Live95 Limerick Today Podcasts

Googlebox Ireland is looking for Its Next Sofa Stars.If you're a tight-knit group of friends in your 20s or a family, this could be your year to get on the show… Producer of the series, David Noble, joins Limerick today for more information, and Live95's Aisling Shanahan explains what makes the show so special.Image via Virgin Media Television.

Argentina's defeat to Spain ended with players turning their backs during the trophy presentation and a post-match brawl.It raises a bigger question beyond football. Are we getting worse at accepting defeat? And how do we teach children that losing is part of life and that there's a right way to handle it? Limerick behavioural therapist, Kevin Rea, joined the show to explain it all.Image via Getty.

With the hot weather continuing, water supplies are under real pressure across the country. Overnight restrictions are already in place in parts of Limerick, and now a nationwide hosepipe ban has come into effect.Brian O'Leary, Regional Manager with Uisce Éireann, joined Limerick Today for more.Image via Getty.

For years, people across Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary have been told the Midwest needs a long-term plan to fix its healthcare system.Today, another step has been taken with the appointment of a new chairperson to oversee a health planning board that will map out the future of healthcare in the region, including how to ease pressure on University Hospital Limerick and where future services should be located. And of course theMinister of State at the Department of Health, Limerick City, Fianna Gael, TD, Kieran O'Donnell, joined the show.Image via Getty.

Transport for Ireland is extending a pilot of a "taxi-like" bus service in Limerick. Organiser Ann Gaughan says TFI Anseo has become a lifeline for some accessing the "demand-responsive" transport service in Limerick City. She has been talking to Live95's Lauren Beirne.Image via Live95's photo library.

In 2022, Limerick woman Natasha O'Brien was violently assaulted after challenging homophobic abuse on O'Connell Street. The case became a national talking point, particularly after the original suspended sentence handed to her attacker was overturned on appeal and replaced with a two-year prison term.Now, with Cathal Crotty's release this week, Natasha says her experience has highlighted wider issues with how victims are treated by the justice system, and she spoke to Live95’s Kate Kennedy.Image via Live95's photo library.

This week's viewing recommendations with Anne Marie, Aisling and Caleb.Image via Getty.

The sun might be shining now, but plenty of people are already thinking about their next holiday.A new survey suggests rising prices and global uncertainty are making people think twice before booking, with four in ten people failing to commit to a getaway this year. Shane O'Donoghue, Retail, Travel and Sports Director with Limerick Travel, joined Limerick Today for more.Image via Getty.

Robbie Williams is coming to Thomond Park, Limerick next summer.Super-fan and Live95's Anne Marie Geraghty has all the ticket details.Image via Getty.