Details on topics mentioned on the programme(Sept 2007 - Dec 2008)

Tuesday 16th December 2008

Christmas Cooking - Recipes from Paul McBride, Actons Hotel, Kinsale, Co. Cork - Click here.

Wednesday 03/12/2008

Dr. Jack Lambert, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin and Dr. Colm O Mahony, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Countess of Chester Foundation Trust Hospital, Liverpool, discussed sexually transmitted infections. As part of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland's annual programme of public meetings 'Promoting A Healthy Nation' the College will host the second meeting of the series 'Promoting Sexual Health in a Changing Ireland' at 6.30pm on Monday, December 8th, 2008 at RCPI, No 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The meeting is open to the public and there is no charge. To secure a ticket call 01 8639700 or E-mail: college@rcpi.ie A live webcast of this meeting will be available on the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland website www.rcpi.ie The webcast will begin at 6.30 pm
Book: That's Another Story - Julie Walters The Autobiography:
Pblrs: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Tuesday 02/12/2008

Book: The Battle for the White House . and the Soul of America:
Author: Carole Coleman
Pblrs: Liffey Press

Item on Electric Bikes:

Company mentioned:
Kenbay Electric Bikes,
35 Second Avenue,
Cooksstown Industrial Estate,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24.
E-Mail: info@electricbikes.ie
Tel: 01 4510077

Monday 01/12/2008

Book: Small To Tall - How To Grow Your Company:
Author: Brody Sweeney.
Pblrs: Gill & MacMillan

Wednesday 26/11/2008

Book Title: Documents On Irish Foreign Policy Volume VI:
Executive Editor: Dr. Michael Kennedy
Published by Royal Irish Academy

Tuesday 25/11/2008

Title: Family Finance 2009 - Colm Rapple's Guide to Surviving The Downturn.
Author: Colm Rapple
Pblrs: Squirrell Press

Monday 24/11/2008

Book Title: Stepping Stones : Interviews with Seamus Heaney by Dennis O Driscoll.

Title: Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities:
Author: Professor Ian Stewart
Pblrs:: Profile Books
ISBN: 978 184 668 064 9

Pblrs: Faber

Thursday: 20/11/2008

Book Title: The Irish Georgian Society : A Celebration.
Author: Robert O Byrne

Wednesday 12.11.08

It is very common for couples to experience Pre Wedding Problems. John Farrelly, Director of Counselling with Accord & Rita Glover, Lecturer in Counselling & Psychotherapy DCU were in studio today with advice for couples experiencing difficulties. For more information please contact the Centre for Psychological Health in DCU, they specialise in individual, couple and sexual therapy. Visit www.hlc.dcu.ie for information or call 01-7007171.

Monday 10.11.08

Aglae Hagg, the wife of the Austrian Ambassador to Ireland chats to Pat about the third Annual Charity Bazaar which will take place in the Ballsbridge Inn (D4 Hotel) this coming Saturday (Nov 16th). All funds raised from the event will support Focus Ireland, Fr.Peter McVerry Trust and various African charities.

Book: Florence Nightingale, the Woman & Her Legend
Author: Mark Bostridge
Publisher: Viking Hardback
Price: €31.99

Friday 7th November 2008

Book: The Beatles Irish Concerts:
Author: Colm Keane.
Pblrs: Capel Ireland

Book: Henry: Virtuous Prince:
Author: David Starkey.
Pblrs: Harper Press

Thursday 06/11/08

Book: The Vatican, Secrets and Treasures of the Holy City
Author: Fr Michael Collins 086-8490898
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley

Book: Don't Sleep there are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Author: Daniel Everett
Publisher: Profile Books

The High Kings performed 'Holy Ground' and 'Athenry' live in studio. They are currently on a nationwide Irish Tour. The remaining dates are.

6th Nov The Theatre Royal, Castlebar
7th Nov INEC, Killarney
8th Nov Opera House, Cork
9th Nov Premier Hall, Thurles
10th Nov Lawlor's Hotel, Waterford
13th Nov UCH, Limerick
14th Nov Station House, Clifden
16th Nov Olympia, Dublin
17th Nov Waterfront, Belfast
18th Nov Arts Centre, Roscommon

For more information visit www.thehighkings.com

Drogheda GP DR Harry Barry, author of 'Flagging the Problem, a new approach to Mental Health' highlighted Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and spoke about using light boxes to combat this problem. For more information visit www.verilux.com and www.sad.co.uk

Wednesday 05/11/08

Book: The Cult of the Amateur: How Blogs, Myspace, Youtube and the rest of today's user generated media are killing our culture and economy

Author: Andrew Keen
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Price £9.99stg

Tuesday 04/11/08

Book: First Citizen: Mary McAleese and the Irish Presidency
Author: Patsy McGarry
Publisher: O'Brien Press
Price €29.99

Monday 03/11/08

Book: The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Author: Niall Ferguson
Publisher: Allen Lane
Price:£14.99

Book: Belching Out The Devil
Author: Mark Thomas
Publisher: Ebury Press
Price: £11.99stg

Friday 31/10/08

Book: Brian Cowen: The Path to Power
Author: Jason O'Toole
Publisher: Transworld

Thursday 30/10/08

Book: King Dan: The Rise of Daniel O'Connell 1775-1829
Author: Dr Patrick M.Geoghegan
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan
Price: €24.99

