Advertisement

“I’m very quick to cut people out of my life!" - Has ‘pruning’ friends increased since the pandemic?

Alexandra Ryan, CEO and founder of Goss.ie, Sarah Jayne Tobin, Evoke and author, Carline Grace Cassidy joined Andrea to discussing pruning friends and being 'pruned'...

Share this article

13.30 2 Feb 2022


“I’m very quick to cut people out of my life!" - Has ‘pruning’ friends increased since the pandemic?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

13.30 2 Feb 2022


Lockdown made us all reevaluate our relationships - but did you ‘prune back’ your friendships? Sociologists say that the pandemic has made people focus those most important to them, in turn pruning friendships that didn't mean that much to start.

Alexandra Ryan, CEO and founder of Goss.ie, Sarah Jayne Tobin, Evoke and author, Carline Grace Cassidy joined Andrea to discussing pruning friends and being 'pruned'...

Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts and Spotify.

    

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

   

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.


Read more about

Friendships Lockdown Pruning Friends Sociology

Related Episodes

Did you see?

00:08:08

Did you see?

Newstalk Breakfast

00:08:08


What is happening with plans t...

00:05:20

What is happening with plans to overhaul our waste collection system?

Newstalk Breakfast

00:05:20


Could new housing laws for mod...

00:05:02

Could new housing laws for modular homes leave the most vulnerable at risk?

Newstalk Breakfast

00:05:02


Breakfast Briefing Newspaper R...

00:09:20

Breakfast Briefing Newspaper Review 27th July 2026

Breakfast Briefing

00:09:20