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Dance Limerick is preparing to premiere a brand new contemporary dance production next week.It's the latest work to come from the Step Up programme, which each summer gives emerging dancers the chance to work with some of the country's leading choreographers before showcasing their work to the public.This year's production is Trial, created by choreographer Mufutau Yusuf and Dance Limerick Director Mary Wycherley join Limerick Today.Image via Getty.

The manosphere is a term that describes men promoting highly aggressive definitions of masculinity and male supremacy online.One of the most well-known members of this “universe” is Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, who have recently been arrested in the US.Sonas, Ireland's largest provider of domestic violence services, has welcomed their arrest.Fiona O’Malley, CEO of Sonas Domestic Violence Charity, joined the programme.Image via Getty.

New planning rules aimed at making it easier for homeowners to extend and adapt their homes have come into effect.The changes mean people can now build larger home extensions, bigger garden sheds and home offices, and in some cases detached modular homes in their back gardens without applying for planning permission.TD for Limerick County and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Niall Collins, and Labour TD for Limerick City, Conor Sheehan, joined the show.Image via Live95's photo library.

Is there anything more dreaded for new parents than fitting a finicky, confusing child car seat into the backseat? Well, according to the RSA, over half of them are fitted incorrectly, which leads to extreme danger.Head checker for the Road Safety Authority, Ron Richardson, joined Limerick Today to tell us about the “Check it Fits” campaign. Image via Getty.

We look back at the weekend in sport.Image via Getty.

We all do it... "like", "um", "you know", "kind of". Once you notice them, you can't stop hearing them.Little filler words seem to creep into almost every conversation.But why do we use them, and do they actually say something about the way our brains work? Dr Gail Flanagan from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick joins the programme.Image via Getty.

Don’t you just love the feeling of Summer? The warm weather, the long evenings, no stress. Well, not for parents. New research from Yoto claims that a third of Irish parents admit to dreading the school holidays.  Psychotherapist Richard Hogan joined Limerick Today this morning to give us his advice.Image via Getty.

Limerick Manager John Kiely chats to Anne-Marie about last weekend's All-Ireland hurling win, and we have our weekly sports catch-up with Luke Liddy and Mike Ahern

Anne-Marie is joined by Anita Collins of Efficient Family Life, Limerick Solicitor, Melanie Power and David Fitzgerald, General Manager of the Milk Market, for our Coffee Break panel to take a look back on the week's top stories