Wednesday 29/10/08

Book: DeValera in America
Author: Dave Hannigan
Publisher:O'Brien Press
Price: €14.99

Tuesday 28.10.08

Book: Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945
Author: Nicolas Rankin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Price: €30.00

Monday 27.10.08

Book: Angler: The Shadow Presidency of Dick Cheney
Author: Barton Gellman
Publisher: Penguin Books
Price: €34.50

Book: What Every Working Woman Should Know.And Do Author: Terry Prone
Publisher: Curragh Press
Price: €14.99

Friday 24.10.08

Book: Is This Bottle Corked: The Secret Life of Wine
Authors: Kathleen Burke & Michael Bywater
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Price: £12.99 stg

Thursday 23.10.08

Book: Touching Greatness
Author: Dermot Gilleece
Publisher: Transworld Ireland
Price: £12.99stg

Book: Decoding the IRA
Author: Tom Mahon
Publisher: Mercier Press
Price: €16.99

Dublin Band One Day International performed live in studio. For more information about the band visit www.onedayinternationalmusic.com.

Tour Dates

Friday 31st Oct - Roisin Dubh, Galway (upstairs)
Thursday 6th Nov - Instore Tower Records @ 5pm, Wicklow Street, Dublin
Tuesday 11th Nov - Supporting Cathy Davey, Roisin Dubh, Galway
Thursday 13th Nov - Supporting Bell X1, Vicar Street, Dublin
Sunday 7th Dec - Supporting Liam Finn, Whelan's, Dublin
Thursday 18th Dec - The Button Factory, Dublin

Wednesday 22.10.08

Book: More Questions than Answers: Reflections on a Life in the RUC
Author: Kevin Sheehy
Publisher: Gill and Macmillan

Tuesday 21.10.08

Book: Lying Eyes and the Hitman for Hire
Author: Emer Connolly
Publisher: Gill & MacMillan

Monday 20.10.08

Book: Planet Google: How One Company is Transforming Our Lives
Author: Randall Stross
Publisher:Atlantic Books
Price: £16.99stg

Thursday 16th October 2008

Book: My Judy Garland Life
Author: Suzy Boyt
Publisher: Virago
Price: €14.99

Wednesday 15th October 2008

Book: Condemned: Letters from Death Row
Authors: 'Ray' and Sean O'Riain
Publisher:Liberties Press

Tuesday 14th October 2008

• Consumer Expert Tina Leonard compared dental costs on both sides of the border and has compiled some a list of Dental Advice.
• Do your research: Ask your dentist what a procedure costs and then get a comparison from a dentist in the North or further afield.
• Be aware that materials used, such as in crowns or fillings, can vary and this will impact on cost and durability. Ask your dentist whether the price is for a metal or porcelain crown or what type of filling etc.
• Go to dentists that have been recommended to you, especially when travelling for treatment.
• Not all dentists in the North treat private patients from the South, some teat NHS patients solely, so ask around for recommendations.
• If travelling further afield, make sure to ask about follow-up services.
• Remember to take into account travel costs if heading North or abroad and extra time off work.
• Within the EU you have plenty of consumer protection, but if you go further afield you won't have the same level of protection.
• You could always mix and match by getting simple procedures such as cleaning, scraping and fillings with your local dentist and getting bigger treatments done at keener prices in the North or abroad.
• Build a relationsip with your dentist, and never be shy to ask about the price.

Monday 13th October 2008

On today's show Pat spoke to Paul Joyce from FLAC and Michael Culloty from MABS. If you are looking for financial advice please contact www.flac.ie

Free Legal Advice Centres,
13 Lower Dorset Street,
Dublin 1,
Ireland

Information & Referral Line: 1890 350 250
Tel: +353 1 8745690

Or visit www.mabs.ie

Also, Dr Michael Sweeney gave advice on Managing Anger in Your Child. The Lucena Foundation will commence a new season of Information Evenings for parents starting with a Talk on @Managing Anger in Your Child' on Tuesday, 14th October 2008 from 7.00pm - 8.30pm.

Speaker: Dr Michael Sweeney, Assistant Prof. of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University, New York.

Venue: St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan.

Admission is free but you must register by phone or email to marie.mccourt:sjog.ie or phone 01-4923596. Or see www.lucenaclinic.ie

Thursday 9th October 2008

Book: Our Lives Out Loud: In Pursuit of Justice & Equality
Authors: Ann Louise Gilligan & Katherine Zappone
Publisher: O'Brien Press
Price: €24.99

Today PK Reporter Val Cox and Paul Conlon, Chief Executive Coolmine spoke to Pat about Alcoholism in Ireland. For advice or help on Alcoholism contact Coolmine and Ashleigh House on 01-6794822 or visit www.coolmine.ie

Wednesday 8th October 2008

Book: We Saw Spain Die
Author: Paul Preston
Publisher: Constable & Robinson
Price: £20stg

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Book: That You May Live in Interesting Times, The Journals of an Accidental Correspondent
Author: Conor O'Clery
Publisher: Poolbeg
Price €19.99

Monday 6th October 2008

Book: The American Future - A History
Author: Simon Schama
Publisher: Bodley Head
Price: £20stg

Book: An Leabhar Mor - The Great Book of Gaelic
Edited by: Malcolm MacLean & Theo Dorgan
Publisher: O'Brien Press

Mental Health Week: If anyone is concerned about their own mental health you can get further information at www.stpatrickshosp.ie or you can check out www.mentalhealthireland.ie

Thursday 2nd October 2008

Book: Connemara - The Last Pool of Darkness
Author: Tim Robinson
Publisher: Penguin Ireland
Price: €22

Tuesday 30th September 2008

Book: Tim Pat Coogan: A Memoir
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Price: €25
The Book Launch is taking place tonight in the Writers Museum, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 at 6pm.

