Live95 Limerick Today Podcasts

Traditional games, emerging sports and cultural performances from right across Europe are coming to Limerick this weekend as the city hosts the European Sport for All Games. Pat Quigley, Active Cities Officer with Limerick Sports Partnership and Event Organiser for the games, and Tracy Maheedy, Programme Manager with Limerick Sports Partnership, join the programme to tell us more.Image via Limerick Sports Partnership.

Every year, hundreds of athletes from across the UK and Ireland come together to celebrate the life-changing impact of organ and stem cell donation at the British Transplant Games. Among those representing Ireland this year is a Limerick man whose journey from battling cancer to competing on the track is nothing short of extraordinary. Limerick native and Transplant Sport Ireland athlete, Trevor Lynch, joins the programme.Image via Getty.

There’s been a huge rise in influencer charity games, with events like the Sidemen Charity Match selling out Wembley and raising millions. But did they start the trend, or just take it to a whole new level?Closer to home, Gaelic 4 Good is bringing together over 80 influencers, athletes and public figures for a charity Gaelic football match this weekend.Live95’s own Emma Dineen is a content creator who will also be taking part in the match.Image via Gaelic 4 Good.

Limerick's women’s Limerick Celtics under-17 basketball team are currently celebrating after their huge win at the International Basketball Games in Budapest.Two of the team’s players, Aisling O’Sullivan and Megan Hehir, and their coach, Tony Hehir, joined the show to tell us all about it.Image via Getty.

The recent wildfires across Europe have had some people worried about the future holidays, but travel agents are insisting it won’t have an effect. While being the most impacted areas, agents believe France and Spain won’t lose their popularity. Travel consultant, Susan Ryan, has more.Image via Getty.

Buy Now, Pay Later services like Klarna and Revolut Pay Later have become part of everyday shopping, allowing people to spread the cost of purchases with just a few clicks. While they can be useful when managed properly, more people are finding themselves using them for everyday essentials, with repayments quickly spiralling out of control.  Financial Planner at Castle Capital, Leah McMahon, joins the show to give her advice.Image via Getty.

Caleb is joined by Fíor Jewellery's Sean Leddin, director of Moore Financial, Karl Daly and Lynda Sheehan from Rockbarton Garden school

Caleb is joined by Hot Press's Stuart Clark as they look back on the life of musical legend Glen Hansard