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    Lord Mayor’s Awards – Jay & Allen Bobinac – Serving the Homeless Community of Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 8:24


    Brothers Jay & Allen Bobinac join Kieran in studio to share about receiving the Lord Mayor's Award that recognises their impact in serving Dublin's Homeless Community.

    Road Safety Bank Holiday Weekend – Lara Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 6:38


    Lara Lewis (Media spokesperson for Irish School of Motoring - and Qualified ADI Driving instructor), speaks to Kieran about her road safety advice ahead of the bank holiday weekend, for learner drivers, newly qualified novice drivers, and experienced drivers. Lara also highlights the new speed cameras that are in place across the country ahead of the June Bank Holiday weekend.

    SafeBirth4All campaign – Misean Cara – Shane Duffy, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 8:07


    Spirit Radio's Lydia O'Kane spoke with Shane Duffy, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, who is a visiting Fistula Surgeon in Uganda as part of the SafeBirth4All campaign spearheaded by a coalition of organisations including Misean Cara. Shane spoke to Lydia - on the Morning Show presented by Kieran about the very serious health condition called Obstetric Fistula which is a debilitating childbirth injury resulting from a prolonged or obstructed labour without access to emergency medical intervention that some 2 million women in developing world countries suffer from. To support the work of Misean Cara go to MiseanCara.ie and to support doctors like Shane Duffy going to Uganda to help these women.

    Children's Hospice Week – Laura Lynn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 6:52


    Kerry McLaverty (CEO of LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice) speaks to Kieran about how Children's Hospice Week  focused on highlighting the challenges facing parent and families caring for a child with palliative care needs. LauraLynn is continuing to ask the public to help bring care to these families by donating to support the work of Laura Lynn - at www.lauralynn.ie

    80 years of Christian Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 7:47


    Spirit Radio's news reporter Lydia O'Kane spoke to Ruth Cooke (Head of Fundraising and Supporter engagement with Christian Aid Ireland), to mark the 80th anniversary of Christian Aid. This interview broadcast was aired out on The Morning Show presented by Kieran.

    Africa Day – Discovery Gospel Choir – Florence Olufemi-Ojo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 6:00


    Florence Olufemi-Ojo (founder of the business M.I.O Prints and singer with Discovery Gospel Choir) speaks to Kieran ahead of Africa Day (Sunday 18th May). Florence speaks about her own business, the importance of Africa Day, and the news that Discovery Gospel Choir will headline Africa Day celebrations taking place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin.

    Minding Creative Minds ‘Creative Careers Summit’ – Emma Olahan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 7:42


    Emma Olahan, Career Service Director at Minding Creative Minds, speaks to Kieran about the Creative Careers Summit ‘Creativity at the Crossroads' which is taking place next Tuesday 20th May at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane in Dublin, bringing together over 300 creatives across more than 30 disciplines throughout the day from 8.30am. To book tickets: www.mindingcreativeminds.ie

    Kilkenny Law Festival – AI and Law – Enda Leahy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 5:54


    Enda Leahy (CEO of the Irish Tech Firm Courtsdesk and Director of the Kilkenny Law Festival) speaks to Kieran about the pro's and con's about AI and the field of Law - and the upcoming Kilkenny Law Festival. Kilkenny Law Festival – the brand new festival takes place at the Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny and historic Hole in the Wall venue from Friday, May 16th to Sunday May 18th. Tickets and the full schedule are available at www.kilkennylawfestival.com

    Celebrating Nurses and their work – 3Q Recruitment Cora Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 6:37


    Cora Barnes of 3Q Recruitment speaks to Kieran celebrating our nurses across the country today for International Nurses Day, to honour them for the incredible contribution they make to our  health and wellbeing.

    Special Olympics Athlete – Anita Forde

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 7:07


    Anita Forde, Special Olympics Athlete and Team Ireland medal winner speaks to Victoria about what she's achieved through the Special Olympics and also the Special Olympics Ireland's Collection Day fundraiser.

    Advice on how to say ‘no’ – Dr Sheena Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 9:01


    Chartered Psychologist Dr Sheena Kumar speaks to Wendy on why people struggle with saying 'no'.

    Cara Darmody – Preparing for 50-hour protest outside Dáil for better autism services

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 9:11


    Father Mark Darmody and his teenage daughter Cara Darmody speak to Wendy about why Cara is preparing a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House from 20th May for better autism services. In this conversation Mark and Cara highlight the Government and HSE's legal failings in regard to the Disability Act 2005 for not assessing children within 6 months.

