Love Island and the Galway Film Fleadh!

Where are the best food spots in Galway?

Last night, Andrea and her team were brought on a wonderful food tour around Galway City along with Galway Food Tours. The experience gave a taste of some of the beautiful food and drink Galway has to offer. Joining Andrea today are just some of the wonderful producers from Galway: Mike Browne, to chat all about oysters, and John Casey from The Galway Kitchen, chatting about humus and various popular dips. Also joining to discuss is Sheena Dignam, owner of Galway Food Tours.

Love Island and the Galway Film Fleadh!

Love Island isn’t the only thing locals are watching in Galway this summer, as this July sees the return of the Galway Film Fleadh, which showcases homegrown talent! Charlene Lydon, Galway Film Fleadh Festival Programmer joins Andrea to discuss… Also joining to discuss how her brother Seán ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald is doing in the Love Island villa is Katie Fitzgerald!

Mike Hanrahan chats about his new tour!

He’s a musician, a foodie, an author and an academic; is there anything Mike Hanrahan can’t do? He joins Andrea, while he’s currently on tour with Eleanor Shanley and soon to be performing with Stockton’s Wing at the Hibernacle Festival on the 19th of July, for a chat! (Stockton's Wing will perform on the Sunday of the Hibernacle Festival this summer at Orlagh House in Rathfarnham. The festival is on the 18th and 19th of July, and more information and ticket details can be found on hibernacle.ie [http://hibernacle.ie]. For all the info on Mike’s upcoming gigs with Eleanor Shanley go to mikehanrahan.com [http://mikehanrahan.com].)

What are some of the best foods associated with Galway?

As you may be aware, Galway is home to some of the best Irish Food, which Andrea and the audience will be sampling throughout the show. Joining to discuss just how nice the food is in Galway, and to give their take on traditional Irish food is Chef & Restauranteur JP McMahon and Ronan O’Halloran, General Manager of Glenlo Abbey.

The history of the Claddagh ring

The Claddagh ring is synonymous with Galway, so while the show is broadcasting from the city: what is its history? Eóin Ó Néill, acting Collections Officer with Galway City Museum and Feile Rodgers from the Claddagh Jewelers join Andrea to discuss!