Brian O'Driscoll being arrested in NYC in 2008 after an REM concert has dominated headlines. Henry McKean asked how many of us have been arrested?

Julien Mercille,author of The political Economy and Media Coverage of the European Crisis: the Case of Ireland joined Sean in studio to talk about his new book

Brian calls into the studio to talk to Joe about his new autobiography, The Test.

Newstalk Lunchtime’s Nadine Maloney went to visit Aiken Barracks in Dundalk to meet some soldiers who have served in Lebanon & some new recruits that are hoping to go.

Graham Finlay from the School of Politics and International Relations in UCD joined Sean to talk about the history of zoonosis.