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Screentime with John Fardy
Cillian Murphy on the stories he wants to tell

Screentime with John Fardy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 44:52


This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Cillian Murphy about his role in the powerful new reform school drama 'Steve' along with its writer Max Porter. Tom Dunne drops by to explain how Spinal Tap II really gets the music business right. Plus, Kenneth Foran reviews 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey'.

The Anton Savage Show
Mick Flannery on the joys & pressures of being a musician in 2025

The Anton Savage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 10:13


It can be hard to juggle creating social media content, self-promotion, touring, writing music, and family life, but one man who does it all with grace is Mick Flannery, who joins Tom Dunne to chat about it all.

The Anton Savage Show
The best teen TV dramas from our formative years

The Anton Savage Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 10:36


From Dawson's Creek to Euphoria, teen TV dramas have shaped whole generations, giving us characters we grew up with, storylines that felt like our own, and soundtracks we'll never forget. Tom Dunne is joined by broadcaster and presenter, Sarina Bellissimo & Brian Lloyd, film critic, to discuss why these shows meant so much to us then, and why they still resonate today.

Parenting on Moncrieff
Parenting: My young child is quite anxious

Parenting on Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 21:01


Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins guest host Tom Dunne to answer your parenting questions…

Highlights from Moncrieff
How Oasis reached international stardom

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 13:14


The controversy and scramble last summer to get tickets for the upcoming Oasis gigs this month was probably a good indicator of just how beloved the band really is...But, as we prepare for their gigs in Croker, Tom Dunne's guest spent time with the band in their early days, and has written a book detailing their meteoric rise to international stardom.John Robb, author of ‘Live Forever', joins to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
What support exists for drug and alcohol addiction?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 9:46


With cocaine addiction, particularly among women, on the rise and alcohol dependency remaining an ongoing issue – what support is out there for people in need of treatment?As they publish their report revealing how many people are coming forward to access addiction support services, Tom Dunne is joined by Deputy Head of Services at Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Anita Harris…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Daniel O'Connell turns 250 - what is his legacy?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 13:04


Today marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Great Emancipator, perhaps the most influential figure in Irish history, and an inspiration to equality campaigners around the world.Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Patrick Geoghan, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub, Presenter of Talking History on Newstalk, and a Biographer of Daniel O'Connell…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Does Gen Z have a bad approach to money?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 8:10


Recent research undertaken by Ernst & Young shows that Gen Z has a significantly different approach to finance than previous generations. But, why is this, and will it make them vulnerable in the future?Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is David Looney, Financial Advisory Director of Alpha Wealth in Cork…

Highlights from Moncrieff
80 years since Hiroshima's nuclear bombing

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 9:42


On the 6th of August 1945, US bombers dropped the first nuclear bomb, nicknamed ‘Little Boy', over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.80 years later, guest host Tom Dunne is joined by Ronan McGreevy, Journalist and Historian, to walk through what happened, and the legacy of the bomb today.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Women taking partners' surnames - are Gen Z bringing it back?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 13:32


Traditionally in this country, a bride would have taken her new husband's surname upon marriage. While this doesn't happen as much nowadays, are Gen Z women now taking up the tradition again?Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Saoirse Hanly, Columnist with the Irish Independent…

Moncrieff Highlights
Daniel O'Connell turns 250 - what is his legacy?

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 13:04


Today marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Great Emancipator, perhaps the most influential figure in Irish history, and an inspiration to equality campaigners around the world.Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Patrick Geoghan, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub, Presenter of Talking History on Newstalk, and a Biographer of Daniel O'Connell…

Moncrieff Highlights
80 years since Hiroshima's nuclear bombing

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 9:42


On the 6th of August 1945, US bombers dropped the first nuclear bomb, nicknamed ‘Little Boy', over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.80 years later, guest host Tom Dunne is joined by Ronan McGreevy, Journalist and Historian, to walk through what happened, and the legacy of the bomb today.

Moncrieff Highlights
Does Gen Z have a bad approach to money?

