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The “Hollywood effect” of brands like Taco Bell coming to Ireland is pulling us away from homegrown businesses. That's according to Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent columnist who spoke to Ciara this morning.
The “Hollywood effect” of brands like Taco Bell coming to Ireland is pulling us away from homegrown businesses. That's according to Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent columnist who spoke to Ciara this morning.
Seán's guest had decided with her husband to have only one child, but a chance encounter with a newborn brought pangs of yearning.Joining to discuss is Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent…
Seán's guest had decided with her husband to have only one child, but a chance encounter with a newborn brought pangs of yearning.Joining to discuss is Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent…
More than half of Irish adults say that they gift €50 or more to a niece or nephew for their communion / confirmation.So, what is the going rate for a communion present?Andrea is joined by Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent as well as listeners to discuss.
It's only a few days away until Christmas, and it's getting down to the wire of last minute presents, the food shop and getting the house ready. But, who is doing the brunt of this work?Tanya Sweeney is writing about this today in the Independent, and says the woman still takes on the burden of all of this, but is that true?Comedian Jim Elliott and Aideen Finnegan, Journalist and producer of the Conversations With Parents Podcast join Kieran to discuss.
Rosanna Davison says that a sleep divorce is the key to a dream marriage – but would you try it? Andrea chats to Tanya Sweeney – columnist with the Irish Independent - who is a big proponent of sleeping in a different bed to her partner. Photo by Marcus Aurelius
The Late Late Toy Show returns once more tomorrow night, but Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent, is slightly concerned about letting her 4-year-old watch. Why? One dreaded thing: consumerism. She joins Seán to discuss.
The Late Late Toy Show returns once more tomorrow night, but Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent, is slightly concerned about letting her 4-year-old watch. Why? One dreaded thing: consumerism. She joins Seán to discuss.
Have playdates become too competitive?Writing in the Irish Independent today, Tanya Sweeney talks of homemade smoothies, crudites and educational games – very different from the past!Tanya, as well as Katie Makk from the Opinions Matter podcast, join Andrea to discuss.
Are we too busy looking for red flags in people rather than seeking out the green flags?Writing in the Irish Independent today, Tanya Sweeney questions was she looking for the wrong things?To discuss, Andrea is joined by Tanya, Cathal O'Sullivan, Content Creator with Today FM and Mark Fennell, Life Coach, Speaker and Author.
Reunions trigger memories of cliques and mean girls Tanya Sweeney tells PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tanya Sweeney from the Irish Independent recently wrote “School reunions are LinkedIn with gin and tonics, do I really want to go to mine?” Well, is she right? Should we not go to our school reunions?Henry McKean has been out asking the public, and joins Kieran to discuss.
‘School reunions are LinkedIn with gin and tonics – do I really want to go to mine?' So asks Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent.She recently got an invitation to her school reunion and joins Andrea and more to discuss whether they're worth going to.
PJ talks to Tanya Sweeney about the unfair choices facing mums Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Payday drinks are not a thing anymore Tanya Sweeney tells PJ Coogan who wonders if we are better or worse off for the change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After a meal with friends, how do you settle the bill? Writing in today's Irish Independent, Tanya Sweeney admits having a standoff with her friend over paying a €30 coffee bill and blood was drawn. Why can't we let the other person pay? Is it an Irish thing? Newstalk's Henry McKean reports from Naas to find out.
PJ hears from Tanya Sweeney about the issues she has with reality tv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reality TV may seem like a constant fixture on our screens these days whether it be Love Island, Selling Sunset or Traitors... But, back in the early 2000's, it still seemed somewhat of a novelty. Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent was looking back at some reality TV from 2001 and she was not impressed. She joins guest host Karen Koster to discuss. Also joining are Pamela Laird, CEO and founder of Maxi Loves and former ‘Apprentice' candidate and Eric Roberts, who took part in ‘Squid Game: The Challenge'.Image: ITV
There's much debate online on whether it's important to teach your child to play alone and entertain themselves, or whether you should suck it up and play with them. Irish Times journalist Tanya Sweeney recently wrote an article on this and joined Seán to discuss.