    Luke Silke – Speaking about The Grace Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 7:01


    Luke Silke, Parliamentary Assistant to the Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín, speaks to Wendy about the Grace Report - the long awaited final report of the Farrelly Commission into the ‘Grace' foster home abuse case. ‘Grace' a disabled girl, was one of 47 children placed with a foster family and stayed there for 20 years despite credible allegations of abuse at the home.

    Prof Tobias Winright – The Passing of Pope Francis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


    Professor Tobias Winright (Professor of Moral Theology at St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth) speaks to Spirit Radio's Rob Clarke marking the passing of Pope Francis on The Morning Show.

    Marking the passing of Pope Francis – Michael Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 10:03


    Journalist Michael Kelly (and of Aid to the Church in Need Ireland) speaks to Wendy marking the passing of Pope Francis.

    UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘woman’ legal definition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 10:57


    Psychotherapist and Director of GenSpect Stella O'Malley, speaks to Wendy about the news of the UK Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is to be based on her biological sex under equality laws.

    Evangelium 2025 & increase in young people engaging with faith – James Bradshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 6:47


    James Bradshaw (Vice-Chair of Evangelium) speaks to Wendy about the upcoming Evangelium 2025 event and how there has been an increase in young adults attending this Catholic conference in recent years.

    The work of Compassion and Child Sponsorship – Tim Robertson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 10:36


    Tim Robertson (Head of Strategic Partnerships at Compassion UK) speaks to Wendy about the work of Compassion which includes a child sponsorship programme and how it's transforming children's live.

    The King of Kings film in Irish cinemas now – Jenny Belle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 6:35


    Jenny Belle (Kova International, and Screentime presenter with Spirit Radio) speaks to Wendy about The King of Kings film arriving to Irish cinemas nationwide.

    James Arnold – The King of Kings movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 9:07


    Voice Actor James Arnold Taylor speaks to Olga at Spirit Radio about his role in the new film The King of Kings on the Morning Show on Spirit Radio with Wendy.

    Concerns about cancel culture in Ireland – Jana Lunden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 7:48


    Jana Lunden (Founder of the Natural Women's Council) speaks to Wendy about concerns regarding cancel culture taking place in Ireland following a hotel venue cancelling their recent conference on ‘Safeguarding Children's Education' due to objections and complaints.

    UK buffer zone abortion facility case on consensual conversation – ADF International

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 6:13


    Delphine Chui (Spokesperson for ADF International) speaks to Wendy about a case in the UK where a lady (Livia Tossici-Bolt) was put on trial and has been convicted as guilty for offering consensual conversation in a buffer zone near an abortion facility.

    Increase of 87% in Bible sales by GEN Z in UK – Nancy Gifford

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 6:12


    Nancy Gifford, Co-Director of Apologetics at Premiere Christian Radio in the UK, speaks to Spirit Radio's Lydia O'Kane about the news that in the last 5 years there has been an increase of 87% of Bible sales with purchases by the GEN Z generation in the UK according to figures compiled by SPCK Group, the Christian publishers.  

    Lisa Domican – Autism Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 14:22


    To mark Autism Awareness Day, Wendy spoke to Lisa Domican, who told her about her own children, and the inspiration behind 'The Grace App', and what she feels needs to be done to support autistic children and their parents. The Grace App for Autism helps autistic and other special needs children to communicate effectively, by building semantic sequences from relevant images to form sentences. The app stores a basic picture vocabulary of Foods, Things I like, Places, Colors, Sizes and Shapes on an iPhone/iPad or iPod Touch with a function for creating a sentence that can be read together. There is also a facility for finding and taking photographs of all the other things that each individual user may need. It is a portable means of supporting the communication development of the user, wherever they go and is proving invaluable in improving vocalisations through consistency of use over time. Grace and the other children have also learned to share what they see and photograph independently, as a result of using the App. https://www.graceapp.com/

    Latest Mortgage news in Ireland – Karl Deeter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 9:57


    Financial adviser and analyst Karl Deeter speaks to Wendy about the latest mortgage news in Ireland including planned changes to Central Banks Consumer Protection Code 2025 and how Avant Money (the consumer finance company that provides loads and mortgages) has announced it's newest mortgage product ‘The Flex Mortgage' with it being available to both new and existing customers from this April.

