Why is there no audio visual description for the World Cup on RTÉ?

Regional Roundup with Shane Beatty

Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joined Andrea with a roundup of some of the stories from across the country this week.

Do we need more monuments to women?

We all know of Molly Malone and the Anna Livia, but where are the monuments honouring the women of the revolution? From over 200 statues dotted across Dublin’s city centre, only a handful of them are of women. Dublin City Council is launching a plan with the aim of addressing the lack of women represented in the city's public spaces. Do we need more monuments to women? Joining Andrea to discuss is Emma Gileece, Architectural Historian, Sinead McCoole, Historian and author specialising on women in Irish History and listeners.

The Home Squad: Lighting up a dark room!

If you have a dark room in your home, are there any tricks to light it up naturally? This week, the Home Squad are here to discuss lighting for a dark room! Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Co-Host of ‘Rip it up: The Renovations Podcast’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Interior Stylist Sarah Doyle of Retwiggd.

The hottest day of the year - how are you spending it?

We are finally seeing some summer sunshine this Thursday afternoon. As the temperatures soar, today is looking to be the hottest day of the year on record. Where in the world are you, and what are some of the best things to do in your area while the sun is splitting the stones? Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss!

Why is there no audio visual description for the World Cup on RTÉ?

Whether you’re a soccer fan, or just hopping on the bandwagon, the World Cup matches are attracting audiences across the globe... But, for people who are blind or visually impaired here in Ireland, they aren’t able to tune into the matches because of the lack of audio visual description on RTÉ… A petition on this has attracted 3,000 signatures. Andrea is joined by listeners to discuss.