Niall Ó Sioradáin

Niall Ó Sioradáin

RTÉ Radio 1

Cloudspotting For Beginners - your new favourite hobby?

"Every cloud engenders not a storm," Shakespeare tells us and cloudspotters everywhere would surely be quick to agree, pointing out that it's usually the cumulonimbus that brings the storm.

Books • 07 Jul 24

Campaigning for MLD Screening at Birth on Liveline

Carol's 2-year-old niece Maebhe was diagnosed with MLD, a terminal disease that can be treated if it's caught before symptoms appear and Carol told Katie that she wants Ireland to include MLD screening in the Heel Prick test that all newborns get.

Highlights • 05 Jul 24

Have you heard of Ireland's Cloud Appreciation Society?

Author and founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society Gavin Pretor-Pinney talks to Claire Byrne about the ten main clouds, why we love a pink sky and how tornadoes form.

Highlights • 09 Jul 24

Data Alchemy: How Music Streamers upended the industry

Data alchemist Glenn McDonald talks to Ray about his time working at Spotify and how music streaming has transformed the music industry and our listening habits.

Highlights • 26 Jun 24

Coffee, funerals and movie nights: Why are we drawn to rituals?

Sarah and Cormac talk to psychologist Padraig Walshe about how ritual and ceremony can still have an important place in our modern lives.

living • 27 Jun 24

Lisa Hogan: falling for piglets - and Jeremy - on Clarkson's Farm

Dubliner Lisa Hogan talks to Miriam about surviving a plane crash, the death of her favourite piglet and being Jeremy Clarkson's partner.

Highlights • 24 Jun 24

Ireland's Teens smoke and drink less, but are more anxious

Psychologist Mark Smyth talks to Sarah about the "mixed bag" findings of a Growing Up in Ireland study of 13-year-olds.

Highlights • 21 Jun 24

The Irish TY Students and their Self-Sorting Bin

16-year-old Alannah Corcoran Cusack tells Oliver about the new bin she and her friends have invented and how they hope to show it in the SAGE World Cup in Tokyo in August.

Highlights • 20 Jun 24

How do you know if you have a sleep disorder or not?

Claire talks to Prof Andrew Coogan, director of the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory at Maynooth University about remedies to tackle sleep disorders like insomnia.

living • 24 Jun 24

Ray Houghton on that goal against Italy 30 years ago

30 Years ago, Ray Houghton chipped the goalkeeper and Ireland beat Italy in their opening game of USA 94. He tells Oliver how he remembers it - and how he nearly didn't make the team.

Highlights • 19 Jun 24