Spirit Radio Podcasts

Professor Jack Lambert (Professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the Mater Hospital and UCD School of Medicine), speaks to Wendy about the impact Lyme Disease is having on those suffering with the condition, how to avoid tick bites, and what to do it you do get bitten by a tick.

Joe Egan of the Merrion Foot Clinic and of My Feet.ie speaks to Wendy gives his advice for what you need to consider with your summer footwear.

The Rás Tailteann Cycle Race is starting across Ireland which see's teams from across the globe competing against Irish cyclists. Spirit Radio's Rob Clarke spoke to the Bray Wheelers cycling club team.

Exciting Day as the Bray Wheelers enter a talented team into Irelands premier cycle race, the Rás Tailteann. Click here for live updates

Transport Commentator Conor Faughnan speaks to Wendy about the new e-scooter legislation that will be in place from Monday 20th May 2024. E-scooters will be legal to use on Irish public roads with new regulations setting a speed limit for e-scooters of 20km per hour. Children from ages U16 will also be banned from using electric scooters in public spaces.

Jen Hogan (Journalist at the Irish Times) speaks to Wendy about how she has been interviewing teenagers across 2 counties of Ireland about their experiences using TikTok, Some of the outcomes of these interviews have highlighted teens admitting they find it difficult to study, some are staying up all night scrolling through TikTok, and some even avoid meeting friends in favour of spending time on their phone on TikTok.

Reverend Steven Foster (Chairperson for the Council of Social Responsibility at the Methodist Church in Ireland) speaks to Wendy about the newly published Methodist Church Elections Voting Guide Support for the upcoming Local and European elections. The guide looks to support the public and those of Christian faith and values on considering how to decide what and who to vote for, and what types of questions are important to ask when candidates call to your door. The Methodist Church’s Voting Guide for upcoming Local and European Elections is available to read for free at www.irishmethodist.org

Margaret of MADA Clinic and Spa speaks to Wendy about about the advanced natural skin treatments that are alternatives to injections for those looking to slow down ageing without the use of injections.

Film and TV Composer Sarah Hade speaks to Wendy in studio for the 'Life in 5' interview where she shares how she sees God at work in her life.

Nurse Gillian Faulkner speaks to Wendy about her experience in nursing disciplines including hospital nursing, GP Practices, Community Nursing, Midwifery, vaccination programmes, intellectual disability nursing, and also school nursing.

Ruth Hegarty (Food Policy and sustainable food systems consultant, and Lecturer in food policy at UCC) speaks to Wendy raising concerns in terms of food waste, packaging waste, but most notably nutritional concerns as to the ingredients being used in the hot meals schemes at schools nationwide. 900 new primary schools across the country joined the hot school meals scheme, meaning that 1,400 schools nationwide are participating in this scheme ensuring that thousands of children receive a hot meal in school everyday. However Ruth has been researching the lack of nutritional content of these meals.

Tony Foy (of NET Ministries) speaks to Wendy about gap year mission work opportunities for students, where young people can be taking time to live out their faith while also taking in new experiences and making friends with other students around the world.

Aubrey McCarthy (Voluntary Chairman of Tiglin) speaks to Wendy about how Tiglin's homeless service ‘The Lighthouse Café’ in Dublin is experiencing the biggest demand on record for their services including serving asylum seekers in need of food, clothing and essential supplies. Hundreds of asylum seekers have been living in tents in Dublin city centre in recent weeks. Aubrey shares what he's been seeing on-the-ground at the Lighthouse café.

Joanna Fortune (Clinical Psychotherapist and Author of the ‘15 minute parenting’ book series) speaks to Wendy about young children and how their early friendships evolve and change, and how parents can best support and chat about this.

Dr Phil Boyle of NeoFertility Clinic speaks to Wendy about alternative successful options to IVF and the news that 500 couples in Ireland have received State funded IVF. Dr Phil shares about a couple that spent 8 years trying with IVF but with restorative natural reproductive medicine instead she has now had 2 healthy babies.

Legal expert Dr Francis Rees, of Essex Law School of the University of Essex, speaks to Wendy about the research she is conducting on the risk-assessment of the child influencer sphere. Frances is researching what content is being generated by children who are being filmed or photographed by their parents who are under 13 - and looking at whether these children are being protected enough by rights and their online footprint in this space.

Julie Egan speaks to Wendy sharing her story of how undergoing a successful simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas double transplant last year, that saved her life. Julie shares about how organ donation provides life-saving transplant surgery, marking organ donor awareness week and promoting the work of the Irish Kidney Association. All information is at ika.ie

Psychotherapist and Director of GenSpect Stella O’Malley, speaks to Wendy on the news about how leading consultant padeiatrician Hilary Cass agreed to conduct a review of international research into puberty blockers for the NHS England. The report findings is that it’s been deemed one of the most controversial review projects in recent medical history – and Cass has stated her anger about how the NHS England has in essence failed to care for a generation of vulnerable children – that it’s been a “system failure”. The research has now led to puberty blockers for teens been banned in the UK.

Sr Stan Kennedy (founder of the Immigrant Council of Ireland and founder of Focus Ireland) speaks to Wendy about the latest migration news in Ireland and what we need to understand and learn about migration. Sr Stan highlights the work of migrants in Ireland and how so many migrants to Ireland contribute massively and positively to Irish society.

Lois McLatchie (Communications Officer at ADF International ‘Alliance Defending Freedom International’) speaks to Wendy about Scotland’s new hate crime laws that have been stirring controversy. Lois explains the new laws, what they mean and also questions how will they impact free speech.