Neil Delamere's Sunday Best

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan is nominated for her 3rd Academy Award at just 23 years old for her performance in Ladybird, but will it be third time lucky? John Maguire joins Neil to predict who will win big at this year's Academy Awards which take place tonight, Sunday March 4th.

Hi Neil and Niamh, I'm with my boyfriend for nearly 3 years and we're in the process of movingin together. We're very happy and life is good, except for one issue thatarises all the time. I want to have a baby but he's not sure that it's what hewants. I have nieces and nephews and he loves them and he's great withthem when we mind them for the weekend. But still he says that he doesn'tknow if he wants to be a father himself. What do I do? He's not getting anymore sure about this each time we talk about it and I don't know what'sgoing to happen when we get to farther down the line. I'm 33 and he is 35.Please help.________________________________________________ Advice:1. Whilst most people think of having a baby, actually you are having aperson. It is about raising another human being, initially for 18 years butreally having responsibility and input until the day that you take yourown last breath. So, some people want to be parents and that’s ok. Forothers this is not for them and that’s ok to

James Richardson is a journalist and presenter who has previously presented The Guardian's 'Football Weekly' podcast is the current host of "The Totally Football Show". James spoke to Neil Delamere this morning about his Totally Football Live podcast which he is taking on the road. James and The Totally Football Show team will be in Dublin's Vicar Street on March 19th. Tickets are €25 and are available through www.thetotallyfootballshow.com

Copper Face Jacks is arguably the most famous nightclub in Ireland. The scene of many a blossoming love story, It’s now the scene of new production ‘Copper Face Jacks: The Musical’. The multi award winning journalist, author and creator of ‘Ross O’Carroll Kelly’, Paul Howard joined Neil to tell him what it’s all about. Copper Face Jacks: The Musical runs at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin from July 5th and tickets are priced €28 plus booking fee. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster.ie.

Looking for a good podcast to listen to, series to watch, or gig to go to? Gearóid Farrelly joined us once again with his guide to the best of the week's entertainment. Podcasts West Cork - available on Audible Festivals Scene and Heard - Smock Alley, Dublin Chinese New Year Festival - featuring Chinese comedian Ken Cheng at the International Bar, Friday at 7pm Gigs Kyle Minogue - 3Arena, Dublin, 7 October (tickets on sale this Friday) St. Paddy's Day Comic Relief Gala - 3Arena, 17 March (tickets on sale now) Netflix My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman - The new episode features George Clooney Seven Seconds - The story of the murder of a 15-year-old boy in New Jersey and a police cover-up

We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if your job was demeaning, poorly paid and tedious? James Bloodworth is a journalist who spent six months undercover living and working across Britain, taking on the country's most gruelling low paid jobs. He has written a book about this experiences called Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain, and joined us to discuss it. Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain will be available in Ireland from 1 March.

The animated sitcom has proved very popular over the years, from The Simpsons and Family Guy to Rick and Morty. But surprisingly there's never been a series like this set in Ireland, until now. Ends Meet is RTE's first ever animated sitcom for adults. The new series of 12 half-hour episodes is currently airing on RTE 2 on Monday nights at 11.35pm. We were joined in studio by its creator and star, Mark Baldwin, who told us more about the show's origins.

This week our resident agony aunt Niamh Fitzpatrick had some advice for a listener struggling with depression and exhaustion since having children seven years ago. Hi Neil and Niamh, I am feeling very low, overwhelmed and exhausted and probably have been since I had my kids 7 years ago, I think I may have had post-natal depression that went untreated. I am just getting worse and it’s been going on so long I don’t know how to ask for help. I tried to tell my GP twice, the first time he said I was just tired and the second he gave me a prescription for anti-depressants. I didn’t take them and tried to up my exercise which helped a little, though I’m not able to exercise at the moment and that isn’t helping. I have two great kids, I work full time and I have a partner. I don’t get too much help with the kids/house/anything really. I’m everyone’s shoulder to cry on, everyone calls on me for favours and I feel like I’m invisible as no-one is interested unless t

Last year we did a call-out for submissions to an exhibition at the Science Gallery, and the results are here! FAKE is a free exhibition that examines fakery in all its forms. It examines the ideas of authenticity and copying, and making something different out of what we traditionally think of when we think of the word 'fake'. Aisling Murray is exhibitions producer at the Science Gallery. She joined us to explain more about what we can expect. The exhibition opens on 2 March and runs until 3 June. The full list of exhibits will be available at dublin.sciencegallery.com/fake from 1 March.

The Audi Dublin International Film Festival is now in its sixteenth year, showing a range of Irish and international films and hosting stars from all over the world. A film festival schedule can be overwhelming to get your head around, so to make things a little easier, we were joined by Sunday Times film critic Katy Hayes to go through some of the highlights.