    What is introversion, extroversion and ambiverion? – Dr Sheena Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 8:45


    Chartered Psychologist Dr Sheena Kumar speaks to Wendy about personality categories such as introverts, extroverts and ambiverts? Dr Sheena shares about understanding and what we can learn from these personality types.

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    Communication & Muscle Development Skills for Children with Down Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 7:14


    Fiona Mallone, Corporate Partnership manager with the Down Syndrome Centre, speaks to Wendy about the importance of early intervention therapy to help develop communication skills and muscle development for children with Down Syndrome to support them in longterm education and employment.

    Conflict and attacks in the Congo – Aid to the Church in Need

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 6:18


    Brandon Scott, Promotions and Communications Officer with Aid to the Church in Need Ireland, speaks to Wendy about the conflict, killings, persecution and horrors facing people of faith and also communities and refugee camps being attacked in the Congo.

    Concerns on Content Being Taught in Schools – Natural Women’s Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 11:12


    Jana Lunden, Founder of the Natural Women's Council (a grassroots non-profit in Ireland dedicated to protecting the well-being of children, women and families) speaks to Wendy on the growing concerns about the content being taught in schools particularly in regard to age appropriateness and highlighting what is being taught without parental consent. Jana shares why it's so important that parents are informed and stay vigilant in investigating what content is being taught and spoken about in their child's school. ‘Do You Know What Is Happening In Your Child's School' conference ran by Natural Women's Council is taking place on the 5th April from 12.30pm-7pm at Johnstown Estate, Enfield, Co.Meath - more info at www.naturalwomenscouncil.ie

    Sleep Consultant Lucy Wolfe – Top Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 9:56


    Sleep Consultant Lucy Wolfe of SleepMatters.ie speaks to Wendy about her top tips for getting a good night's sleep for World Sleep Day.

    Seán Defoe Live from Washington – Taoiseach’s visit to White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 6:52


    Seán Defoe (Bauer Media political correspondent) speaks to Spirit Radio's news reporter Lydia O'Kane live from Washington D.C. ahead of the Taoiseach Micheál Martin's visit to the White House today to meet with US President Donald Trump.  

    Minister Neale Richmond – St Patrick’s Day International Political Visits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 9:05


    Minister Neale Richmond (Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora) speaks to Wendy about the political upcoming visit from Irish politicians, including his own visit to Kenya and Tanzania, and looking to the Taoiseach's upcoming meeting with US President Trump.

    Women Missionaries – Sister Jo of Misean Cara

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 9:11


    Sister Jo (Vice-Chair of the Misean Cara Board of Directors) speaks to Spirit Radio's News Reporter Lydia O'Kane on Mornings with Wendy  ahead of International Women's Day. Sr Jo is a retired missionary sister with the congregation of the Presentation Sisters, having spent two decades in Ecuador and Peru as a missionary.

    Shaunagh Bethel – How God is at Work in her Life – Life in 5 testimony interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 12:17


    Shaunagh Bethel shares how God is at work in her life through this Life in 5 testimony interview on Mornings with Wendy.

    Short Film ‘Warrior’ on living with Lyme Disease – Katie Maguire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 7:50


    Katie Maguire shares about her short film 'Warrior' which showcases her health journey of living with Lyme Disease, raising awareness about the often unseen challenges of living with a chronic invisible illness.

    Bishop Keith Butler – Dublin Faith Encounter event

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 7:32


    Bishop Keith Butler speaks to Rob Clarke ahead of the upcoming Dublin Encounter Event this weekend. For more information about the Dublin Faith Encounter event visit: keithbutler.org/ireland. Bishop Keith Butler is also the host and speaker of the Live Your Faith program that airs out on Spirit Radio every morning after the 6am news.  

    Lorraine Keane – Fashion Relief and Women’s Health Perimenopause

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 12:20


    Lorraine Keane (Founder of Fashion Relief) speaks to Wendy about 'Fashion Relief 'which is Lorraine's pre-loved clothing Boutique in the Frascati Centre, Blackrock, Dublin. Lorraine also shares about female health and Perimenopause, and her health journey with this.

    Todd Komarnicki – Director of Bonhoeffer Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 9:19


    Todd Komarnicki (Film Director of Bonhoeffer) speaks to Wendy about his new film 'Bonhoeffer' which shares the true story of the Pastor and Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and how he stood against the Nazi regime in Germany during WW2.