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 8:10


Recent research undertaken by Ernst & Young shows that Gen Z has a significantly different approach to finance than previous generations. But, why is this, and will it make them vulnerable in the future?Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is David Looney, Financial Advisory Director of Alpha Wealth in Cork…

Moncrieff Highlights
How Oasis reached international stardom

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 13:14


The controversy and scramble last summer to get tickets for the upcoming Oasis gigs this month was probably a good indicator of just how beloved the band really is...But, as we prepare for their gigs in Croker, Tom Dunne's guest spent time with the band in their early days, and has written a book detailing their meteoric rise to international stardom.John Robb, author of ‘Live Forever', joins to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
How does step-parenting coaching work?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 14:01


After celebrity Katherine Schwarzenegger got engaged to Hollywood actor Chris Pratt, she sought the advice of a step-parenting coach to help her with the transition to a blended family. So, how does this type of therapy work?Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Sandra Schmidt, a Relationship and Parenting Trauma Therapist based in Kerry…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Can being more macho help you to find yourself?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 14:36


Tom Dunne's guest, Senior Features Writer with The Telegraph, George Chesterton, went on a bold, sometimes bloody, often brambly quest to reconnect with his masculinity, or perhaps just his sense of self, through four primal activities: deer stalking, butchery, foraging, and axe throwing.Amid a “feminised household,” teenage daughters, and midlife drift, he found himself longing for something more grounded, elemental, and visceral than a round of golf or a city commute. So, he got his hands dirty (literally) and discovered something deeper than manliness: presence, purpose and peace.He joins to discuss!

Highlights from Moncrieff
How does gerrymandering work?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 9:42


Over the weekend, a rather odd thing happened in Texas.Dozens of the state's Democrat Representatives decided to up and leave.But why? And was this a great act of peaceful resistance, or a treasonous betrayal of democracy?Gina London is an International Communications Strategist & Trainer, and a former Award-winning CNN correspondent. She joins guest host Tom Dunne to explain.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Why do we love retro football shirts?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 9:18


As the new Premier League season is set to kick off in around 2 weeks time, some of the biggest clubs will be trying to flog you their newest and latest football shirts.But, should you buy a retro one instead?In recent years classic football shirts have exploded in popularity, with them selling for many hundreds and in some cases thousands of euro.Joining guest host Tom Dunne to explain is Nigel Taylor, owner of Onsidejerseys.ie.

Highlights from Moncrieff
What is ‘bathroom camping'?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 12:23


Anyone with small kids will know about those sneaky escapes to the bathroom to get a moment's peace, but the trend of so-called ‘bathroom camping' is now something that people do on a night out and even in the office.Kirsty Blake Knox, Columnist with the Irish Independent, has been writing about this phenomenon, and joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Would you build your home with hemp?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 10:41


Hemp is used for many things in the world, but did you know that it could be one of the solutions to the climate crisis?The plant can be used to make building blocks, and one of the biggest suppliers of them is based here in Ireland.Ronan McDermott is the owner of Hemp Build, and joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Enormous stick insect discovered in Australia

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 6:57


A new creature has claimed the title of Australia's heaviest insect…The discovered stick insect was very difficult to capture, but is proving fascinating to Entomologists.Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Angus Emmott from James Cook University in Australia…

Highlights from Moncrieff
How the music festival has changed

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 16:16


With festival season kicking off in earnest this weekend with All Together Now, guest host Tom Dunne is joined by Journalist Pat Carty to discuss ahead of it - and much more!

Movies and Booze on Moncrieff
Movies & Booze: The Naked Gun & Late Shift

Movies and Booze on Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 42:31


Guest host Tom Dunne was joined by Dean McGuinness, Deirdre Molumby, Sarina Bellissimmo for this week's Movies & Booze!This week's booze:Zubr BeerLech Beer

Highlights from Moncrieff
Why does Australia celebrate Christmas in July?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 9:00


Christmas is a good bit away from us, but down under in Australia for many, especially in Sydney, Christmas isn't just celebrated in December, but also July!The tradition apparently has Irish roots, with it originating from 6 Irish men walking into an Australian hotel.Garry Crockett is former owner of the Mountain Heritage Hotel in Sydney, and he joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Meta is banning political ads - a good thing?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 14:14


In October, the EU's Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulation will come into force. The aim of the regulation is to ensure transparency when it comes to political ads on social media.But on Friday, Meta announced that they're banning political ads altogether.So, is this a victory or a loss for the EU's new regulations?Clare O'Donoghue Velikić is the Director of ODV Digital, a digital consultancy for the political and campaigning sector, based in Dublin. She joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
The Cost of Dating - Henry McKean Reports

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 20:40


Gen Z adults in the States, those currently in their teens and 20s, are becoming more frugal about what they spend on dates as they deal with higher living costs, according to a Bank of America survey. Is it similar here?Newstalk's Henry McKean has been out asking the public, and joins guest host Tom Dunne to share what he's heard.