Monday 29th September 2008

Book: "Another Europe? After the 3rd No"
Authors: Professor Gwin Prins
Publisher: The Lilliput Press

Friday 26th September 2008

Book: "Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China"
Authors: Simon Winchester
Publisher: Viking

Thursday 25th September 2008

Book: "How To Quit Without Feeling S**t"
Authors: Patrick Holford, David Miller & Dr. James Braly
Publisher: Piatkus

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Book: "Terrible Queer Creatures: Homosexuality in Irish History"
Author: Brian Lacey
Publisher: WordWell Press

Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Book: "Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles"
Author: Richard Dowden
Publisher: Portobello Books

Monday 22nd September 2008

Book: "Sister Kate: Nursing Through The Troubles"
Author: Kate O'Hanlon
Publisher: Blackstaff Press

Friday 19th September 2008

Book: Manchester United - The Biography
Author: Jim White
Publisher: Sphere
Price: €16.99

Thursday 18th September 2008

Book: Nothing to Declare - The Drug Smuggler's Deadly Trade
Author: Ann Murphy
Publisher: O'Brien Books
Price:€12.99

Wednesday 17th September 2008

Book: The Wrecking Crew: The American Right & The Lust for Power
Author: Thomas Frank
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Price: €14.99

Tuesday 16th September 2008

Book: The Big Necessity - Adventures in the world of Human Waste
Author: Rose George
Publisher: Portobello Books
Price £12.99stg

Monday 15th September 2008

Book: Pompeii - The Life of a Roman Town
Author: Mary Beard
Publisher: Profile Books

Friday 12th September 2008

Book: "A Whispered Name"
Author: William Broderick
Publisher: Little Brown

Thursday 11th September 2008

Book: "Deer Hunting with Jesus - Guns, Votes, Debt and Delusion in Redneck America"
Author: Joe Bageant
Publisher: Portobello Books Ltd

Wednesday 10th September 2008

Book: "Perfumes:The Guide"
Authors: Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez
Publisher: Viking Adult

Tuesday 9th September 2008

Book: "God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland"
Author: Dr Micheál Ó Siochrú
Publisher: Faber & Faber

Monday 8th September 2008

Book: "Nobody Heard Me Cry: An Irish Boy Sold on the Streets - A Life Shattered by Abuse"
Author: John Devane
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland

Friday 5th September 2008

Book: "Playing The Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation"
Author: John Carlin
Publisher: Atlantic Books


Waiting for Godot

The Gate Theatre's production of Samuel Beckett's theatrical masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, has kicked off its tour, playing for one night only in 40 venues in all 32 counties over the next eight weeks. Cast members from the original 1988 production - including Alan Stanford, Stephen Brennan, Barry McGovern and Johnny Murphy - have all reunited for the tour.

For further information and bookings, visit www.godotontour.ie

Thursday 4th September 2008

Book: "Cooking in a Bedsitter"
Author: Katherine Whitehorn
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd.

Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Book: "Once Upon a Hill: Love in Troubled Times"
Author: Glenn Patterson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Top Gear Goes Live in Dublin!

Top Gear Live in association with Brown Thomas Menswear will be driving into Dublin's RDS from the 27th to the 30th of November 2008.

Fans can reserve Brown Thomas Limited Edition tickets for premium seats today on www.rdsticketing.com and the first 2000 people to reserve tickets will receive a Brown Thomas Menswear Gift Card worth 50 euro.

The remaining tickets for Top Gear Live will be on sale from the 10th of September.
For more information see www.topgearlive.ie

Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Book: Beating Stress, Anxiety & Depression - Groundbreaking Ways To Help You Feel Better
Authors: Professor Jane Plant & Janet Stephenson
Publisher: Piatkus Books

Monday 1st September 2008

Book: How Many Socks Make a Pair? Surprisingly Interesting Everyday Maths
Author: Rob Eastaway
Publisher: JR Books Ltd.