    Ireland 2nd highest producer of textile waste in EU –

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 6:52


    Mary Flemming - Founder and CEO of ChangeClothes.org (a clothing reuse hub in Dublin) speaks to Wendy about how we dispose of 164,000 tonnes of clothing waste a year, making Ireland the second highest producer of textile waste in the EU.

    Housing Prices News Ireland – Maria Maynes from Gript

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 6:07


    Maria Maynes, journalist with Gript Media, speaks to Wendy about the latest house pricing news for Ireland. Did you know that the price of a typical home in Ireland is now €200,000 more expensive than in 2013? Maria also shares latest news that Australia has passed a law banning the purchase of existing homes by foreigners in an effort to boost housing supply - and looking at could Ireland do the same?

    Housing and property vacancy issues – Dr Lorcan Sirr

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 8:16


    Dr Lorcan Sirr (Lecturer and housing policy analyst at TU Dublin and Visiting Professor at University of Galway) speaks to Wendy about the numbers of vacant houses and properties in Ireland, with tens of thousands of homes remaining vacant despite a national housing crisis.

    National Children's Hospital update – latest delays and costs – Dr Jimmy Sheehan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 7:45


    Dr Jimmy Sheehan (Founder of Blackrock, Galway and Hermitage Clinics) speaks to Wendy with concerns regarding the continued delays, increased costs, and commissioning phase plans regarding the new National Children's Hospital.

    Michael Teehan – his Story of Congenital Heart Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 8:03


    Michael Teehan, Board Member of Heart Children - the national charity supporting children and young people with congenital heart disease (CHD), speaks to Wendy about how he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect shortly after birth, and his health journey living with CHD. Michael also shares about the work of Heart Children  and The Beat Goes On conference. The conference is aimed at Ireland's 19,000 young people and adults living with CHD, as well as parents. www.heartchildren.ie

    Concerns around Assisted Suicide legislation – Niamh Uí Bhriain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 7:51


    Niamh Uí Bhriain from the Life Institute speaks to Wendy about continuing concerns around assisted suicide legislation being considered in Ireland, and shares about the upcoming conference  ‘Assisted Suicide Harms Us All Conference' that will take place in Dublin.

    New Road Speed Limit Changes for Irish Roads

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 6:06


    Dominic Brophy from The Professional Driving Instructors Association speaks to Wendy about the news that the speed limit on many rural local roads is changing from 80km/h to 60km/h.

    Latest 6 Nations Rugby news – Peter Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 5:52


    Peter Sullivan (formerly Connacht Rugby, Irish 7s, Irish U20s, and currently Landsdowne Rugby with the AIL) speaks to Victoria about the latest news with the 6 Nations Rugby tournament, including Ireland's win against England last weekend, and looking ahead to Ireland VS Scotland, and what we can expect from this Irish team.

    Cybersafekids Online safety – Reminder to parents to stay vigilant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 7:18


    Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids, speaks to Wendy about how parents need to constantly stay vigilant and cannot get complacent about online security and monitoring what their children might be seeing online.

    Parenting advice on managing whatsapp groups – Jen Hogan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 8:21


    Jen Hogan (Irish Times journalist Jen Hogan, and mum of 7) speaks to Wendy sharing advice to parents on how to manage the many whatsapp groups they are in on behalf of their children, including the whatsapp groups for  school, their child's classes, sports, extra curricular activities, to birthday parties and playdates.

    BONHOEFFER film and International Holocaust Memorial Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 8:49


    Jenny Belle (Lead film publicist in Ireland for Kova International, and Spirit Radio Screentime presenter) speaks to Wendy today to mark International Holocaust Memorial Day, and it being the 80th year Anniversary since the end of World War 2 and the Liberation of Nazi concentration camps in Europe. Jenny also speaks to Wendy about the upcoming film release called Bonhoeffer, that shares the story of German theologian and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and how he courageously stood up against the Nazi regime.

    How AI might impact Leaving Certificate Project Work – Betty McLaughlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 6:06


    Midlands-based Guidance Counsellor Betty McLaughlin, speaks to Kieran about concerns from teachers across the country about how continuous assessment exams with the new Leaving Certificate reform will be graded and examined and about assessment integrity due to artificial intelligence (AI) which can cause difficulties in authenticating a students work.

    Pete the Vet – how to assess if a pet is overweight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 7:18


    Pete the Vet speaks to Victoria about petcare advice, and how to assess if a dog is overweight. Pete also discusses how a pet being overweight affect its overall health.

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