Coolcations: Is Ireland the New Hotspot?

This week, the leaders of the World's biggest tech companies, including Meta, Google and OpenAI, gathered at the White House to support an initiative by Melanie Trump to teach kids about AI. It’s clear the US wants to loosen regulations on its tech sector, but how will the EU react to this latest love between Big Tech and Trump?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curtis Duffy is among an elite group of chefs who have been awarded 3 Michelin stars and is now the subject of the Netflix documentary, For Grace. His family background is a world away from that lifestyle, with some harrowing stories from his recently published memoir, Fireproof, of growing up in rural Ohio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As September kicks in after a summer that seems like forever ago, if you’re feeling like it’s hard to get the head down, you’re not alone. It’s totally natural as Dave McArdle has been finding out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What you could do is jack in the day job altogether and just join a band like our next guests. They’ve done just that and haven’t looked back. Diarmaid Magee, Tom McHugh and Deane Connaghan of Onóir join the programme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aside from last weekend’s brief sizzle, intense heat is still a rare visitor here in Ireland. Could our cooler climate be just the ticket for attracting tourists in search of a cool-cation? Dave Macardle has been checking the forecast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneurs Gillian White of children’s clothing brand Sully & Juno, and Adam Harris of AsIAm, Ireland’s autism charity explore the unique viewpoint that comes with being neurodivergent in the workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're a parent, you know that the school holidays seem to stretch on forever, while your time off feels more like a blink. So, you’re still working, and the kids’ full-time mission is fun, noise, and hijacking your attention with no respect for meetings or deadlines. Journalist Jen Hogan reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But if there’s no tariff agreement between the EU and US, the fallout could be serious. Higher costs for consumers and businesses, pressure on jobs, and a deepening rift in transatlantic relations. John Fitzgerald, Economist & Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin joins the programme to discuss what’s at stake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turning the country’s flourishing flowers into dazzling floral arrangements takes real skill. Janette O’Rourke and Deirdre Sullivan from Kay’s Flower School have built a blossoming business, teaching online floristry classes for those keen to branch into the trade or simply polish their skills.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin reacted to a couple caught on a kiss cam at the band’s concert in a video that has now taken the internet by storm. How should the people involved handle the fallout? Eoghan Tomás McDermott, managing director of the Communications Clinic joins the programme to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.