There's much debate online on whether it's important to teach your child to play alone and entertain themselves, or whether you should suck it up and play with them. Irish Times journalist Tanya Sweeney recently wrote an article on this and joined Seán to discuss.
Trying to meet up with friends can be tricky, and a lot of us may end up saying, ‘Must meet up soon!' just as a reminder that we still want to meet up, or do we? Well, Tanya Sweeney is an Irish Independent Columnist and joins Seán to discuss.
Trying to meet up with friends can be tricky, and a lot of us may end up saying, ‘Must meet up soon!' just as a reminder that we still want to meet up, or do we? Well, Tanya Sweeney is an Irish Independent Columnist and joins Seán to discuss.
PJ talks to Tanya Sweeney about the shock of hearing Millie out herself as a demanding customer in shops and restaurants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The world-renowned chef Anthony Bourdain once said “if you're rude to a waiter you're dead to me.” But is there ever a circumstance that justifies being rude to waitstaff? To discuss we spoke to Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist.
The world-renowned chef Anthony Bourdain once said “if you're rude to a waiter you're dead to me.” But is there ever a circumstance that justifies being rude to waitstaff? To discuss we spoke to Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist.
Singer and actress, Lily Allen has come out to say that her two daughters have ‘totally ruined' her pop career because she chose to prioritize them instead of work. The star insists that as a parent you simply can't have it all. Are parents forced to make sacrifices after having children? Kieran was joined by Tanya Sweeney, features Writer and Columnist for the Irish Independent and Comedian, Steve Cummins
Tanya Sweeney wrote in the Independent today about the transition to ‘mum friends' after having children. She writes that her new friends have not seen her drunk or even after 7pm! Does friendship change after having children? Journalist Tanya Sweeney and other listeners joined Andrea to discuss...
Do you ever get that reaction when you tell people you have never seen Star Wars? Or Harry Potter, or Game of Thrones, or Breaking Bad or the Godfather?Can you believe the shock from some people when you tell them you haven't seen a particular movie or TV show? Tanya Sweeney was writing about in the Irish Independent today, John Fardy, prsenter of Screentime on Newstalk and Tanya Sweeney joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live today...
Irish Independent columnist Tanya Sweeney wrote: “I spent my 20s feeling flush and spending money on holidays, designer bags and taxis. Now I earn more but am constantly broke.”Her article struck a chord with readers with many of feeling we are in the same boat. Henry McKean has been to the commuter belt town Naas in County Kildare and he joined Sean on the show...
Irish Independent columnist Tanya Sweeney wrote: “I spent my 20s feeling flush and spending money on holidays, designer bags and taxis. Now I earn more but am constantly broke.”Her article struck a chord with readers with many of feeling we are in the same boat. Henry McKean has been to the commuter belt town Naas in County Kildare and he joined Sean on the show...
Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist
PJ talks to Tanya Sweeney about the mystery of woman who can keep perfect long nails! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A host of popstars, including Harry Styles most recently, have been hit by projectiles during live performance. It brings up the question of growingly worse concert etiquette from crowds. Sean was joined by Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent...
A host of popstars, including Harry Styles most recently, have been hit by projectiles during live performance. It brings up the question of growingly worse concert etiquette from crowds. Sean was joined by Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent...
When “Bridget Jones's Diary” hit U.S. shelves 25 years ago, the book was a phenomenon – but has the best-selling novel aged well? Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist explained the cultural impact of Bridget.
When “Bridget Jones's Diary” hit U.S. shelves 25 years ago, the book was a phenomenon – but has the best-selling novel aged well? Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist explained the cultural impact of Bridget.
Tanya Sweeney says "cool the jets" when it comes to dressing up for St Patrick's Day, Gearoid O'Neill grows a lot of Shamrock in Cooley, John M Shanahan is a proud Irish/American who believes we need to get back to the essence of our National Feast Day, Ned Rispin needs carers, Diarmuid Corcoran can't get insurance for his bikers and what a weekend of sporting action David Sheehan looked forward to! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today is International Women's Day, with events taking place in Ireland and around the world. But are these events just tokenism and do they mask a level of inequality that still exists? Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent at The Irish Times and Tanya Sweeney, Feature Writer and Columnist with the Independent joined The Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.