Looking for something exciting to do this week but don't know where to start? Gearoid Farrelly was back to give us his weekly 'what's on' guide. Listen back here and see below for a full list of Gearoid's podcast, live entertainment and Netflix recommendations. Podcasts Atlanta Monster Gigs Hothouse Flowers - Vicar Street, Dublin (Thursday) PJ Gallagher - Vicar Street, Dublin (Saturday) Morrissey - 3Arena, Dublin (Tuesday) Tellytubbies - Cork Opera House (Wednesday/Thursday) Corofin Dramatic Society present Maggie - Glor, Ennis (Sunday/Monday) Aslan - Cork Opera House (Friday/Saturday) Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine - Grand Opera House, Belfast (all week) Neil Delamere - Millennium Forum, Derry, Saturday & Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise, Sunday Katherine Ryan supported by Niamh Marron - The Olympia, Dublin, Saturday & Ulster Hall, Belfast, Sunday Theatre Vanessa Redgrave public interview - The Gate, Dublin (Sunday 4 March) Netflix Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

Have you been following the feud between former Sex and the City stars Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker? Aoife Barry from thejournal.ie joined us earlier to give the lowdown on what happened, and we also asked her to talk us through some of the other famous TV feuds.

You may know actor Rory Nolan from the hilarious Ross O'Carroll-Kelly stage plays and TV shows such as Acceptable Risk, but he has many other strings to his bow. He is currently playing the role of Pozzo in Druid's acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which sets off on a five-week tour of Ireland this week before beginning a run in the United States. Rory joined us this afternoon to talk about taking on Beckett and some of his other work.

Our resident agony aunt Niamh Fitzpatrick joins us every week to offer advice to listeners on a range of problems. This week she addressed the issue of a married man who has strong feelings for another woman. Dear Neil and Niamh, I'm not really sure if you can help me or not. It might just help me to figure things out if I write it down to you. I'm a married man, married for 10 years and together for about 4 years before that. I can’t say for sure that I was ever totally in love with my wife. I do love her but am maybe not IN love with her. Anyway, about a year ago I started chatting to women on social media, just for fun at the start. Then I meet this one woman and we were making plans to meet up for coffee, but we just couldn't get our times sorted. While waiting to get our schedules together she met a fella on a night out, she fell for him but we kept chatting. I felt we had a great connection. We eventually did meet up for a day and I really fell for her that day. We have so much in common, she rea

Urban foxes are on the increase and can often be seen roaming the streets and taking up residence in our gardens and housing estates. But how much do you know about them? Are they pests, or just misunderstood? And what should you do if you see one? Biologist and environmental consultant Éanna Ní Lamhna joined us to help separate the facts from the myths when it comes to urban foxes.

On paper, the story of an actress and a homeless man who meet on a park bench and fall in love reads like the plot of a romantic film, but their story is far from fiction. Emmy Abrahamson has written a novel based on the incredible story of how she ended up marrying a homeless man she met on a park bench in Amsterdam. Emmy spoke to us about the book, How To Fall In Love With A Man Who Lives In A Bush.

Looking for something fun to do this week? Our producer Daniel Cahill gave us his guide to the best podcasts, series and gigs. Listen Santaland Diaries on YouTube An Evening with David Sedaris - Sunday 8th July, 7.00pm Music Franz Ferdinand – Olympia, Sunday 11thThe Scottish indie rockers are back on the road in support of their new album ‘Always Ascending’. They played Leisureland in Galway last night and are at the Olympia tonight. Paul Simon tickets go on sale tomorrow - Final farewell tour The legendary musician will take to the stage in the RDS on Friday, July 13 with support from James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt. Watch Netflix - Seeing Allred (Available from 9 February) A warrior for change. A lightning rod for controversy. Gloria Allred has devoted 40 years to asserting and protecting the rights of women, overcoming personal trauma, media scrutiny, and powerful men. Rita Danish Comedy 4 Series. Following the life of a very outspoken and rebellious woman, Rita is a school teacher who is

There's been a lot of talk this week about Cheddar Man - but who or what is he? You'd be forgiven for thinking he's the latest Marvel superhero. But he's actually one of the first modern Britons who lived 10,000 years ago, and he had dark skin and blue eyes. To tell us more about Cheddar Man's origins, we were joined by Dan Bradley, Professor in Population Genetics at Trinity College Dublin.

Andy Summers is best known as one-third of legendary band The Police. The Grammy award winning guitarist is coming to Ireland as part of his world tour in support of his 14th studio album, Triboluminescence. Ahead of the concerts, Andy spoke to Joe Donnelly about the album, his music, his time in The Police - and whether there's any chance they could play together again. Andy will play Cork Opera House on 16 May, Dublin's Vicar Street on 17 May and Belfast's Ulster Hall on 18 May. Tickets for all gigs are on sale now.

Our resident agony aunt Niamh Fitzpatrick joins us every week to give listeners advice on a whole range of problems. This week, Niamh helped someone who has become disheartened as they search for a new job. Dear Neil and Niamh, I am out of work a few months now and it’s really affecting me personally. I love working and have always worked really hard, so I suppose I am harboring feelings of failure and disappointment. I have always been very self-aware and I can see how much my confidence has been knocked and it’s becoming more and more challenging as time goes on to avoid becoming paranoid and down. I am really giving job hunting efforts 100% but I am feeling lost. It feels like my career plan has gone up in smoke and if I am completely honest, I feel angry because I worked way too hard to be here. I have no money for nights out and lunch catch ups so it can become isolating and boring. I know I need to be dishing out positive vibes to the universe to be landing a job that excites me but I feel l