It turns out there can be benefits to gossiping.
Researchers at Dartmouth College in the US have found that having a nosey chat with a friend is actually good for you.
Researchers have found that gossiping can be good for us, and creates social connections.
Hear from Eilish O’Carroll from @MrsBrownsBoys and @lscounselling on the art of telling tales and how it affects us on @TheHardShoulder in the next few minutes. pic.twitter.com/hoqjqDGZCB
Reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into the art of telling tales and finds out why we get satisfied when we gossip.
He spoke with actor Eilish O Carroll from Mrs Brown s Boys and Counselling Psychologist Leslie Shoemaker.
09.38 26 Apr 2021
Last Friday we spoke with Limerick Councillor Liam Galvin about his proposal to slap parents with a fine if their children get involved in anti-social behaviour.
Would such a suggestion be welcomed, and more importantly would it work?
Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie took a trip out to West Tallaght in Dublin to ask the locals and community workers what they thought of the idea.
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A number of families have protested outside a hotel in north Dublin, as they object to being moved from there.
The Travelodge Hotel in Ballymun has been providing emergency accommodation to homeless people for over three years.
However the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) intends to cease use of the hotel as emergency accommodation from June 15th.
Residents there claim this will cause huge upheaval for them and their children.
They also claim some people were told by Dublin City Council they would need to move within a few days - a claim the council denies.
Reporter Josh Crosbie has been speaking with the families there
10.22 23 Apr 2021
Earlier this week we highlighted the work of a soup run in Dublin which was feeding a 4-year-old child who was living in emergency accommodation.
This morning a protest is planned to take place in Ballymun over families having to leave this emergency accommodation they have been living in.
A protest is taking place in Ballymun this morning by people living in emergency accommodation and @CatuIreland over relocation plans.
Hear from the families and TD @PaulMcauliffe about the situation in the next few minutes on the @PatKennyNT. pic.twitter.com/rx8q1U9DQM
Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been speaking with the families there and local representatives about the situation.