Highlights from Moncrieff
How does outside world contact impact isolated tribes?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 10:49


If you're a fan of Star Trek, you'll be familiar with the concept of the ‘Prime Directive'. Put simply, the idea is that you avoid contact with people who haven't reached your level of technological development.This is more or less the approach of governments that still have uncontacted peoples living within the borders of their country today.But, what do you do when initial contact has already been made? How do you manage that situation without creating a catastrophe?John Reid is a Freelance Writer working with the Guardian on a series about uncontacted peoples and author of ‘Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet'. He joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
What was the impact of showbands in Ireland?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 9:27


While today marks the 50th anniversary of the Miami Showband Massacre, a new book explores the extraordinary impact the showbands had on Irish society more broadly, from the pleasure they brought to Irish people's lives during the dull economic landscape of mid-century Ireland, to the new ways of dancing that they ushered in…Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Rebecca Miller, Author of ‘Are You Dancing: Showbands, Popular Music, and Memory in Modern Ireland'.

So You Think You're an Adult
So You Think You're an Adult: Best friend is the problem - should I tell her?

So You Think You're an Adult

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 24:40


Barbara Scully, Mary McEvoy and Tom Dunne help tackle listener dilemmas!

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
The Story of Thin Lizzy

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 19:41


Tom Dunne, Newstalk presenter and frontman of Something Happens, joins The Hard Shoulder to tell the story of Thin Lizzy.From their origins to their legacy in music, and why Phil Lynott's voice still echoes across generations.Listen here

Highlights from Moncrieff
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian on ‘Doppelgangers'

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 10:23


Tom Dunne's guest is very very hard to pigeonhole. She founded Nasa's The International Space Orchestra, set up her own underground university and has worked with the likes of Beck, Damon Albarn and Massive Attack.Now, she has a new movie ‘Doppelgangers', which will be screened at Ireland's international documentary film festival Docs Ireland in Belfast on the 25th of June.She is Director and Designer of Experiences, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, and she joins to discuss!

Highlights from Moncrieff
The world of running dating - Henry McKean Reports

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 20:13


Dating in Ireland these days is not easy, with so many people relying on dating apps and social media and getting nowhere. Singles are looking for a new outlet to find love and genuine connections.To investigate, Henry McKean went on a singles run! He joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss how he got on.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Pop Girl Summer

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 10:07


Now while some of us elder statesmen of the music world might be looking forward to a dose of nostalgia with Oasis in Croke Park this August the summer festival circuit isn't looking back in anger to the Britpop era but is embracing the now.Pop Girl Summer is upon us apparently as female acts seem to dominating the festival circuit.Louise Bruton is an Arts Journalist & DJ. She joined Tom Dunne to discuss

Parenting on Moncrieff
Parenting: Son is wetting the bed - again

Parenting on Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 20:47


Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins guest host Tom Dunne to answer your parenting questions…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Do online child safety features actually work?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 11:47


Child safety online is a big issue and as such it is also big business. Accordingly, a lot of tech companies have made much of their safer offerings for kids and teenagers, but do they actually work?Alex Cooney is Chief Executive of Ireland's online safety charity, CyberSafeKids. She joins Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
The man who manages abandoned tents after festivals

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 8:23


As festival season kicks off, thousands of Irish people will be hauling their tents to various sites across the country. But, will they bring them home afterwards? Every year, countless tents are left abandoned across the country.One man was so astonished by this level of waste that he now salvages them himself. Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Pip Sheridan, who runs Found in a Field…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Did Scotland invent football?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 7:49


If I were to start singing “it's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming…”Most of you could probably reluctantly chime in with the line “football's coming home”.The “home” that the song is referring to is England of course, but did the beautiful game really originate there?Ged O'Brien is the Founder of the Scottish Football Museum, and doesn't think it did. He joins Tom Dunne to discuss…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Tinder to introduce new height limits setting

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 14:13


What has height got to do with looking for love?Well now on dating apps, users are being invited to filter by height…Tinder looks set to allow people paying for their premium service to search for partners who are over or under a certain height, with the move likely to see short men and taller women struggle online...So, why are we so obsessed with height? And does a man really need to be tall, dark and handsome to be successful on online dating apps?Matchmaker Sharon Kenny joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Are the youth turning their noses to smelly cheese?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 10:23


