Episodes
Tricia went to The Stardust on Feb 14th 1981 with her friend, Caroline but Caroline never came home.
Published 04/24/24
Published 04/24/24
Taoiseach Simon Harris issues state apology to families of Stardust victims.
Published 04/23/24
Callers who have received apologies from the State reflect on how they feel about it now.
Published 04/22/24
Family and friends of victims of the Stardust tragedy describe their memories of events.
Published 04/19/24
Joe is joined by UCD Law Lecturer, John O'Dowd as the verdicts of the Stardust Inquest are delivered.
Published 04/18/24
Listeners share their stories of dealing with Eir. Linda couldn't find anywhere to get her bottle deposit near the airport gate so brought her bottle to the UK and back. Anne Chambers & Stephen Crowther celebrate Irish opera singer, Margaret Burke Sheridan.
Published 04/17/24
Joe hears more tales of woe from Eir customers.
Published 04/16/24
Eir pleads guilty to 12 breaches of how to deal with complaints. Listeners share their experiences of dealing with Eir.
Published 04/15/24
Debbie Griffin has an unusual issue where she vomits when out running. Michelle has had trouble finding a good match after trying a matchmaking agency. Frances has stories about antisocial behaviour on public transport. Once an Irish cop in San Francisco, Mike tells Joe about his time there.
Published 04/12/24
Siobhan de Paor recently gave birth to her third child at home with no medical supervision. Robbie tells Joe about the dreadful experience he had on a Dart when he was harassed. Stephanie McNamara tells Joe about her two uncles who died during World War II and the Korean War.
Published 04/11/24
Nichola, who is based in Chicago, has a baby daughter on the way and wants suggestions from Liveline listeners on what to name her.
Published 04/10/24
Listeners who cause the security alarm to beep in airports describe their treatment by staff.
Published 04/09/24
Réaltán was aked to remove her breast prosthesis at Dublin Airport. As a Navy vessel is named LÉ Gobnait, callers explain the history of the name Gobnait. Donal wasn't allowed to but One For All vouchers with some Tesco vouchers he won. Kenia was left stranded when the bus she had been on drove off without her.
Published 04/08/24
Joe talks to listeners about ABBA, to Colman Pearce who conducted the 1974 Eurovision Irish entry and to a historian who explains how the Portuguese entry helped kick off a coup. Dave and Stephen are still waiting for refunds from the Forever Young Festival and Jacqui discovered a gig was cancelled at the last minute.
Published 04/05/24
Kelly and Pauric's car was broken into when they stopped to photograph a rainbow. Steph discovered Brown Thomas have changed their return limit from 28 days to 21 days when they sent her a bill for four unwanted dresses. Gus is a farmer and matchmaker. One of his sheep just had quintuplets.
Published 04/04/24
Professor Michael O'Grady explains the difficulties the Paedriatric Diabetes Services in Regional Hospital Mullingar are experiencing. Pieter lost his life's work in a house fire last Friday.
Published 04/03/24
Kate believes that fee-paying schools should not be excluded from Norma Foley's plan to provide free school books to students in the Junior Cert cycle.
Published 04/02/24
Joe is joined by Eleanor Shanley, Mike Hanrahan, June Rodgers, Seamus O'Rourke, Sharon Mannion, Declan Callis, Al Foran, Packie O'Callaghan and Doc Savage at The Landmark Hotel in Leitrim.
Published 03/28/24
Anne's mother has tried everything to deal with her decades-long depression but nothing is working. Joe discusses the SS Adela and the RMS Leinster - two boats which were sunk by the German Army - with callers whose family members were onboard. Triona set up Liam's Lifts to bring people to and from their cancer treatments.
Published 03/27/24
Bebhinn has been robbed twice in the last month. Antonia Cundy describes the experiences of women in Opus Dei.
Published 03/26/24
Callers discuss how they explained to their children that they have cancer.
Published 03/25/24
Geraldine was diagnosed with sleep apnoea ten days ago. Gerry has some suggestions for preventing shoplifting. Philip was unexpectedly offered a movie role at the age of 74. Clare Louise explains the issues she confronts when going to the cinema.
Published 03/22/24
Pat describes the issues facing shopkeepers in regards to shoplifting. Diane thinks the new Go Vegan World billboard is inappropriate and insensitive.
Published 03/21/24
Fine Gael Councillors and supporters react to Leo Varadkar's resignation and discuss where Fine Gael go next.
Published 03/20/24