Wednesday 27th August 2008

Book: Inheritance & Sucession - The Complete Irish Guide
Author: John Murphy
Publisher: Liberties Press
Price: €15

Summer Reading continues with Niall MacMonagle & Barry Barnes. This week Niall chose.
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Love Letters of Great Men edited by Ursula Doyle

Tuesday 26th August 2008

Book: Bits of me are Falling Apart
Author: William Leith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Knitting, sewing and baking the age old skills which are symbolic of domesticity are being reborn with an international knitting extravaganza known as Sock Wars. In studio this morning were psychoanalyst Medb Ruane, journalist Edel Coffey, Dr Linda Connolly, head of sociology UCC and Lisa Sisk who owns a knitting shop in Blackrock. Details of Lisa's shop can be found on www.thisisknit..ie

Monday 25th August 2008

Fashion Designers Richard Lewis & Sophie Rieu were live in studio discussing the merits of Dublin Fashion Week. For more details visit www.dublinfashionweek.com

The Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival is taking place in the Gaiety Theatre from 7th - 14th September. Myles speaks to pera singer Bernadette Greevy & her sister Pauline Greevy. For more details visit www.dublinopera.com

Book: From Bantry Bay to Leitrim
Author: Peter Somerville Large
Publisher: Appletree Press Ltd

Thursday 21st August 2008

Book: How the Peace was Won
Author: Brian Rowan
Publisher: Gill & MacMillan
Price: €14.99

Wednesday 20th August 2008

The Battle of Tourmakeady - Fact or Fiction - A Study of the IRA & It's Aftermath,

Author: Captain Donal Buckley

Tuesday 19th August 2008

Book: Helpless
Author: Barbara Gowdy
Publisher: Little Brown
Price £11.99 stg

Summer Reading with Niall MacMonagle & Barry Barnes. The weeks Niall has chosen.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kaye Summerscale (Bloomsbury)Dragon's Den based on the BBC programme (Harper Collins)Sleepwalker by John Toomey (Somerville Press)

Friday 15th August 2008

Book: The Hakawati
Author: Rabih Alameddine
Publisher: Picador
Price:£16.99stg

Rabih Alameddine will be reading with Andrew Sean Greer as part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival this Sunday 17th August in The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle at 6pm. Admission €13/€11, more details from www.kilkennyarts.ie

Tuesday 12th August 2008

Niall McMonagle picks his favourite Summer Reads again today. This week he chooses.

The Accidental by Ali Smith (Penguin)
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill (Fourth Estate)
Ruinair by Paul Kilduff (Gill & Macmillan)

Dr Malcolm Goynes, Director of a company called Immorgene Concepts believes he has cracked the secret of losing weight and living longer. He bleives a supplement called alpha lipoeic acid which is widely available in Health Food Shops.

Monday 11th August 2008

Book: The Grass Arena
Author: John Healy ex London
Publisher: Penguin Books

Thursday 7th August 2008

Book: Hear My Silence - Surviving Depression
Author: Karina Colgan
Publisher: Poolbeg

Wednesday 6th August 2008

Book: Handel - The Man and his Music
Author: Jonathan Keates
Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd

Niall McMonagle iis in studio agin this week with more suggestions for the perfect Summer Read. This week he picks.

Arthur & George by Julian Barnes (Vintage Paperback)
Pompeii by Robert Harris (Arrow Books)
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin (Penguin Books)

Tuesday 5th August 2008

Today Myles spoke to Kevin Whelan Chief Executive of Autism Action For more details contact 01-8531572 or visit the website www.autismireland.ie

Book: Trouble in Paradise, Uncovering Decades of Sexual Abuse on Britain's Most Remote Island
Author: Kathy Marks
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Price £8.99 stg

Monday 4th August 2008

Book: House of Wits - An Intimate Portrait of the James Family
Author: Paul Fisher
Publisher: Little Brown
Price: €21.55

Wednesday 30th July 2008

Book: The Forsaken: from the Great Depression to the Gulags: Hope and Betrayal in Stalin's Russia

Author: Tim Tzouliades
Publisher: Little Brown,
Price: £20stg

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Book: Scars That Run Deep
Author: Patrick Touher
Publisher: Ebury Press
Price: €8.99

In our weekly Summer Reading slot today Niall McMonagle suggested.

Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray (Definitions)

The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson (Vintage)

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (Vintage)

Monday 28th July 2008

Book: Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards, and the Dead in the Ancient World
Author: Daniel Ogden
Publisher: Hambledon Continuum
Price: £25stg

Camara: Recycled Computers for Africa. Today Myles spoke to Gary McDarby. For more details visit the website www.camara.ie or alternatively contact.

Camara Education
The Digital Hub
10-13 Thomas Street
Dublin 8
Ireland

Thursday 24th July 2008

Summer Reading with Niall MacMonagle

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (Bloomsbury)
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Faber & Faber)
Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (Arrow)

Thursday 17th July 2008

Book: Soul Journeys with the Dying
Author: Paddy Pender
Publisher; Red Hen
Price: €12

Book: Genius Genes - How Asperger Talents changed the World
Authors: Michael Fitzgerald & Brendan O'Brien
Publishers: Autism Asperger Publishing Company

Monday 14th July 2008

Book: The History of Astronomy
Authors: Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest
Publisher: Octopus Books
Price €37.99

Friday 11th July 2008

Book: The Fourteenth of July: And the taking of the Bastille Author: Christopher Prendergast, ex London
Publisher: Profile Books
Price: €20

Thursday 10th July 2008

Juliet Magnier talked about her son Oisin who died of Meningitis at age 9 months and the website she established in memory of Oisin.

www.babyoisin,org

Meningitis Trust:

24 hr nurse-led Helpline: Freephone: 1800 523 196
Website: www.meningitis-trust.ie

Wednesday 9th July 2008

Book: I Love You to Death, Ireland's Wife Killers Revealed
Author: Mick Clifford
Publishers: Hachette Books Ireland
Price €13.99

Tuesday 8th July 2008

Book: Divine Magnetic Lands: A Journey In America.
Author: Timothy O Grady
Publishers: Harvill Secker

Niall McMonagle discusses his favourite summer reads:

(1) Horrid Henry Robs The Bank by Francesca Simon. Published by Orion Books.