Can a sleep divorce save your marriage without killing your sex life? Tanya Sweeney wrote about the benefits of sleeping separately in the Irish Independent today. To discuss this further Ciara spoke to Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic and Columnist with the Irish Examiner.
Can a sleep divorce save your marriage without killing your sex life? Tanya Sweeney wrote about the benefits of sleeping separately in the Irish Independent today. To discuss this further Ciara spoke to Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic and Columnist with the Irish Examiner.
Rihanna won't! Angry guy on TikTok going viral this week probably wishes he hadn't! Tanya Sweeney asks PJ is it the right thing to do? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Over the past number of years, gender reveal parties have become more and more popular in Ireland. Tanya Sweeney has been writing about this for the Irish Independent and she joined Sean on the show today...
Neighbours, the long running Australian soap comes to an end after 37 years. Will it be missed? The Indo Daily finds out. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Irish Independent feature writer, Tanya Sweeney, and TV Critic, Jen Gannon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's official. Taoiseach Michéal Martin has addressed the nation and told us what we've longed to hear, an end to almost all restrictions. But we know that Covid-19 is unpredictable, and new variants can't be ruled out. Nevertheless, there is an appetite to learn to live with the virus, and for society to properly start healing again. The Indo Daily brings you an extra episode on the day of these announcements as Siobhán Maguire is joined by Professor Jack Lambert, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the UCD School of Medicine, and Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Last week, the popular RTE weight-loss show, Operation Transformation, returned to our small screens, but not everyone was pleased about its return. The Indo Daily examines some of the backlash to the show, asks if it is justified, and examines changing perceptions to diet culture as a whole. Presenter: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Killian Byrne, former Operation Transformation leader; Donal O'Shea, HSE lead on Obesity; and Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Almost two decades after Sex and the City series ended, a TV sequel ‘And Just Like That' is finally here. But what impact did the iconic show have on us? We couldn't help but wonder....Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, and Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Should Ireland follow Norway in bringing in a law that would make it mandatory for online influencers to disclose that they have digital altered images of their faces or bodies when promoting products? And if so, should it stop there? Should digitally-enhanced derrieres or dermatological features be admitted more widely, to give impressionable teens a truer idea of what is real and what isn't? Adrian is joined by three experts in their field — Instagram makeup influencer Niamh Martin (‘Nima Brush'), YouTuber Clare Cullen (‘Clisare') and Irish Independent columnist Tanya Sweeney.
On todays show Ray chats to Alison Warren and her son JJ who has had Eight school years with no sick days, columnist Tanya Sweeney talks to Ray about renting with a child, Syrian refugees Fadi Almasri shares his story about resettling in Ireland and opening a pharmacy and actress Julia Stiles chats to Ray about her latest movie, The God Committee.
Columnist Tanya Sweeney chats to Ray about her article in the Irish Independant about renting and providing a home for her daughter.
At this stage we're probably all familiar with the term 'catfishing' but what about 'wokefishing'? Dave chats to Journalist, Tanya Sweeney about what exactly 'wokefishing' is and if virtue signalling has spiralled out of control in this age of social media!
Do you liven up your texts with a crying-laughing emoji? Do you try to make a point more forceful by using the hand-clapping symbol in between words? Do you intersperse the two-eyed ‘look' pixel in every second or third Whatsapp message? You're literally showing your age. According to experts, large swathes of emoji are now only used by middle-aged and older people. This week, Adrian talks to Keith Broni, the deputy emoji officer (yes, that's a real job) for Emojipedia about the politics and generational angst of emoji. He's also joined by the Irish Independent's newest columnist, Tanya Sweeney, and Irish Independent reporter Gabija Gataveckaite, to talk about the wider cultural effects that emoji are having among different generations.
Using a full stop is seen as rude by some people, a thumbs up emoji has recently been highlighted as passive aggressive so Dave chats to Journalist, Tanya Sweeney about what your emoji and text use might be saying about you!
