When you want to add a bit of flair to the bare walls of your home - you might want to add a piece of art. But, how do you go about it, and how do you know if it’s the right fit?

Well, the Home Squad are here to talk about buying art!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Irish Examiner Columnist and former winner of ‘Home of the Year’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) & Roisin Lafferty, Founder and Creative Director of Róisín Lafferty Design House.

As All Ireland fever sweeps the nation, the difference between the teams could come down to their equipment!

Andrea is joined by former Cork senior hurler and hurley maker Aidan Walsh and owner of Buckley Hurleys, Stephen Buckley to discuss what goes into making the perfect hurley. Also, Michael John Murphy is so confident in Cork's potential to win, that he's gotten a tattoo to celebrate it ahead of time! He and Darragh Murphy from Skint Tattoo Studio join to discuss.

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Only two children in need of urgent spinal surgeries have been treated abroad.

This is despite a legal instruction to the HSE to provide all children with scoliosis the option to travel.

So, what has gone wrong?

Andrea is joined by affected parents to discuss.

Every day, we’re hearing more rumours about who might be the next President.

Could it be Joe Duffy? Or maybe it’ll be Mairead McGuinness? Could the rumours of Packie Bonner be true?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Adrian Kavanagh, Geography Lecturer at Maynooth University and John Lee, Executive Editor at The Irish Daily Mail.

We’ve decided to do a deep dive on some of our favourite albums to explore the stories behind them.

What did the artists really think of each other? Where did the inspirations from the songs come from?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Head Tour Guide at the Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum Experience, Alan Buckley, who’s going to talk through Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not’!

Sinn Féin TD Conor D. McGuinness has called for the Irish national anthem to be taught in schools across the country.

He criticised the Government’s failure to prioritise this, describing it as "...a clear sign of how little respect this Government has for Ireland's republican heritage." Deputy McGuinness argued that the national anthem is "a basic expression of national identity and civic belonging" and should be part of every young person's education.

Should learning Amhrán na bhFiann be mandatory in school?

Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.

Former Leitrim Hurler Zak Moradi has risen to fame for his hurling career. His new documentary, which airs on RTE One this evening, shows a different side to the GAA star.

Zak Moradi was born in a refugee camp in war-torn Iraq during the Gulf War. His family made the conscious decision to flee to Ireland where he found his love for hurling and made a name for himself in the world of GAA.

Zak joins Andrea to discuss.

Lunchtime Live's Reasons to be Happy looks at some of the news stories that you might have missed that will leave you feeling more optimistic.

98FM’s Big Breakfast Co-Host Rebecca Shekleton joined Andrea in the studio to put a smile on your faces…

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