(2) The Road Home by Rose Tremain. Vintage Paperback.

(3) The Magus by John Fowles. Vintage Classic.

Friday 4th July 2008

Book: Complaint:
Author: Julian Baggini.
Publishers: Profile Books

Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Book: Spying on Ireland - British Intelligence and Irish Neutrality During The Second World War:
Author: Eunan O Halpin
Publishers: Oxford University Press

Tuesday 1st July 2008

Book: Democracy: Crisis & Renewal
Author: Paul Ginsborg
Publisher: Profile Books
Price £10.99stg

Niall McMonagle was in studio to discuss his favourite summer reads. These included.
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson
Where Angels Fear to Thread by E.M Forster
God's Own Country by Ross Raisin

Tuesday 24th June 2008

Book: Madness & Murder: Gender, Crime and Mental Disorder in 19th Century Ireland
Author: Pauline Prior

Myles Dungan spoke to Haemochromatosis sufferer ex Meath Footballer David Beggy and Dr Barry Kelleher Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Mater about his condition. For more information log onto www.haemochromatosis-ire.com

Wednesday 18th June 2008

Book: Moving Forward - Taking the Lead in your Life
Author: David Pelzer
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Pub. Date: June 24, 2008
ISBN-13: 9781600242281

Thursday 12th June 2008

Book: Torture Team, Deception, Cruelty and Compromise of Law
Author: Philippe Sands
Publisher: Allen Lane
Price: £20stg

Wednesday 4th June 2008

Book: Bandit Roads - Into the Lawless Heart of Mexico
Author: Richard Grant
Publisher: Little Brown
Price: £11.99 stg

Thursday 29th May 2008

Book: Fixing Climate: The Story of Climate Science and How to Stop Global Warming
Author: Wallace S.Broecker and Robert Kunzig
Publisher: Green Profile

Wednesday 28th May 2008

Book: The Commendant: Rudolf Hoss, The Creator of Auschwitz Author: Ian Baxter
Publisher: Maverick House

Tuesday 27th May 2008

Book: The Forgotten Legion
Author: Ben Kane
Publisher: Random House

Monday 26th May 2008

Book:"Divorce Law & Practice"
Author: Geoffrey Shannon
Publisher: Thomson Round Hall
Price €185

Thursday 22nd May 2008

Book: Only in America
Author: Matt Frei
Label:HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN:9780007248926

Wednesday 21st May 2008

Book: Surveillance Unlimited: How we have become the most watched people on earth

Author: Keith Laidler

Publisher:Icon Books

Price:£10.99 stg

Pat spoke to Louise Ryan about the Irish Suffrage Movement, she will be a Guest Speaker at Irish Women & the Vote: Suffrage & Citizenship which will take place on Sat May 24th National Museum in Collins Barracks

Thursday 24th April 2008

Book: Murder of a Medici Princess:
Author: Caroline Murphy
Publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd

Clinical Psychologist & Author Dr Tony Humphries spoke about Self Harm & Irish Teenagers.

For information contact Childline 1800-666666 & Parentline 1890-927277

Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Book

Ireland's Magdalen Laundries and the Nations Architecture of Containment

Author: James M Smith
Publisher Manchester University Press
Price £8.99stg

Wednesday 16th April 2008

BOOK

Sport and Society in Victorian Ireland: The Case of Westmeath
Dr Tom Hunt
€39.00 (Hardback)
Published by Cork University Press
ISBN: 9781859184158

This book examines the development of sports in Victorian Ireland using the example of Westmeath as a case study. It explores the development of hunting, racing, commercial sports (golf, cycling and tennis), cricket, hurling and football, soccer, and rugby. It also examines the importance of spectator sports and a variety of ancillary attractions.

Wednesday 8th April 2008

Book: Music & Madness
Author Ivor Browne
Publisher: Atrium (Cork University Press)
RRP €25

The Bullying in the Workplace National Conference is taking place in the Regency Hotel Conference Centre on Tuesday 15th April and Tuesday 22nd April 7-10pm. Myles Dunagm spoke to Rev Dr Tony Byrne CSSp about the Conference. For more details call 01-8388888/087-9180777 or email info@awarenesseducation.org

The Islands of Ireland
Images are from an exhibition entitled "The Islands of Ireland" which ran at the National Photographic Archive in Dublin. CLICK HERE

Monday 31st March 2008

Book: Small Wars Permitting - Dispatches from Foreign Lands
Author Christina Lamb
Publisher: Harper Press
Price €12 approx

Bernadette Tynan, expert in gifted children, the brain & learning and President of Charity Beautiful Minds talks to Pat about The Better Parenting Ireland Event which is taking place on Saturday 10th May in the RDS, Dublin. For more information www.betterparentingireland.com