The French are, of course, famous for their cheese, and for good reason! They make some of the tastiest and often smelliest cheeses on the planet.But, are they on the brink of some sorted existential cheesy crisis?It would seem that young French people are losing their love for pungent cheese and cheese in general, as a recent survey found that 18 to 24 year olds there were distinctly unenthusiastic about some of the country's most odorous dairy products.Kevin Sheridan is the owner of Sheridans Cheese, and joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
How Italian Brainrot is making ideology digestible for children

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 10:43


You might have heard of ‘Ballerina Cappuccina' or ‘Chimpanzini Bananini' on your TikTok feed, and if you haven't, well then that's a good sign. It means you've escaped ‘Italian Brainrot'... for now anyways.These characters are as silly as they sound. They come from the new generative AI meme that is sweeping across social media and being consumed by children. But, is a ballerina with a cappuccino as a head really that innocent?Guest host Tom Dunne is joined by Catherine Prasifka, author and writer-in-residence for Maynooth University to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
How long does it really take to build muscle?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 13:32


How long does it really take to build muscle?And is there such a thing as a quick fix when it comes to exercise and getting healthier?Should you really be pushing yourself in the gym to do more reps, or is it a case of just extending your evening stroll?Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Fiona Skelly, Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Artificial Moon surface created in Germany

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 9:00


Tom Dunne's guest has been instrumental in the development of ‘Luna', an artificially created simulation of the moon. This Saturday, June 7th, Dr Aidan Cowley from the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre in Germany will be leading a conversation called “Keeping Astronauts Alive on the Moon”. The event is part of the annual UCD Festival.Aidan joins to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
What is ‘Corkness' as a concept?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 7:18


What is ‘Corkness'?With Cork due to take on Limerick in the Munster Hurling final, the idea of ‘Corkness' and that swagger has come up again, but what is it really? And, are Cork people actually special?Editor of CorkBeo.ie, Joe O'Shea, joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
The intersection between Irish Republicanism and music

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 15:16


A new book explores the intersection between Irish Republicanism and music, a very timely publication in the context of the rise of Kneecap and others. Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Stan Erraught, Music lecturer at the University of Leeds and author of ‘Rebel Notes: Popular Music and Conflict in Ireland'…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Co-Founder of Lonely Planet discusses where he wouldn't go back to

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 13:40


You would struggle to find anyone better travelled than Tony Wheeler. As the Co-Founder of Lonely Planet, he has been to over 170 countries, and still has more on his travel bucket list.But, having sold the company that he and his wife Maureen spent decades building up, do guidebooks still serve a purpose for the modern day traveller?And what countries would he never go back to?Tony Wheeler joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Jim Morrison's Paris grave bust reappears after 37 years

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 8:54


A lot of us would be familiar with the image of Jim Morrison's graffitied grave in Paris's Père-Lachaise Cemetery.What you may not have been aware of is that the grave used to have a marble sculpture of The Door's frontman's head atop it.The bust had been missing, presumed stolen for 37 years but now unexpectedly it has shown up.Carolyn Campbell is a Photographer and Author of 'City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris'. She joins Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Spotify's disappearing songs and music ownership today

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 12:09


Back in the days before streaming, it was completely normal and expected that you would own copies of your favourite songs and albums.With the likes of Spotify that's no longer the case. Now we merely pay for the privilege of listening to someone else's collection.So, what happens if a song is taken down from those services? Does it simply cease to be?Dean Van Nguyen is a Music Journalist and Author, and joins Tom Dunne to discuss.

Highlights from Moncrieff
Should children invest their Communion money?

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 14:03


As Communion season rolls on, many parents will be wondering how their child should manage cash gifts. The average cash a child receives cumulatively for their Communion is now €588. One person used this as an opportunity to teach his kids about investment, and it has literally paid dividends.Joining guest host Tom Dunne to discuss is Michael Houghton, Host of The Irish FIRE Podcast, a show about financial independence…

Highlights from Moncrieff
Are we a nation of eavesdroppers? - Henry McKean Asks

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 16:01


Do we like to listen to people in public? With the trend of people talking out loud on the phone - isn't it impossible to avoid? What have you heard out and about?Newstalk's Henry McKean joins guest host Tom Dunne to share what he's heard.

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Parenting on Moncrieff
Parenting: Discussing family finances with my child

Parenting on Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 19:24


Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Tom Dunne to answer your parenting questions…