoning behind the bill.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Urkposhta, the National Postal Service of Ukraine, has released a special edition stamp that commemorates the defence against Russia of a Ukrainian island in the Black Sea. The stamp has been celebrated for its iconic design featuring a soldier flipping the bird to the invaders. Julia Pavlenko,Director of the Department of International Operations at Urkposhta, the National Postal Service of Ukraine joined Sean on this afternoon's show.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Derry Girls the 90's based hit Channel 4 comedy is coming to an end after 3 series tomorrow night. But what is the legacy of Derry Girls on Derry City? Henry McKean met real Derry Girls, actors and Derry Tourism. Filming brought in 8 million to the local economy with murals and merch selling like hotcakes.

Whale and dolphin stranding's are not uncommon in Ireland, but the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has identified a new species never before seen on our shores. Stephanie Levesque Stranding Officer joined Sean to describe the stranding scheme that they run, to ensure if anyone comes across a live or dead animal, they report it so a database can be maintained where they can log the species, the location, its health condition.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Jonathan deBurca Butler takes listeners through the week's international stories... Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

A Co Antrim couple who welcomed beautiful conjoined twins into their lives in March have said they are a “miracle”. Hannah and Dan Bateson, from Toomebridge welcomed the twin girls at London’s University College Hospital. Annabelle and Isabelle are joined from the chest to the pelvis and share a liver, bladder and bowel, one shared fused leg and one leg each as well as separate hearts. Hannah joined Sean to share her experience and hopes for her twin girls future.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Celebrity chef Dylan McGrath said his restaurants are having to serve more pork and fish dishes because it is ‘almost impossible to keep beef on the menu’ due to rising costs. Ross Golden Bannon Member Irish Food Writers Guild joined Sean to discuss if this could be a trend we see across the whole restaurant industry.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

James Dempsey joined Sean for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.