Organ Donor Awareness Week started this Saturday and Heart patient Noel Convey & Professor Jim Egan, Consultant Respiratory Physician & Chairman of the Irish Transplant Society are live in studio with Pat. For details of Orgsn donation contact Irish Kidney Assoc 1890-543639 or Freetext Donor to 50050 or check out the Irish Kidney Association website www.ika.ie

Sli Eile Housing Association Conference: Another Way to Mental Health Recovery is taking place on April 18th in the Charleville Park Hotel in Cork. Pat speaks to Joan Hamilton, Executive Director Sli Eile. Anyone wishing to attend can register by email slieileha@eircom.net or send a stamped addressed envelope to Sli Eile, Dromina, Charleville, Co. Cork

Thursday 27th March 2008

Book: My Father's Country
Author: Wibke Bruhns
Publisher: Heinemann
Price: £20stg

Tuesday 25th March 2008

Book: Defamed! Famous Irish Libel Trials
Author: A.J Davidson
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan

Thursday 13th March 2008

Book: Stop Wasting Your Money
Author: Conor Pope
Publisher- Liberties Press
Price: €9.99

Monday 18th February 2008

Book
Title: Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All.
Author: Rose Shapiro
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Price: €19

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Book: "Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers"
Author: Dr Daire Keogh
Publisher: Four Courts Press

Book: The Busby Babes - Men of Magic
Author: Max Arthur
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing

Live Music with folk singer Laura Veirs, she sang "Cast A Hook" & "Nightingale". For more information visit www.lauraveirs.com

Monday 4th February 2008

Book: Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq
Author Jonathan Steel
Publisher IB Tauris & Co Ltd

Friday 1st February 2008

Book: Blood River : A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Author: Tim Butcher
Pblrs: Vintage

Thursday 31st January 2008.

Book
Title: Swindled - From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee
Author: Bee Wilson
Publisher: John Murray
Price: €25.15

Wednesday 30th January 2008

Book: Remembering The War Dead: British Commonwealth and International War Graves in Ireland Since 1914
Author: Fergus A D'Arcy.
Published by the Government Stationary Office for the Office of Public Works (OPW) 2007: 22 Euro.

Tuesday 29th January 2008.

Book: Prostitution & Irish Society 1800-1940
Author Maria Luddy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Science Gallery is opening Feb 2nd in Trinity College, for more information look at www.sciencegallery.com.

FR Martin Barry of the St Patrick's Missionary Society, Kilteegan, Co.Wicklow spoke about the Kenyan Crisis.

Friends of Londiani Fund TSB Bank Sort Code 99-07-01 & Account Number 84666541

Tuesday 22nd January 2008.

Book: John Sutherland's Bestsellers, A Very Short Introduction,
Publisher: Oxford University Press
RRP:£6.99stg

Thursday 17th January 2008.

Book: The Ladies of Londonderry - Women and Political Patronage
Author: Diane Urquhart
Publisher: I.B Tauris & Co. Ltd

Wednesday 16th January 2008.

Book: Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia
Author: Roberto Saviano.
Pblrs: MacMillan

Book: The Mind Of The Mathematician
Authors: Michael Fitzgerald, Trinity College Dublin and Ioan James, Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University
Pblrs: The John Hopkins University Press

Tuesday 15th January 2008.

Pat spoke to Dublin singer/songwriter Fiach who sang his tracks "Dignity" and "Letting Go". Fiach is playing Whelan's on January 29th.

Director Barrie Dowdall spoke about his upcoming TV Show-Exile in Hell about Alexander Pearse which will be shown on TG4 Wednesday January 30th at 9.30pm.

Genetic Sexual Attraction: Barbara Gonyo speaks about experiencing feelings for her son after reuniting with him. For more information go to www.geneticsexualattraction.com

Thursday 10th January 2008.

QUITTING SMOKING : Pat talked to Dr. Jotham Coe, a former smoker and Research Scientist with Pfizer.

"PFIZER NO BUTTS 2008" ROADSHOW DETAILS:

• Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Cork - Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th January 2008
  
• The Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick - Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th January 2008
  
• City Square Shopping Centre, Waterford - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January 2008
  
• Galway Shopping Centre, Galway - Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February 2008
  
• Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin - Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th February 2008
  

Wednesday 19th December 2007

Techie Toys and Gadget Gizmos for Christmas... Click here

Monday 17th December 2007

Christmas Book List... Click here

Wednesday 5th December 2007

Book:The Best is Yet to Come
Author Marc Coleman
Publishers: Blackhall Publishing
Price: €15

Monday 26th November 2007

The House Doctor Thomas Brennan of TKB Southgate Associates was live in studio answering questions on DIY concerns. You can contact Thomas on 047-80450.

Book: "The Psychology of Physical Attraction"
Author: Adrian Furnham
Publisher: Routledge
Price: £9.99 stg

Monday 12th November 2007

Book:
No Surrender Here - The Civil War Papers of Ernie O'Malley 1922-1924
Edited by: Cormac O'Malley & Anne Dolan
Publisher: Lilliput Press

On today's show Pat spoke to Dr Brian O'Connell from the Dublin Dental School about travelling abroad to undergo dental procedures and the following website was mentioned during the discussion www.dental-tours.ie

Irish Independent columnist Angela Phelan gave some handy tips about shopping in New York, she mentioned the following.