Journalist Tanya Sweeney spoke to Jen this morning about cancel culture
The backlash to the Chrissy Tiegen Twitter post continued throughout the weekend. Chrissy Tiegen is a model and well known social media user, she is also married to John Legend the famous singer. Last week, they very sadly suffered the death of their baby mid way though pregnancy. Chrissy, who is a daily poster, posted pictures of their experience in hospital, really poignant pictures, but many feel that it was inappropriate for social media. Tanya Sweeney is a Features Writer for the Irish Time and she wrote about the strong and varied reaction to the post. She spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning.
Tanya Sweeney chats to Kathryn about an article she wrote in the Irish Times that got a HUGE reaction online.
On today's show Kathrny chat to Cian Murphy and Cathal Mongey who have spent the last 17 days cycling to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society, Tanya Sweeney chats about her article in the Irish Times, Pippa O'Connor tells us about her new clothing collection and Philly McMahon and Paddy Christie talk about a new documentary, Ballymun Kickhams.
Today’s episode is all about food, glorious food. Róisín Ingle caught up with food blogger Roz Purcell, to talk about her new fundraiser "Feasta: A Homecooking Collection of Recipes for the Mater and Mercy Hospitals". It's a gorgeous pdf cookbook available to download for €5, and it was specifically developed to help the frontline staff working to fight against Covid-19, with proceeds going to the Mater Hospital and the Mercy Hospital. Also, Irish Times restaurant critic Catherine Cleary spoke to Róisín about her brand new podcast, The Comfort Feed and shared the secret of how to recreate a Big Mac at home. Irish Times contributor Tanya Sweeney was also on the line to tell us how she’s getting on under lockdown in Stoneybatter with her fiancé and toddler: "The first few weeks felt like we were in a tumble dryer, we didn’t know what way was up". Link to Roz’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-cooking-for-good?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet
Journalist Tanya Sweeney talks mummy jail and mummy guilt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In today’s episode, Tanya Sweeney tells Roisín Ingle why the opening of an Oliver Bonas store in Dublin is bad news for our wallets. (She spent too much on a neon rainbow lamp. What? It sparked joy!) They also discuss that car crash Prince Andrew interview and after encouraging us all to de-clutter our homes, ask why is Marie Kondo now selling her own home-ware range? Also on this episode, Roisín speaks to Alison O’Connor and co-founders of the Together For Yes Campaign, Ailbhe Smyth and Orla O’Connor. Together with Gráinne Griffin, they have written It’s a Yes! ; a new book which reveals the inner workings of that historic women-led campaign.
In today's podcast, Kathy and Róisín revel in the joys of WAGatha Christie; Tanya Sweeney speaks candidly about postnatal depression; and Irish Times journalist Jack Power reviews 'Consent: Everything a Guy Needs to Know about Sex, Love and Consent', Inti Chavez Perez's sexual health and relationships guidebook aimed at boys and young men.
Kathy Sheridan talks drag queens, the Irish lesbian scene and the biggest LGBTQ+ party to bring the summer to a close, Love Sensation, with Cormac Cashman, Lisa Connell and Victoria Secret. Plus: “The world was charmed when she was around"- Rachel DeLoache Williams talks to us about her book, My Friend Anna, telling the explosive true story of Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin, the fake German heiress who fooled New York's elite. But first: Tanya Sweeney and Róisín Ingle on the reality of maternity leave and the breath of fresh air that is Love Island's Maura.
Tanya Sweeney is a freelance journalist & .broadcaster & if you were to ever take a look at her Facebook page you’d be forgiven for thinking she is living life to the full, close with her family, friends, holidays, fun & all that! But behind this Tanya fights with depression & the stigma with taking anti-depressants.
Media analyst Stephen O’Leary joins Dave now to look back at what’s been trending during the week. Tanya Sweeney has also joined us & Pat Fitzpatrick in Cork stays with us.
This week Fionn Davenport and Laurence Mackin discuss the findings of the Irish Times sex survey with Kate Holmquist and Tanya Sweeney. Off Topic is a weekly culture and ideas podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea.