Liveline

Breast Cancer Awareness

Liveline continues to speak to listeners about the importance of women with dense breast tissue getting extra screening for cancer See omnystudio.com/listener for privac

Katie Taylor's Biggest Fan

Ahead of Katie Taylor's final fight in Croke Park superfan Clodagh talks to Kieran about meeting Katie in the Ring See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"With dense breasts...it's better to have extra screening"

Evan contacts Liveline and tells listeners about the importance of women with dense breast tissue getting extra screening for cancer See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

"It just doesn't make sense to rent here"

Listeners tell Kieran how they feel about returning to Ireland after living abroad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"I don't have the energy or the time to do anything in the evenings"

Young people in Ireland describe what life is like for them in 2026 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loneliness

Gretta was surprised to find how lonely people actually felt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EP Overcrowding

Anthony found himself unable to move at Electric Picnic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"When I hear the word 'Vape,' it's like a punch in the stomach"

Jane wants repercussions for the sellers of HHC Vapes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liveline - 31 August 2026

Kieran Cuddihy takes your calls Monday to Friday from 1.45pm on Liveline, getting to the heart of the discussions that truly matter to the people of Ireland.See omnystudi

"Imagine you are a lobster"

Listeners discuss the grey area of cooking lobsters is it ethical or not? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"I am actually quicker bringing my child myself to the school. There is a bus available but we have to travel 11 kilometeres to get to it."

Mothers Helena and Arlene share their disappointment in the school bus scheme which may compel their kids to give up education in the Irish medium.  See omnystudio.com/l

"We can't be the only ones in this position because the waitlist in Dublin is astronomical so there are a lots of parents like us."

Keith Malone shares his story of how his 10-year-old son has been on a waitlist for four years for a surgery for Strabismus (Eye Misalignment). See omnystudio.com/listen

"It's criminal and how can someone do that to children knowingly?"

Jane and her 17-year-old daughter Emma on how the teenager's life was upended by HHC synthetic cannabinoid vape addiction which started when she was 15.See omnystudio.com

"I find it difficult to understand how they can stay in limbo, she has absolutely no idea what her future holds."

Listeners share their grievances regarding the Leaving Certificate appeals process and lack of accommodations for students.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa

European Boxing Champion promoting herself

Shauna Browne is a 32-year-old Irish boxer who is hoping to be crowned double champion in October. In July she became the European World Boxing Champion.  See omnystudio

What do the politicians have to say on synthetic cannabinoid vape addiction?

Cormac speaks with politicians on how they have been dealing with the problem of synthetic cannabinoid vape addiction in their constituencies.  See omnystudio.com/listen

"It is exactly what we say happened back in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the emergency departments in Ireland"

Medical experts, Dr. Brian O'Mahony, Dr. Chris Luke and Professor Colin O’ Gara, who have been closely dealing with the legal and medical intersection of synthetic cannab

"You have to hit rock bottom but it takes everything from you in the mean time."

20-year-old Paul shares how addiction to synthetic cannabinoid vapes created a mental health crisis for him and how he found road to recovery. Jane, whose daughter is und

"I am so grateful for this drug to give me more time with my little girl"

Aoife Quinn and Jessi Abbey, who campaigned for the reimbursement of the drug Skyclarys for people with Friedreich's Ataxia, express their joy on Health Service Executive

"From the minute I woke up to the second I went to bed, I was smoking vapes. They just take over your life."

22-year-old Jakub shares his story of how he ended up in hospital after years of synthetic cannabinoid vape addiction. Rachel, a concerned mother, shares her ordeal of se