DSW at 40 and 14th. Street between Broadway and University. They have collections from most American designers together with French and Italian designers. Prices range from $500 - $50 on their clearance shelves at the back of the store. There's a huge Filene's Discount basement store set over three floors at a higher level in this complex. It stocks the usual Ralph Lauren, Jones New York great suits, coats and a European designer range with a specific focus on a designer every week.

Scoop on 532, Broadway and 1275, Third Avenue is great for the latest jeans including Couture, Seven Jeans, True Religion, Citizens of Humanity.

In mid-town check out the Cosmetic Outlet on 55th. Street between Lexington Avenue and Third. There's great value in Lancome, L'Oreal

Make an appointment at one of the Bliss Spas for an Oxygen Facial. It takes and hour and a half, costs $150, and afterwards takes 10 years off you. Bliss products are well worth stocking up on and they cost a fraction of Irish prices.

Thursday 8th November 2007

Cancer Treatment Hospitals: Click here for more...

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Book:
Nemesis: The Battle for Japan 1944-45
Author: Max Hastings
Publisher: Harper Press
Price: £25stg

Book:
Up the Poll: Great Election Stories
Author Shane Coleman
Publisher: Mentor Books

On today's show Pat Spoke to Stress Management Consultant Therese Ryan of Renewal Consultants about National Stress Awareness Day click here for more.

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Book: Christy Brown - The Life that Inspired My Left Foot:
Author: Georgina Louise Hambleton.
Pblrs: Mainstream Publishing
USBN: 9781845962807.

Monday 5th November 2007

Shanty Towns of Brazil:
Fr. Pat Clarke talked to Pat about working in the Shanty Towns of Brazil for 30 years. There are 2,500 shanty towns where the amount of gang violence, drug addiction and prostitution is catastrophic. Fr. Pat's Charity is called Movement for the Defence of the Shanty Towns.

The website is: www.ccvpfavela.org
E-Mail: ccvpalegria@yahoo.com.br

Friday 2nd November 2007

Book:
No Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society
Author: Tim Gill
Publisher: Calouste Gulbenkain Foundation

Book:
Conan Doyle: The Man who Created Sherlock Holmes
Author: Andrew Lycett
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Price: £20stg

Wednesday 31st October 2007

Book:
Forgotten Soldiers - The Irishmen Shot at Dawn
Author: Stephen Walker
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan
Price £19.99stg

DOGS AND FIREWORKS

Many dogs are upset by the noise and flashes of fireworks. Loud, sudden bangs can cause fearful reactions such as cowering, trembling, flight from area, loss of toileting habits, destructive behaviour and excessive barking. What can you do?

• Dogs should be kept indoors and, where possible, in a room without windows or with curtains drawn.
  
• The use of an indoor kennel with an old duvet / blanket draped over is also advised.
  
• A radio, music tape or TV will help overshadow the occasional noise outside, especially if the music has a steady, rhythmic beat. Classical music has been found to relax animals.
  
• Anxiety in the animal can be reduced by altering feeding regimes. Feeding later in the evening will encourage the animal to eat during what are anxiety-creating periods.
  
• Licking objects such as Kongs filled with peanut butter will help reduce stress.
  
• Increasing the level of carbohydrate in the animal's food and adding Vitamin B6 will also help by providing the building blocks for increased levels of serotonin ; IF YOUR ANIMAL IS PRONE TO DIARRHOEA THEN DON'T TRY THIS!
  
• Make earplugs out of moistened cotton wool. Squeeze out excess water and roll into a long thin cylinder and twist into dog's ears so as to pack the ear canal.
  
• Care must be taken that the cylinder isn't too thin and goes too deeply or so far that it cannot be secured.
  
• The plug should be secure and firm but not so tight as to irritate the dog.
  
• Certain drugs can be useful but must be given early so they take effect before any noise occurs. Your vet should be able to advise on the types and dosages.
  
• The use of Dog Appeasing Pheromones has been shown to be very effective in firework phobias. Contact your vet or The Pet Behaviour Centre for more details.

If your dog has severe reactions to fireworks or other noises then a programme of desensitisation and counter-conditioning is required, once the firework season is over. If possible, record fireworks on tape so the sound can be used as part of the programme. Alternatively CDs of firework noises are available commercially

Contact The Pet Behaviour Centre for more information.

Monday 29th October 2007

John Lowe was talking about a free booklet available to people on self directed pensions. The booklet is called 'Self directed trusts and small self administered pension schemes'. People can get it through Helen Toner on 01 278 5555. She also be emailed on ht@providence.ie

Derek Davis was in the studio talking about his book 'And That Was.Derek Davis'

Publication Date: November 5th,
ISBN: 987-1-94717-057-6
Price: €11.95

Wednesday 24th October 2007

Book:
Living Our Times :
Author: Marie Murray
Pblrs: Gill & MacMillan

Tuesday October 23rd

Book:
The Butler's Pantry - Recipes For All Seasons
Author: Eileen Bergin
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Dublin
Price: €25

Book:
Setting Up Shop - A Guide to Independent Retailing
Edited by: Stephen Conmy
Publisher: Mediateam Ltd

Monday 22nd October 2007

Book:
Cosmopolitan Ireland - Globalisation and Quality of Life:
Authors: Carmen Kuhling & Kieran Keohane
Pblrs: Pluto Press

Thursday 18th October 2007

Book:
The Laughter of Mothers:
Author: Paul Durcan
Pblrs: Harvill,Secker

Wednesday October 17th

Book: Soldier Soldier - An Intimate Portrait of an Irish Family
Author: Eliza Pakenham
Publisher: Orion Books
Price: €30 approx

Elder Abuse Helpline: 1800 940010

Monday 15th October

Book: The Murders at Wildgoose Lodge: Agrarian Crime & Punishment in Pre-Famine Ireland
Author: Terence Dooley
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Price: €29.95

Friday 12th October 2007

Book:
Padre Pio: The Irish Connection, Astonishing Real-Life Stories of Miracles and Cures:
Author: Colm Keane
Pblrs: Mainstream

Wednesday October 10th

Book
Title: Gomorrah: With Illustrations by Martha Wakula:
Author: Susan Knight
Pblrs: Fairground Press

Tuesday October 9th

Book
More Time For Politics: Diaries 2001-2007
Author: Tony Benn, selected and edited by Ruth Winstone
Publisher: Hutchinson

Book
Going Nuclear-Irleand, Britain and the Campaign to Close Sellafield
Author: Veronica McDermott
Publisher: Irish Academic Press

Friday October 5th

Book: How to Fossilise Your Hamster and Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair Scientist

Author: Mick O'Hare

www.newscientist.com/hamster

Wednesday October 3rd

On Today's show we discussed Pain Management and Pat spoke to Professor Michael Cousins of Pain Management Research Institute at the University in New South Wales, leading expert in Pain Medicine and a specialist in chronic and cancer related pain control.

For more information on Pain Management log onto http://www.irishpainsociety.com/

Conference on Pain Management in UCD this Saturday 6th October in the Medical School Building in UCD.

Contact the College of Anaesthetists, Merrion Square

Friday 28th September

Book
Title: The High Society:
Author: Justine Delaney Wilson
Pblrs: Gill & McMillan
€12.99

Wednesday 26th September

Book
Title: Great Irish Speeches:
Author: Richard Aldous
Pblrs: Quercus
€14.99

Tuesday September 25th

Book: The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight against Aids
Author: Helen Epstein
Publisher: Viking Penguin

Friday September 21st

Book: The Centre Cannot Hold, A Memoir of my Schizophrenia
Author: Elyn R Saks
Publisher: Virago
Publication 20th September 2007-09-21
Price: €14.99

Monday 17th September

Book: The Miami Showband Massacre: A survivor's search for the truth
Author: Stephen Travers & Neil Fetherstonhaugh
Publisher: Hodder Headline Ireland
ISBN: 9780340937921

Price: €16.99

Friday 14th September

Book: Towards The Light : The Story of the Struggles for Liberty and Rights That Made The Modern West:
Author: A.C. Grayling

Thursday 13th September

On Today's programme, Pat was joined in studio by Alice Leahy of Trust Ireland.

Contact Information:
Website: www.trust-ireland.ie
E-mail: info@trust-ireland.ie
Fittest Grandparents in Ireland Award:

The 3 person adjudication panel for the Fittest Grandparents in Ireland will be:

Linda Maher, Sports Journalist, Sunday Business Post
Gretta Gray, President, Friends of the Elderly
Patrick Rowland, CEO, Elverys Sports

Elverys will provide 1st 2nd and 3rd prizes

Listeners who want to nominate anyone can e-mail: info@friendsoftheelderly.ie

Fax 01 8731617

Or Phone: Friends of the Elderly at 01 8731855

Information should contain: Candidates name; Date of birth; Number of children and grandchildren (and great-grandchildren); Sporting activities; Recent sporting achievements.

The full list of nominations will be sent to the judges on Wednesday 19th September,

Book:
Beslan: The Tragedy of School No.1
Author: Timothy Phillips
Publisher: Granta Books

Tuesday 11th September

Book:
"Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown"
Author: Ian Halperin
Publisher: Mainstream

Child Labour:
To read the transcripts of interviews with Victorian child labourers log onto www.origins.net

Friday 7th September

Books:
Gerry Adams - "An Irish Eye"
Publisher: Brandon Books

Martin Bell - "The Truth That Shocks"
Publisher: Icon Books

Musician:
Foy Vance's new album "Hope" is released today.

Foy's Tour Dates:
Saturday 8th Sept - Cyprus Avenue, Cork
Sunday 9th Sept - Roisin Dubh, Galway
Monday 10th Sept - Dolans, Limerick
Tuesday 11th Sept - Spirit Store, Dundalk

Tuesday 28th August.

Book: The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery
Author: Daniel T Max
Publisher: Portobello Books
ISBN: 1400062454

Monday 27th August.

Suicide:
Pat spoke with two survivors of suicide attempts and to Professor Jane Pirkis from The University of Melbourne and Author of Research 'The Newsworthiness of Suicide'. Two websites mentioned:

www.spunout.ie Tel: 091 533693

and

www.suicideorsurvive.ie Tel: 0402 41487

Book:
Bonfire of the Brands : How I Learned to Live Without Labels. Author: Canongate
ISBN: 978 1 84 1959870